Boriqua Posted February 14, 2019 Report Posted February 14, 2019 Haven't posted in forever but have been lurking about. This is a recent project and a good bit of fun. Its about 14" wide by 12 " high and a 3.75" gusset. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 14, 2019 Contributing Member Report Posted February 14, 2019 skulls really so no my thing, but this looks purdy good. Toolin', and applique'in', and pipin' .. gittin' ALL fancy over there! 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.
Boriqua Posted February 14, 2019 Author Report Posted February 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, JLSleather said: skulls really so no my thing, but this looks purdy good. Toolin', and applique'in', and pipin' .. gittin' ALL fancy over there! Thanks brother! I have to make the time to come around more often. That is also the first piece I did totally with dyes and no stain. So all the shading and highlights were the result of careful painting. It was time consuming but the results were so much more satisfying. I remember how much you love stain .. NOT! It was a commissioned piece and I think AZ is more into Day of the Dead than Mexico. Quote
Members Smartee Posted February 14, 2019 Members Report Posted February 14, 2019 That's awesome! Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 14, 2019 Contributing Member Report Posted February 14, 2019 I don't mind stain, it's just that ant-streak crap i don't have But I DO know that black dye in and around the carvings can be TOUGH! 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 YinTx Posted February 14, 2019 Members Report Posted February 14, 2019 Seriously, that white is a dye? Where did you get it? The whole piece came out awesome, as well! YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Boriqua Posted February 14, 2019 Author Report Posted February 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, YinTx said: Seriously, that white is a dye? Where did you get it? The whole piece came out awesome, as well! YinTx The white is referred to by the manufacturer as Acrylic painters ink. I have used a lot of acrylic in my life.. its just acrylic. What I do is I dilute it way down. My first few passes has almost no pigment but it begins to get into the leather and work like a primer. As I build up I will dilute it less but its always pretty dilute. I havent found a better way to get a good flat finish with acrylic. Each of those white areas has about 6 coats. I could have sprayed it but I would have had to do a lot of masking and I found when I spray the acrylic without doing several passes of really dilute acrylic its not as durable. Quote
Members battlemunky Posted February 14, 2019 Members Report Posted February 14, 2019 Great looking work @Boriqua! Clean as a whistle! Quote
Members kiwican Posted February 15, 2019 Members Report Posted February 15, 2019 A steady hand and good brushs! Great job Quote
Members Rbarleatherworks Posted February 15, 2019 Members Report Posted February 15, 2019 Wow... Love that bag...Awesome work Question though.... What paint did you use? That white is amazing against the black and with the other colors! And what it the bag made from? And how did you finish it? Tell us all ... lol Quote
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