Popular Post heppnerguy Posted September 26, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 Here is one more effort to try and figure out how to add color to my projects when I think it will help to make it stand out and be a little more appealing. I do think I am slowly catching on to it but still have a ways to go, for sure. I am not an artist and I am trying to figure all this out by trying to pay attention to what others are doing and grab a little information from each one. Because it is not an natural art I posses, it is a very slow process indeed. I probably will not ever tot ally understand it but I do believe I will get better as I go, after all, it is obviously the only direction I can go. Dick heppnerguy TripleJScroller, Wichman, preprius and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 Wow, Dick. You nailed that one. I believe you hit those colors spot on. Even trimming the heart with the red over the pink shows you have artistic blood running through your veins. On top of the colors, the cutting is fantastic. FrankEV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter N White Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 That looks very good. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) I think you have the idea of enhancing a project with color down pat. For that hanging ornament, what did you do to the back side. I'm hoping you did the same coloring on the reverse side as well. That cutting, as colored, would look wonderful mounted on an appropriate colored backer and presented framed as an art panel. If yoou want to improve your coloration, look up pic of real subjects to get a better idea of what colors to use. Using real life colors is where the true art is. Edited September 26, 2023 by FrankEV heppnerguy and MarieC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelCass Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 20 hours ago, heppnerguy said: Here is one more effort to try and figure out how to add color to my projects when I think it will help to make it stand out and be a little more appealing. I do think I am slowly catching on to it but still have a ways to go, for sure. I am not an artist and I am trying to figure all this out by trying to pay attention to what others are doing and grab a little information from each one. Because it is not an natural art I posses, it is a very slow process indeed. I probably will not ever tot ally understand it but I do believe I will get better as I go, after all, it is obviously the only direction I can go. Dick heppnerguy Dick, you may already do this however when I am painting a project especially my cartoon character I will print out a color picture of that character and use that as a guide. Same with birds, etc. I have the pictures stored in a 3 ring binder for future reference. heppnerguy and barb.j.enders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 awesome job, i use diluted craft paint as a stain. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 3 hours ago, daveww1 said: awesome job, i use diluted craft paint as a stain. I usually find for me that the paint often does not give me the amount of coverage I am looking for so I don't know if it will work for my liking or not but I really appreciate your input and I will give it a try. thanks so much for the help. Do you use only one coat of paint when doing that? Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 20 hours ago, Dak0ta52 said: Wow, Dick. You nailed that one. I believe you hit those colors spot on. Even trimming the heart with the red over the pink shows you have artistic blood running through your veins. On top of the colors, the cutting is fantastic. It is a learning item for me and I am getting a little closer to what I am after but still a long way off. Thank for the encouragement I appreciate that a lot more than you might realize. Dick heppnerguy Dak0ta52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 Looking great. I think you have it down pat! heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 18 hours ago, FrankEV said: I think you have the idea of enhancing a project with color down pat. For that hanging ornament, what did you do to the back side. I'm hoping you did the same coloring on the reverse side as well. That cutting, as colored, would look wonderful mounted on an appropriate colored backer and presented framed as an art panel. If yoou want to improve your coloration, look up pic of real subjects to get a better idea of what colors to use. Using real life colors is where the true art is. I did nothing with the back side as I only cut it to see what the outcome my be. I then hung it in a window to see how it would look there and that was all I was interested in at the time. Now you have sparked further interest in possibly doing a little more with this. I am really not very interested in making and installing any backer board as I like the way the light works with the project hanging in the window. I could however make one later with a backer board as a possible project for sale with a little twist to it. Thank you so much for your suggestions. They are really helpful to me. I am not sure about your suggestion about looking up pictures of real subjects for ideas on coloring. Can you send me a link of one so I understand what you are suggesting? Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 5 hours ago, ChelCass said: Dick, you may already do this however when I am painting a project especially my cartoon character I will print out a color picture of that character and use that as a guide. Same with birds, etc. I have the pictures stored in a 3 ring binder for future reference. Thank you very much for you suggestion. I have this exact idea in mind but have not found and available, probably because I just do not know where to look to find them. Can you send me a link where I might find an example and then I should be able to go from there. Love you idea. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, barb.j.enders said: Looking great. I think you have it down pat! I know I have a long way to go to get where I really wish to be or I would be happy with it and I am not....at least not now. Thank you for the vote of confidence though. I do appreciate that a lot Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelCass Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 22 minutes ago, heppnerguy said: Thank you very much for you suggestion. I have this exact idea in mind but have not found and available, probably because I just do not know where to look to find them. Can you send me a link where I might find an example and then I should be able to go from there. Love you idea. Dick heppnerguy I google whatever item I want to paint such as when I did Goofy. Several pictures popped up and I just chose one that looked closest to my cutting. Here are a few examples. I just noticed I didn't finish Donald. Sigh! MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 54 minutes ago, heppnerguy said: I did nothing with the back side as I only cut it to see what the outcome my be. I then hung it in a window to see how it would look there and that was all I was interested in at the time. Now you have sparked further interest in possibly doing a little more with this. I am really not very interested in making and installing any backer board as I like the way the light works with the project hanging in the window. I could however make one later with a backer board as a possible project for sale with a little twist to it. Thank you so much for your suggestions. They are really helpful to me. I am not sure about your suggestion about looking up pictures of real subjects for ideas on coloring. Can you send me a link of one so I understand what you are suggesting? Dick heppnerguy Just Google. Sorta like if you wanted to cut and color an image of a Parrot...search for photos of parrots to see their real life colors. Then pick and choose your paint colors accordingly. In yor project, you sorta used a flesh tone in the face area. I don't think it was intended to be a cartoon, so it just is not the color I would chose to use there. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 I think you did a great job. My daughters can pick colors to go together that in my mind will totally clash and they look beautiful together. I think a certain amount of it is inborn. heppnerguy and ChelCass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 Well you certainly nailed that one. The colors are terrific. I am useless at painting and deciding on colors, I just go with what I like. Marg heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 Dick, that looks great. Love the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted September 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 On 9/27/2023 at 2:18 PM, Charlie E said: I think you did a great job. My daughters can pick colors to go together that in my mind will totally clash and they look beautiful together. I think a certain amount of it is inborn. I agree but I also think that if one takes the time to colorize some of their projects on a regular basis then perhaps one could sort of catch on to how they are done and get a little better with effort also. That is what i am trying to accomplish now Dick heppnerguy Charlie E and FrankEV 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted September 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 On 9/27/2023 at 10:17 PM, wombatie said: Well you certainly nailed that one. The colors are terrific. I am useless at painting and deciding on colors, I just go with what I like. Marg well it is a start but I am hoping to do a lot better in the future. Time will tell, I guess. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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