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Thanks Ryan, I used Golden Acrylics diluted with airbrush medium, and then hand painted in layers. First time with Acrylics on leather, technique learned from reading these forums. Spinner's posts especially. His posts were very informative.

love it.

Very kind of you to say. Thanks!

Thanks!

Thank you HS! My fingers are still raw from all the stitching. I like hand sewing, but sometimes I really wish I had a good machine,

Thanks Bill. The artwork is a recreation of the graphic artist Stanley Mouse, who created poster and album art for many famous bands of the 60's and 70's era. Though he created art for the Grateful Dead and many other bands, he also has some Dia de Los Muertos art, as well as other genres. I have been a long time fan of his work, so this piece is a tribute of sorts. If the bag had't been for me, but for a customer, I would have done an original piece on the back. I liked this challenge, because it allowed me to play with two new mediums: Acrylic paints on leather, and the use of pyro. Some of the fine detail and shading was achieved with pyro. My father used to detail his decoy carvings with the burner set my mom gave to me, which made this attempt even more meaningful. I will definitely continue to use it for future work, as I really enjoyed experimenting with it. Thanks for looking!

Thank you Cyrex!