Members Kymberly Posted March 9, 2015 Members Report Posted March 9, 2015 I've finally brought the new red Geom bag to life. For the handle, I ended up using Angelus red dye and finishing it with Natural Carnauba wax creme (Fiebing's). I was really happy with the finish. For some reason I can't seem to upload the other photos so if you're interested here's a link to more... https://kymberlysteel.wordpress.com/2015/03/09/geom-red/ … Quote
Northmount Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 I've finally brought the new red Geom bag to life. For the handle, I ended up using Angelus red dye and finishing it with Natural Carnauba wax creme (Fiebing's). I was really happy with the finish. geomredfront.jpgbobbles.jpg For some reason I can't seem to upload the other photos so if you're interested here's a link to more... https://kymberlysteel.wordpress.com/2015/03/09/geom-red/ … Very nice. The amount of file space per post is limited. If you resize your pics to 800 x 600 pixels, you'll have lots of room to upload photos. Tom Quote
Members Kymberly Posted March 9, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 9, 2015 Very nice. The amount of file space per post is limited. If you resize your pics to 800 x 600 pixels, you'll have lots of room to upload photos. Tom Thanks Tom! I'll do that next time. :-) Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted March 10, 2015 Members Report Posted March 10, 2015 Nice, Kymberly, I'm glad you ended up using veg tanned on the handle rather than suede. I like that the triangle isn't the same on both sides, as well. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Thor Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Kymberly, since you are using CS5 on a Mac it would be easiest to use your export to web function and set the JPG quality to 75%. That's good enough. That way your pictures should be no bigger than 150 kb even if they are 1200 px in width. If you are having CS5 I would use Fireworks for this kind of job as the compression rate is much better. Fireworks is the better program for the web than Photoshop. Quote
Members Kymberly Posted March 10, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 10, 2015 Nice, Kymberly, I'm glad you ended up using veg tanned on the handle rather than suede. I like that the triangle isn't the same on both sides, as well. Thanks Monica! I was a bit worried when dying the veg tan because I didn't use one smooth motion with a sponge. I only had the applicator that came with the dye and was basically brushing it on which made it a bit darker in some sections more than others. However, in the end it seemed to work out ok. The other thing was that I hole punched before applying the dye which meant the area around where I punched turned a bit darker than the rest. All in all, I was very happy with the result. I did make a bit of a mess though and turned my hands red... ha! Are you working on a new project? Kymberly, since you are using CS5 on a Mac it would be easiest to use your export to web function and set the JPG quality to 75%. That's good enough. That way your pictures should be no bigger than 150 kb even if they are 1200 px in width. If you are having CS5 I would use Fireworks for this kind of job as the compression rate is much better. Fireworks is the better program for the web than Photoshop. Hi Thor, How did you know!? I'm guessing the photos must have that information embedded in them? Thanks for the advice. I do have Firefox as part of the CS5 creative suite package but have never used it. I'll give it a shot. :-)) Quote
Thor Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 It's called meta information ;-) Fireworks not Firefox, but I guess we mean the same thing. It also has an export feature. Didn't use it in a while so I don't really know the path to it right now, but it's easy. Just in case ... http://help.adobe.com/en_US/fireworks/cs/using/fireworks_cs5_help.pdf review pages 217 through 219 or use dummies guide here http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-crop-images-in-adobe-fireworks-cs5.html. The first one is more export specific. The second one is more about cropping and exporting. Quote
Members Kymberly Posted March 10, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 10, 2015 It's called meta information ;-) Fireworks not Firefox, but I guess we mean the same thing. It also has an export feature. Didn't use it in a while so I don't really know the path to it right now, but it's easy. Just in case ... http://help.adobe.com/en_US/fireworks/cs/using/fireworks_cs5_help.pdf review pages 217 through 219 or use dummies guide here http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-crop-images-in-adobe-fireworks-cs5.html. The first one is more export specific. The second one is more about cropping and exporting. haha ops... I meant Fireworks not Firefox! Thanks for all the information and links! :-) Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted March 10, 2015 Members Report Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks Monica! I was a bit worried when dying the veg tan because I didn't use one smooth motion with a sponge. I only had the applicator that came with the dye and was basically brushing it on which made it a bit darker in some sections more than others. However, in the end it seemed to work out ok. The other thing was that I hole punched before applying the dye which meant the area around where I punched turned a bit darker than the rest. All in all, I was very happy with the result. I did make a bit of a mess though and turned my hands red... ha! Are you working on a new project? Ha, I have some disposable gloves to use when I dye things, but I forget half the time and have multi-colored fingers. I'm trying to get better, though, because I don't think the dye is particularly good for you if you do a lot of it. I am working on something (you can see it here), and I'm only about a week from being done! It's exciting because it's the first time I've tried piping. Hopefully I did it correctly. Unfortunately, I have to put it aside for a week and replace a zipper I put in the wrong way on another bag. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members Kymberly Posted March 10, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 10, 2015 Ha, I have some disposable gloves to use when I dye things, but I forget half the time and have multi-colored fingers. I'm trying to get better, though, because I don't think the dye is particularly good for you if you do a lot of it. I am working on something (you can see it here), and I'm only about a week from being done! It's exciting because it's the first time I've tried piping. Hopefully I did it correctly. Unfortunately, I have to put it aside for a week and replace a zipper I put in the wrong way on another bag. Oh I didn't know it was bad for you. I better use gloves next time! The new bag you're working on is amazing! I really love it. How are you putting the piping on? Are you using a sewing machine? I can't wait to see the final result. Are those little black and yellow things clamps to ensure pieces are glued well? Does the leather get damaged a bit if you have to replace a zipper? Quote
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