Jan Schoonover will be teaching a leather embossing to the extreme class on Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, 2006. The class will run Friday and Saturday from 8:30 to 5 PM with an hour for lunch.
The class will be held at Montana Leather Co at 2015 First Ave North, Billings MT. The phone number is 406-245-1660. He will be doing an 11X14 picture of a Paint Horse from start to finish. You will need a 12X15 piece of 6 oz leather, which you can purchase from Montana Leather. Jan will supply the acrylic paints, and also the hairing knives which you can purchase if you want. He will also have disposable scalpels for sale at $1.50 and will be furnishing the leather dust and rubber cement.
The class will run $150 and will require a $50 deposit mailed to Jan F Schoonover, 511 S 33rd street, Billings MT 59101 by November 20th in order to know how many will be attending.
Tool List (additional supplies can be purchased at Montana Leather Co.)
swivel knife with 1/4" angle blade
B701 beveler
B203 beveler
F910 lined figure pointed beveler
F976 checkered pointed beveler
F902 small pointed beveler
B60 or B935 undercut beveler
8033 modeling tool
8036 modeling tool
F890 small figure beveler
F891 small figure beveler
F897 large figure beveler
Background tool of your choice
Scalpelwith #11 blade
P206 pear shader
F895 figure beveler
Pro Petal tool
A number 4-6 round brush and a number 0 round brush. A good quality brush is what you will need. Recomendations: The brushes Jan uses are
#4 loew-cornell 797-r round stain
#00 Loew-Cornell 801 white nylon
#5 Leow-Cornell 795 white nylon
avoid soft brushes, especially camel hair and squirrel hair
