Something I've used for a similar effect is a product called Citrasol. Same basic process - reverse the image if you have text or other images that need to sit a specific way, then put the image face down and use a wool dauber to dampen the spot where the image is. After that, liberal rubbing with the curved side of a spoon. It may take several tries, but I've managed to get some really impressive images onto leather that way!
I want to make one with my 8 year old son that passed on more than 20 years ago. A leather portrait would be something to pass on to my daughter. Dang i miss my son.
Greetings to you and family. I have faith in your ability to not screw this one up but, even if you do, we all make mistakes, so just try again until you are satisfied. One Love.
I caught that edit... one has a part of the ear missing, but the final product you showed was nearly perfect 😉 It takes a couple tries or more to do this right I'm sure. Thanks for sharing
Greetings to you and family. Only veg tanned leather can be used with this type of image transfer because the coating or finish that's on chrome tan leather won't allow the ink of the image to penetrate beyond the surface coating, a bit like painting on glass with a whiteboard marker which wouldn't be permanent. Perhaps you could try this method which I've used with a reasonably good rate of success using glossy photographic paper and an ink jet printer. 1. Wet (case) your leather but not saturated or the image will bleed out. 2. Immediately after printing put the image face down on the skin side of the veg tan leather not the fluffy flesh side. Remember to reverse the print image if you have letters or you want it orientated a particular way. 3. Gently roll over the image to make sure any air bubbles are pushed out and that the whole image makes contact with the leather. 4. Here you can either leave it until the ink actually dries, in which case you'll probably have to wet finger push off the photographic residue off of the image or the other alternative, before the ink dries and after it has been rolled, carefully peel off the photographic paper from one end ensuring not to move the photo paper left or right which will case smudging. 5. Once the image has dried and cleaned off (if needed,) the image can be tooled for texture or just coated with Resolene or some other similar product. I hope this helps. One Love.
I've done transferring of images from magazines onto normal paper using turpentine, never thought of tranfering an image onto leather though! This tutorial is really great. I'm wondering what the durability of a transfer like this would be? i.e. can it be placed on items that are often used or worn or would this more be for a decorative piece in the house?
I always found when doing this technique that if you soak the paper after it has dried it comes off easier. Not to mention you can't die the leather afterwards. Find someone with a laser engraver.
Could I use Anelus deglazer on the leather to help the transfer? And what about using Veg Tan with a textured background or a tooled matte texture that's around the image?
Greetings to you and family. I don't know if you could use Angelus deglazer as I haven't tried it. You can only use veg tan leather for projects like this but not chrome tan leather. Using a textured surface, you have to take into consideration how deep the texture is especially if it's tooled and the area of the high points, bearing in mind you're putting a flat image over a textured or tooled surface that has high and low points. If the texture is something like crocodile embossed veg tan leather and depending on the hight of the embossing, the image will transfer to the high points only and the low points will show up as untouched leather which would create an interesting mixed pattern of a crocodile pattern over your chosen image much like a cracked image. Forgive me but i'm not exactly sure what you mean by a "matt texture" if you mean a non shiny surface that has a texture that has highs and lows that can be felt when you run a finger over the surface or just a smooth non shiny matt surface. If it is textured and has a matt finish, the actual matt finish (non shiny surface) is of no concern but again if the veg tan has texture (highs and lows) the image will only transfer to the high points. You can try it on some scrap leather, you never know you might just have created a unique style. Good luck. I hope my info helps. One Love.
I know they make a specific paper for doing this on fabric. I dunno what it's called, but my grandma would do things like this onto fabric with a specific kind of paper.
OLD Leather Smith here, Great Daniel. Comment, It would B unique 2 carve the picture 2 make it more realistic. Question, Do U edit UR videos or does someone else?? Thanks again U still DO A Fantastic Job. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️ 🥎 🙃
The challenge with carving it is that the image can list and peel. Tried many times. Great minds think alike though. I've got an editor that edits my videos for me.
@DanielReachCreations thank you Daniel I appreciate your videos & UR Time spent with me at the show. I believe doing it the old fashioned way in carving would work. I have a young artist coming 2 learn in the future so her & I will try it then & I will let U know. GOD'S BLESSINGS my friend ✝️🥎🙃
Can you guys do a video on how to upkeep hair on hide leather? People say to use conditioner on leather to keep it in good condition, but I've read that not all of the conditioners used on leather will work on hair on hides due to hair slipping, but there's zero help on what products to use. I would really, really appreciate it if you guys could help.
I love it that you share all kinds of methods that involve leather, but aren't limited to traditional leatherwork!
This is a great thing to try next. Thanks Daniel!
Something I've used for a similar effect is a product called Citrasol. Same basic process - reverse the image if you have text or other images that need to sit a specific way, then put the image face down and use a wool dauber to dampen the spot where the image is. After that, liberal rubbing with the curved side of a spoon. It may take several tries, but I've managed to get some really impressive images onto leather that way!
Is it less tacky than Mod Podge ? Does it work with Ink Jet prints ? Thanks !
@pineappleprojects1624 Definitely less tacky. I know it works best with laser jet, but you can always give it a go with ink.
@@terryclark1586Thanks again ! (I think I know someone who has a Laser.)
I want to make one with my 8 year old son that passed on more than 20 years ago. A leather portrait would be something to pass on to my daughter. Dang i miss my son.
That sounds like a great project ❤
God bless you, Freeman. I lost my boy 20 years ago. Never goes away.
@davidlarson9975 Thank you for that ! You're right about that. It never goes away.
