Leather Armour

[Enigma Arcana]

I haven't really posted much at all on this board but I do lurk having read the posts over the years particularly the tips on the construction, tooling and dyeing of vegetan. I must say its been invaluable to me and I just like to express my gratitude collectively to the members and admins for their time and efforts in selflessly sharing the benefits of their experience. The costume pictured here was hand made by my wife and myself in our studio over the course of about ten days(as well as a matching stunt double) for the television show ONCE UPON A TIME. Its a piece we're both very proud of and we hope you can appreciate it for what it is

[Windrider30]

Now those are cool, i would'nt mind getting into making leather amour but oy that is a LOT of leather! And a limited clientell having hard enough time selling some of the bags I have done lol.

Edited March 18, 2016 by Windrider30

[Enigma Arcana]

yeah the material cost alone on each set was in the 800 dollar range in including the sandcast medallion which was around 250 including shipping. Fortunately I'm currently not doing retail/wholesale. Just custom for the film and television industry. I wouldn't know where to begin to sell a piece like this

[Windrider30]

Yep cost is huge on that and I was just talking the leather! But really great work!

[Grey Drakkon]

I LOVE the scalloped marks on the spaulders! The entire thing is awesome, but for some reason those really stand out to me.

[Enigma Arcana]

I LOVE the scalloped marks on the spaulders! The entire thing is awesome, but for some reason those really stand out to me.

I'm big on simple detailing that reads from across the room. Chiseling gouges is about as simple as it gets. If your colouration accentuates the contrast whilst making it seem integral to the material, its a very effective way of making a texture that really stands out without being busy or overworked.

[Toney]

Cool