Twisted 66

wow great lookin belts!

Hey everyone..so far I've been at this for about 2 weeks and thinks it's great! why I didn't take a crack at it years ago have no Idea! I'm a Graphic Designer, and artist and one day hope to add leather artist/craftsman to my list. for entertainment purposes I have included my web site for any comments and criticism people care to share. www.smaclaren.com

ok so I'm a newbie and I'm sure this is a common question but what the hell am I doing wrong!!? I wet the veg tan leather, then I tool it, the I use some hi lite to tint the design as per instructions, put on wipe off, then about a half hour or so later I use a paint brush and go around the edges of the design to “block” it in kinda thing with eco flow dye, then use a dauber for the rest of the surface. And cover it completely, once it’s dried like an hour later I add another over all coat of dye and then let it sit for awhile ( usually overnight) Then use a slightly damp sponge as instructed on the bottle ad lightly wipe the super sheen across the piece and BAM! It all goes to hell! Streaks , half the dye wipes away! WTF!!! This has happened to my last few test pieces..anybody!? anyone! Advice? Ideas? Please? see pic : tooled, dyed, then super sheen wipe disaster!