Jack1970 Report post Posted October 25, 2018 Hi folks, I thought I'd share a picture of a portfolio for a scheduler that I just finished for a colleague. Definite flaws in it, I especially need to work those eyes a little more, but all in all, I thought it turned out ok. Jack Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Killerwork Report post Posted October 25, 2018 No pic bud Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted October 25, 2018 5 hours ago, Jack1970 said: Hi folks, I thought I'd share a picture of a portfolio for a scheduler that I just finished for a colleague. Definite flaws in it, I especially need to work those eyes a little more, but all in all, I thought it turned out ok. Jack Your photo??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack1970 Report post Posted October 25, 2018 Sorry folks, here's a pic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leebroox Report post Posted October 26, 2018 19 hours ago, Jack1970 said: Sorry folks, here's a pic. I really like the dye work and the cleanliness of the lettering. Can you walk me through your process for getting such a clean two-tone effect? Thanks in advance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted October 26, 2018 That looks great! Whatever finish you used looks really nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack1970 Report post Posted October 26, 2018 6 hours ago, Leebroox said: I really like the dye work and the cleanliness of the lettering. Can you walk me through your process for getting such a clean two-tone effect? Thanks in advance. Thanks @Leebroox for your kind words! Sure! After tooling I oiled it real well with olive oil and let that dry out some. Then, I used two coats of Fiebing's dark brown dye mixed with Fiebing's dye reducer. I just used a paint brush and a dauber. When it was dry, I buffed it like crazy with a soft cloth and a soft brush. Then I used Angelus Matte Finisher followed by Angelus Med. Brown Antique. After all that dried, I used leather sheen as a top coat. The interior is just Fiebing's dark brown with a dauber and Angelus Leather Balm. 2 hours ago, battlemunky said: That looks great! Whatever finish you used looks really nice! Thanks for the encouraging feedback @battlemunky! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigfoote Report post Posted October 26, 2018 Wow looks great to me! The only thing I can see is maybe just a little tight on your stitching on the bottom, or maybe you haven't hammered it flat yet? Your stitching is very clean. Great looking project your buddy will love it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScoobyNewbie Report post Posted October 27, 2018 That is beautiful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riem Report post Posted October 27, 2018 Great looking portfolio! That little man sure looks relieved to be free from the chains, eyes and all... The letter work is a real classy piece of work - is it stamped with a stamp set, or carved? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack1970 Report post Posted October 28, 2018 On 10/26/2018 at 6:58 PM, Bigfoote said: Wow looks great to me! The only thing I can see is maybe just a little tight on your stitching on the bottom, or maybe you haven't hammered it flat yet? Your stitching is very clean. Great looking project your buddy will love it! Thanks, @Bigfoote! I appreciate your comments! I got curious about that stitching and apparently that pic was before I hammered the stitches flat. I found another pic where it didn't look so tight there on the bottom left. I fussed with that thing quite a bit before I took it to work. lol On 10/26/2018 at 10:38 PM, ScoobyNewbie said: That is beautiful. Thanks for the kind words @ScoobyNewbie! 15 hours ago, Riem said: Great looking portfolio! That little man sure looks relieved to be free from the chains, eyes and all... The letter work is a real classy piece of work - is it stamped with a stamp set, or carved? Thanks for your kind comments @Riem! It's weird that he doesn't have eyes, isn't it? lol! I carved the letters. I copied and traced them, along with the logo, from my friend's website. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riem Report post Posted October 28, 2018 The eyes don't bother me as much as the thin neck... With the size of that head, no wonder the little chap is bending over backwards... But you did a fabulous job replicating the logo and lettering, really! The value of such a once off piece, especially as a gift, is surely... priceless! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack1970 Report post Posted October 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Riem said: The eyes don't bother me as much as the thin neck... With the size of that head, no wonder the little chap is bending over backwards... But you did a fabulous job replicating the logo and lettering, really! The value of such a once off piece, especially as a gift, is surely... priceless! Hahaha! Yeah, I kind of put the project off for a while because I didn't know if I could tool it and make it look like the original, or much like anything at all. Finally, I just bit the bullet to get it done and took the risk of ruining a big piece of leather. Thanks again for you comments! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leebroox Report post Posted November 14, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 12:12 AM, Jack1970 said: Thanks @Leebroox for your kind words! Sure! After tooling I oiled it real well with olive oil and let that dry out some. Then, I used two coats of Fiebing's dark brown dye mixed with Fiebing's dye reducer. I just used a paint brush and a dauber. When it was dry, I buffed it like crazy with a soft cloth and a soft brush. Then I used Angelus Matte Finisher followed by Angelus Med. Brown Antique. After all that dried, I used leather sheen as a top coat. The interior is just Fiebing's dark brown with a dauber and Angelus Leather balm. Thanks! I’ve only been doing leather work for about a year now and I’m having trouble locking down a good dyeing/coloring process. This was the most recent book cover I did and I have not figured out how to get that clean two-tone effect without the darks bleeding into the lights... thanks for your pointers. I’m guessing the angelus matte is what is used as the resist finish over the lighter areas? Leland Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack1970 Report post Posted November 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Leebroox said: Thanks! I’ve only been doing leather work for about a year now and I’m having trouble locking down a good dyeing/coloring process. This was the most recent book cover I did and I have not figured out how to get that clean two-tone effect without the darks bleeding into the lights... thanks for your pointers. I’m guessing the angelus matte is what is used as the resist finish over the lighter areas? Leland Hey Leland! That looks great! Yes, I was using the matte finisher as a resist. Great job on the lettering and you nailed the fouled anchor! The stitching and color looks great as well. That's going to be one happy ITCM and I'm sure it'll be a hit in the mess! You may be getting real busy making those real soon. Jack Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
