Painting on Leather
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2016
- In this video I walk through my process of dyeing and painting leather. We discuss dyes and paints that I use in my workshop daily and the way I use them.
If you like this video and would like to see more like them them please subscribe to my channel as well as visit our website at dgsaddlery.com/.
Links for paints and dyes:
www.fiebing.com/
angelusdirect.com/
For the video that I mention in this video on mixing paint colors visit www.drawmixpaint.com/
Music supplied by Ben Schane.
"Here's a scrap piece that I tooled a practice pattern on"
* pulls out the most intricate and beautiful floral design I've ever seen *
Shut up with the spam bruh.And give ur gf some space, unless you want me to come by and swoop.
Back in the 70's my dad started creating beautiful art using a leather canvas. I recently inherited my dad's creation of The Last Supper. Your video instructions were very helpful to me because the piece required minor restoration. My dad's in heaven now and whenever I look at the piece I can hear him saying "well done daughter. " Thank you Dan!
Don, In my younger days I made and antiqued a lot of belts and then got away from that and started making saddles and just oiling them for the finish. I really needed a refresher course on the subject of painting, dyeing and antiquing and this video explains everything I needed to know. Thanks for the Video it is Great! Bruce Cheaney
Bruce Cheaney hey there Bruce! Thanks so much sir! I have been following your work for years and to have that compliment from someone at your level means a lot to me! Sorry it took me so long to respond... I guess I missed this when you posted it! Thanks again!
Folks, even the masters, like Bruce, never stop learning. Thanks for all you've both taught me over the past couple years!
Wow complement from mister Cheaney love to see both of you working together thanks for the videos !
Bruce Cheaney love Bruce!
I could not stop laughing in the beginning when you demonstrated the spilling...LOL. . . I'm probably laughing more than i should, but I just thought that was funny
delinah juarez same here...it’s all inevitable isn’t it. Haha
Mr. Don I recently opened a leather shop and I have learned so much from you and Mr. Bruce Chaney. Thank you so much for this post! I was really struggling with this now I feel much more confident about doing two tone work.
+Kate Lee hey there!!! Fantastic and congrats on the new business venture! Thanks so much for the support!!!
Ireally appreciate your videos on all skills in leather crafting. Its really fascinating to watch these patterns come to life as you work. Thank you for sharing
Thank you Don, this was really helpful. I could sit and watch you ALL DAY but I have work to do and your lessons to put into practise. BRILLIANT!
Awesome info!!! Thanks Don for sharing your knowledge to fellow crafters... you got a fan for life! I will also pay it forward!
Thanks again boss! Your gonna be in the leather hall of fame one of these days.
The info in this dying/painting video makes so much sense. Glad I referred to it, as it gives me confidence to dive right in. Here goes...
I love working with leather and I learned so much! Thank you!
If you’re using plastic cups put a dab of petroleum jelly on the bottom. I am also a tattoo artist and use that for my water cup and ink caps. It really helps.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on all these different aspects of leather work. Im really enjoying learning from you. Im just starting to do some leather work and love that someone with so much knowledge is willing to take the time to teach others not to mention all the tedious video editing and what not that goes with this aspect. Many, many thanks to you Sir!
This is perfect video man, I got some spur straps to make,with paint,and burning the lines. Dream catchers. I needed this man thank you.
Nice reference to “Draw, Mix, Paint”. I was thinking of him right after you started. Absolutely.
I really appreciate you taking the time to share your skills. The dyeing and painting always stumped me.
+robin gibson fantastic! Glad I could help!
Thanks Don! Great video. Extremely helpful. Answered lots of questions for me.
Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing all of this knowledge.
Beautiful leather tooling, nice painting. 👍 Thanks-for sharing
I'm not artistic at all but this video gave me some ideas I NEVER would have even considered. Great video. Thank you.
That's a great idea Cheyenne!
Great video!! Thank you for sharing the knowledge
Don, Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with everyone, it helps tremendously...
You do AWESOME work..!
+Rondall Jones thank you so much for the support and kind words! I appreciate you buddy!
Thank you for sharing tips and techniques..Sooo helpful!!
Absolutely amazing!
Thank you for doing this so generously
Never mind dieing, you killed it. Just that first background bits among the flowers and bang there they were... Man but you're good... Loved this video, thank you.
Very educated on your leather working. Great work! Your my schooling! Thanks!