Mind BLOWN! 🤯 Finally a project i won't totally screw up given my pitiful skills. 😅
Greetings to you and family. I have faith in your ability to not screw this one up but, even if you do, we all make mistakes, so just try again until you are satisfied.
One Love.
I caught that edit... one has a part of the ear missing, but the final product you showed was nearly perfect 😉 It takes a couple tries or more to do this right I'm sure. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for this video. Have projects that need doing ❤
Awesome video, as usual!
I would love to see that tooled. Even just an outline.
thanks for this, ive been trying for several years to get this perfected to use for my charity's fundraiser.
Hey! Thanks for the great video. What kind of leather can be used to do that? Chrome tanned can be used or only veg tanned?
Greetings to you and family. Only veg tanned leather can be used with this type of image transfer because the coating or finish that's on chrome tan leather won't allow the ink of the image to penetrate beyond the surface coating, a bit like painting on glass with a whiteboard marker which wouldn't be permanent.
Perhaps you could try this method which I've used with a reasonably good rate of success using glossy photographic paper and an ink jet printer.
1. Wet (case) your leather but not saturated or the image will bleed out.
2. Immediately after printing put the image face down on the skin side of the veg tan leather not the fluffy flesh side. Remember to reverse the print image if you have letters or you want it orientated a particular way. 3. Gently roll over the image to make sure any air bubbles are pushed out and that the whole image makes contact with the leather.
4. Here you can either leave it until the ink actually dries, in which case you'll probably have to wet finger push off the photographic residue off of the image or the other alternative, before the ink dries and after it has been rolled, carefully peel off the photographic paper from one end ensuring not to move the photo paper left or right which will case smudging.
5. Once the image has dried and cleaned off (if needed,) the image can be tooled for texture or just coated with Resolene or some other similar product.
I hope this helps.
One Love.
@1duskyknight thank you very much! 🤗 Thank you for your time. 🤗
@denizbuyu No problem it was my pleasure.
Astonishing!
I've done transferring of images from magazines onto normal paper using turpentine, never thought of tranfering an image onto leather though! This tutorial is really great. I'm wondering what the durability of a transfer like this would be? i.e. can it be placed on items that are often used or worn or would this more be for a decorative piece in the house?
Have you ever tried sublimation printing on leather?
Also, can I still use the image transfer process if I want to dye the leather?
Awesome! 👍🏻😁
Be honest. How long did it take to remove the paper to final finish? Just wondering.
On that one, maybe 20 minutes. It's not nearly as bad as you might think.
I always found when doing this technique that if you soak the paper after it has dried it comes off easier. Not to mention you can't die the leather afterwards. Find someone with a laser engraver.
For a photograph, do you re-print it with the lazer or inkjet, or do you use the actual photograph?
Maybe a small roller to help bond the paper to the leather?
this may sound silly but have you tried the washable embroidery paper? it may work a lot better
I haven't. Never even heard of it. But I'll check into that. Thanks!
Thank you
Have you tried printing the image on parchment paper first? I use this for transfers to fabric.
I've tried it with wax paper. Results were iffy.
Thanks!
Could I use Anelus deglazer on the leather to help the transfer? And what about using Veg Tan with a textured background or a tooled matte texture that's around the image?
Greetings to you and family. I don't know if you could use Angelus deglazer as I haven't tried it. You can only use veg tan leather for projects like this but not chrome tan leather. Using a textured surface, you have to take into consideration how deep the texture is especially if it's tooled and the area of the high points, bearing in mind you're putting a flat image over a textured or tooled surface that has high and low points.
If the texture is something like crocodile embossed veg tan leather and depending on the hight of the embossing, the image will transfer to the high points only and the low points will show up as untouched leather which would create an interesting mixed pattern of a crocodile pattern over your chosen image much like a cracked image.
Forgive me but i'm not exactly sure what you mean by a "matt texture" if you mean a non shiny surface that has a texture that has highs and lows that can be felt when you run a finger over the surface or just a smooth non shiny matt surface.
If it is textured and has a matt finish, the actual matt finish (non shiny surface) is of no concern but again if the veg tan has texture (highs and lows) the image will only transfer to the high points.
You can try it on some scrap leather, you never know you might just have created a unique style. Good luck.
I hope my info helps.
One Love.
I know they make a specific paper for doing this on fabric. I dunno what it's called, but my grandma would do things like this onto fabric with a specific kind of paper.
OLD Leather Smith here, Great Daniel. Comment, It would B unique 2 carve the picture 2 make it more realistic.
Question, Do U edit UR videos or does someone else??
Thanks again U still DO A Fantastic Job.
GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️ 🥎 🙃
The challenge with carving it is that the image can list and peel. Tried many times. Great minds think alike though.
I've got an editor that edits my videos for me.
@DanielReachCreations thank you Daniel I appreciate your videos & UR Time spent with me at the show. I believe doing it the old fashioned way in carving would work. I have a young artist coming 2 learn in the future so her & I will try it then & I will let U know.
GOD'S BLESSINGS my friend ✝️🥎🙃
Can you guys do a video on how to upkeep hair on hide leather? People say to use conditioner on leather to keep it in good condition, but I've read that not all of the conditioners used on leather will work on hair on hides due to hair slipping, but there's zero help on what products to use. I would really, really appreciate it if you guys could help.
I’ve been doing this on to sporrans for 3 years but the place I work for are not interested in taken it to their customers
That glossy stuff left a bunch of white dots everywhere!
I can only assume it was glue bubbles that got trapped between the image and the leather. A roller would lessen the chance of this happening.
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Why not show how you correct your mistakes?
My anxiety watching 📈
Wait till you see the guitar strap video that I did with this technique.