Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted June 24, 2012 Author Contributing Member Report Posted June 24, 2012 Yeah, Jim, that's just about how I'm doing mine too!!! 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.
Members DoubleC Posted June 24, 2012 Members Report Posted June 24, 2012 Well I have my drawn on the leather and it's too hard, just to hard to do without color. I don't know how to even draw the waves over the rocks in the brook, much less carve them so they won't be as dark and the water, which won't be as dark as the rocks underneath which still shouldn't be as dark as Sienna's mane and tail. Oh WHIIIIIIIIIINNEEEEEEE. And I am going to use this picture for something, but I just can't do it right. http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members DoubleC Posted June 24, 2012 Members Report Posted June 24, 2012 I need help, seriously. I just want to use dye and antiquing on this and don't have a clue how to do it so the antiquing makes it dark where it's supposed to be. I hate to be such a baby but I'm so frustrated. http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members Sylvia Posted June 24, 2012 Members Report Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) I need help, seriously. I just want to use dye and antiquing on this and don't have a clue how to do it so the antiquing makes it dark where it's supposed to be. I hate to be such a baby but I'm so frustrated. Cheryl: Get out a piece of paper... make your drawing on that with Pencil... and eraser... then when you are satisfied... just trace it on your leather as you would any other tracing. (scan the picture first, so you have a copy of it if you need more for some reason) As far as the waves over the rocks... think in terms of a "white shape" and outline it with maybe a ripple mark or two (slight indications) with the pointed end of you modeling tool. For the darker portions of water use the spoon part of the tool. Don't over do it. Edited June 24, 2012 by Sylvia A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members DoubleC Posted June 24, 2012 Members Report Posted June 24, 2012 Sylvia, I'm satisfied with the picture I have on the leather right now. Well except I don't have any waves in it yet. What I don' know is how to carve and bevel, and perhaps background this so I can get graduations of light and dark. I know you probably can't see the picture well because the leather piece is over a square foot but it won't scan any better than this. I'll get it, I'm just being cranky LOL my rib hurts. http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members Sylvia Posted June 24, 2012 Members Report Posted June 24, 2012 Carve only those lines you really want to stand out. Like perhaps Sienna. The rest just use the modeling spoon, your backgrounder.. and your beveler... there is nothing in the rules that says you have to bevel a carved line, you know. A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members DoubleC Posted June 24, 2012 Members Report Posted June 24, 2012 Thanks Sylvia, that's what I'll do. I will get the perspective as far as that right, I think I can. I was going to use a pear shader for the dark areas but a spoon will be easier to maneuver. I'll just DO it and if I don't like it I can color it, jeesh. This is not a life and death challenge....... http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members DoubleC Posted June 24, 2012 Members Report Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) Good grief, 8 hours start to finish with lots of stops in between and I was so freaked. Nonsense, nothing but nonsense, already looking forward to July's challenge :-) OK not impatient or anything, but is it that bad? Remember I usually only tool once a month for these challenges, K? Edited June 25, 2012 by DoubleC http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members Sylvia Posted June 25, 2012 Members Report Posted June 25, 2012 Cheryl: As far as I am concerned this is THE BEST tooling I've seen you do so far. A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members DoubleC Posted June 25, 2012 Members Report Posted June 25, 2012 Wow, thanks Sylvia. I don't know what else to say, just really thanks. c http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
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