How do l fill or paint letters engraved on leather

[Katlyn4jc]

Hi y'all , kindly advise how I can paint letters engraved on veg tan leather.

 

thansj 

[Roq]

A brush and acrylic paint.

[fredk]

I use gel-ink pens

[Grihm]

On 2017-02-10 at 6:18 AM, Katlyn4jc said:

Hi y'all , kindly advise how I can paint letters engraved on veg tan leather.

 

thansj 

Stamp them with number tools, then color them with Eco Flow antique using a sponge.

[alpha2]

Or, put a couple of layers of resist on the letters, then just stain/dye the rest of the piece.

[Mark842]

On 2/9/2017 at 10:18 PM, Katlyn4jc said:

Hi y'all , kindly advise how I can paint letters engraved on veg tan leather.

 

thansj 

Hi, to answer you literally you might try Angelus brand acrylic paints. Paint the letters the color of your choice and then seal them with your resist of choice. Everyone has their favorites, mine is liquitex varnishes, either matt or satin depending on the finish you want. After you seal the letters you can then dye the rest of the leather and if your resist does its job the dye will just wipe off the painted letters. If your not looking for an actual different color letter, like red on black, you can use an antique dye that highlight all stamping, toolings, cuts, etc.

[BJP]

I use a proper sized brush and multiple THIN coats of acrylic paint.    I use heavy body "Golden" acrylics

sealed with thinned acrylic sealer

[BlandStudios]

Mark842, can I use Fiebing's Pro Dye after painting letters with Angelus paints? I will be happy to buy liquitex varnishes if you had success as a resist over Angelus paint, then applying dyes.

Thank you!