Self portrait

[Big Papa Leather]

Ha Ha made ya look!

Not really a self portrait, this guy is much more handsome than I. I made this... because. I have been trying to practice my swivel knife cuts and the evil jester just called out to me. The coloring is all dyes, hand brushed. I used the Eco-Flo Scarlet and sunshine yellow to make the background orange. Letters and bells are Sunshine yellow. Scarlet tongue. Deep violet jesters hat. I put a coat of Smoke black antique and used wet Q-Tips to clean it off the letters, a wet paper towel to clean the face, and a soft rub on the background to hit the high spots to let the orange show through. I used super sheen as a resist and over the dyes when I finished them, even the back ground. I wanted to get the pooling effect of the antique without disturbing the dye colors too much.

I can pick this thing apart for beveling errors and the like. Let me know your opinions on my little friend.

Allen

[Bree]

That guy is pretty toxic!

Great job!

[yaklady]

I'm glad that's not really you. Could you see the looks on the faces of the kids in the neighborhood?

[TomSwede]

That's a pretty cool guy;-) and very well done!!!

So that's your new door sign, right...eh??

Tom

[Big Papa Leather]

I thought I might get a matte and frame it.

A door sign great idea

Allen