Members PANTHER Posted March 5, 2009 Members Report Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) Just a few pictures of my portfolio which was covered in fake plastic. The handel broke so instead of trashing it I decides to cover it in leather. Got lazy when it came to covering the handel so got out the lacing and just started wrapping. Got the design on the front from the net. The skull on the back is my very first skull and am rather pleased with how it turned out. Made a few mistakes but it's all a learning experance......right? By the way it is carved and tooled not just painted. Have a look. Edited March 5, 2009 by PANTHER Quote
AndyL1 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 That is great! I love the coloring and the sort of "eroded" look of it. Is it acrylics? Quote Blackthorn Leather on Etsy • Blackthorn Leather on Facebook
Members kiwidownunder Posted March 5, 2009 Members Report Posted March 5, 2009 Very cool redo of the portfolio. Great design and colours. Kiwi. Quote KIWIDOWNUNDER May you be blessed with miracles with every breathe that you take. www.kiwidonunderleather.com
Dags3777 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 Love it, love it, love it. Darryl Quote When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised God doesn't work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness.
Contributing Member ClayB Posted March 5, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted March 5, 2009 That is a REALLY fun design and the colors work so well with it. Quote ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
Members TinyL Posted March 5, 2009 Members Report Posted March 5, 2009 Panther - that portfolio is beautiful. I love how you set the design into the leather as if someone tore a piece of giftwrap and found the treasure lurking beneath it. How did you seal the piece after applying the acrylics? TinyL Quote
Members PANTHER Posted March 5, 2009 Author Members Report Posted March 5, 2009 First off....Thanks everyone for your positive comments and warm reception of my efforts. I used acrylics, oil dye and stain. Anything I thought would do the job. Toped it off with a few coats of leather sheen. I take this to work with me, so didn't want to get too far out with the design. But as my staff say, the only time you use the word normal with me is when you put 'NOT' in front of normal. Thanks again Panther Quote
Members Sasquatch Posted March 6, 2009 Members Report Posted March 6, 2009 What an amazing piece of work post more often plz. Quote www.makoaleather.com
Members Spider Posted March 11, 2009 Members Report Posted March 11, 2009 Panther, I have been looking back and forth at your pics in shock of how cool this bag looks. Yeah, everything about this is freak'n sweet. Quote From the insane mind of SPIDER... http://spiderflesh.com Myspace: Spiderflesh Facebook: Spiderflesh George
Members Casey Jordan Posted March 11, 2009 Members Report Posted March 11, 2009 Panther, I have been looking back and forth at your pics in shock of how cool this bag looks. Yeah, everything about this is freak'n sweet. Yeah, what Spider said! Very Sweet!!!!!!!! Quote Casey Jordan www.caseyjordansaddle.com www.artofthecowboymakers.com Q: Do you have A.D.D.? A: Look, there's a chicken
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