Members cjartist Posted April 16, 2017 Members Report Posted April 16, 2017 So I was inspired by StormCrow's post about making a splattered wallet, to try out some marbling. So these were just some scrap pieces I had lying about. Full of scars and blemishes. I experimented with some suminagashi inks. I sealed them with super shene because it seems to make the color more vibrant. The blue green one on the right is only half covered with supershene (not sure if you can notice in these pics). The yellow and purple one was an oops because I actually dyed the wrong side of the leather. LOL I think there is a lot of potential here. I did a tiny bit of stamping and carving on the left hand one to see if it would screw it up in any way. Took the tools just fine although it is only 3 to 4 ounce leather. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members battlemunky Posted April 17, 2017 Members Report Posted April 17, 2017 Super cool looking! Quote
Members cjartist Posted April 17, 2017 Author Members Report Posted April 17, 2017 Thanks BattleMunky. I think I am going to try and make a simple wallet using this technique. I think it should be an interesting look. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
bikermutt07 Posted April 17, 2017 Report Posted April 17, 2017 These look much better. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members cjartist Posted April 17, 2017 Author Members Report Posted April 17, 2017 I made some more today and began working on a simple wallet. I'll throw up pics of that once It's done. I have never perfected my stitching and prefer to lace. So, I decided to put these pieces for sale in my Etsy shop for those that are better at making smalls than I am Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members Stetson912 Posted April 17, 2017 Members Report Posted April 17, 2017 You used suminagashi inks? Have you noticed any bleeding or rub off or anything? I'm curious how leather dye will work in place of suminagashi inks. I'll have to try it. Did you do anything to prepare the water? I know you don't do anything Hing to the water with suminagashi but you do with European marbling. Just curious about the process. Looks super cool Quote
Members cjartist Posted April 17, 2017 Author Members Report Posted April 17, 2017 I tried fiebings leather dye first. Seems like it should have worked because it is alcohol based, but it didn't work for me. So yes, I used suminagshi inks on top of straight water. I have not experienced any rub off, but I have found is that using oil after these inks is not good. It tends to fade the color. Sealing it with resolene or super shene works quite well though. It really is a fun little project. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members Stetson912 Posted April 17, 2017 Members Report Posted April 17, 2017 Awesome thanks. One more question. How did you float the inks? With a brush or dropper or something else? Quote
Members cjartist Posted April 17, 2017 Author Members Report Posted April 17, 2017 I bought some sumi brushes and used those. Just need a brush that holds a good deal of ink. Having the pointed tip like the Asian ones do, helps also. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members Stetson912 Posted April 17, 2017 Members Report Posted April 17, 2017 Ah I see. I'll definitely have to try this thanks for the info Quote
Members cjartist Posted April 21, 2017 Author Members Report Posted April 21, 2017 Here as my go at a simple wallet. Thanks JLS for the pattern Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members Stetson912 Posted April 21, 2017 Members Report Posted April 21, 2017 Sweet. Looks good to me. And there's nothing g else out there like it. Quote
Members cjartist Posted April 21, 2017 Author Members Report Posted April 21, 2017 Thanks Stetson. The front of it was where I tried some oil and it came out a little faded. Resolene is definitely the way to go with these inks. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members battlemunky Posted April 21, 2017 Members Report Posted April 21, 2017 Yeah, pretty cool. I think it is a great start, now you have to find a way to sharpen it. I think it is quite awesome, don't get me wrong, but the slanty side looks a bit muddy. I hate to mention it up because I have zero ideas on how to help fix it. Quote
Members cjartist Posted April 21, 2017 Author Members Report Posted April 21, 2017 2 hours ago, battlemunky said: Yeah, pretty cool. I think it is a great start, now you have to find a way to sharpen it. I think it is quite awesome, don't get me wrong, but the slanty side looks a bit muddy. I hate to mention it up because I have zero ideas on how to help fix it. I agree. That slanted side was a little more vibrant before I used a bit of neatsfoot oil on it. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members kiwican Posted April 22, 2017 Members Report Posted April 22, 2017 I like this. I'm going to find some of that ink and give it go Quote
Members cjartist Posted April 22, 2017 Author Members Report Posted April 22, 2017 12 minutes ago, kiwican said: I like this. I'm going to find some of that ink and give it go Cool. Please share some of your pics. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members Stetson912 Posted April 22, 2017 Members Report Posted April 22, 2017 For those following this thread, I found a product that caught my attention. It's a marbling kit. Their website mentions it can be used on leather(they specialize in paints for fabric and paper) but it did mention leather. I ordered it and will do my best to capture the process and post pics of my failures and successes to see if this is also a viable option or not. The company name was Jacquard I believe. If anyone wants to look into them as well. I am inspired by cjartist's results here and have to give it a go myself Quote
Members jrny4wrd Posted June 13, 2017 Members Report Posted June 13, 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 4:19 PM, cjartist said: I tried fiebings leather dye first. Seems like it should have worked because it is alcohol based, but it didn't work for me. So yes, I used suminagshi inks on top of straight water. I have not experienced any rub off, but I have found is that using oil after these inks is not good. It tends to fade the color. Sealing it with resolene or super shene works quite well though. It really is a fun little project. Since oil floats, I will have to see if fiebings will work mixed with some oil. Did you mix it when you tried feibings? Quote
Members cjartist Posted June 14, 2017 Author Members Report Posted June 14, 2017 No, I did not. In it's raw form it just sank so that is a good idea. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
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