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The black is fine. Go gold or a washed-out/distressed white instead of the purple. The wood already has a red tint and purple s made from a tint of red so it's not going to stand out/contrast.
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I kinda need to use that shade of violet on the stencil itself. The colors don't need to contrast, they only need to mesh together in a way that doesn't actively look bad. The shade of the stain is something I have more control over, and I was wondering if it should be lighter, browner or darker or something like that. I'm probably being a bit of a dumbass about accepting advice right now, but I'm caught up between knowing what I want but not knowing how to best do it
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Lighten the stain then. Not sure what you're using, but Minwax has dozens of shades. Find something with very little red. And if you polyurethane it, remember that adds a tint of reddish as well.
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Ferrule posted:Lighten the stain then. Not sure what you're using, but Minwax has dozens of shades. Find something with very little red. And if you polyurethane it, remember that adds a tint of reddish as well. Yeah this is turning out to be a little difficult I'm using a color palette tool to pick out matching colors for the violet but they all look really obnoxious and difficult to look at. I would assume that the typical color theory stuff doesn't really apply if you're using 1 color as a background color. Like the complimentary color to violet is yellow, but that really doesn't work for something like stained wood, at least in my opinion. I think I want a muted and earth-toned color scheme where the frame and the lotus pop out. I can tell that a red hue background doesn't work with purple, so that basically just leaves pale shades of brown? Out of the colors I played with, one of these seems like the best compromise:    Although I'm still not sure if it's the best I can do. Also something I've noticed is that a computerized mock-up of the colors doesn't look the same as it does in real life. As an example, here's a color scheme I used on an earlier woodworking project  To me, the colors on the box look really nice in real life. But when the base colors are copied onto the computer screen, they lose a lot of that depth and just don't look as good. So it's a little difficult to say how the finished product will look. But maybe I'm rambling on too much Minorkos fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Jun 7, 2017 |
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Every computer monitor is different and none of them are 100% accurate to real life, your best bet to see how the colors would look on the finished product would be to get some IRL samples of the paints and woods you'll be using and play around with the combinations. This type of situation is exactly why printing companies send out printing proofs for approval before printing the entire order.
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Yeah. Along with graphic design I do a bunch of woodworking. I have a slew of wood tiles (4x4x1) of different types (pine, oak, etc) and have stained them various colors and left them raw or sealed with different polyurethanes (matte, satin, semi-, gloss, spar varnish, floor varnish, lacquer, etc) so I go to them when picking out colors or to show potential clients. I write down all the info on the back. I made them all form scrap so it's economical and all that. Maybe consider building your own little library as well for when these things come up. It's better than using stain guides and such from stores because you know how many coats and what brush you used and all that.
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I've got some stickers that I want to attach to my sun visor in my car. I've tried with a few different stickers, and they all start to gradually peel off the visor after a few hours. These are all just your typical vinyl or tacky skate shop sort of stickers, nothing special. The visor itself is made of some sort of textured vinyl as far as I can tell. Similar to plastic, but not as smooth. My question is- is there some sort of Hobby glue or something I can use to affix these to the sun visor? My main concern is that I hope the glue or whatever compound is translucent, so that I can remove it without a lot of residue at a future date, should I choose to do so. So some type of clear-ish glue that will help permanently affix a sticker to a vinyl-type visor. Has anyone heard of something like this, or have any suggestions? Thanks for your help. 
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Hello everyone I'm back to talk about my project again Is it common practice to place a graphic on the center of a surface based on the concrete borders of the art (see first pic), or based on the distribution of the paint used, if that makes any sense (second pic)   Disregard the colors, just talking about composition
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Jun 19, 2017 19:38
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I don't know what's proper, but I personally think the 2nd one looks more balanced.
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Jun 19, 2017 19:44
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What is the term for this style of drawing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7mpCPRmQ1c Specifically what I want to know is if finding the form with straight lines is a named technique or style. I'm not talking about crosshatching/shading. I just mean the initial stage of the drawing where the artist is blocking in the shape. I see it used in figure drawing too, where the figure and shadows are blocked in first. This is different from what I was taught in my figure drawing classes, where gesture and contouring was emphasized. Sk8ers4Christ fucked around with this message at 21:36 on Jun 19, 2017 |
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Jun 19, 2017 21:33
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e: I don't know the answer to your question, so this is a worthless post!
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i think it's literally called blocking in the figure, at least that's what i hear when i see it being discussed
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Yeah, I'd call that blocking
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Minorkos posted:Hello everyone I'm back to talk about my project again Just an update on my situation, I don't need help anymore. I used a program to figure out the visual center of the graphic and then adjusted it about ten percent higher to account for the human aesthetic focal point bullshit and put it on top of the surface It was looking really good and then I painted it on with the stencil, but accidentally painted over the outer sides of the stencil in a couple of spots because it was too dark. anyway I panicked and tried to get the paint out by sanding, now the whole thing is slightly defaced so I'm going to have to strip the wood down to the stain and start over
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Subways Jared posted:My question is- is there some sort of Hobby glue or something I can use to affix these to the sun visor? My main concern is that I hope the glue or whatever compound is translucent, so that I can remove it without a lot of residue at a future date, should I choose to do so. So some type of clear-ish glue that will help permanently affix a sticker to a vinyl-type visor. Maybe Modge Podge? It dries tansluscent, and it's pretty good at making things stick permanently to surfaces, though I've never tried it on vinyl. It might not be easy to clean though, but I don't know of any glue that is once dried. Futaba Anzu posted:i think it's literally called blocking in the figure, at least that's what i hear when i see it being discussed Thanks, that's probably it. Whenever I searched for blocking in, I got a lot of those stick figures with boxes for the torso type drawings, so I was wondering if there was a more specific term for that technique.
