RavenAus Report post Posted February 26, 2014 Hi there I did a mask a while back from a really beat up piece of leather from the damaged edge of a cheap hide - someone ordered a really distressed look harness so I went to my leather shop and asked if they had any battered old stuff they wanted to offload cheap I don't know what had happened to it but the hide was perfect, banged up and just what the customer wanted with little effort to me! Anyway, I used the rather beat up piece for what I called the 'Beast Hunter' mask. I emphasized the imperfections with red dye making them look like he'd been clawed and had bled through the mask. All subsequent attempts to reproduce the effect in a controllable manner have been flat failures though and the mask sold first time I displayed it, so I don't even have it for reference now. Can anyone help with a decent way to fake the whole claw marks thing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverback Report post Posted February 26, 2014 Hi,You could try banging a few nails thru a piece of wood, then flatten the pointy end slightly to replicate claws and then drag that down the leather with various pressures and see what happens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavenAus Report post Posted February 27, 2014 Hmm, I haven't tried nails. I did try a swivel knife but the result was too even. I'll see how nails and a board work out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoupRouge Report post Posted February 27, 2014 Maybe a scratch awl? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
