cottage with craftcutter silver paper mullions...

Post by **Howard** » Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:38 am

i posted the scallop fence making info under "tips, tools and techniques"...

Post by **Howard** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:04 pm

greetings to all...

here it is...after two coats of white primer, i went with a fine grain, craft sand finish followed by a couple of coats of paint...even tried a yellow snow base...something new for me...i'm trying to use a wider range of colors...thank goodness there are no rules...

still may add a little snow detail to the lower edge of the roof...might not put on any mica/glitter highlights...i kind of like this on the way it is...

when i do a house with blue windows again i will probably use a darker blue acetate or use a double layer...the blue i had wasn't dense enough and was almost washed out by my test light...

my very best regards...

howard...

Post by **paulrace** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:42 pm

GREAT PROJECT, Howard! Thanks for sharing. Don't eat the yellow snow, though.

Post by **Howard** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:53 pm

right...don't eat yellow snow...one of my children already reminded me just yesterday...

for years and years i watched both the william alexander and bob ross painting programs on pbs...i learned alot from them, too...their only rule...that i can remember...no yellow or green snow...you can bet one of my next houses will have a green base...

howard...

Post by **Janet** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:22 pm

Great work Howard......Beautiful house!

Post by **paulrace** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:27 pm

Gee, Howard, I used to watch Jon Gnagy, so I must be even older than you.

Nothing "stuck," though.

Post by **BrianB** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:27 am

Looks great Howard! Love the bright colors and blue windows!

Post by **Tom Hull** » Thu May 25, 2017 4:37 pm

I remember the Bob Ross show but how did you get the intensely bright yellow? Did you use lemon Jello?
That's the brightest "Yellow" snow that I ever saw!

FYI the Japanese in the 1930's had a number of lime green bases to their houses - they were sandy's and usually earlier paper label fuzzy window types but I have had some Hacienda types that I call the "Pastel Haciendas" with a similar lime green "yard". Hard to get ahead of those old Japanese! tkh

BurghGal · Post by **BurghGal** » Sat May 27, 2017 3:15 pm

John Gnagy! I got one of his learn to draw sets one christmas! I remember a train track as a perspective tutorial, and drawing a great dane. Oh my, so long ago!

What a charming house! Thank you for sharing the step by step. Helps us beginners!