Members Willb2862 Posted November 11, 2018 Members Report Posted November 11, 2018 I referenced in and earlier post about 2 belts im making for my children. As children tend to do, they want what they want, irrespective of Dad's ability (or inability) to preform the required tasks to make the thing! Both belts have stamping they want colored. One has butterflies and flower, one snowflakes. I have acrylic leather paint and tried very fine brushes on a scrap piece, it didnt go well. How would you tackle this? Could I use a solid "brush", like a rounded awl? The problem was, no matter how lightly I pressed, the paint still spilled out of the lines. I did not thin the paint, fyi. Thanks for any suggestions. Will Quote
garypl Posted November 11, 2018 Report Posted November 11, 2018 I use small plastic squeeze bottles with very fine metal tips to paint leather. You can get very fine detail if you are careful! Gary Quote Cowboy 4500, Consew 206RB-4
Members Willb2862 Posted November 11, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 11, 2018 Fantastic idea! Thank you Quote
Members Scoutmom103 Posted November 11, 2018 Members Report Posted November 11, 2018 What a great idea Gary Quote
Members DJole Posted November 11, 2018 Members Report Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) If they would be okay with dye effects, instead of paint, you can use Ultra fine-tip Sharpie permanent markers, which have a very narrow tip about the size of a stitching needle. They are much smaller than the fine tip markers. They are available in different colors. I've used these markers to write in inscriptions, and they work well. Edited November 11, 2018 by DJole Quote \D. Jole \ --> <http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/Lindex.htm>
garypl Posted November 12, 2018 Report Posted November 12, 2018 I have only used gold gel,pens to highlight letters - worked well. Gary Quote Cowboy 4500, Consew 206RB-4
Members canonitr Posted November 12, 2018 Members Report Posted November 12, 2018 i used gold/silver pigment inks by uni ball pens (UM100) ..about 0.8mm tips it's hard to clean off with DNA or IPA .. but it seems that Columbus Get cleaner (leather cleaner) can remove the pigment inks .. you could try the other models that uses pigment inks, since you probably need it in other colors.. they probably come in finer tips too Quote "Fear not death itself, but how it comes"
Members Willb2862 Posted November 12, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 12, 2018 Thank you all for the suggestions! I will try out a few this week and see how it goes. Ill be sure to post some pics of the outcome! Quote
Moderator immiketoo Posted November 12, 2018 Moderator Report Posted November 12, 2018 If this is the look you're after, this video may help. Quote Learnleather.com
ABHandmade Posted November 12, 2018 Report Posted November 12, 2018 Synthetic brush (orange) No 0 makes it possible to draw very thin lines. You may need to reduce the viscosity of the acrylic paint by adding a very small amount of water. The use of alcohol dyes generally allows you to make ultrafine lines. Quote
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