Members Pennypower Posted January 20, 2014 Members Report Posted January 20, 2014 So I've been reading all I can find on here regarding this topic, and it seems that it's absolutely necessary to use resolene or supersheen as a resist first before antiqueing. My question is, how do you keep the resolene out of the grooves so the antique paste will show up there? Or is this even an issue? Also, I'm not antiqueing tooled leather necessarily, just cuts in light colored leather that I want to turn out really dark, so I need a quick process. Can I just finish the leather like I normally would, then antique it, then finish it again? Thanks everyone! Quote
Members Pennypower Posted January 20, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 20, 2014 I'm trying to post a pic for you, but I don't see any link for an attachment :-( ???? Quote
Northmount Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 I'm trying to post a pic for you, but I don't see any link for an attachment :-( ???? If you are on a tablet or phone, just copy and past. On a PC, use "more reply options" button. Tom Quote
electrathon Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 Can I just finish the leather like I normally would, then antique it, then finish it again? Yes. It does need to be sealed well, like with neet-laq or RTC. Aaron Quote
electrathon Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 Exactly what are we seeing? Describe the kind of product and the steps you took. Quote
Members Pennypower Posted January 21, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2014 This is the kind of effect I'm looking for. It's a dog collar I think but I didn't make it. I like how light it is in the middle, but I've never been able to maintain that much brightness throughout when I antique. The lines are really dark so I'm thinking a black or really dark brown antique paste was used? Quote
electrathon Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 Ha! I thought you whipped that out real quick. Quote
Members Tina Posted January 21, 2014 Members Report Posted January 21, 2014 The option is to use Fiebings Hi-Liter...It just put black in the groves/tooled areas without staining the rest of the leather. You will still need a resist :-) Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Members Pennypower Posted January 21, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2014 So the resist doesn't prevent the Hi Lite/antique from grabbing in the grooves? Quote
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