Members Cyberthrasher Posted May 9, 2014 Members Report Posted May 9, 2014 I don't think I ever posted this one up here either. This one was a custom order from a guy who wanted a Punisher themed bib for his 2010 Sportster. He already had the Punisher skull on his seat and air cleaner, so he requested an image of Frank Castle. This is what I came up with after teaching myself some acrylic blending techniques. Big shout out to Spinner for all the advice he gave me on the painting. I don't do a lot of paint work outside of full color, so that was pretty new to me. Quote hellhoundkustoms.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/hellhoundkustoms www.etsy.com/shop/HellhoundKustoms
Members benlilly1 Posted May 9, 2014 Members Report Posted May 9, 2014 That looks great, Cyberthrasher! Quote
Members jackd942 Posted May 9, 2014 Members Report Posted May 9, 2014 Nice job! I don't guess you have any links to any online resources you would be willing to share? Quote http://DavisLeather.blogspot.com http://Facebook.com/DavisCustomLeather
Members Cyberthrasher Posted May 9, 2014 Author Members Report Posted May 9, 2014 Nice job! I don't guess you have any links to any online resources you would be willing to share? For painting?? There's a LOT of good stuff here. http://www.elfwood.com/farp/art-tutorials.html That looks great, Cyberthrasher! Thanks!! Quote hellhoundkustoms.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/hellhoundkustoms www.etsy.com/shop/HellhoundKustoms
Members Eccho Posted May 9, 2014 Members Report Posted May 9, 2014 Very nicely done......you really captured the moment....not easy in leather....cudos. Quote leatherart3.com
Members DavidL Posted May 9, 2014 Members Report Posted May 9, 2014 Is that angelus acrylic paint? Been trying to get a finish like that. Quote
Members Cyberthrasher Posted May 9, 2014 Author Members Report Posted May 9, 2014 I believe that one was Createx white thinned with water for the greys and Liquitex medium for the white. I used a wash technique to get the grey blending and then did the highlights with a wash on the white that was already thinned with the medium Quote hellhoundkustoms.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/hellhoundkustoms www.etsy.com/shop/HellhoundKustoms
Members DavidL Posted May 10, 2014 Members Report Posted May 10, 2014 How do you get the black for the background appear so seamless? Is that also createx? The way I imagine it is you paint the whole thing black and then paint the colours for the portrait. It looks like bridle leather from the pictures but its either dye or acrylic I can't tell. Quote
Members Cyberthrasher Posted May 10, 2014 Author Members Report Posted May 10, 2014 How do you get the black for the background appear so seamless? Is that also createx? The way I imagine it is you paint the whole thing black and then paint the colours for the portrait. It looks like bridle leather from the pictures but its either dye or acrylic I can't tell. You can see in that last picture that it's plain old veg tan tooling leather, 5/6 oz. When it comes to color, I have a strict philosophy that every color that's available as dye should be dyed. Save the paint for those colors that are harder to get in a dye. The reason for this is that dye penetrates the leather and changes its color, where paint only sits on top (though proper thinning will help it sink in a little bit for better adhesion). With that said, since the only colors on this one were black and white, I dyed the entire piece black with Fiebing's Pro Oil Black and then went through and did my painting over the top, leaving the black that was already there for the black portions of the picture. The only spot I did use black paint was a little bit mixed with the white on the gun to get more of a black grey color overall. There's about 3 or 4 varying shades of grey on the gun. I started with the lightest tint, and then added the darker spots bit by bit by adding just a touch of black here and there to the pallet. After it's all done, just finish as normal. Quote hellhoundkustoms.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/hellhoundkustoms www.etsy.com/shop/HellhoundKustoms
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