Buster Scruggs themed Guitar Strap WIP

[spacedog]

On 4/2/2022 at 11:51 AM, suzelle said:

Cool! Love the process - photos. You are spoiling us.

Thanks. I am waiting for the pro resist to full dry before I can continue, so I am cutting out the backing/lining.

[YinTx]

Really neat looking!  Great paint work.  Have you finished it already?

[spacedog]

On 10/29/2022 at 10:39 AM, YinTx said:

Really neat looking!  Great paint work.  Have you finished it already?

Thanks. Honestly, not yet. I got a bit frustrated with the hand sewing, and then had some health problems that sidelined me for months. I really should try finishing it off now that I am recovering. 

[Gezzer]

On 3/30/2022 at 5:53 PM, spacedog said:

This is the first stage of dyeing this guitar strap. If you look closer you can see the mistakes, but overall I am fairly happy with it. I will be applying acrylic paint to fix some of the problem areas, followed by pro resist and antique gel, but there is a sunset at one end I want to practice. I haven’t tried doing one before, and it is probably obvious I don’t have an air brush. I want to give it a shot with dye, but if it doesn’t go well I will just have to use paint. It has been fun to make so far, but I still have to work out the lining and sewing.

I would love to take some dyeing lessons from you , that is  AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ArkieNewbie]

On 3/28/2022 at 1:21 PM, spacedog said:

I enjoyed the movie “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” and wanted to make myself a guitar strap with some of the images from the title character’s story. I decided rather than try to carve Tim Blake Nelson‘s face, I would draw him as a skeleton since carving faces is much harder. It still has a ways to go and is just a work in progress right now.

 

This is one of the most awesome things I've seen on here!! I love that movie!!

[spacedog]

36 minutes ago, Gezzer said:

I would love to take some dyeing lessons from you , that is  AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks. I used a medium sized pointed brush to do the majority of the dyeing, and for the details a small pointed brush. I am still trying to learn more about shading or shadowing with dye. Some of the talented people on this site will use an air brush, but I don’t have one, so I mostly thin down the dye and repeatedly add layers to get the job done. It is sloooooow, since I often have to wait for the leather to dry a bit to see if it needs more dye. Since I’m not selling my stuff, time doesn’t play a factor for me as it would for someone else setting a price. I also covered up some of the mistakes with acrylic hobby store paint too.

Here is a pic of what is happening with the hand sewing and was/is frustrating me. I didn’t do myself any favours by using two different coloured threads. Anyways, I will try to push on through to finish the sewing and get on with the next step.

 

[spacedog]

14 minutes ago, ArkieNewbie said:

This is one of the most awesome things I've seen on here!! I love that movie!!

Thanks. I love parts of that movie. Some other parts (it is six separate stories) not so much. The Liam Neeson one is very dark.

[ArkieNewbie]

5 minutes ago, spacedog said:

The Liam Neeson one is very dark.

I have to agree with you there. I wouldn't watch it with my kids.

And the whole Billy Knapp and Alice Longabaugh story is very sad. But you can't help but laugh when James Franco looks over and says, "First time, huh?"

[Gezzer]

@spacedog  Thank you and I am in the same boat , don't own an airbrush . 

[spacedog]

Finished the sewing, which did get better and more consistent than when I had initially started and got frustrated. 
The thing that I have noticed upon finishing the sewing is there is a bit of leather core, or tufting, around the cuts the thread was pushed through. I might have to go over it with a small brush and some dye to clean it up. Anyways, here are some pics, I have adjusted the colour in the pics using my couch as a reference since the lighting from the window changed as I went. I did this sunrise with dye, which I wish was more vibrant, but didn’t want to use paint.