Mandala Designs 2 - Realeather · 2018. 10. 13. · Mandala Designs 2 In order to successfully tool...
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Mandala Designs 2 In order to successfully tool a Mandala, it is important to keep all impressions symmetrical and evenly spaced. See Tip Sheet - How To Set-up A Mandala Grid to help you. ALWAYS PRACTICE your design on scrap leather before tooling it on your project leather. A Mandala is a complex abstract design that is usually circular in form. Designing and coloring your own Mandalas can be both inspirational and therapeutic. Coloring: For overall coloring, use a leather dye or stain. Then when dry, add a protective leather finish. For Spot Colors: Use permanent markers and or acrylic paints applied with a fine point brush. When completely dry, apply a clear protective leather finish. TIP - When tooling your design, carefully follow your grid pattern and work from the center section out. Tools numbers and their impressions are shown next to each of the following design ideas in the order used. BW8 V707 J615 F916 U710 Coloring: The design was colored using permanent fine point markers. When dry a coat of Leather Sheen Finish was applied. D436 TIP - Be sure to keep leather cased during stamping. To avoid losing definition in impressions, just “lightly re-case” the leather. Not too much water. BW14 Silver Creek Leather Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana, 47130 www.realeather.com
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Mandala Designs 2
In order to successfully tool a Mandala, it is important to keep all impressions symmetrical and evenly spaced. See Tip Sheet - How To Set-up A Mandala Grid to help you.
ALWAYS PRACTICE your design on scrap leather before tooling it on your project leather.
A Mandala is a complex abstract design that is usually circular in form. Designing and coloring your own Mandalas can be both inspirational and therapeutic.
Coloring: For overall coloring, use a leather dye or stain. Then when dry, add a protective leather finish.
For Spot Colors: Use permanent markers and or acrylic paints applied with a fine point brush. When completely dry, apply a clear protective leather finish.
TIP - When tooling your design, carefully follow your grid pattern and work from the center section out.
Tools numbers and their impressions are shown next to each of the following design ideas in the order used.
BW8
V707
J615
F916
U710
Coloring:The design was colored using permanent fine point markers. When dry a coat of Leather Sheen Finish was applied.
D436
TIP - Be sure to keep leather cased during stamping. To avoid losing definition in impressions, just “lightly re-case” the leather. Not too much water. BW14
Silver Creek Leather Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana, 47130 www.realeather.com
Silver Creek Leather Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana, 47130 www.realeather.com
J615
BW15V707
BW8
BW5
C433D436
Coloring was done using permanent fine point markers. When completely dry, a coat of Leather Sheen Finish was applied as a resist over the whole piece. When dry, a coat of One Step Dressing was applied to make impressions stand out. When dry, it was buffed with a soft cloth.
Tools numbers and their impressions are shown next to each of the following design ideas in the order used.
Swivel KnifeCuts
D436
BW6
BW14 BW15
US13
Swivel Knife Cuts
BW6
D436
BW15
BW14 BW15
Swivel Knife Cuts
D436
F976
U710
Swivel Knife Cuts
BW6
D436
BW14
BW15
