Members plinkercases Posted June 2, 2019 Members Report Posted June 2, 2019 Well done from design to execution. Quote "Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691 plinkercases.ca
Members Riem Posted June 3, 2019 Members Report Posted June 3, 2019 Freehand shmeehand... Looks excellent! Main thing - are you happy with it? Quote "People are more violently opposed to fur than to leather because it's safer to harass people in coats than to try being nasty to motorcycle gangs." ~Anonymous
Members dougfergy Posted June 3, 2019 Members Report Posted June 3, 2019 Man! That is fantastic! I'd have to use a magnifying glass to work that small. Quote
Members DJole Posted June 3, 2019 Members Report Posted June 3, 2019 It's got to be an optical trick...you found some giant-size tools and put them into the photo, right? Seriously, though... those are TINY lines you did there! I don't know how you pulled it off, but you did. That would be a difficult how-to video to make, since the movements would be so small. I have a couple designs I have shelved simply because they have some very, very small and narrow lines, and I just don't want to mess with them yet. I'm considering laser engraving instead. Quote \D. Jole \ --> <http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/Lindex.htm>
Contributing Member Bob Blea Posted June 3, 2019 Contributing Member Report Posted June 3, 2019 @YinTx Looking pretty good. Nothing easy about small stuff like this. The only suggestion I would make is to work on making smooth swivel knife cuts at this scale. I see a couple of places where the vine work curves flatten out in spots. Really easy to do at small scales. It takes a lot of practice to cut a design in smoothly with flowing lines when the pattern is this small. It's something I can achieve only about half the time. Quote There are always possibilities.... Bob Blea C and B Leathercrafts Fort Collins, CO Visit my shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/CandBLeather?ref=si_shop Instagram @bobbleacandbleather
Members YinTx Posted June 3, 2019 Author Members Report Posted June 3, 2019 23 hours ago, alpha2 said: 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. thanks much! I had never planned to do tiny, but it keeps cropping up... 5 hours ago, Riem said: Freehand shmeehand... Looks excellent! Main thing - are you happy with it? Was pretty stoked with being able to draw it out myself... so yeah, happy about that. Always room to improve myself tho.. 5 hours ago, dougfergy said: Man! That is fantastic! I'd have to use a magnifying glass to work that small. Was thinking to invest in one myself... I hear those over the head magnifiers are good for leather carvers... 1 hour ago, DJole said: That would be a difficult how-to video to make, since the movements would be so small. Lol, all you'd see is my ginormous paw in the way the whole time, and me rocking my head back and forth trying to see under said paw...and thanks for the compliment. 34 minutes ago, Bob Blea said: @YinTx Looking pretty good. Nothing easy about small stuff like this. The only suggestion I would make is to work on making smooth swivel knife cuts at this scale. I see a couple of places where the vine work curves flatten out in spots. Really easy to do at small scales. It takes a lot of practice to cut a design in smoothly with flowing lines when the pattern is this small. It's something I can achieve only about half the time. You are right about the flat spots. Mostly happened along the sides, where I had originally wanted to do a beaded border and have the vines sort of collide with the border, if you know what I mean, but then changed my mind later about the bead, resulted in flat disaster. I'm sure I'd do it without the altered plan, and I try to convince myself a smaller knife would help, but I know you are right, it is the practice that will correct the flaw. I have seen so many fine examples of detailed finger carvings to know I have a long ways to go! Thanks for the pointers and compliments all! YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members Riem Posted June 4, 2019 Members Report Posted June 4, 2019 16 hours ago, YinTx said: Was pretty stoked with being able to draw it out myself... so yeah, happy about that. Always room to improve myself tho.. After I hit "send" on my comment I thought to myself "Ooops.. Moi can't even draw a picture of a pencil without writing a narrative to explain what it is, and now my comment could be taken as if belittling YinTx's very excellent drawing"... Apologies - your work, freehand and otherwise, is an inspiration. You can be rightfully proud of that freehand drawing. Quote "People are more violently opposed to fur than to leather because it's safer to harass people in coats than to try being nasty to motorcycle gangs." ~Anonymous
Members YinTx Posted June 4, 2019 Author Members Report Posted June 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Riem said: Apologies None needed, I get that things are lost in translation when typing on occasion (see my own comment clarifying that I did a freehand drawing on paper, not a free hand cut on leather! didn't want to mislead folks myself), so I didn't take any offense. I do appreciate the positive comments and clarification tho! YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members YinTx Posted June 8, 2019 Author Members Report Posted June 8, 2019 Got some color on it, and some antique. This Hermann Oak turns really dark fast with Neatsfoot oil, kinda kills the contrasting colors. Oh well, it is what it is. YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members dougfergy Posted June 17, 2019 Members Report Posted June 17, 2019 I'm curious. How long did you let the NF Oil soak in before coloring? Did you dry in the sun or anything? Just trying to learn as much as I can about how everyone is going at it! Still looks great by the way! Quote
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