Members Stetson912 Posted April 17, 2018 Members Report Posted April 17, 2018 I've been practicing some more. Came across some free Don Gonzales tooling patterns on his site. I like them. This leather is a lot better than what I had been practicing on. I just didn't want to use it. But hey, gotta do what you gotta do. Anyway, I'm noticing improvement. I'm still having trouble identifying background in the scroll work and getting the scrolls to flow right but, all in all it's better. Tell me what you think Quote
alpha2 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Posted April 17, 2018 This is the best video on beveling I've seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oC5VytYiSg It really opened my eyes on the subject. Jeff Quote So much leather...so little time.
terrymac Posted April 17, 2018 Report Posted April 17, 2018 Great improvement!! Small suggestion is to continue veiner work around complete scroll. Do this prior to beveling and then when you bevel the border, most of it disappears, yet appears that these marks were part of the complete scroll. Keep it up Terry Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted April 17, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Definitely looking better. DO fill in the bare spots in teh scrolls -- it's important to the over all look. Also tool the broad leaf (right side) to give some depth to the leaf, so it looks like a FOLD, not a LINE. And DO spend the money for good leather. You can't learn RIGHT using low grade leather. Edited April 17, 2018 by JLSleather Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members Stetson912 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 17, 2018 I was wondering about the scrolls. It didn't really look right to me either. I don't have a photo care pattern so in making it up as I go. Jls, how do you mean? Do you mean the turn back? I don't really know how to do them.. obviously hahathanks for the suggestions! Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted April 17, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Yup. You can use the same shader tool you used on the rest of the leaf ... or for efficiency - turn it SIDEWAYS and walk away from the line, getting lighter as you go away (down). As for the vein tools, I've always thought less is more -- let the leather show. So I usually use LESS marks, spaced further apart. This is a 'each 'is own' deal, though. Long as I'm doing all that talking, might do the backgrounding on teh blue areas Edited April 17, 2018 by JLSleather Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members Stetson912 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 17, 2018 Oh ok. So shade under the turn back. Do I shade down towards the stem? Or left to right along the turn back line? B I'm looking for carved examples too. The ones from Don Gonzales just look beveled. I'll be studying this haha. Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 17, 2018 Oops.... Hehe I forgot that part lol Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted April 17, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted April 17, 2018 Well, that's why I uploaded the pic of the flower on my holster... I don't have the EXACT pattern you used - guess I could go download it but not today or tomorrow. I'll see can I find another example... Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members Stetson912 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 17, 2018 No that's ok. I can see from your picture. It didn't load for me earlier so I didn't know you provided an example. I can see from that picture now what I'll have to work on. Thanks! Quote
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