Eagle Heads Wallet

[machinehead]

When I picked my name for this forum I thought that someone might connect it with the band. Although I am aware of Machinehead; I cut my teeth on the bands of the late sixties and into the seventies. The ones still performing are just short of the old folks home now I think. Don't know how THEY got so old.

[Glock21]

When I picked my name for this forum I thought that someone might connect it with the band. Although I am aware of Machinehead; I cut my teeth on the bands of the late sixties and into the seventies. The ones still performing are just short of the old folks home now I think. Don't know how THEY got so old.

VeryNice wallet! When you paint with acrylic what do you use to dilute it? and after the painting what do you use to seal in the paint?

[tg lucas]

that is sweet!!!!!

[TomSwede]

When I picked my name for this forum I thought that someone might connect it with the band. Although I am aware of Machinehead; I cut my teeth on the bands of the late sixties and into the seventies. The ones still performing are just short of the old folks home now I think. Don't know how THEY got so old.

Haha dunno how I got this old...running owards forty feeling like 25...eh well, maybe no simemes ;-)

I like Machine head alot so had to ask and speaking of...they've been in the game for qutie some time too.

VeryNice wallet! When you paint with acrylic what do you use to dilute it? and after the painting what do you use to seal in the paint?

Thank you Glock21!!

Acrylics are waterbased so just add water and dilute it thoroughly and paint it on in washes. I'm doing lots of wwhite at the moment...soooo tideous to cover the same design for 8 bracers in a serie.

I use fiebings leathersheen to seal it. First layer I do really thin to don dissolve the paint and then I do 2 - 3 thorough coats and let it dry in between the coats.

that is sweet!!!!!

Thank you very much Lucas :-)

Tom

[tg lucas]

Tom,

The more I look at it the more I love it! i was wondering if you would not mind sharing how you did the black on the painting? It almost looks like antique but reminds me more of a tattoo style. Any tips on how you did the black highlighting/under toning?

Travous

[TomSwede]

Tom,

The more I look at it the more I love it! i was wondering if you would not mind sharing how you did the black on the painting? It almost looks like antique but reminds me more of a tattoo style. Any tips on how you did the black highlighting/under toning?

Travous

I'll reply later today :-)

Have to go somewhere for a while.

Tom

[TomSwede]

Hi Lucas!!

You are absolutely right. Just put it in reverse.

I used as allways with acrylics a black acrylics that was diluted down to a grey wash wich I used to create shadows under the beak. That's all, the rest is done with Eco-flo black antique but first I seal it with Fiebings leathersheen. Too bad the eco-flo is no fun to work with on the sheened surface but some dabbling with it eventually get it done.

Tom