I own a very similar tattoo gun I use to do my own tattoos. Important note with the needle skipping, the black grip part near the tip should twist/tighten. That actually sets the depth of your needle, so you don't have to stay as far away from the art to get it not to skip.
(Sandi) In my woodburning kit there is an embossing/tranferring tool. It uses the heat of the stylus to be transferred through a disk-shaped attachment to transfer gtafite or ink to a surface via gentle heat. Works on wood, might work on leather.
Love that you show the process and failed attempts as you go. Really helpful and encouraging when I try something new and don’t get it the first time. As always love your vids!
Honestly never considered doing this for leather before or seen it done until now. It's a very interesting thing to look into now for leather projects, especially ones with a lot of tiny details. Thanks for another amazing video!
For adding detailed images to your leather, and make it feel even more authentic, I would try doing Pyrography! You'll need a wood burning tool, and I'd recommend the ones that have a silver metallic box as a stand, and has a wire connecting them. Burning a design into leather gives it a dark brown burnt look where you've used the tool, and it burns a slight groove into the leather. I can highly recommend it, having done detail work on a lot of leather armours this way.
Just yesterday another channel I subscribe to was showing off almost the same tattoo machine you used with some modified cartridges for tooling leather and down the rabbit hole I went. First, the tooling cartridges look cool and I have to get some. But I came across another video that did tattoo the leather and was talking about the splattering. His solution, which looks to work, was to coat the piece in PVA glue, let it dry, tattoo it, dry it again and then wash off the glue. The outcome looked absolutely wicked.
I'd love to see you do some durability tests on these methods to figure out which ones could last on, say, a flexible piece of armour, or outside in the rain. It could be cool to get some of those inkbox tattoos you mentioned that use dye rather than sticking ink to the surface, as well as things like pyrography and henna.
When I was working with teens at the library, we did a henna tattoo event. To transfer the (ink-jet) patterns to the skin, we used a q-tip and a small bottle of essential oils (peppermint, not that it matters). Then you press the image where you want it on the oiled skin and hold it down for a few seconds. Best part, when you peel it off, you can use the henna directly on top of the ink and it stains the skin exactly the way it should!
A high quality wood burner with adjustable heat settings also works very well, low heat and some practice and you can save a lot of money not buying tattoo ink all the time. Plus you can dye over it without fear of messing up the design.
I've seen folks using temporary tattoos on tumblers, but never on leather. I'm loving this idea! I made a Wavy Thing on a Stick (flag) with my favorite knight's sigils on it for a ren fair - I printed out the sigils on regular paper, turned them into stencils, taped them down really well and used spray paint. Turned out sharp, and he loved seeing it in the crowd. He even signed it!
Have you considered tooling the leather after the tattoo but, before you filled it in. I think it would give it a more 3D effect. Then fill it in to shade in the recesses and give it depth, and maybe highlights. Thanks, great video, keep it up. John S.
I actually have a bunch of temporary tattoo printer paper. I use it a lot when adding details to some accessories. It’s much more seamless then that iron on paper. Right now I’m mid moving so my stuff is packed but I can’t wait to start again
I've made transfers with my ink jet printer and butcher's paper. Worked perfectly. No alcohol required, but you have to move fairly quickly before the ink dries. Also, just a sharpie works good too if you are into free handing a design. The tattoo gun, man that is brilliant! Going to get me one!
Interesting that you mentioned sharpie... I sometimes transfer images by tracing with sharpie to bleed it onto the leather. Love the tattoo method for making really intricate pieces.
I love these ideas and now i really want to get a tattoo gun just to do this with! Other alternative methods I've used to traditional tooling: - Woodburning - Dremel - Laser-printer The laser printer was tricky because I had to figure out just the right setting to engrave the leather without burning through it, but once i figured that out, it produced a really cool look that basically looks like a finely-detailed branding.
Honestly for your first time tattooing I am insanely impressed! I watched Andy from HTME do tattoo practice sheets and they paled in comparison to this. Well done!
I have never tried it for leather, but when I was a kid an my mom worked at an arts and crafts boutique, she used to make custom embossed cards from her stamp collection. Maybe doing a heat embossed stamp/image to make a a faux gilding look?
Seems to me you could combine the tattooing method with the airbrush method using a diluted dye solution to add gradient, color, etc. for more complex designs.
