# Colored walls not showing **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Problems\ **Created:** [August 12, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colored-walls-not-showing/284928 "2024-08-12T00:54:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Emir10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@Emir10](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Emir10)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colored-walls-not-showing/284928/1 "2024-08-12T00:54:02Z")
I’m having an issue. I’m trying to draw a room for a client that has a wall with picture frame molding. I was able to draw it up fine. But, when I added color something weird happened. The color only shows from certain angles. When I look straight at the wall its just white. I’m new to SketchUp, and I’m not sure what I did wrong. I tried attaching images but it’ll only let me add one Thank you for any help ![PictureFrameMouldingWall3](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/4/f/4fbe369ed3d7531e84faccbf87c6a96e78e50cbf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colored-walls-not-showing/284928/2 "2024-08-12T02:14:31Z")
Once the forum software lets you, post the skp file. We will be able to tell a lot more from that than from just images. ---
**Author:** ![Emir10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@Emir10](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Emir10)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colored-walls-not-showing/284928/3 "2024-08-13T00:12:40Z")
It says the file is too large for me to upload. Any way around that? ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colored-walls-not-showing/284928/4 "2024-08-13T00:22:54Z")
Upload it to DropBox or We Transfer and share the link. ---
**Author:** ![Emir10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@Emir10](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Emir10)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colored-walls-not-showing/284928/5 "2024-08-13T00:37:54Z")
[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/07hz4m3wqmidd0skivxpz/PictureFrameMouldingWall.skp?rlkey=zdt77rcalfyxbwzsyacs637ll&st=5cmcl8u0&dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/07hz4m3wqmidd0skivxpz/PictureFrameMouldingWall.skp?rlkey=zdt77rcalfyxbwzsyacs637ll&st=5cmcl8u0&dl=0) ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colored-walls-not-showing/284928/6 "2024-08-13T00:41:49Z")
What color do you want the walls to have? They have a very light yellowish color called 0053\_Ivory in the file you shared. ![Screenshot - 8_12_2024 , 7_40_12 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/7/e71aac8e195be0c32bc9ba9dcd2fc0604466044d.png) You can make it show more easily if you enable Use Sun for Shading and adjust the Light and Dark sliders. ![Screenshot - 8_12_2024 , 7_43_01 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/f/1f4b26245d60d3d8c29fb92a56ef0c68e327475e.png) FWIW, I see incorrect tag usage in your model. All edges and faces should be created and remain untagged. Only groups and components should be given tags. ![Screenshot - 8_12_2024 , 7_43_51 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/c/a/caf13e5b07cf1409d9459e02792eb34f15a7c348.png) Yuo also ought to be purging unused stuff regularly. No point hoarding all these components and materials. ![Screenshot - 8_12_2024 , 7_44_10 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/4/e/4e509a7c28ec63baffff5c48571bdc81a6dc8737.png) Better than 55% file size reduction by purging the unused stuff. [PictureFrameMouldingWall purged.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/u4UHqf0wt1KoICEqQ5dnf9WcM0A.skp) (9.0 MB) ---
**Author:** ![Emir10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@Emir10](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Emir10)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colored-walls-not-showing/284928/7 "2024-08-13T00:57:06Z")
I don’t know why but when I open the file and look at it on my computer it shows that back wall as white not the ivory color. I’m very new to SketchUp, and honestly don’t know what I’m doing. Trying to figure it out as I go. Thank you for the help, I really appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colored-walls-not-showing/284928/8 "2024-08-13T01:09:17Z")
You should go through the tutorials at [learn.sketchup.com](http://learn.sketchup.com) Keep in mind that without Use Sun for Shading or Shadows turned on the “light source” appears to come from the camera. When you are looking nearly square on to a face that face will appear to be lighter than if the face is at an angle to the camera. You could do as I directed with Use Sun For Shading or you could use a darker color if you must show the model from that vantage point. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colored-walls-not-showing/284928/9 "2025-02-14T00:54:47Z")
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