New to Forum and new to leather

[steveb]

Thanks fellas I just wish I was more of an artist so I could draw up the things I see in my head and put them on the leather. <snip>

well i cant draw either, never held me back...lol...nothing that a scanner, a set of french curves, a compass or two and a

good set of fonts can cure...good design is all in your eye, not necc. in your hands.... Be crafty, many font sets and even specialty fonts have all sorts of

appropriate iconography that you can corrupt for leather craft, once sized up...having a friend or two who are excellent graphic designers helps

in those special situations where only the best will do

You can tun a picture into line art with high contrast and play all sorts of tricks with scanners, copiers and photo editing/viewing software

- no reason to let crappy drawing skills get in the way. Even without those (nice to have ) skills, you can make do...

steveb

[Bighearn]

So true. I been playing with some programs and seeing what I can do. This site has giving me tons of ideas. I really dont know where to start. I guess I do.... the next peice of leather. I been eyeballing some of the holsters these guys are making thinking I might give that a try or two or three. I got an old 45 I need a new holster for so I guess Ive picked my next project.

[Spider]

well i cant draw either, never held me back...lol...nothing that a scanner, a set of french curves, a compass or two and a

good set of fonts can cure...good design is all in your eye, not necc. in your hands.... Be crafty, many font sets and even specialty fonts have all sorts of

appropriate iconography that you can corrupt for leather craft, once sized up...having a friend or two who are excellent graphic designers helps

in those special situations where only the best will do

You can tun a picture into line art with high contrast and play all sorts of tricks with scanners, copiers and photo editing/viewing software

- no reason to let crappy drawing skills get in the way. Even without those (nice to have ) skills, you can make do...

steveb

Hey Guys you are right. I both draw and work my computer. I have done both made illustrations out of scans and just plain drew and scanned. Actually I also sometimes just draw directly on the leather and see what comes out. Just like a tattoo artist has to make a pic tattoo friendly, I've found that we have to do the same thing. Practice is key. I mean I can draw on paper all day long but leather takes different technique cause now we are making it 3D not just to appear 3D. I say learn to draw some simple stuff if you can but even us who draw need to look for existing patterns out there from time to time.

Keep learning.

[Bighearn]

So no one ever told me what they thought about the buckle idea. Good, bad, indifferent?

[Spider]

So no one ever told me what they thought about the buckle idea. Good, bad, indifferent?

Hey Bighearn,

I like the buckle idea. That could really come in handy when making belts and even bags if people want to really personalize an item. Really cool way to add to a nice leather piece.

[william]

I love the Belt

I would like to see the buckel when finished it sounds like a great idea.

[Bighearn]

I love the BeltI would like to see the buckel when finished it sounds like a great idea. -------------------

I posted a pic of the buckle on one of my replies should be able to see it I'll post another if not it shows my heritage incased in the buckle. Used a resin mixture to seal it into the buckle.The biggest problem with the buckle is that making the pic small enough to fit the resuloution of the photo is not as clear as I would like. But I'm still playing with some photo programs to try and find one that will retain better clarity of the photo any suggestions?

[Spider]

I posted a pic of the buckle on one of my replies should be able to see it I'll post another if not it shows my heritage incased in the buckle. Used a resin mixture to seal it into the buckle.The biggest problem with the buckle is that making the pic small enough to fit the resuloution of the photo is not as clear as I would like. But I'm still playing with some photo programs to try and find one that will retain better clarity of the photo any suggestions?

Adobe Photoshop....No other worth messing with.