Post apocylaptic style

[8thsinner]

After thinking through a few things I have seen on here recently I wanted to gather some ideas and maybe see what people percieve as post apoclyptic style.

Personally, A lot of the sutff I do is quite suitable in use and practicality for the genre.

But I think I want to work more towards making things look the part also.

So jump in share some images and tell me what works for the genre and what you have maybe tried but it might not have quite worked out the way you wanted it to.

[NoahL]

I have been playing with post-apocalyptic styling quite a bit, but I think that you have to make up your mind about what post-apocalyptic styling looks like. I have gone with a pitted, burned, worn look because I am envisioning a post-war type of scenario where there may have been a lot of things blown up and burned. I will readily admit that I enhance that look to play off of the theme more, because even in that situation, it is pretty doubtful that leather items would be quite as pitted or worn as I make them.

However, you could just as easily make something in a patchwork style that a survivor would make themselves out of necessity using whatever is available, and that could be post-apocalyptic. On the other hand, you could have items that look as though they have been worn for a very long time, as there would be no way to replace them in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Then again, maybe the apocalypse would have spared all leatherwork and it would look completely pristine

~Noah

[MuseEvolution]

Vehicle bumper shoulder armor! Almost anything similar to what you see in the Mad Max movies?

After thinking through a few things I have seen on here recently I wanted to gather some ideas and maybe see what people percieve as post apoclyptic style.

Personally, A lot of the sutff I do is quite suitable in use and practicality for the genre.

But I think I want to work more towards making things look the part also.

So jump in share some images and tell me what works for the genre and what you have maybe tried but it might not have quite worked out the way you wanted it to.

[8thsinner]

I think the styling i would go for is kinda inspired by S.T.A.L.K.E.R the game, old looking with patterns half worn down in thick tough leather. But also extremely practical as carrying much or ownership of more than what you would carry is limited by caches.

I'd be interested in getting a burned look in leather. Is that dyed badly or finished and burnished over harshly?

[NoahL]

I think the styling i would go for is kinda inspired by S.T.A.L.K.E.R the game, old looking with patterns half worn down in thick tough leather. But also extremely practical as carrying much or ownership of more than what you would carry is limited by caches.

I'd be interested in getting a burned look in leather. Is that dyed badly or finished and burnished over harshly?

Having not played S.T.A.L.K.E.R., I am a bit handicapped when it comes to envisioning it, but I remember seeing trailers and screenshots for it. Basically, large, durable, reliable, well-worn items?

As for the burned look, burnishing the surface of the leather will give it a darker, burned color, yes. Alternately, you can dye it darker in spots to achieve the same effect--or I suppose you could actually burn it, but that would damage the leather, so it wouldn't be good to do to anything that maintains structural integrity.

~Noah

[8thsinner]

Well heres a few links to a few stalker images that express it well in my minds eye.

http://www.stalker-game.com/img/wallpapers/stalker_wp_01_1024.jpg

http://www.wallpaperez.info/wallpaper/games/Stalker-wallpaper-846.jpg

http://www.stalker-game.com/img/wallpapers/stalker_wp_02_1280.jpg

http://www.teamteabag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/xr_cop_screen_002.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6545/stalker33it9.jpg

These are just samples of mainly the characters, but you see some of the graphics and backgrounds too.

Which IMO look a lot better than the original film visuals. but anyway.

[NoahL]

Looks interesting, and I would like to experiment with that style a bit--it looks to be big, tough, and worn is the name of the game in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. when it comes to leather. The stuff I do is made to look more like it has taken more abuse than it was meant to, but this looks more like normal wear over a long period of time. I saw a PDF article on doing that look, once, but the only thing I remember from it is burnishing the surface of the leather in spots

~Noah

[8thsinner]

I was in a few clothing shops the other night and noticed this look is actually very IN at the moment.

One method of display seemed to be leather soaked beyond casing then wrinkled and sat on and dried. Stitching it together, burnishing the edges as normal and sanding the finish off in parts then scattering dye back on for a semi polished look.

It was using about 5oz leather, possibly baked hard.

I can't find the exact thing I saw in the shop but this was a good item too

http://www.firetrap....der-PRODFMKS66/

Also almost suiting the stalker style are these boots.

http://www.firetrap....n-PRODDABR126A/

Edit

Oh, it was in a different shop, heres the image of a handbag that was actually very well made.

http://www.allsaints.com/product/?searchtext=leather&area=&category_id=&sub_category_id=&sale=0&preorder=0&vintage=0&new=0&Size=&price_id=0&page=1&position=38&prod_desc_id=5051214488318&total=80

But check out the other stuff too, Some of the belts, waist cinchers and wallets, and even boots were cool.

Edited December 23, 2009 by 8thsinner

[TomBanwell]

Here is my post-apocalyptic leatherwork. Gas masks. Lots and lots of gas masks.

[NoahL]

Here is my post-apocalyptic leatherwork. Gas masks. Lots and lots of gas masks.

I saw those on your deviantArt gallery today--you, sir, are the master of steampunk leatherwork!

~Noah