Contributing Member Clay Posted May 29, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted May 29, 2008 Well it is finaly back. The monthly challenge for June is a celtic pattern. Just like the other challenges, you can tool this pattern in any way that you like, change it to fit and color it if you wish. This is going to be a fun pattern and a little "challenging". ClayM. Clay Miller
Billy P Posted May 29, 2008 Report Posted May 29, 2008 Hey Clay, I'm not too good with these computers and doing stuff like enlarging things, so could you possibly put a picture of the June pattern up that will be/print out bigger. Thanks a lot Billy P Billy P SideLine Leather Co. Leatherworker.net/Forum
TomSwede Posted May 29, 2008 Report Posted May 29, 2008 (edited) Not very good when resizing up cuz of the high compression but you should be able to pull a decent transfer from it. Good luck! Tom Edited May 29, 2008 by TomSwede Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted May 30, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted May 30, 2008 ahhhh, thank you!!!! I've been missing these. 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 Crystal Posted June 10, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted June 10, 2008 Okay - I'll go first It's not too pretty, still having trouble getting rid of the haloing. I will figure it out someday, I hope. This is no 2. No 1 was too small at 2.5 inches wide. Thought I would go for a coaster, but needed something to protect me from a very sharp knife. So this is what I came up with. There are 3 layers of leather blade end. (Middle one I cut crescent shaped to follow the curve of the blade and act as a stop.) Not a good design, I have already skived some of the lace putting it in and out, but it will do for now. Medium Brown antique stain - 2 coats. I need to get brave and try color. Crystal Black Dog Custom Leather
Contributing Member Clay Posted June 10, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted June 10, 2008 Crystal, That looks great!!! Great job on the stamping, and the lacing looks very nice. I like how you took the patern and made something usefull out of it. Thanks for taking the challenge and posting the pictures. ClayM. Clay Miller
Members CitizenKate Posted June 10, 2008 Members Report Posted June 10, 2008 Great start, Crystal! I like how you incorporated the art into a functional design, and the lacing is quite nice, also. Kate Okay - I'll go first
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted June 10, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted June 10, 2008 Not very good when resizing up cuz of the high compression but you should be able to pull a decent transfer from it.Good luck! Tom TOM THANKS FOR MAKING IT LARGER........ now to find time to carve it.......... Luke
Contributing Member Crystal Posted June 10, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted June 10, 2008 Thanks for the homework and the critique, Clay. This was fun and hope to try more. Thanks for the comments, Kate. I have a few doodles laying around here and wanted to make something other than just a practice piece this time. I enjoy doing the lacing and it does help cover not so perfect edges. Can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with. I may have to retry this after seeing some "cheat sheets". Crystal Black Dog Custom Leather
howardb Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 Dangit. I wanted to be the first. I probably WOULD have been if I had only posted the pictures I took. I saw the design right after it was posted and KNEW it was right up my alley! I scaled it for a rounder, and got busy. By the end of the day, June 1, I had my little Celtic rounder. Then I got turbo lazy and never uploaded the picture! Oh well. At least Crystal made a cool somethign out of her project. Mine's just another wierd round thing laying around... Brent Brent Howard CALG, HLG
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