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[ysobelle]

Well, I found my lovely Kolinsky brushes. Yay for me.

All of my damned acrylics? Not so much.

Fuck all. Now I've got to replace them all. Just as well. They were at least seven years old. Sealed or not, they probably would have been useless. Still. If I just had SOME paints, I could probably paint tonight.

Reworked Rapunzel's face, re-scanned her, and I think I know how to get the image onto the leather: I'll use, of all things, my seam ripper to press the lines of the drawing down, then go over them with paint. G-d help me.

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[pikachette.livejournal.com]

If you've got the image scanned, turn the paper over. Trace (use your glass top table with a light underneath to make a makeshift light box if you have to -- I did this for years ) the image with a *very* soft pencil. Turn it right side up, put it on the leather and rub lightly. The soft graphite will transfer to the leather, leaving the image behing -- and any graphite that's left after you paint is easily cleaned away.

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I thought of that, too, but I don't know how the graphite'll behave on the leather, so I'm trying not to risk it.

Oh, and I have a big-ass professional light box in the back, from back when Dad's ad agency used film.

[smileitsme.livejournal.com]

*big-ass* is an understatement.

That thing is freaking huge! And weighs a ton.

[pikachette.livejournal.com]

Oh, right. I forgot about the Light Box o'Doom. :)

[daemionfox.livejournal.com]

Actually, don't do this.

Take the leather and wet it down lightly (a sponge will do nicely), wait until it's almost dry again (the color will be just about natural)

Take your pattern, and lay it face up so there is a clean surface against the leather. Using a ball point pen, trace the lines of your pattern with a light to medium pressure, go over every line. The leather will pick up the pressure from the pen.

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Blink.

That's it! Thank you!

Hey-- can you watercolour on leather, or is that begging for trouble?

[daemionfox.livejournal.com]

Never done it, so I wouldn't know. However, I've also never seen it done either, so I'm guessing it's begging for trouble. Better to use regular acrylics then when done, pick up a water based clear polyurethane varnish (get it from the Home Depot in a little can) and coat just the picture. It will keep the acrylics from flaking or fading and will protect the art like nothing else. If you use a satin finish, it won't look like you've varnished at all.

[surlywench.livejournal.com]

i can't wait to see the pics of this beast when you're done with her...
(i imagine you can't wait to *be* done with her..)