Celtic Knot Tutorial for Railrider1920

[Railrider1920]

11 hours ago, immiketoo said:

but I'm always down for a beer with a leatherworker.

How about a leather destroyer lol

[immiketoo]

Lol...sure!

[Scoutmom103]

Thank you for the video.   

I like the weights you use.  

[immiketoo]

1 hour ago, Scoutmom103 said:

Thank you for the video.   

I like the weights you use.  

Me too.  They were made for me by justkate

 

[BDAZ]

Just a tip. I take my design, reverse print it on a laser printer then place it on the piece toner side down, saturate the design with acetone, then either use a creaser or even better a hot iron or press at 250F, which will transfer the toner onto the leather. I also use this on suede when someone wants some text on a piece or a signature. 

 

Bob

[immiketoo]

Good tip.  We do that too, but for this piece, its good to demo the benefits and pitfalls of tracing.  Plus, if you aren't adding color to your piece, the transfer method doesn't work.

[BDAZ]

33 minutes ago, immiketoo said:

Good tip.  We do that too, but for this piece, its good to demo the benefits and pitfalls of tracing.  Plus, if you aren't adding color to your piece, the transfer method doesn't work.

Not sure what you mean? I just finished a piece and the lines of toner are obliterated by the cuts. I make my lines 3 pixels.

BTW I like your idea of using the bevel first. I used  small modeling spoon instead and made the actual beveling much easier, faster and smoother. Thanks! Always a new tweak in this business!

Edited June 29, 2018 by BDAZ

[immiketoo]

I am referring to transfers that are more than just line art, but out of curiosity, how do you adjust line thickness on images?  Are you creating your own files?

 

[BDAZ]

I did almost the identical graphic in this tutorial the other day, which I downloaded via Google. First I drop it into Photoshop. Next I eliminate any background, usually white. If it is a .png it may already be on a transparent background. The I select the remaining image and create a new layer. I fill the layer with white and stroke it with a 3 pixel stroke. Could be wider, but 3 pixels is the width of a knife cut. Then I reverse the image and  print it on standard paper. 

I apply it to the leather and either iron it (at least 260F) on or use my press or saturate the paper with alcohol and use a creaser.

 

If it was sa a photograph, I would trace it on a new layer in photoshop and then print as above.

Edited June 29, 2018 by BDAZ

[immiketoo]

Oh you're a photoshop guru!  Nice!