My roommate just got that tattoo gun and I had the same idea about using it when she showed it to me last week. Now I know it works I may be borrowing it or getting my own.
Acetone would probably work better for image transfer than ipa. There is also sublimation (heat & pressure transfer) and a glue type medium you stick the image down with wand then wet and rub off the paper with.
I can't recall, have you ever embossed leather? On a thick piece you shave the high points from the back and then wet the leather and stretch use a spade tool to push it from the back for free hand style or you make a raised wooden form that you press it over from the front.
If you want to do the temporary tattoo idea I highly recommend Momentary Ink and Inkbox. I used Momentary Ink when I was testing out a tattoo idea before I got my actual tattoo, and the customer service is amazing!
I use laser toner prints and wet the back with nail varnish remover to decorate leather or leave the design on to them paint or what ever. Also if you finish the leather first, then tattoo it, you will be able to wipe off the spray
Cl3ver look up the reverse weeding method, it makes working with intricate venal way easier to work with because you can have a sticky surface to remove the ones you don't want to stay in place.
Cool ideas, the only thing that I can think that may be worth trying is going back and carving some parts of those images to try and add a little more depth to them.
When I do the ink transfer I use magazine paper to print on.. it also works well with laser printers that use the powder and not the wax ink (copiers work as well) ... the other possibility is use your laser (CO2 and Diode) to engrave the leather... note it smells but works really well ...
I wonder if putting a light layer of resist on the leather would minimise the splashmarks 🤔 The ink would still be going under the surface with the needle. I might try this with my stick&poke needles. And I could maybe try using a leather dye as ink, since they are way cheaper 😂
For transferring a pattern, to leather I use my ink jet printer use reverse image and print to clear plastic copy sheet print image work fast after goes out of printer flip put on veg tan leather rub a little and carefully lift sheet off gives nice image to work with good luck
I'd love to see you try combining tooling with any of these techniques, plus painting the leather, maybe throw in some gilding? That way you could have a really multi-dimensional piece!
Oooooh! You did it you crazy bastard! I thought about the temporary tattoos and then... never got around to trying... such great result! Great video. I still won't get around to actually doing it myself xD
As long as you print it with a laser printer, doing an acetone transfer works like applying a temporary tattoo, you're just using acetone rather than water.
Honestly, since there's 233 comments, rather than scroll through I'll just say 'Almost every one of my fellows in leathercraft interesting in these types of transfers purchased laser engraving machines to scour imagery into leather.' They're not cheap, but all it takes is scanning the image the lasers are meant to duplicate. Good Luck in the new year.
I've given leather prison tats by scoring the shape with an awl and coming back through with a gel pen, ball point pen, permanent marker, or just the awl point dipped in leather dye. The pens give it the same gray-ish faded look a prison tat has, which could be preferable in some applications.
Tattooing the leather feels like a great way to 'enchant' leather in a fantasy setting. Half way imagining a leather armor decked out in Maori Tribal tattoowork. That'd be sick.
I've seen leather dye pens and markers. I've never tried them myself, so I can't say how well they work, but you should be able to just draw or write on the leather with dye instead of ink.
This is awesome. Thanks for showing the mess ups. As a DIY guy, I can tell you, I have plenty of "great idea, but it looks like crap" projects. My kids can attest to this.
Ohh interesting. Also thank you for clarifying what type of printer is needed. So many times I’ve seen tutorials not mention if an inkjet or laser printer is needed
I actually had an idea for D&D where an eldritch night had his spells tattooed into his leather armor and whenever he wanted to cast a spell it would make that rune glow. Like if he wanted to use a flight spell there would be a rune on his back that would glow and spectral wings would come out of his armor
idk if it would work with leather but we did something like that on wood we glued it to our piece of wood and rubbed away all the paper with our fingers and some water and that worked amazingly
I would try printing on transparency film. There's a similar thing to transfer 2d prints to the surface of 3d prints by printing on transparency film with toner.
Love love your videos! You Crack me up and I learn so much! I've done jet print transfers with Mod Podge, unto tile and know it works on wood too. I'll keep watching!
you could use a projector with the tattoo gun instead of a transfer and get most any picture you want. i also would wonder how alcohol dye (like the stuff you use to dye resin) might work. Also since your forcing the dye into the leather if waxing or some kind of prep for the surface of the leather would keep the dye from staining if it splattered.
