Happy little accident

[Dragonfly42]

9 hours ago, Sofaspud said:

If you had been doing leather work for 20 years I would be impressed by your work.  Being a newbie, I am doubly impressed.  Looking good!  Keep posting you progress.

Thank you!!! Just finished this lid for a tool bag for my new toys tonight  

[YinTx]

This is cool.

Are you creating your own designs?

YinTx

[Dragonfly42]

22 minutes ago, YinTx said:

This is cool.

Are you creating your own designs?

YinTx

Yessir. When I don't have any tattoos to do I sit up at the shop and practice drawing them or bring a pattern in and plan them out

Got into the dying process today! I'm super satisfied with the way this one turned out. The saddle tan has a really nice glow to it!

[JD62]

AWSOME, I'm very impressed!! (have you seen the tattoo section on this site?)

Edited September 2, 2017 by JD62

[Mark842]

21 hours ago, Dragonfly42 said:

Yessir. When I don't have any tattoos to do

Ahhh..that explains the obvious artistic skill. You are a natural but it is probably because you already know you are an artist and having the confidence to jump right in and really go for it is half the battle.

Your work is looking great. I've found when using antiques on large areas I put on my gloves and do exactly what most people will say to not do. I pour a lot of antique right on the leather..and I mean a lot of excess. and then get to spreading it around by hand immediately. As long as there is excess antique while your doing this it will not streak. When you get the entire surface covered remove most of the excess with a piece of cotton T shirt or similar. Then smooth out of dye job or high light areas you want to be lighter with a damp sponge.

Bottom line is this works for me but...when I first started working leather I was taught that there was pretty much one way that was right to do any given task with either a leather tool or dye, etc. I think that is a bunch of shit. I've found over the years that there is a bunch of different ways to get excellent results and an artist will find his way and personalize it. When they do, and they perfect it, it will be awesome.

Looking at your work makes me realize I need more employees so I can get out from behind the clicker press and the sewing machines and get back to doing what I love!

[Dragonfly42]

On 9/2/2017 at 2:00 AM, JD62 said:

AWSOME, I'm very impressed!! (have you seen the tattoo section on this site?)

No sir I haven't!

On 9/2/2017 at 9:32 AM, Mark842 said:

Ahhh..that explains the obvious artistic skill. You are a natural but it is probably because you already know you are an artist and having the confidence to jump right in and really go for it is half the battle.

Your work is looking great. I've found when using antiques on large areas I put on my gloves and do exactly what most people will say to not do. I pour a lot of antique right on the leather..and I mean a lot of excess. and then get to spreading it around by hand immediately. As long as there is excess antique while your doing this it will not streak. When you get the entire surface covered remove most of the excess with a piece of cotton T shirt or similar. Then smooth out of dye job or high light areas you want to be lighter with a damp sponge.

Bottom line is this works for me but...when I first started working leather I was taught that there was pretty much one way that was right to do any given task with either a leather tool or dye, etc. I think that is a bunch of shit. I've found over the years that there is a bunch of different ways to get excellent results and an artist will find his way and personalize it. When they do, and they perfect it, it will be awesome.

Looking at your work makes me realize I need more employees so I can get out from behind the clicker press and the sewing machines and get back to doing what I love!

Thank you for the tips!!! You know that's exactly what I'm trying to avoid with this. I've been published and on television and everything else painting motorcycles and tattooing and it was miserable! I don't want to do production, I want to sit back and if it takes me two weeks to carve a belt so be it. No custom orders, no pressure. Just make art the way I want to for once and if someone wants to buy it when I'm done all the better