Looking for colour suggestions

[Teleweezel]

I am working a guitar jacket for a Telecaster.  I still have a lot of tooling to do, but I would really appreciate your suggestions on what colour combination to use to finish the project off.

Thanks

Scott

 

[Horsemint]

That's cool! What color is the neck of the guitar?

I'm partial to a high contrast look myself. I'd probably end up hand-dying the background a dark brown or black, and antique the rest.

[Teleweezel]

The neck is maple.  I am sorta toying with using all kinds of bright colours but I don't want it to end up looking cartoon-ish.

[mikesc]

Given the "vaguely" Grateful Dead" ( the "Mouse and Kelley" work on the covers and the posters ) look of your tooling so far..take a look at some of the old covers and posters of "The Dead"..and also the "Mouse and Kelly" book issued in 1979..

While you are looking at such gems..also take a look ( in case you do any Celtic work ) at Jim Fitzpatrick's work..and for some gorgeous fantasy artwork by someone who sadly is now gone from us..Patrick Woodroffe.

HTH :)

Ps..neat skeletal horse there..wingless Thestral ?

Edited December 7, 2017 by mikesc

[Jbrandon]

Not to highjack your post but here is one I did a while back.

[thefanninator]

I'd go with colors in the style of Dia de los Muertos.

[Teleweezel]

What background colour do you suggest?

[Retswerb]

Hey @Teleweezel, how did it turn out? Would love to see some more pics.