When I was a kid we used to do the printer paper transfer for temporary tattoos. We would draw simple designs with sharpie. It worked, but they were always blurry
HI!!!!!! love the content!!! I was wanting to know if you have ever thought about having a competition like you and another person have 10 or 20 dollars and you have to build something that you could use for a larp or DnD. If you have done this or have already thought of doing it I think it would make great content.
I did this a while back in a your tube video , Paint the leather in PVA glue it will stop the blots and splatter then just wash it off afterwards ATB Bruce
Leather can be very expensive, you are better off asking a butcher for some discharged cuts with skin still in or a cut of meat... Just take the meat out and eat it before putting ink on it XD double duty
@@isayinyang93 true but i doubt a cut from the butcher would last very long in case you want to keep one of your pieces. So probably better for newcomers to get the basics down
@Skill Tree I was talking to my tattoo artist when I got my last tattoo, and we discussed collaborating. I'll be sending her this video. Still gonna buy my own machine, though.
As much as I love your reckoning videos I'm so glad your back I missed these kinda videos. And next reckoning you could do a leather tattoo booth thatd be fun
Apparently perfume and cologne uses ethanol. Rubbing Alcohol just doesn't cut it and is too harsh from what I read. I just tired it with regular printer paper and some old cologne and it worked great.
would a slight barrier like vaseline on top of stencil help stop ink splattert dyeing leather ( they used to use this on tattoos to help keep stencil there during repeated wipings )
I wonder if you used a laserjet printer, (or Xerox copy) set the print to dark black, then, put the paper print side down on the leather and applied an iron, and pulled the paper away if it wouldn't transfer the image.. How laserjet printers work is they put melted plastic onto the paper with a static charge. It follows that if you heat the paper it might transfer the plastic to the leather if you apply force with the iron.
I wonder if applying a resist to the leather before you use the tattoo gun would prevent the splotches from staining, while still allowing you to embed the ink into the leather itself?
I wonder if the natural oils in living skin is part of what helps the transfer process.... the actual temporary tattoos worked great, but I wonder if adding a thin layer (very thin!) of some sort of oil to the leather would help with the home-brewed temp tats...
You can also get ballpoint pen cartriges that work better imo, if you are good at drawing then you can even shade portrits of people, oh and there are lots of colours too.
I have a project request! I go to sca event and often camp for days. After a full day of fighting, dancing, walking, and just existing in all the dirt, I would give anything for a hot bath! Do you think you could come up with a camp bathtub? Something that collapses for travel? A way to soak aching muscles and wash away the dirt of battle?! Mr. Bubbles has lite the beacons, bathers call for aid!!!
Wow 🤩 Love the designs and idea, could you also do it with colored inks ? Like blue, purple, yellow/gold, red and green ? If so i might comission you for something if thats alright 🙏
Maybe use the temporary tattoo as the stencil for use with the tattoo gun that way the splatters will go onto the plastic that’s on the tattoo and then at the end you should be able to remove that somehow, maybe use the leather dye. Didn’t it dissolve it immediately?
Cleveeer!! Damn you were so close! You CAN transfer leather using printers.... but with LASER printing. You print whatever you want WITH LASER, then put it on the leather and use UNIVERSAL SOLVENT. You use a dauber or a clean rag to rub the solvent kinda hard into the paper until the paper disolves away leaving the print into the leather, I have SEEN it but I don't know if you can then put a finish or dye the leather I thought that is what you were gonna try! it would be great for you to know there IS a way
You know, this could be used for a necromantic banner, stitching pieces of leather together of different thicknesses and softness, having some pieces having been tattoo'd "before being harvested" there
I really thought "Get it drunk first" was going to be one of the four options.
I mean.... that's a given
Given the amount of alcohol used on those tranfers😂
I don't think it works if you breathe the alcohol onto the leather. But it sets the mood.
Hahaha ha, ohhhh. Hahhahaha
I fully regret this joke isnt going to be made
I own a very similar tattoo gun I use to do my own tattoos. Important note with the needle skipping, the black grip part near the tip should twist/tighten. That actually sets the depth of your needle, so you don't have to stay as far away from the art to get it not to skip.
Throw/stroke could also be the cause
(Sandi) In my woodburning kit there is an embossing/tranferring tool. It uses the heat of the stylus to be transferred through a disk-shaped attachment to transfer gtafite or ink to a surface via gentle heat. Works on wood, might work on leather.
