Saturday 19 August 2017

Drab to FAB: Painted Leather Bag: Season 2

Hi! When I did my first painted leather purse (My last post: Drab to FAB: Painted Leather Bag), I did not know it would be so addictive.
I dug out yet another leather bag..

Ta da...

My old leather bag, as you see was in black and white.
One of my favorite color combination..
But, again the white lost its glamor with time...
The stitching, lining, lock, zipper, all are in excellent condition...
 And, so
Another Drab to FAB project.
As I did in the last bag: Wipe clean the surface of leather to be painted with alcohol.
Then, start by using a red and a black ink pen to draw floral pattern on the bag..
 Here is a close-up of the pattern.
Just free hand..
Just fill up...
 You may appreciate that I highlighted the outlines of stems and leaves with a permanent marker black pen
 Time to color:
Acrylic paint
Use more than one coat of color
Have loads of patience
Wait in between coats of paints.
 I never had any shocking bag.
Always have had safe collection of black, beige, white, tan, navy blue, red,...
So went adventurous this time
Colored the background a bright sky blue.
 My floral print has grown green leaves.
You can see that the marks of the pens are very much visible..
Which actually give details and depth to the painting...
 All flowers painted.
Some pen markings have got covered by layers of acrylic paint..
Don't worry you can redo the markings on top of the paint again...
Here's my bag ready to go out into the world again...

I like it.
Its bright..
Happy...
Very cheerful!
Satisfying craft.

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