The Lady & the Cat, Embellished with Glitter

Posted by on 3/26/2017 to Coloring Techniques Share |

In the let's get more creative with Color Grande™ department we wanted to dress the Lady in a glamorous dress. You can too. We cheated a little and first gave her liposuction on the massive buttock area. (She was really enjoying those donuts before.) We made a portion of the buttock area a pillow. Now she is sleek. To trim off a hunk of her, first use a pencil to outline new pillow if pleased black ball point pen to outline new pillow then color solid or with the same pencil/pen make your own pattern. Do not use colored marker - it will bleed. Now color with crayons all you want - color then apply the glitter carefully in the blank space to your desire. It is a good idea to sketch the outline of the dress on paper for practice first - cut out and use for a template to "design" dress. Short looks better. Lightly sketch outline with pencil to mark your glitter lines. Practice with the glitter on a part of the test swatch. If pleased, you go girl. Be sure to let the glue and glitter thoroughly dry before mounting the work on the provided stretcher frames. Hang and show off!

Two More Product Reviews

Posted by on 12/12/2016 to Product Reviews & General News Share |

Extensive review of ColorGrande™ at DealsAmongUs, which says:

I have to say that this is one of the more creative and unique products that I have received. I was very happy that the frame is a solid wood that can be painted. I know that this will take some time to color, and since it is foldable, I can color at my own pace. If you want a unique piece of art that you colored, be sure to check out ColorGrand™.

Read the full review here

ColorGrande™ was also reviewed in The Mom of the Year Holiday Gift Guide:

ColorGrande™ is a new color-to-decorate product collection for teens, adults, and seniors to color fabric with crayons and/or colored pencils to produce a finished piece of affordable art for hanging, pillows, table runners etc. that coordinate within a finished design scheme of a room. Cool! Get your artsy self to work and create a fantastic wall art gift all in one shot!

The gift guide is at

www.themomoftheyear.net/2016/11/sponsored-best-holiday-gifts-for-busy-moms.html

Two Recent Product Reviews

Posted by on 11/19/2016 to Product Reviews & General News Share |

Nice writeups on ColorGrande™ at The Coloring Club and the girlgonemom holiday gift guide

Adult Coloring in the Early 1600s

Posted by David Foster on 10/15/2016 to Interesting Crayon & Coloring History Share |

Fanciful maps, printed in 1610 and 1620, were popular for coloring by members of the British nobility. No crayons, though...watercolors were used. It was claimed that "practise of the hand, doth speedily instruct the mind, and strongly confirme the memorie beyond any thing else." See this article.

Some Artists Who Work With Crayons

Posted by on 9/7/2016 to Some Artists Who Work With Crayons Share |

For inspiration, here are some artists who have done incredible things with crayons.

Don Marco. Following his career in air traffic control, Don Marco focused on further developing the techniques for crayon art that he has created. He lives in Southern California and has a gallery in Red Wing, Minnesota. Here are two examples of his remarkable work.

Lady & Cat, Colored, Large Format

Posted by on 9/6/2016 to Coloring Examples in Large Format Share |

The beautiful coloring on this Lady & the Cat example can be clearly seen here

India, Colored, Large Format

Posted by on 9/6/2016 to Coloring Examples in Large Format Share |

The beautiful coloring on this India Episode example can be clearly seen here

Tropical Dreaming, Line Art, Large Format

Posted by on 9/6/2016 to Line-Art Examples in Large Format Share |