Technique Question

[bizzy1]

Hello friends!

I just wondered how it's made that the carved patterns and the rest of the leather have different colors. I mean something like this beautiful samples:

sample 1

sample 2

Is there a resist/blockout used? Is that possible to color the patterns then use somekind of a resist to protect it from the dye and then dye the whole project? I just have no clue how it's made. I know some of you make such things and they look great. Maybe there is somekind of tutorial on that special subject? I really need help with this. Big thanks!

[Regis]

Welcome to LW.net

You can use a resist or a steady hand. With spirit or water based dye or acrylic.

Here is a tutorial/demo that Kate did to show everyone.

Liquit latex demo

Practice practice

Edited May 29, 2008 by Regis

[bizzy1]

Thank you Regis! It's a great link. But I need a solution for overall dyeing with a spirit based Dye. Is there something that can resist from a spirit based dye? What kind of resist can protect from a spirit based dye (Neat-Lac, Super-Shene or whatever)?

Edited May 30, 2008 by bizzy1

[whinewine]

I have used latex on tooled, raised areas as a resist & then sprayed spirit dye over top, but the problem is that the spirit dye tends to creep under those latexed areas. The result is less than satisfactory. If the latex were used in the depressed areas, it might be different.

[Ladybug]

I've been working with leather a few years and don't have a clue what

anyone is talking about when they say spirit dyes. I use Fiebings oil dyes

and stains. To get a two tone line the ones posted here i use a small

paint brush and coat the area I want to be lighter than the rest with 5

or 6 light coats of leather sheen. Then I use a dobber to cover the entire

surface with the darker stain or dye that I want to be the main color of

my work. Then buff as usual and give it all a coat of one of the sheens I

want, depending on the shine I want the finished product to have.

[whinewine]

I've been working with leather a few years and don't have a clue what

anyone is talking about when they say spirit dyes.

alcohol-based dyes [alcohol= spirits]

[kimberangel]

Tandy also has a great product called block out. Before using the dye, I use the block out over anything I do not want colored. I then use a small piant brush to dye anywhere near that area. The paint brush gives me better control of the dyed area and keeps the dyes away from the blocked area. Now i will tell you any oil based dye or the USMC black will cover any and every thing, but the block out and paint brush technique works well.