Moderator immiketoo Posted June 18, 2017 Moderator Report Posted June 18, 2017 Heres an in progress of a dragon I carved and painted in Natalie's class. Not quite finished, yet. Colors are all Golden Acrylics. Quote Learnleather.com
bikermutt07 Posted June 18, 2017 Report Posted June 18, 2017 That is amazing. WTH happened to your thumb?!? OUCH!!! 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.
Moderator immiketoo Posted June 19, 2017 Author Moderator Report Posted June 19, 2017 Lol, thanks! Just some paint on the nail. Quote Learnleather.com
Members Sceaden Posted June 21, 2017 Members Report Posted June 21, 2017 Incredible use of color and tooling. Quote
Moderator immiketoo Posted June 22, 2017 Author Moderator Report Posted June 22, 2017 Thanks! Its easy once you figure out a few things. Quote Learnleather.com
Members JerseyFirefighter Posted June 22, 2017 Members Report Posted June 22, 2017 I got nothing other than WOW. Quote Rob www.ridgewayleatherworks.com IG: @Ridgewayleatherworks FB: RidgewayLeatherworks
Members AZNightwolf Posted June 22, 2017 Members Report Posted June 22, 2017 no matter where I move it's looking at me Quote
Moderator immiketoo Posted June 23, 2017 Author Moderator Report Posted June 23, 2017 11 hours ago, JerseyFirefighter said: I got nothing other than WOW. Thanks, man. 9 hours ago, AZNightwolf said: no matter where I move it's looking at me Lol...I say that all the time! Quote Learnleather.com
Members CTaylorJr Posted June 29, 2017 Members Report Posted June 29, 2017 OUTSTANDING tooling, paint, and blending! WOW is all I can say! Quote Charlie
Members KingsCountyLeather Posted June 29, 2017 Members Report Posted June 29, 2017 Love the coloring and shading... if you can colour your leather like that, do you think you could colour a portrait of a persons face? something I've been thinking about lately. Quote
Moderator immiketoo Posted June 30, 2017 Author Moderator Report Posted June 30, 2017 On 6/29/2017 at 9:58 PM, KingsCountyLeather said: Love the coloring and shading... if you can colour your leather like that, do you think you could colour a portrait of a persons face? something I've been thinking about lately. I'm certain I could, although it would be much more difficult than a dragon. Especially if it was someone you know. But, if you take the time to perfect the colors, its just a matter of technique. Good carving helps too. Quote Learnleather.com
Members KingsCountyLeather Posted July 1, 2017 Members Report Posted July 1, 2017 How well does the colouring of painted leather hold up over time? Like say 10 to 20 years? Quote
Moderator immiketoo Posted July 1, 2017 Author Moderator Report Posted July 1, 2017 Well I've only been at it for 4 years, so I can't say from actual experience, but Ive seen painted pieces that are over 20 years old and they still look great. Acrylic paint is essentially plastic when it dries so its very durable. The pieces Ive done look exactly the same as they did when I first made them, 1, 2 3 or 4 years later. Time will tell, I suppose. Quote Learnleather.com
Members Rolandranch Posted August 25, 2017 Members Report Posted August 25, 2017 Amazing! How did you get the color details so accurate? I would love to be able to do that! Quote
Members kiwican Posted August 25, 2017 Members Report Posted August 25, 2017 How have I not seen this dragon before??? Quote
Members cjartist Posted August 25, 2017 Members Report Posted August 25, 2017 That's super. You really have a talent for painting details. Wow, nice. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members JD62 Posted August 26, 2017 Members Report Posted August 26, 2017 Id settle for just being able to get that texture that you got on the face ! Quote One day at a time my friends John
Members RobsGarage Posted November 17, 2017 Members Report Posted November 17, 2017 I was pretty happy with my first try til I saw yours!! Great work! Quote
Members Brown64 Posted January 24, 2018 Members Report Posted January 24, 2018 Beautiful! Do you seal the leather before you paint it? That is what I do so I can use washes to get the coloring, and shadowing to look right. However I find the paint is easer to chip sometimes after it is dry. If you do seal it first what sealer do you use? If you don't how do you achieve these colors, and shadows without the leather soaking it up? Sorry for all the questions, but figure carving is my favorite, and you are about the best I have seen, so who better to ask. Quote
Mjolnir Posted January 24, 2018 Report Posted January 24, 2018 I thought that was huge til I saw your thumb! Incredible work! Quote He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. Douglas Adams
Members chriscraft Posted February 19, 2018 Members Report Posted February 19, 2018 Nice, was it all hand brush work? Looks like a little airbrush work was used. Nice that it's not over hand tooled. I think that is what makes painting these stand out more. Too much tooling can overwhelm the piece. But you didn't so great job. Quote
Members Pirate305 Posted March 23, 2018 Members Report Posted March 23, 2018 Wow! Some awesome work! Quote
Members Bolt Vanderhuge Posted March 23, 2018 Members Report Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) I have to second the all I got is WOW. Edited March 23, 2018 by Bolt Vanderhuge Quote
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