Kevin King Report post Posted January 14, 2008 This one was a doozie, bout 10 hours work on this one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beaverslayer Report post Posted January 14, 2008 (edited) Simpy AWESOME Kevin, that orange thread seems to fit with everything you make. Ken Edited January 14, 2008 by Beaverslayer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted January 14, 2008 Thats is cool! I agrre with Ken, that orange thread is supernice and nice touch with the main leather. Did you antique it yourself? Looks just great. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatheroo Report post Posted January 14, 2008 just love it!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrice Report post Posted January 14, 2008 (edited) Truly amazing and stunning! Edited January 14, 2008 by Patrice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Report post Posted January 14, 2008 impressive work once again kevin! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustWakinUp Report post Posted January 14, 2008 This one was a doozie, bout 10 hours work on this one. Those stitches are looking good kevin. It appears you have a slight angle on them now. I'm trying to get mine straighter. Still workin on my stitchin....It's awful Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardb Report post Posted January 14, 2008 Flippin COOL man. I like the orange stitching on that. Sets off the rather maniacle dude on the right. Probably from the staining? Or was it designed in? Cool either way. Brent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin King Report post Posted January 15, 2008 Thank you all once again. The brown stuff is the last of some distressed pig. The black overlay is black garment leather. The binding is black garment cow. I think the difference your seeing between the two dudes is just lighting. The art is not mine, it is a reproduction of a paintjob. This is another example of creating line art from a photo. (vector art) I redrew in Corel Draw. The photo on the left is of the original paintjob, and on the right is my rendering to suit my needs. KK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ETW Grumpy Report post Posted January 15, 2008 Very nice work, Kevin. Do you think you could come up with a tutorial on how to do vector art from a picture? I have been trying to figure that out for some time now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin King Report post Posted January 15, 2008 Very nice work, Kevin. Do you think you could come up with a tutorial on how to do vector art from a picture? I have been trying to figure that out for some time now. Thanks brutha. As far as the tutorial, i'm not sure i'd know how to do that. But basically its juts glorified tracing. The reason I like to use corel and convert to vector is that I can resize and position very easily. I can even simulate colors and stitching to kinda give myself a preview of what its going to look like. What program are you using? KK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveb Report post Posted January 15, 2008 nice, some killer turns on the sewing machine, the art reads great quite the technical job - congrats, you must of been dizzy when you were done nice- and how can you not love orange and black, i mean...they just go hand in hand... steveb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCOUTER Report post Posted January 15, 2008 Kevin, Awesome work! What kind of sewing machine do you use? That IS art! Thanks for posting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sbafm0413 Report post Posted January 15, 2008 bad ass, good job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esantoro Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Awesome. What size thread are you using, which I hope has not already been asked? ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin King Report post Posted February 2, 2008 nice, some killer turns on the sewing machine, the art reads greatquite the technical job - congrats, you must of been dizzy when you were done nice- and how can you not love orange and black, i mean...they just go hand in hand... steveb Thanks Steve, I was a bit nervous when I was stitching this one, cuz I wasnt sure you'd even be able to make out the design. It took about six hours in just stitch work, so it wouldve really sucked to not be able to use it. Kevin, Awesome work! What kind of sewing machine do you use? That IS art! Thanks for posting! I use a juki 1541 Awesome. What size thread are you using, which I hope has not already been asked?ed Most of what I do, I use 69 or 92. KK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esantoro Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Thanks Steve, I was a bit nervous when I was stitching this one, cuz I wasnt sure you'd even be able to make out the design. It took about six hours in just stitch work, so it wouldve really sucked to not be able to use it.I use a juki 1541 Most of what I do, I use 69 or 92. KK Now that I'm getting into smaller, portable machines, with comfortable hand-crank balance wheels, I can begin thinking about doing some of this work. Thanks, Kevin. ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ETW Grumpy Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Kevin, I have Corel Draw 10 ( I think it's 10) also have Photoshop 7 and Adobe Illustrator. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites