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Bao
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Magnificent! Did you spray paint it? I did that with my bari.
teruterubouzu
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Very nice!
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thanks!
Trout, i drew it on very light with pencil, then went over the finished pencil with fine sharpie and then painted with black acrylic. Then i matte sprayed 6 coats over that, very very thin. When i run my hand over it, i barely feel the paint. i really love how it turned out!And it didn't seem to change the sound at all, which for a cheap bari is really quite deep and rich.
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Trout, i drew it on very light with pencil, then went over the finished pencil with fine sharpie and then painted with black acrylic. Then i matte sprayed 6 coats over that, very very thin. When i run my hand over it, i barely feel the paint. i really love how it turned out!And it didn't seem to change the sound at all, which for a cheap bari is really quite deep and rich.
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Aloha Ginny,
Welcome to the UU and our humble forums.....Have fun and enjoy..I have two Rogue Baritones and 3 rogue sopranos...love them all and they were my first ukes...
Happy Strummings... Love the personal touch you put on your rogue....
Welcome to the UU and our humble forums.....Have fun and enjoy..I have two Rogue Baritones and 3 rogue sopranos...love them all and they were my first ukes...
Happy Strummings... Love the personal touch you put on your rogue....
UkeKiddinMe
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Beautiful. Maybe you should do some of that on the headstock, too.
Very cool...nice job!
Johnny GDS
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Wishin' I was artistic right about now! That looks pretty cool, nice job.
Venneman
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Looks super-cool!
kleblanc
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Wow, that is really nice!
Nickie
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Neato! Very creative....it came out lookin nice....
Ukejenny
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Wow, great job! You need to go into business!
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the heart was originally done with a paint pen, but the strike marks could be seen miles away.
i went back over that and did all the rest with a tiny brush and black acrylic paint.
i was thinking about buying a few more less expensive ukes in different sizes, doing set up then painting and reselling. we'll see. I have the attention span of a hummimgbird, well maybe not that long.
i went back over that and did all the rest with a tiny brush and black acrylic paint.
i was thinking about buying a few more less expensive ukes in different sizes, doing set up then painting and reselling. we'll see. I have the attention span of a hummimgbird, well maybe not that long.
Awesome!, I'm all for personalizing instruments, I've had 2 rogues in the past that I painted, even made one a cutaway, I sold them both already, wish I had taken photos now lol. I want to do this to my Kay look alike though, might opt for decals
Custom Decals
Here's an example of what I did with MS-Visio and do-it-yourself water-slide decals from a hobby store.
Awesome!, I'm all for personalizing instruments, I've had 2 rogues in the past that I painted, even made one a cutaway, I sold them both already, wish I had taken photos now lol. I want to do this to my Kay look alike though, might opt for decals
Here's an example of what I did with MS-Visio and do-it-yourself water-slide decals from a hobby store.
I like the uke tattoo. Stuff like that helps add a bit more personality to the instrument, making it more “yours”, in terms of personality.
I’ve been wanting to adorn mine as well, taking it from a more “generic” appearance to one that is more in keeping with my personality. I don’t want to go overboard; I’m just looking for something to personalize my uke a bit more.
Does anyone have any cautionary tales of things NOT to do? Are labels and decals a bad idea? Obviously anything that affects string movement is bad. Can it affect the sound adversely if the body is decorated? What about paint pens or Sharpies?
I’ve been wanting to adorn mine as well, taking it from a more “generic” appearance to one that is more in keeping with my personality. I don’t want to go overboard; I’m just looking for something to personalize my uke a bit more.
Does anyone have any cautionary tales of things NOT to do? Are labels and decals a bad idea? Obviously anything that affects string movement is bad. Can it affect the sound adversely if the body is decorated? What about paint pens or Sharpies?
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