Members Bigjake80 Posted January 5, 2011 Members Report Posted January 5, 2011 Hello Guys Im trying to do some reshearch befor i get my hand dirty. ok my question is im going to start paint leather after i done my art and tooling letters and outline my work should i dye the leather then strat the painting or the othere way around. then after im done painting is there a cover to protect my work from daily use? 1) Best paint for leather 2) protecting cover finishes Quote Check us out on Facebook
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted January 5, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted January 5, 2011 Acrylics are most commonly used to paint the leather. You should thin it and slowly build it up in layers. If it's very thick, it WILL start cracking. Dye before painting or you'll change the color of the paint or possibly dissolve it. You can finish it with any of the acrylic finishes, but should consider spraying the finish on to avoid disturbing the paint. 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.
Ambassador leatheroo Posted January 5, 2011 Ambassador Report Posted January 5, 2011 Peter Main has a book on coloring leather it is a great source of information about getting the look you require. Quote "]http://leatheroo.blogspot
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