Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted March 25, 2010 Contributing Member Report Posted March 25, 2010 Aside from time to sit down and work on a project, color is my biggest hurdle, too. I take scraps, run a test color on it, and write down everything I can about it on the back of the scrap- something like ..." timber brown, 1:5 mix, 4 layers", or " Midnight Blue-1ml, Blood Red-3ml, airbrush X, 1 pass". That way I have "custom" color cards for the dyes I have on hand. ....and if you do this, don't leave them where the dog can reach them....... Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Contributing Member ClayB Posted March 26, 2010 Contributing Member Report Posted March 26, 2010 Hey Dave, You did pretty good. I've got a drawer full of things I "tried" to color that didn't turn out well at all. You can still lighten up your bear if you are brave enough to try. Take a lighter shade of brown or tan or even yellow or off white acrylic paint and dry brush over the hair very lightly. It'll give it highlights and lighten up the dark color. It's something you'll want to practice with a bit. You want to brush almost all the paint out of your brush before you take it to the bear. I just learned that using a stiff(er) brush helps with this too. The brushes that were recommended to me were hog bristle and I was really surprised at what a difference it made. Quote ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
DaveJohnson Posted March 26, 2010 Author Report Posted March 26, 2010 Well I managed to get it finished today and am pleased - notebook has a few comments on things I would do different next time and possible improvements. Clay I nearly plucked up the courage to try highlights with a lighter colour, but decided to let well enough alone at this stage - but I found a tutorial by Silva Fox on dying a Labrador, which looks just right for the next time the bear crops up !! Here is the finished pouch : Cheers Dave Quote The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. – A. Einstein If you want BIG changes you gotta MAKE BIG changes. - A. Nonimouse
Members joet Posted March 26, 2010 Members Report Posted March 26, 2010 Well I managed to get it finished today and am pleased - notebook has a few comments on things I would do different next time and possible improvements. Clay I nearly plucked up the courage to try highlights with a lighter colour, but decided to let well enough alone at this stage - but I found a tutorial by Silva Fox on dying a Labrador, which looks just right for the next time the bear crops up !! Here is the finished pouch : Cheers Dave Now that really looks nice. I take it that it is hand stitched, but I'm not sure what you used for the card holder on the inside to close it with. Could it be velcro? Quote
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