Love that you show the process and failed attempts as you go. Really helpful and encouraging when I try something new and don’t get it the first time. As always love your vids!
Honestly never considered doing this for leather before or seen it done until now. It's a very interesting thing to look into now for leather projects, especially ones with a lot of tiny details. Thanks for another amazing video!
Thank YOU for watching 😁
For adding detailed images to your leather, and make it feel even more authentic, I would try doing Pyrography! You'll need a wood burning tool, and I'd recommend the ones that have a silver metallic box as a stand, and has a wire connecting them. Burning a design into leather gives it a dark brown burnt look where you've used the tool, and it burns a slight groove into the leather. I can highly recommend it, having done detail work on a lot of leather armours this way.
What brand pyrography tool do you use?
Just yesterday another channel I subscribe to was showing off almost the same tattoo machine you used with some modified cartridges for tooling leather and down the rabbit hole I went. First, the tooling cartridges look cool and I have to get some. But I came across another video that did tattoo the leather and was talking about the splattering. His solution, which looks to work, was to coat the piece in PVA glue, let it dry, tattoo it, dry it again and then wash off the glue. The outcome looked absolutely wicked.
Link?
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Genius
I'd love to see you do some durability tests on these methods to figure out which ones could last on, say, a flexible piece of armour, or outside in the rain.
It could be cool to get some of those inkbox tattoos you mentioned that use dye rather than sticking ink to the surface, as well as things like pyrography and henna.
When I was working with teens at the library, we did a henna tattoo event. To transfer the (ink-jet) patterns to the skin, we used a q-tip and a small bottle of essential oils (peppermint, not that it matters). Then you press the image where you want it on the oiled skin and hold it down for a few seconds. Best part, when you peel it off, you can use the henna directly on top of the ink and it stains the skin exactly the way it should!
A high quality wood burner with adjustable heat settings also works very well, low heat and some practice and you can save a lot of money not buying tattoo ink all the time. Plus you can dye over it without fear of messing up the design.
I've seen folks using temporary tattoos on tumblers, but never on leather. I'm loving this idea! I made a Wavy Thing on a Stick (flag) with my favorite knight's sigils on it for a ren fair - I printed out the sigils on regular paper, turned them into stencils, taped them down really well and used spray paint. Turned out sharp, and he loved seeing it in the crowd. He even signed it!
You could also burn patterns into the leather using a soldering iron.
Good call! I should have included that one
There are tools specifically made for burning patterns into leather. My worry would be that a soldering iron might get too hot.
@@SkillTree Not to mention that laser engraver of yours!
Have you considered tooling the leather after the tattoo but, before you filled it in. I think it would give it a more 3D effect. Then fill it in to shade in the recesses and give it depth, and maybe highlights. Thanks, great video, keep it up. John S.
Laser engraving for leather tattoos and thanks for the great content
Thank you so much!!!
@@SkillTree I found your channel a few weeks ago and I have been binge watching every episode. So fun
I actually have a bunch of temporary tattoo printer paper. I use it a lot when adding details to some accessories. It’s much more seamless then that iron on paper. Right now I’m mid moving so my stuff is packed but I can’t wait to start again
I need to buy some and try it out!
I've made transfers with my ink jet printer and butcher's paper. Worked perfectly. No alcohol required, but you have to move fairly quickly before the ink dries. Also, just a sharpie works good too if you are into free handing a design. The tattoo gun, man that is brilliant! Going to get me one!
Interesting that you mentioned sharpie...
I sometimes transfer images by tracing with sharpie to bleed it onto the leather.
Love the tattoo method for making really intricate pieces.
My sick mind at times worries me. A battle banner of patches of tattoo leather sewn together. Each patch was taken from a victory on the battle field
I love these ideas and now i really want to get a tattoo gun just to do this with!
Other alternative methods I've used to traditional tooling:
- Woodburning
- Dremel
- Laser-printer
The laser printer was tricky because I had to figure out just the right setting to engrave the leather without burning through it, but once i figured that out, it produced a really cool look that basically looks like a finely-detailed branding.
Honestly for your first time tattooing I am insanely impressed! I watched Andy from HTME do tattoo practice sheets and they paled in comparison to this. Well done!
I have never tried it for leather, but when I was a kid an my mom worked at an arts and crafts boutique, she used to make custom embossed cards from her stamp collection.
Maybe doing a heat embossed stamp/image to make a a faux gilding look?
