Multiple Colours

[sharkeyfinn]

hi everyone ;-) im slowly getting the hang of things, but have come across something i need some help with.

its do do with using multiple colours on a single project, i know the method of using finishing sheen as a resist,and have had...moderate success, but i seem to get little bleeds onto the bits i dont want to be a certain colour.

what i would like to achieve is shown below. but for the life of me ,i cant figure out how to get the effect unless i hand paint, and i find it hard to believe that the items shown are done this way.

thanks for the help, ;-)

[papadanny]

That is a question I have as well.

[BDAZ]

Well these are the standard Tandy Celtic Stamps. I think, with a good deep impression one could paint the whole stamp, possibly using a mask, then carefully wipe the dye or stain off the top of the knots.

Cya!

Bob

[WyomingSlick]

Top Item

1. Dye the whole item solid color. Let dry

2. Spray whole item with finish/sealer. Let dry

3. Daub opaque finish into stamp impression.

4. Before it dries. wipe that off with cloth (old t-shirt) wrapped snugly around a solid block (wood) which leaves the opaque finish in the

recesses. You may need to touch up with pencil eraser.

5. Apply final finish

Lower item

1. Dye whole item lighter color.

2. Apply resist to area you want to keep the lighter color. Or you can mask it.

3. Dye the darker area. For something like this, an airbrush works the best by far, because: with it you can apply light coats, and thus

eliminate the dye bleeding into the lighter colored area .

4. Finish center area stamp as in top item

[tiggertlee]

Thanks for that, interesting technique. Curious what "opaque finish" would you use as an option?

[ENC]

This is the same question that brought me here. The search term you are looking for is "Block Dying". There are several old threads on this. The short how to is, wrap a block of wood with a layer of t-shirt put some dye on it and lightly drag or stamp it across the leather. Done right, the dye will only touch the highest points. I have tried it but with only limited success.

Ray

[WyomingSlick]

This is the same question that brought me here. The search term you are looking for is "Block Dying". There are several old threads on this. The short how to is, wrap a block of wood with a layer of t-shirt put some dye on it and lightly drag or stamp it across the leather. Done right, the dye will only touch the highest points. I have tried it but with only limited success.

Ray

No, you missed the point. One is not applying dye/paint in the procedure......you are removing the excess from the high points. The block removal technique will not work with dye....it will only work with opaque paints that do not acually penetrate the surface, Once you apply a penetrating dye, you are usually stuck with that, although you may have some success at bleaching it out some with various solvents.

[RiverCity]

For the first and third it is the block dying technique. And you can accomplish it pretty easily with a scrap of tshirt. The leather you stamped needs to be dry. Cover your dye bottle with a piece of tshirt and tip it to saturate a spot on the rag. Blot it off a few times on another rag, then lightly go over the surface. Youll have to play with it, you might need to only blot once or twice etc. Just be sure you go lightly. The middle one is done the same way, then the border is brush dyed the darker color.

Chuck