Members sandanielee Posted January 26, 2014 Members Report Posted January 26, 2014 hi folks, i have a very special problem, i dont know whats the best way to carve this dog. My problem is there a no hard lines with i can cut... hope anyone can help me with an idea... Quote
Tree Reaper Posted January 26, 2014 Report Posted January 26, 2014 PM Crystal; she might help you with it. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=52999 Quote
Members camano ridge Posted January 26, 2014 Members Report Posted January 26, 2014 In addition to contacting Crystal get Stohlmans book on figure carving. It is a great book for seeing how lines are laid out and I think there are Dog sketches similar to your picture. When I do a picture like that I make a black and whit copy thenn use a pen to darken the lines i want to cut. Either ust the copy over the leather or use traccing paper or film to trace the picture using dark solid lines for those you want to cut and dotted lines for where you will shape but not cut. Quote
Members TXAG Posted January 26, 2014 Members Report Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) If you have access to Photoshop, there's a filter you can use on that image which basically turns it into a line art image...that would probably work pretty well as a basis to start from... Edited January 26, 2014 by TXAG Quote
Members jackd942 Posted January 26, 2014 Members Report Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) If you have access to Photoshop, there's a filter you can use on that image which basically turns it into a line art image...that would probably work pretty well as a basis to start from... Ditto on what TXAG said. You can do the same with Inkscape. I used to use it to make scrollsaw patterns. Not home right now, but scrollsaw workshop has some Inkscape tutorials on YouTube that could probably be adapted to come up with good images for carving. Edited January 26, 2014 by jackd942 Quote
Members mtroyalguy Posted January 27, 2014 Members Report Posted January 27, 2014 And if you don't have Photoshop there is a free one called GIMP. It can do pretty much everything Photoshop can, and certain can do basic functions like that. Its not quit as intuitive to use as Photoshop, but it is free. Quote
Members sandanielee Posted January 27, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 27, 2014 Thanks for all the tipps! that is what you mean? Quote
Members Turn n Burn Posted January 29, 2014 Members Report Posted January 29, 2014 That looks like a time saver what program did you use? Quote
Members sandanielee Posted February 3, 2014 Author Members Report Posted February 3, 2014 usketch was used to do this Quote
Members craftsman827 Posted February 5, 2014 Members Report Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) There is a tracing pattern in this book by Al Sthloman of a german shepard. Edited February 5, 2014 by craftsman827 Quote
Members sandanielee Posted February 17, 2014 Author Members Report Posted February 17, 2014 o dear, i dont find this book on amazon or ebay Quote
Members camano ridge Posted February 17, 2014 Members Report Posted February 17, 2014 It is available from Tandy Leather Craft Library as a digital download for $6.99. https://www.leathercraftlibrary.com/p-1496-14-patterns-for-the-leather-craftsman-by-al-stohlman.aspx? Quote
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