AndyL1 Report post Posted August 28, 2011 Hey all, So I've been working on this Coat of Arms for my Mother-In-Law's family... just so happens they may be related to some dude named Jesus? Here's a bit of a step-by-step. Enjoy. I won't be getting into too much detail as this is just meant for someone who already knows the basics. Also, there are a ton more people out there that are better at tooling than I am so... First my artwork is printed out on velum and transferred to my lightly cased leather. I generally bring the linework down to about 30% black so I can see where I've traced. I happen to use a ball point pen as I like how it glides across the vellum and it leaves a line so I know where I've drawn. All the lines are then cut in with my swivel knife. Then the beveling starts. Beveling the cuts as well as adding a bit of texture with a backgrounder. More beveling! Also started adding some inner contours with a modeling tool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyL1 Report post Posted August 28, 2011 And here she is! Finished the tooling this afternoon. This came out better than I thought... I was a bit intimidated with beveling the tiny details but I think overall it came out really cool. My plan now is to paint in some color with acrylics. I want to make it appear old so muted colors and a final antiquing. Cheers, Andy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cem Report post Posted August 29, 2011 Looks great Andy, well done will be cool to see it all coloured up. Cheers, Clair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
