mountainm Report post Posted February 20, 2016 My latest bit of leather bashing.<br /> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickdroid Report post Posted February 20, 2016 Beautiful, looks alive. Looks like i should stick a pin through it and place a label under it. Is that based on any specific beetle? Really impressive piece. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snubbyfan Report post Posted February 20, 2016 I saw that and thought, "that's a cool looking beetle on that hunk of leather. Oh wait! It's carved in, cool!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainm Report post Posted February 20, 2016 Thanks. It's a stag beetle. The colour is chromatic. So it changes from a dull bronze to an iridescent purple in the light. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rosiart Report post Posted February 20, 2016 Very impressive. Like others have mentioned, it looks very real. How big is the beetle? And all the little details on the legs....amazing. Made me think of some of the older, out of this world ball gowns that had beetle wings as the iridescent embellishment on the bodice and got me to wondering if a person could achieve a similar effect with leather tooled and painted. Was it a specific brand of paint you used? Thanks for sharing with us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainm Report post Posted February 21, 2016 It's duochrome nail polish. Sometimes called chromatic, chameleon or flip metal. The piece it's on is about 6" square. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonicaJacobson Report post Posted February 21, 2016 What. That is awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toney Report post Posted February 21, 2016 Very nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bair Hide Report post Posted March 13, 2016 Nail polish...I would never have guessed. Amazing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Drakkon Report post Posted March 18, 2016 Awesome, especially getting in all those tiny areas around the legs! An acrylic paint I've used that does something similar is the Lumiere brand, they have the added bonus of heat-setting, so blasting it with a hair dryer helps really stick it down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainm Report post Posted March 19, 2016 Hadn't seen those before. The halo range looks just the job. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
