Me: I don't want to tool tiny things! Also me:

[YinTx]

Pen for scale.  It is about 3/4" wide at the widest point. Drew this entirely myself, freehand, no tracing.  A first for me.  I think it came out ok, despite the use of a huge knife.  Someday I'll get tiny tools to go with these dang tiny toolings.

Enjoy, also open to constructive criticism!

YinTx

[RockyAussie]

Can't help you with the criticism constructive or any other sort......I think you might have gone and got the hang of this and on such a little bit a that.

[bermudahwin]

Like 10% of us here could freehand that, and I am dissing nobody, If I could freehand that, I'd chuck the art and CAD packages and save a heap.

H

[bikermutt07]

Wow, Y!!! Fantastic job.

[JLSleather]

Your deco cuts are pretty shallow... leather getting dry or knife getting dull? Still, I like the design.  Are you backgrounding, or no?

Small stuff is FUN.  Ya just haven't lived until you bought the P370 shade tool and then ground some off the sides

 

[ABHandmade]

Nice! Hand-drawn ornament is very impressive!

[YinTx]

9 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

I think you might have gone and got the hang of this

I'm tryin... bit at a time!  Thanks!

8 hours ago, hwinbermuda said:

I'd chuck the art and CAD packages and save a heap.

Would love to get a CAD package, but I haven't made enough $ on the carvings to justify buying  a smaller knife, so for sure wouldn't justify the software!  I couldn't draw a stick figure as I always say, but necessity is the mother of invention, so either I learn to draw or I learn to program...   I ain't saying I'm great here or anything... it took me well over an hour to get the sketch knocked out, but it was useable!

7 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

Wow, Y!!! Fantastic job.

Appreciate that!!

6 hours ago, JLSleather said:

Your deco cuts are pretty shallow... leather getting dry or knife getting dull

I'd say you are pretty right there.  Leather prolly a bit dry, and my hand a bit shy... knife is pretty sharp, no dragging.  I tend to make wreckerative cuts, and this thing was so tiny I was afraid I'd do worse than that.  More practice to come then, I'll try and get em a lil deeper...I was going to background, but the areas I was going to are designed to have holes punched in them (this will be a dog collar) and I wasn't sure how that'd look.. I opted not to for now.  Maybe the next one, and I'll be able to compare looks.  I am fascinated by those that can do very detailed tiny work, it is difficult for me, but I keep getting tasked with it, so there it is.  

4 hours ago, ABHandmade said:

Nice! Hand-drawn ornament is very impressive!

Coming from the master of detail himself, I am humbled.  Thank you.

YinTx

 

[spacedog]

Nicely done. I find tiny stuff difficult too. 

[YinTx]

12 hours ago, hwinbermuda said:

Like 10% of us here could freehand that, and I am dissing nobody, If I could freehand that, I'd chuck the art and CAD packages and save a heap.

H

I just woke up from a much needed nap, and realized some might be thinking I freehand cut that thing.  To be clear, I freehand drew it, on paper,  then transferred it to leather as always.  My bad if I mislead anyone!

YinTx

[alpha2]

Works for me! I haven't delved into the tiny toons bit yet, I should do better with the larger scale stuff first! Looks good, work in progress.