Stepped WAAAAY out of my Comfort zone.. and used Paint!

[Outfitr]

Looks good. I assume the paint is the pink and green over dyed red leather? Did you dye the brown first? Looks a little tedious.  My eyes are getting old and when I paint I use my optivisors  and small brushes....really helps.

[AzShooter]

Very nice work.  It's good to go past your comfort zone and you nailed it.

[YinTx]

13 hours ago, Outfitr said:

Looks good. I assume the paint is the pink and green over dyed red leather? Did you dye the brown first? Looks a little tedious.  My eyes are getting old and when I paint I use my optivisors  and small brushes....really helps.

So if I knew what I was doing, I probably would have done something like that.  Instead, I carefully dyed the branches, then dyed all the red around the flowers, then painted the flowers in 5 layers or more... resist.. antique.. etc. Yeah, pretty tedious.  I had a pretty small brush, it certainly helped!

12 hours ago, AzShooter said:

Very nice work.  It's good to go past your comfort zone and you nailed it.

Thank you! I do try to push myself a bit, just that it causes me to go into think mode for months before I actually start to cut the leather...and as such I don't get much done in the process!  I keep having to tell myself "less think, more do..."

YinTx

[RemingtonSteel]

YinTx, from the work you post here, that I have seen, I didn’t think anything was above your comfort zone.  Maybe you should work less comfortably in the future 

[garypl]

Nice job Y!  I have used inexpensive acrylic paint from Wally World with pretty good results. Good way to practice without spending a lot on paint.

Gary

[ScottWolf]

I've used Angelus acrylic paint for leather a good deal with an air brush and with a paint brush. The best advice I can offer is to watch some of the video on Angelus's website and a guy by the name of Dillion Dejesus. Most of the videos are about painting on leather tennis shoes, but the how's and why's of using angelus paint on leather are spot on. Be sure to understand how to use duller, thinner and the right kind of finish, it makes a huge difference in how your project turns out.  

 

Edited April 18, 2021 by ScottWolf

[YinTx]

7 hours ago, RemingtonSteel said:

YinTx, from the work you post here, that I have seen, I didn’t think anything was above your comfort zone.  Maybe you should work less comfortably in the future 

Well thank you, not sure I deserve the sentiment, seems i'm always in a discomfort zone - really slows me down a lot!  I have several projects that just simmer because I am hesitant on them, even when I've done prototyping.   Sometimes I just need to get on with it, and somedays I think I need to get comfortable making the same thing over and over so I can actually put out some product!

5 hours ago, garypl said:

Nice job Y!  I have used inexpensive acrylic paint from Wally World with pretty good results. Good way to practice without spending a lot on paint.

Gary

Thank you, and true thing on using cheaper paints.  They can work.  However,  I happen to have come across a lot.. and I mean a lot.. of Angelus paint, I don't think I'll ever finish up the bottles I have!  Especially if you dilute at all, a little bit goes a long long way.

2 hours ago, ScottWolf said:

he best advice I can offer is to watch some of the video on Angelus's website

I'll do that.  I'd seen one or two in the past, I think they did a leather chair once even, but it seemed a bit removed from doing veg tan painting.  I'll revisit them and try to learn something!

YinTx

[spacedog]

This looks great.

[YinTx]

Just now, spacedog said:

This looks great.

Thank you.  It's seen over a year of use, and still looks just as good!

YinTx

[spacedog]

11 minutes ago, YinTx said:

Thank you.  It's seen over a year of use, and still looks just as good!

YinTx

I always worry the paint will rub off or flake, but it hasn't yet on my projects. Glad to here you have had good results too.