Contributing Member rdb Posted February 10, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted February 10, 2008 2 parts imagination 1 part non traditional tool work 5 parts pure work effort...great job. Quote Web page Facebook
steveb Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Posted February 10, 2008 I GOT DIZZY COUNTING JUST HOW MANY TOOLS DID YOU USE? lol - i dont know Luke - my whole rack is pretty small, so at most- it aint impressive! i dont do a test, i dont have a plan, i just work an idea - i have in my head, i go after a feel i want the holder to experience when he picks it up, it is more about the feel, less about the actual "look" and appearance of the piece... it is why i use great materials, deep and dramatic tooling and diff finishes kinda weird huh - most of us go for visual appeal, i like my work to have a tactile point of difference since my art skills suck and I understand texture better from a handwork and personal "using tools" skills perspective sometimes this quest for a tactile idea turns into a indecipherable piece o crap, sometimes it comes out just as i planned - and that for me, is the fun of it steveb Quote
faceOdd Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 I LOVE it! Well done! The texture is amazing! ~Tammy Quote faceOdd wearable art masks www.faceoddmasks.com
steveb Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Posted February 10, 2008 awesome work, even extra up-close your stitching is perfect. Can you tell me where to get the "pebbly stingray looking" backgrounder? the stitiching is courtesy of my old cast iron Boss- 277 thread top & bottom , the backgrounder is from Bob Beard Quote
Members kagekeeper Posted February 10, 2008 Members Report Posted February 10, 2008 juts 1 word..... O U T S T A N D I N G!!!!!!! Quote
ETW Grumpy Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 Good looking work Steve. I still want to know where you get your other types of chains from. I'll have to check out some Bob Beard tools. Quote
TomSwede Posted February 10, 2008 Report Posted February 10, 2008 That's a real kewl wallet. I just love the stuff you do with the backgrounds and were looking around for some of your work two days ago when I was about to do some additional backgrounding to the Motörhead skull I'm working on but couldn't find any. Solved it cautiosly. So I'm looking forward to see more of your stuff and those wild blends of colours of yours. Great stuff! Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Members DelNeroDesigns Posted February 11, 2008 Members Report Posted February 11, 2008 I always use dye, never paint..and usually try and build a complex border when the overall design allows... That's thinking outside the box! Great creativity I love the combinations..I'm still working from tutorials..have'nt experimented yet. Bryn Quote
howardb Posted February 11, 2008 Report Posted February 11, 2008 I always use dye, never paint..and usually try and build a complex border when the overall design allows... OK, the wallet is turbo-sweet. I dig it with a shovel! But the little sample of borderwerken is almost mind-numbing. Wow. yeah, I know it's just a few simple stampings, but... just LOOK at it! You are going for a texture thing, well it's got some visual kick too. you definitely DO have an artistic eye, don't fool yourself. Wicked cool stuff. Brent Quote Brent Howard CALG, HLG
Members skipj Posted February 12, 2008 Members Report Posted February 12, 2008 I bought a byzantine weave wallet chain from: http://www.hawkwolfs.com/ That may be steveb's source. Mine is made of aluminum, but he does other metals. SkipJ Quote
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