Members JustWakinUp Posted September 27, 2007 Members Report Posted September 27, 2007 Great mask making tutorial Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted September 27, 2007 Moderator Report Posted September 27, 2007 (edited for correction and clarity!) More masks here: http://members.aol.com/mdtiger11/index.html Good find, JustWakingUp! Johanna Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
Ambassador Beaverslayer Posted September 27, 2007 Ambassador Report Posted September 27, 2007 Yes she does do some very beautiful work. Ken Quote Beaverslayer Custom Leather<br />Wearable Works of Art https://www.facebook...erCustomLeather
Members Micah Posted September 27, 2007 Members Report Posted September 27, 2007 I hate it when people make things look easy, LOL! Did you notice how easily (and evenly) the dyes and acrylics brushed on?? guess I just need more experience wonder what sealer she was using. Quote
Members CitizenKate Posted September 28, 2007 Members Report Posted September 28, 2007 It looked like acrylic to me. Kate Quote
Members Peter Ellis Posted September 28, 2007 Members Report Posted September 28, 2007 chuckle.. the very first thing she does is something I was taught not to do right at the very beginning of my leatherworking studies (I won't say "career" 'cuz I haven't had one :biggrin: She uses Carbon Paper to transfer her design. Works for her, obviously. And then she's going over it with a ball point pen, and getting ink on her hand in the process. I have that problem when I'm tracing designs, but I really want to avoid it when I'm working with the leather... Again - she's doing well enough to be appearing on TV and the end results certainly look good. Goes to show there's more than one way to do pretty much anything. oh, yeah.. I chuckled when I saw her using that v-gouge. Not exactly what it was intended for by the manufacturer, but a use I've been considering myself :biggrin: Quote Peter Ellis Noble Lion Leather
Members Peter Ellis Posted September 28, 2007 Members Report Posted September 28, 2007 I've been a fan of this artist for a long time. Tiger Torre's website is featured on the Teasers page and the address is:http://www.merimask.com/ Good find, JustWakingUp! Johanna Johanna, I think Merimask is not the same person as Tiger. She certainly didn't look like the same person when I met her in Buffalo last winter.... Quote Peter Ellis Noble Lion Leather
Members CitizenKate Posted September 28, 2007 Members Report Posted September 28, 2007 Well, not having anyone around to show me the "proper" (i.e., widely accepted) method of transferring patterns/artwork onto leather, I never knew you weren't supposed to get ink (or graphite) onto the leather. So I print my designs onto transparencies, then turn them over and press the ink directly onto dry leather. Sometimes I think it's good not to come up through traditional ranks to develop your art. You never know what fresh and innovative things may present themselves in the process of independent discovery. I love to learn about other disciplines (such as wood carving, engraving, or linoleum printing) to see what in those areas may be applicable to leather. So go ahead and play with that v-gauge! I may just do the same. Kate chuckle.. the very first thing she does is something I was taught not to do right at the very beginning of my leatherworking studies (I won't say "career" 'cuz I haven't had one :biggrin: She uses Carbon Paper to transfer her design. Works for her, obviously. And then she's going over it with a ball point pen, and getting ink on her hand in the process. I have that problem when I'm tracing designs, but I really want to avoid it when I'm working with the leather... Quote
Members Peter Ellis Posted September 29, 2007 Members Report Posted September 29, 2007 Hey Kate... My "teacher" says she loves talking to me about what I'm up to because I keep coming up with new ideas for her to try. There are definitely benefits to not being taught the way to do things and figuring out your own. I found it amusing that someone working professionally in the craft was using a technique I had been (somewhat forcefully) steered away from. And the ink on the hands thing... one of those pet peeves, I guess. I've ruined my share of shirts, messed up papers, etc. because I got my hand in the wet ink. And I'm not even a lefty.... Quote Peter Ellis Noble Lion Leather
Members Micah Posted September 29, 2007 Members Report Posted September 29, 2007 And I'm not even a lefty.... Hey! I resemble that remark! Quote
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