Ipad 2 Leather Book Cover Case

[particle]

I believe in previous posts he has said the graphics are burned in with a laser.

[JohnBarton]

I believe in previous posts he has said the graphics are burned in with a laser.

That was my first thought. I like the looks that are achieved. Shows how a laser can be used to make great designs.

[Urshag]

That was my first thought. I like the looks that are achieved. Shows how a laser can be used to make great designs.

I'm assuming that the equipment needed to do that is pretty expensive. Sigh. I was hoping there was a way to do that without having to spend a fortune. lol

Thanks for the replies.

Dennis Green

[JohnBarton]

I'm assuming that the equipment needed to do that is pretty expensive. Sigh. I was hoping there was a way to do that without having to spend a fortune. lol

Thanks for the replies.

Dennis Green

Dennis check out pyrography. This is the art of burning wood (and leather). Think of a soldering iron with different tips. Basically you can get basic to elaborate kits with tips for varying effects. At the end of the day you can be way more creative than using the laser. I have a laser engraver and trust me when I tell you that it sometimes takes me DAYS to get an image prepped just right so that it comes out great. Granted, once done I can repeat it as much as I want.

I have not yet gotten into pyrography beyond a few poor experiments with the soldering iron (not suitable for this). But I have a competitor who does it and people seem to like his designs. He calls it a Cue Tattoo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrography

http://www.suewalters.com/

Here are the machines you need:

http://www.patrickfaleur.com/pyrography/wpage4.htm

[JohnBarton]

more on leather

http://www.scorchpyro.co.uk/Leather.html

http://www.hendrikvrey.com/

So there you go.

[Urshag]

more on leather

http://www.scorchpyr...uk/Leather.html

http://www.hendrikvrey.com/

So there you go.

That is amazing work! Unfortunately I am not an artist. I'm great with Photoshop so I was hoping to find a way to create a design on the computer and transfer it to the leather.

I think I found a thread that shows how it may be done. This method talks about using laser printers and transferring with acetone or neat-lac. Here is the thread:

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=30822&st=0&p=192777&hl=tracing&fromsearch=1entry192777

Dennis

[JohnBarton]

That is amazing work! Unfortunately I am not an artist. I'm great with Photoshop so I was hoping to find a way to create a design on the computer and transfer it to the leather.

I think I found a thread that shows how it may be done. This method talks about using laser printers and transferring with acetone or neat-lac. Here is the thread:

http://leatherworker...=1

Dennis

Well the information is there about many techniques to transfer imagery to various substrates. Being an artist is not just about being creative it also about studying the technical part of art. There are many artists who us other people's work to make their own interpretations on other mediums. Figuring out how to do it is half the fun.

In the old days people would use carbon paper to trace images onto other things. In fact the same method that a tooler uses to impress the lines onto leather should work for pyrography - once you can see the image you only need to work on your technique in regards to shading, heat and pressure. Sounds easy?