This was the 1st video I've watched of yours... I'm a beginner with alot of design ides. And no clue how to put them into effect .... LOVE this video, helped alot ... will be watching 'em all !
I thought you did a great job. First time painter...I've just got started. I thought your carving was incredible and how you did your background dying was so easy. I enjoyed your videos very much..... thank you Kevin.
My name is Toshihiko Natsui, who is watching in Japan. Thank you for your wonderful videos.
Great vids Don, thank you and hope you keep em comin!!
Brilliant, easy to follow and understand.
I love your work! Very cool!
Hey, DG, that's exactly where I pick up all of my paint cups! The psych-ward! Sometimes, the left-over residue from the anti-psychotics, will help bring the tone down in some of my brighter colors, too. So, there is definitely a "Pro" to re-using those little suckers! I really like the painting technique that you used on your flowers! The strokes leave a really natural-looking transition, from one color to the next, allowing them to look more realistic. Thanks again! I really do enjoy your work! You are my favorite artist in the business, on UA-cam.
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I'm just about to make my first leather project and this has helped so much for my girlfriends leather collar she requested.
I love your use of humor without A. Acknowledging it and B. Being overbearing about it. Well worth the subscription.
Appreciate the info. New to leather and this has really helped
Very useful! Thanks Don!
Very informative and well presented!
Thanks kindly for sharing!
You rock DG.
Thanks for a great video.
Hilarious!! "....psychiatric ward where they bring you your meds...." Great to have some humor in here;)) Thank you....
For straight black, look into vinagaroon leather dye. (It's not a brand; it's a medieval method of dying leather black with vinegar & iron.) It's basically free, never runs, gives a perfect even dark black, & is easy. Downside is it can weaken the leather a bit, but not much.
Appreciate the time you take to share your tutorials. Having said that if you were to tell me you were about to paint over such beautiful leather work, we would be doing some muay thai in the shop.
Thank you Don - appreciated....
Very helpful video, Thanks.
Thanks -- Ilooked for this since I wanted to follow suit and antique w/Tan Kote & Fiebing's antique finish paste (Tan Kote instead of Eco-Flo or even Fiebings acrylic products) but noticed Fiebings warns Tan Kote is not a water resistant top cote (at least not as much, or by description) so this made me concerned about using the water-based stains. So voila: use Fiebing's oil stain and don't worry about it. Done and done :) I LOVE the more subtle, matte finish of Tan Kote! Super-Sheen reminds me of my cheesy plywood violin that don't play right. So cool to see the masters salute each other below
Don,
Great video! A gal asked if you can put glitter in paint. I wash some in the finish. Really cool effect along with translucent paints.. Your leather piece rocked too! I usually use ,my airbrush with the spirit dyes
Awesome video, mate.
Outstanding instructional video. You Tube can be such a amazing and useful tool, when someone of this guy's knowledge base makes informative vids as this-
Your videos are great! Thanks for sharing
Thank u so much!
Thanks don this helped me a lot
Nice tutorial. Thanks
Loved it
I did like it , thank you
Great video
great job man i have cuestion for you wath kind of preparation follows that painting a sealer or wath or just that s it im preparin a my knife custom jaj but i dont now about leather well
great video!
Nice to see some professional techniques, thx.
Even if you have no interest in this excellent video, at least watch until Don gets up from his paint bench, about 1:50.
Love your videos. Thank you so much. That sunburst technique is beautiful, I'm stealing it and calling it my own 😉 just kidding, of course.... Sorta 😜 Thank you again!!!
+Choya C hey thanks so much and steal away!!! That's what this is all for!
"psychiatric environment" that was the best, Great Vid! Thanks for all your vids.
Great work Don! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Question: When finishing an item, and applying tan kote, this doesn't seem to guarantee the item won't bleed the dye off if it gets wet. I'd hate to make a wallet/belt and have the dye bleed on clothing. If I use a sealer like tan kote is that what you use for items like bels? Also, can I still soften the leather with a beeswax/olive oil type conditioner after it's sealed with tan kote or is it of no use. Just trying to make sense of this all. Thanks so much Don!
Nice!
you used raw leather. how about painting on a finished product already, like bags? do you use the same proces?
Anthony our belts average around $500 depending on artwork and color.
Great videos. Thanks. Do you put neatsfoot oil on your tooled leather before you start the painting or dying process, or only after you are done with the background and boarder?
