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White highlights are done with white acrylic paint. Then, I use brown shoe polish for the finish. It protects the gourd, while giving a nice shine, and an aged look. What do you do your pyrography on? I've done a little with wood, and have some veg tanned leather pieces that I plan on trying to work with.

Thank you all for your input. I'm hoping to make the next one have a better flow from one circle to the other, and a little less "viney". I will try adding more distinctive lines for the decorative cuts. As soon as I can afford some good leather working tools, I'd like to actually tool leather, then add it to a gourd. I'm getting good practice for making the patterns this way.

Hi. I haven't actually started working with leather. I work on gourds, and have practicing a technique used on gourds that is based on leather tooling. We burn the designs with a woodburner tool.I have been working on a Sheridan-style design. I've attached a picture. Would like some feedback on how I can improve the design for a more "true" Sheridan-style look. Thanks.