The Colored Effect In The Picture

[Kangee]

Hi,

I am kind of new to all this cool leatherworking stuff, now I´ve seen an interesting coloring effect - and maybe one of you know how to achieve this.

http://www.lescuirsdebelfeuil.com/ventes/18/100/symbiosis%201.jpg

It is about the blue color.

Would love to get some more insight. :D

Thanks

[billybopp]

I don't know .. But I'd like to! That's really cool. I will ask the spousal unit ( an art teacher ) later this evening.

Bill

[ClaireAshton]

http://www.lescuirsdebelfeuil.com/en-videos.html

have a look at the bottom video, a sort of 'About Me'. I can't describe the quality of some of the work.

I realise that not only have I a very long way to go, but that I'll never get there.

Edited August 21, 2014 by ClaireAshton

[JLSleather]

Are you sure it's the blue? I mean, what if they bought it blue, and added the BLACK ?????

[billybopp]

If you look on the guy's website ( thanks for the link, Claire ), he uses that mottled effect on a lot of his leather items, and particularly book covers.

http://www.lescuirsdebelfeuil.com/en-ventes.html

Bill

[JLSleather]

So, is he a fairy? Dressed like a fairy.

Oh, wait .. maybe that's more of an elf?

[cem]

It's called marbling and the guy is very good at it, for leather it's most commonly seen on old bound books.

[WinterBear]

So, is he a fairy? Dressed like a fairy.

Oh, wait .. maybe that's more of an elf?

I think it's supposed to be a combination of the Tree of Life and the Vitruvian Man (think Michelangelo's sketch of the man with his arms and legs spread).

[billybopp]

The man / tree figure is almost certainly Odin sacrificing himself to himself by hanging on Yggdrasil, the world tree so that he could bring writing down to earth. There are a number of variations on that legend in Norse mythology. And I think WinterBear is right, it's also a sort of mashup with DaVinci's Vitruvian Man.

Sounds like I'm going to have to do some research on marbling leather.

Thanks

Bill

[shtoink]

Could this effect be accomplished with a layering effect with an antiquing gel combined with maybe a solvent and a wadded up rag? I'm truly intrigued by the effect that was achieved as it look so expertly done.

I would love to know, though it's likely that this person might not want to share the details since it probably took a fair amount of time and experimenting to get to this point.