Design Your Great Lakes Biplane Paint Scheme
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You can design your Great Lakes biplane paint scheme by using the drawings and colors below. You can print out the two views on your computer printer in the pdf file format and use artists' color markers, pens and pencils using the color swatches as a guide. Start with a base color of white. Have fun designing your color schemes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Click on these drawings to download your pdf copy.
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After downloading the profile drawing, set your printer to landscape mode and enlarge 300% and print. To print out the top/bottom drawing, set your printer to portrait mode and enlarge 300%. You can find these settings in your printer page setup. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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These two photos are courtesy of Tyson R. Rininger. Please visit his Web site: www.tvrphotography.com. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Lakes Biplane Suggested Colors:
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We suggest using Prismacolor Premiere Colored Pencils and Markers. Visit their Web site for more information about their products. The PC numbers on the chart below are Prismacolor pencil numbers; the PM numbers are the markers. Other art tools needed are a straight-edge and curves. We suggest using Epson ink jet printer "Presentation Paper - Matte." This paper works well with colored pencils and markers. Colors will vary between your color monitor and artwork. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Black
PC935 PM98 |
Lemon Yellow PC915 |
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Poppy Red
PC922 PM13 |
Scarlet Red PC923 |
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Crimson Red
PC924 PM4 |
Grass Green PC909 PM165 |
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Dark Green
PC908 PM31 |
Cerulean Blue PC904 |
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Ultramarine Blue
PC902 PM44 |
Indigo Blue PC901 PM43 |
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