Golden Skull

[edishere54]

I am a CyberThrasher fan all the way, especially on Guitar Straps. This job is an inspiration to me as a guitar strap maker myself. I bow down in worship man! Major coolness once again!!! Seems like I have much to learn....

[Cyberthrasher]

I am a CyberThrasher fan all the way, especially on Guitar Straps. This job is an inspiration to me as a guitar strap maker myself. I bow down in worship man! Major coolness once again!!! Seems like I have much to learn....

Thanks Ed!!

[coop]

_{That turned out awesome, I would like to start incorperating more colors, the gold looks great! Where do you purshase your acrylic from? I am doing a Spector logo on a strap and it would look sharp in gold.}

[Cyberthrasher]

The two brands I've had the best luck with are Golden Fluid (Fluid is a type that Golden offers), as well as Createx. I started using Createx when it was all I had from some other work. Someone recommended Golden products to me as well, so I gave them a shot. Angelus makes a line of leather acrylics that are formulated for leather and do a really good job.

[coop]

I think I'll try the Angleus Antique Gold, looks nice. The way you left the center of the crosses black really makes them pop. Thanks for the info!

[Cyberthrasher]

Thanks Coop! I talked him into doing the crosses like that since I knew they would really POP without being too over the top. Makes the center of them separate from the background, but not a huge amount of in your face gold to distract the eyes from the other details.

[OdinUK]

Wow, amazing work.

How do you apply the Resoline, with a sponge or airbrush? Does it not crack? It looks so smooth. The gold an black looks great!

[Cyberthrasher]

It only cracks if it's applied to heavy and not thinned 50/50. If I'm only doing a single color, I'll put it on with a sponge. Multiple colors like this will usually get at least the first coat airbrushed to keep from lifting any pigment and spreading it around.

[OdinUK]

Thanks for sharing that. I haven't used resolene very much. I'll try airbrushing it next time. Many thanks.