WOW!
The dye spill 🤣🤣 hilarious!
Hi Don,
I see you have One Shot sign paints in the back there. I’m just now considering entering this world of leather/textile painting. I’m a fine artist who wants to paint on leather jackets and other types of clothing. I want to work mostly in one color applications for now (probably white). Wondering if you’d suggest the one shot paints for something like painting on a leather jacket or because of their qualities do you think they would chip away? Just thinking about nicely it applies to your surface, and only having to paint once. Thanks so much!
If you need protective paper under your leather when painting, open up an old magazine using the pages to protect your table. Tip for small painting areas. Just turn the pages to get a clean new area to paint on.
Hi, Excellent tips, I'm learning how to work leather, can you please tell me if the normal acrylic paints on canvas are used to paint leather? Excuse me, I'm also learning English
Al Stohlman's Luck 8 Belts...Blue then Black...Probably like the Blue and Black mix together..
Don awesome video as always i have been following your vids for awhile now and learn a great deal. I have been leather working fir about 4 months now and still cant find a good way to clean my brushes after diein. I have used alcohol and other stuff. Just wondering if u have something.
I am interested in your classes as well if you get around to it.
Let me know, thx..
Cody
Don I'm trying to figure out a way to paint on a tooled leather motorcycle seat. I am worried about running if it gets wet, or any other damage to the painted surface. Any ideas ? If acrylics were watered down enough would it soak into the leather and stay. Might not be as vibrant but still dramatic
Hey so I have this kinda matte wallet (scratches easily) so can I still use paint or imma ruin it
how do you do a sunburst on a belt.. is it better to use dyes or gals or does it matter.. What do you recommend
Don. I am just getting into leather tooling and I am finding your videos very helpful. You are using Feibing's Oil leather dye in this video. However, I believe that Feibing now has "Pro Dye". I do not believe that the Pro dye and the Oil dye are the same. Would you recommend using the Feibing's Pro Dye or find another Oil based leather dye? thank you. Brian
You had me at psychotic 😂 thanks for the info and the laugh!
I know all my colors and most of my shapes!!
I was going to paint on a A-2 leather USAF flight jacket would this work on something like that?
To keep it from bleeding into the letters or other area, paint with Tandys Super Sheen on it first and let it dry real good. Then dye or paint other area. It will seal the leather and keep anything from penetrating. Great videos and good luck.
+Hoss cool deal I️ will have to try that! Thanks!
Beginner here... I am just starting to practice oil and dyes but was wondering if the leather still needs to be cased to apply the dye/oil or if it should be dry?
Hi, how do you remove any acrylic paint that might drop or smear? thx
can i used a printer ink to paint on leather?
Thanks for sharing this info! My husband and I just recently got into leather working, my husband is the more artsy fartsy type than I am, but your video is very helpful for me.
Thanks bunches,
Lori K.
Awesome demo. However, what oil product did you use for oiling. after painting to bring out your tooling and natural leather features color? And, which antique did you use? Please reply ASAP.
Eddie Hodges
How do you rub off mistakes on leather? Anything you can recommend
I'm new to leatherworking and on a bit of a budget, is there a way to paint leather by watering down and using Americana or those types of acrylic paint?
Trying to mix dyes to get burnt orange for a UT customer. What would you suggest?
Thank you
Good afternoon Don! I've been toiling on a clutch purse. When not tooling I keep the leather in a gallon ziplock. Today I took it out of the bag and there is an area that has what looks like something blue has been rubbing on it. Mold? If so what do I do?
Hello which pen,paint and spray colour do you use for painting on it tell me in detail so i can buy it
Hello, is there a spray or do you know of something to protect the paintings on the leather belt I made?
Hi Don I like your paintin. Time to time im doing small things eg keyring etc. May I ask you what are those color paints like white blue etc pls? I guess they are not Fiebings but probably some acrylic, am I right? Would you let me know manufacturer and type of those paint? Thank you
Hello there please since you are an expert i need your advice i want to paint on fake leather ''faux leather'' and i really dont know with what i should paint i saw some using acrylic with acetone but some said it will pill off with time would you give me an advice plz i really need you for this and bless you ^^
how much is a belt price
Will the paint still soak in if I've already applied Tan Kote?
Bob Ross o leather works!
Dig it.