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[Bogo]

The wife suggested I paint the Sistine Chapel art on that part .... I told her she’d have to settle for a Starry Night ...

A lapis background would be better, but you'll still need some faux arches, and where will you put the iconography?

[GPW]

Bogo, don’t know if I’d want all those angels looking down at me ... Means I’d have to Behave ... Yet to get my Mr. Christopher medal for the trailer ...

[Bogo]

Who says iconography has to be religious...

[Wobbly Wheels]

For a bit less Herculean effort than Michelangelo went through, the collage is being reborn and taken out of grade school classrooms. There is a Starry Night made up entirely of Hubble images as pixels and a image of the Earth from Cassini that's made up of snapshots of people waving back at the camera.
Maybe something made up of TD's from the gallery ?


Because you're retired and have nothing but time on your hands, y'know

[Mary C]

Get one of those kids things that has star holes and a light pierceing thru the holes. You could paint it dark and paint stars or glitter!!! or get one of the mirror ball and one changing color light ........ ......... No thats disco and I am sure you want to sleep. I'd stay with glitter.

Mary C.

[GPW]

just something Simple , peaceful and restful ... Something anybody can do ..

[Mary C]

Anybody could do it???? Did he really say anybody ? :lol Well I am not anybody, I am a somebody and this somebody couldn't paint that! But I could paint dark, Blue Navy and put glitter on it. You did a great job!!!!

Mary C.

[atahoekid]

That's just totally amazing!!!! You're right not ANYBODY. Not this body....

[mezmo]

I vote for copying Van Gogh's "Starry Night"
http://lighttalk.via-verlag.com/wp-cont ... ghts-1.jpg
Or his "Starry Night Over the Rhone"
http://lighttalk.via-verlag.com/wp-cont ... ights1.jpg

[From a random choice on a Google Image search. These pics come from:

http://lighttalk.via-verlag.com/2011/10/being-van-gogh/ ]

Cheers,
Norm/mezmo

[GPW]

Thought about that , didn’t want to “copy” Vincent ...
The example shown is just 3 colors ... black , blue and a yellow-orange “tint" (mixed with white ) ... Paint the sky blue , paint the happy little trees , then paint a circle , dot in some stars ... simple ...
The wife liked the idea !!! Who needs a moon roof ?

[GPW]

You know , if you guys (and ladies) wanted a little tutorial , I could show you how to do this very simply ... Sometimes a little painting skill comes in handy for “decorating” .. It doesn’t have to be Art , just a little something simple to dress up our trailers ... And of course all this applies to stripes and other more graphic designs too ... No reason to have a “plain” looking trailer if you don’t want ...
You don’t have to Think you can do it , just give it a try ... As an Art teacher for many years , I believe anybody can be taught to paint with just a little instruction ...

[KCStudly]

I would love to see a step by step of how you will paint that.

I bet you can make it look easy (...now don't be offended by this next part) ...just like an experienced plasterer with a big hod of mud and a 12 inch blade who makes it look easy getting a perfectly flat wall in one big easy stroke. "The almighty brush" - Bob Ross.

I have a lot of respect for a master craftsman who knows his trade and his tools. Takes time and effort to make it look easy.

[bonnie]

Yup. Tutorial. Yup Yup.

[GPW]

Really ... OK... This one is really Easy and only 3 colors ... Black (or a dark color mix) , blue , and a yellow -orange tint (tint = mixed with white ) The secret is to get the blue just the right tint for a night sky , which usually involves mixing a tiny bit of white with it ...or just going to the paint store , selecting the right chip and saying “ I want that color!” ... You’ll notice the moon is Not white ... Never is pure white out the tube ... even clouds are not pure white (you can compare by holding up a white sheet of paper to the sky and clouds ... see ) Everything is colored by the yellow orange light of the sun ... even the moon which reflects the sunlight ... Easy huh ?

Now for the painting bit ... Block in a big shape what you think the trees should look like with the black . It’s only really the edges where the trees meet the sky that you have to make look like trees... limbs , leaf masses , etc, the rest is all solid black . Once you’re happy with that shape , paint the sky in ... and stop at the tree edges ...
Ready for the moon ? Take a can lid , jar top, something round and not too big ...and trace a circle in the sky ...then mix a tiny bit of yellow orange with a lot of white ... I use Cadmium yellow deep , it’s the perfect color of sunlight mixed with white ... then paint in the circle ... After that take the back end of your brush , the wooden pointy end , dip it in the moon color and make some stars by just tapping the end lightly on the surface.... remember to make little stars and big stars , and try to arrange them in an interesting manner, like your favorite constellations.. Then you’re done ... If you want to put the face (craters) on the moon , just mix a very very tiny bit of the sky color with the moon color , just enough difference ( a very subtle change in the color ) to look like a shadow far away ... too much will be too dark and make it look like a donut ...

Do we need pictures ? It is pretty similar top the sunset tutorial in my album ... That little button on the left ...

Here’s a pic of the moon somewhat exaggerated in contrast so you can see the shadows that make the “face” ... If you don’t see the face , just squint your eyes and look at it ... looks like a big smiley huh ...

[GPW]

Rest assured, when I do mine (if it ever stops raining ) that we’ll take step by step pictures ... was going to do that anyway ...