Another Christmas Project Done

[BearMan]

Hi Everybody,

Here is another Christmas project done. It's a notebook for a Project Planner notepad. All my usual tooling & coloring, with some air brushing done on the inside panels. Please let me know what you think. Thanks for looking! Ed the"BearMan"

[dustin29]

WOW!! Ed that is awesome!

[Timd]

Dang Ed, can I get on your Christmas list???? That's awesome.

[BearMan]

Thanks Dustin & Tim,,,

Tim,,, Sorry, I'm affraid my Christmas list is too big already!! Now,,, only,,, 5,,or 8 more to go, most of them a lot smaller though.

Thanks for looking,, Ed

[wvcraftsman]

That is beautiful Ed!!! May I make a suggestion? Would you make a tutorial on how you color your pieces? I love how you colored it.

[dragonspit]

That is beautiful Ed!!! May I make a suggestion? Would you make a tutorial on how you color your pieces? I love how you colored it.

[Nutty Saddler]

I would just like to add my OMG that's amazing to everyone elses . I don't think that I'd ever be able to make anything so outstanding .

[Phatdaddy]

Yes, WOW. That is beautiful.

[BearMan]

Hi Everybody,

Thanks for all the wonderful compliments!! I really do appreciate them. I have been talking with a couple groups / people about possably doing a one day class on coloring. I know most people are kind of like me,,, in that it's difficult to get to an instructional show sometimes, so I'm also considering a book, or DVD. I believe that most everybody has the ability to tool & color. It just takes some good "lernin" & lots of practice, patience, & the attitude that it's Ok to mess up, sometimes,,, because that happens to all of us. I've never claimed to be the best,,, far from it,,, but I've figured out a lot of the easier, simpler ways to do things. Doing an overall color job on a piece will take about as long,,, sometimes longer, that it did to completly tool the piece. Sometimes the toughest part, is figuring out, how the recipient would like it to be. Muted colors,,, more vibrant colors,, stictly natural with some hi-lights,,, or just coloring a few parts.

A small bit of chemistry is involved,,but not much. Some instruction on brushes, & how to use them. A good eye for not only color,,, but an eye for layers of transparent colors, is actually something that can be taught,,, although a lot of people are already good at it. It's actually simpler than it sounds here.

Thanks again,,,, Ed the"BearMan"

[jinrui73]

Really beautiful work Ed!!