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Well, she's finished in all her flawed glory.  Still need lots of practice with horses I think, but many thanks to all those who helped me get this one as good as it is.  For a guy who can't draw stick figures, I reckon I'm doin ok...

Made this with some of that older Tandy leather like I have in the "for sale leather and lace" section, conditioned with some beeswax/neatsfoot oil blend I've made.  Mahagony dye and antique, Tan Kote resist and Resolene top coat.  9 oz outside, 5 oz inside.  Heavy Fil Au Chinois Brique linen thread.

I'll probably put this one for sale, anyone have any idea what a tooled padfolio goes for these days?

YinTx

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I like it. You did a nice job.

Rohn

(John 8:32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV)

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Very nice work.

 

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Looks great, but I am wondering about the horse's eye, does that need some colour or some tooling to show the eyeball better? The horse looks blind.

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Brian

 

"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right"  Henry Ford

Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy,  Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)

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Nicely done.

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3 hours ago, Rockoboy said:

Looks great, but I am wondering about the horse's eye, does that need some colour or some tooling to show the eyeball better? The horse looks blind.

I tried to follow @yaklady's tutorial on horse eyes, not that I did as well as her, but I tried.  I think maybe since there is no distinction of a pupil, it seems like a blind eye.  But, in general, you don' see the white of the horse's eye very often, and the pupil is difficult to distinguish.  I could have perhaps added a bit of dye to make the eye all dark, and tried to give it a white highlight as though there were a reflection off of a shiny round object, would make it seem more alive.  I haven't done a lot of eyes per se, so lots of room for experimenting and improvement for sure!

1 hour ago, Rossr said:

Yin...once again you are being too hard on yourself!   Looks mighty fine to me\

\Ross

Appreciate that Ross!

YinTx

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1 hour ago, YinTx said:

lots of room for experimenting and improvement for sure!

I hope I have not steered you wrong. I think this is an exceptional piece of art, the likes of which I can only dream of doing. The eye is just one small thing that I noticed.

Kindest regards

Brian

 

"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right"  Henry Ford

Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy,  Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)

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