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A night of painting. Working in some of the color into the WIP wallet from Beserk.

All red may be a bit challenging but i am going to play with the shading of it. Layering that base red over the black is important since Black is a harsher color it takes a few layers to get that base down.

From there i will probably end up doing a darker red, just to start getting a more shadowed feel in it. Same for the Rose, and then the final will be doing some small detailing with Black.

#artstr #art #proofofwork #paint #handmade #custom #smallbusiness

(Video credit goes to the wife lol)


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Dylan · 54w
Thank you 🙌🏻
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Hello all!

Just a view of a belt I made for the Ren Faire. It is a ring belt, and it is all hand stitched down the side, hand dyed and hand painted.

This also shows the pattern piece I did as a template for all the colors and stitching. This i usually do to send over to a customer for approval.

#art #artstr #smallbusiness #leather #nostr #business #renfaire




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Dan · 56w
How do you make the colorful part
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Hey Dan - so there are a few steps involved there and probably more than you were looking for lol.

The design itself is carved in using a tool called a swivel knife. Then to get it “popped” from the background you use a beveler and hammer.

From there I used an angelus leather paint. After I apply desired coats or colors I wait for it to dry.

Next to have the color stay more vibrant/stand out a bit before staining I added a resist clear coat (usually I apply 2 coats).

Hope this helps!
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Here is some custom Leather coasters with images throughout the process of creating them!

Each coaster was hand cut, hand carved, hand painted, hand stitched and hand dyed.

The coasters also have suede backing stitched to the back.

The coasters were finished with a leather balm, pro resist and mink oil.

A total of four coasters were made.

Open to custom work and questions!

#artstr #nostr #art #handmade #smallbusiness #custom #leather






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Dan · 56w
How do you make the colorful part