Trying My Hand at an F.O. Baird Pattern

[JazzBass]

Wonderful depth. The layering of the leaves really makes the flower stand out. Nice!

[YinTx]

15 hours ago, JazzBass said:

Wonderful depth. The layering of the leaves really makes the flower stand out. Nice!

Thank you.  That was a bit of a challenge on the thin leather, I think it did ok!

YinTx

[terrymac]

Sheilajeanne, your instructor was wrong. Pear shaders (thumbprints)can be utilized either way. If you would look at the cover of the latest "Leather Crafters" journal, you will see a piece tooled Bobby Park (Hidepounder) on which every flower is treated the way Yin Tx did.  It just all depends on the effect you want

Terry

Edited January 20, 2019 by terrymac

[YinTx]

On 1/20/2019 at 5:15 PM, terrymac said:

Sheilajeanne, your instructor was wrong. Pear shaders (thumbprints)can be utilized either way. If you would look at the cover of the latest "Leather Crafters" journal, you will see a piece tooled Bobby Park (Hidepounder) on which every flower is treated the way Yin Tx did.  It just all depends on the effect you want

Terry

This.  I toyed with using it the "normal" way, but it didn't fit the Baird flower very well, so I turned it, and got the effect I was looking for.   I am no expert and still learning, but sometimes ya gotta do what works best for ya and hope for the best!  Doesn't always work out so well tho...

YinTx