Question for the Crafters

[CodeCass]

Quite a bit of great information to be had here, and I appreciate all the help folks!

I do have one more silly beginner question though:
When I've worked on crafting before, I notice the item itself seems to glow and change colors. I've seen it white, and red I think, and I know I've seen it purple with a dark core (looks rather ominous :P ) I was just curious what this actually was and if it means anything. I'm sure the tutorial told me and I just missed it when I was reading it (there is quite a lot to take in for the crafting world)

Thanks again everyone!

[Niwashi]

When I've worked on crafting before, I notice the item itself seems to glow and change colors. I've seen it white, and red I think, and I know I've seen it purple with a dark core (looks rather ominous :P ) I was just curious what this actually was and if it means anything. I'm sure the tutorial told me and I just missed it when I was reading it (there is quite a lot to take in for the crafting world)

The color indicates the condition (which is also listed by name in the crafting window). It may be Excellent (alternating rainbow of colors), Good (red), Normal (white), or Poor (purple).
The better the condition, the more Quality will be added by a Touch action during that turn.