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Here's a stupid little question: I like to write, but I never really put anything out there. I started a blog a few weeks ago on Wordpress, just to keep myself in the habit of writing stuff. I wrote a short story that I thought was humorous, but it's already formatted nice and neat on the blog. It'd be a pain in the rear end to re-format it after copy-pasting it onto SA. Is it bad form to submit a link to a blog? I mean, I'm sure as hell not monetizing it or getting anything out of it by views.
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What's the best value for a colorimeter these days? I need IPS and TN support for sure, TFT would be nice too.
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UWBW posted:Here's a stupid little question: Do you want feedback on it? Many people prefer to give feedback when they can quote the parts of the story they are discussing. I wouldn't call it "bad form," just less likely to get read/critiqued. I personally also wonder if it's worth my time to give feedback when you won't take the time to reformat it. That could just be me, though. Are you planning to actually make changes if people give you feedback? If you just want people to read it, a link seems perfectly fine.
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UWBW posted:Here's a stupid little question: Did you write it directly on your blog? As in, you don't have a .doc or any other file on your computer for it?
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gmc9987 posted:Did you write it directly on your blog? As in, you don't have a .doc or any other file on your computer for it? I use Google docs on a chrome book, actually  No files at all
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A non-goon friend of mine is a professional artist, and is working on a Kickstarter project which is a 52-card deck made up of caricatures of various members of Trump's administration. The art is done and is amazing, and he's on the verge of getting things rolling, but he's having trouble finding a printer. Apparently every printer he's contacted has just turned him down, saying they don't want to print something like this that could potentially be controversial or get them grief from the POTUS (or they're Trump fans and think that he shouldn't be mocking the president). Can someone please recommend a printer who would be willing to *gasp* print something controversial? Recommendations on where else to ask would be appreciated too. Art that will end up on the cards:  Edit: Not sure why the image won't display? R-click open in new tab works just fine? aas Bandit fucked around with this message at 16:43 on Jul 7, 2017 |
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Jul 7, 2017 03:28
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China.
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Synthbuttrange posted:China. He tried. No one he contacted in China wants to potentially get hosed by our orange president in some manner.
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Seriously? Jeez
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Seriously. I was kind of amazed and saddened myself.
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A local print shop is probably his best bet. Or if he's tried them in his town, try the next town over. Or try a local art cooperative and see if anyone there is a printer or knows printers. poo poo try one in DC, they probably print this type of stuff all the time.
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kedo posted:A local print shop is probably his best bet. Or if he's tried them in his town, try the next town over. Or try a local art cooperative and see if anyone there is a printer or knows printers. I'm sure that he tried local ones, but I'm not sure how far he pushed the definition of "local". Thank you for the suggestions! Anything posted here I'm going to pass along. I'm hoping to stumble into some sort of "someone knows someone who knows someone" sorta deal...
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How many decks does he need? A big company like Bicycle is probably less likely to care about the subject matter than a mom and pop, assuming he can meet their minimums.
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KillHour posted:How many decks does he need? A big company like Bicycle is probably less likely to care about the subject matter than a mom and pop, assuming he can meet their minimums. I'm not sure, and I'm not really sure if he's sure yet, since it's a kickstarter and it could potentially take off and result in increased demand and more print runs, etc. I'll pass along the observation--thanks!
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These are all made by Bicycle, so unless you're asking them to print stills from the piss tape, I think they'll do it. https://www.zazzle.com/funny_dump_trump_political_cartoon_art_bicycle_playing_cards-256791419228228222 https://www.zazzle.com/funny_donald_trump_pig_political_cartoon_bicycle_playing_cards-256847009685430176 https://www.zazzle.com/notorious_dissenter_bicycle_playing_cards-256033445857640460
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KillHour posted:Awesome. Thanks a ton. That's the sort of concrete thing that might really help. 
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I can't think of any more ways to describe it for a Google search. Remember when you were a kid in school and the teacher had those die-cut seasonal borders and decor (like for Halloween, there'd be bats and cats and pumpkins, and Valentines would have cupids, etc) for the bulletin board? I'm trying to find a stack of cardstock shaped like cats. Any idea where else to look? I've hit the local craft stores and no one understands because likely the bulletin board poo poo is ancient history.
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http://www.reallygoodstuff.com/m/bulletin-board-border-trim/c/r4/ Bulletin board borders?
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Yeah, look up teacher supplies stores, it's definitely still a vibrant (if kitsch) market. Or look specifically for scrapbooking stores if it's die cut shapes that you're looking for. You can even get stuff like the Cricut to cut your own shapes. Magical!
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Thanks! Too bad the search continues, I can't find plain feline ones. A lot of cat in the hat though...
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Is there a good resource for finding new words? Like you'd type in "a tendency for inappropriate remarks" and it'd recommend stuff? Currently, I just chase rabbits down the thesaurus hole, but that can get circuitous and lead to dead ends.
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I could really use some help with something I'm trying to figure out with Photoshop CS5. Let's say I have an image that I started with:  Then there's a 'zoomed out' version:  Is there some tool or something to help me find out by how much I need to resize the original to get the same size as the 'zoomed out' version (ie, so it would perfectly overlap)? Oh no, and now then there's a rotated version!  Any way for me to find out how much I have to rotate the original (and around which point) to get it to perfectly overlap?
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I would set the overlapping layer to a lower opacity so that you can line it up manually.
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Nessa posted:I would set the overlapping layer to a lower opacity so that you can line it up manually. No way to do this witout trial and error/doing it by eye? It feels so... primitive...
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