Members StrigaMort Posted July 22, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 22, 2014 Went with the overlay. I need to work on this inlay business. Maybe I'll do some key chains for practice with scraps. Quote Proud purveyor OMEGA Leather
Members katsass Posted July 23, 2014 Members Report Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Just as an observation, For inlay work (and what few overlays I have done) I try to look for the following ---- first, color contrast, and second, variation in texture. I have found that a single color of the two pieces, such as black on black, even with texture variation, is one of the more difficult ways to go satisfactorily. The lack of variation between the two pieces make them 'flow' together and fail to draw the eye, which is one of the main reasons for doing the overlay or inlay in the first place. BUT, as said, those are just the observations of a grumpy old man and I would dare not consider myself the expert on inlay OR overlay. Mike Edited July 23, 2014 by katsass Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
Members StrigaMort Posted July 23, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Nah, I appreciate your input a lot. The customer wanted all black. I had a bit more leash on this snake overlay. I dyed the back but left the edges natural. Maybe next time I'll suggest a little break in the solid colors. Edited July 23, 2014 by StrigaMort Quote Proud purveyor OMEGA Leather
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