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July 10, 2004
paint color design - 9Westy
this is as much to organize my thoughts as for your entertianment.
interior metal.. i'm considering a NB color called mojave beige, which is a metallic golden-beige. it's close to being a neutral, and it's on the cool side for a beige color. but it's also metallic and pretty.
exterior body... i've pretty much decided on a NB color called batik blue. batik blue is special because, for some reason, after two model years, they changed it to a much less interesting color-- so it was only availble for a short time, and i think it's only ever been used on the NB. most of the time, it simply appears to be a very handsome metallic dark blue, but when the sun hits it just right-- it looks purple. i think it'll provide a very good-looking base for designs done in smaller amounts of brighter, lighter colors.
for painted designs on the outside of the van, i'm thinking of some of the non-metallic, retro pastels that are in use on the NB convertible-- aquarius blue, mellow yellow, and maybe harvest moon beige. these i am less certain of, however. in fact, the exterior design continues to elude me. i plan to watch xanadu soon in search of inspiration. i watched tron, and it didn't seem right-- i think i need to go soft and girly, swooshes and stars, not hard and techy.
Posted by lisa at July 10, 2004 05:30 PM | TrackBack
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.