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Arm guard leather carving (Finally finished!!)
Cameroo:
This seems to be taking forever. I didn't finish tonight, got suckered into shopping with Kelly, and then a guilty pleasure - watching Survivor.
But I got some color on, and things are coming together nicely. I also tried the mahogany gel antique around the outside. I was concerned that when I wiped it of it would smear into the red on the leaves and ruin them. I was happy to see that even when I did accidentally smear it onto the leaves, it wiped right off.
Gotta do something with the grassy area up front, and then something to make the clouds and geese pop a bit. Then a finish of some sort, and the hard part is done. Then it's just a matter of punching some holes and putting a couple snaps on. The end is near!
Here's where she's at now (I wish I could get some better pictures):
Cameroo:
I think I pretty much finished up the dyeing/staining/antiquing. Now I think I'll let it dry overnight before I apply the finish. I think I'll use Super Sheen again. I bought some carnauba creme to try but realized afterwards that its made more for finishing flat surfaces. It builds up in the crevices of tooled leather and leaves a waxy residue.
With any luck, it will be done tomorrow night!
There isn't a single light in my house that doesn't distort the actual colors on this thing. I added some lighting effects in photoshop on this one that improved it a bit, but I'll have to take some pictures in daylight when it's finished.
Pat B:
Very nice work, Cam. 8)
Michael C.:
sweet, great color selection.
DEllis:
Beauty! I like how you kept the colors in the sky nice and subtle.
Darcy :)
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