Seems to me you could combine the tattooing method with the airbrush method using a diluted dye solution to add gradient, color, etc. for more complex designs.
I have a feeling that a laser cutter with the correct settings would totally blow this away. I do like the idea of tattoo transfers.
My roommate just got that tattoo gun and I had the same idea about using it when she showed it to me last week. Now I know it works I may be borrowing it or getting my own.
Acetone would probably work better for image transfer than ipa. There is also sublimation (heat & pressure transfer) and a glue type medium you stick the image down with wand then wet and rub off the paper with.
I've done a bunch of amateur leather work and I wanted to let you know that. I've also used a wood burner on the leather as tattooing
I can't recall, have you ever embossed leather? On a thick piece you shave the high points from the back and then wet the leather and stretch use a spade tool to push it from the back for free hand style or you make a raised wooden form that you press it over from the front.
you can try rubber stamps and ink pad, if you get an archival/water fast ink it will stand up to dying etc
If you want to do the temporary tattoo idea I highly recommend Momentary Ink and Inkbox. I used Momentary Ink when I was testing out a tattoo idea before I got my actual tattoo, and the customer service is amazing!
I use laser toner prints and wet the back with nail varnish remover to decorate leather or leave the design on to them paint or what ever.
Also if you finish the leather first, then tattoo it, you will be able to wipe off the spray
Ok that is really cool. Only ever marked leather like that using a laser cutter, I'll have to try this out.
Cl3ver look up the reverse weeding method, it makes working with intricate venal way easier to work with because you can have a sticky surface to remove the ones you don't want to stay in place.
Cool ideas, the only thing that I can think that may be worth trying is going back and carving some parts of those images to try and add a little more depth to them.
Tooling and Tattooing leather looks absolutely amazing by the way, also helps if the leather is a little wet.
When I do the ink transfer I use magazine paper to print on.. it also works well with laser printers that use the powder and not the wax ink (copiers work as well) ... the other possibility is use your laser (CO2 and Diode) to engrave the leather... note it smells but works really well ...
I've been tattooing leather for years, but never thought about the temporary tattoo printer idea, that's great!
I wonder if putting a light layer of resist on the leather would minimise the splashmarks 🤔 The ink would still be going under the surface with the needle. I might try this with my stick&poke needles. And I could maybe try using a leather dye as ink, since they are way cheaper 😂
For transferring a pattern, to leather I use my ink jet printer use reverse image and print to clear plastic copy sheet print image work fast after goes out of printer flip put on veg tan leather rub a little and carefully lift sheet off gives nice image to work with good luck
I'd love to see you try combining tooling with any of these techniques, plus painting the leather, maybe throw in some gilding? That way you could have a really multi-dimensional piece!
Oooooh! You did it you crazy bastard! I thought about the temporary tattoos and then... never got around to trying... such great result! Great video.
I still won't get around to actually doing it myself xD
Use a laser jet for the transfer ..it works best with a gloss paper
As long as you print it with a laser printer, doing an acetone transfer works like applying a temporary tattoo, you're just using acetone rather than water.
Very cool can't wait to see you integrate this into some other projects.
My mind is totally blown. 100% excited because I don't have patience for tooling.
Very inspirational on the tattoo gun. Thanks for this! Gonna research this more.
Honestly, since there's 233 comments, rather than scroll through I'll just say 'Almost every one of my fellows in leathercraft interesting in these types of transfers purchased laser engraving machines to scour imagery into leather.' They're not cheap, but all it takes is scanning the image the lasers are meant to duplicate. Good Luck in the new year.
I've given leather prison tats by scoring the shape with an awl and coming back through with a gel pen, ball point pen, permanent marker, or just the awl point dipped in leather dye. The pens give it the same gray-ish faded look a prison tat has, which could be preferable in some applications.
OH MY GOSH!!!! I've been trying to do this for ages!!! Thank you for covering it!!!
Diode laser I have one it works pretty good at transferring images to leather.
Tattooing the leather feels like a great way to 'enchant' leather in a fantasy setting. Half way imagining a leather armor decked out in Maori Tribal tattoowork. That'd be sick.
I've seen leather dye pens and markers. I've never tried them myself, so I can't say how well they work, but you should be able to just draw or write on the leather with dye instead of ink.
on top of your coin video, this is a sign to do more for my groups cosplay/larp outfits
Have you tried to put resist on the leather (over the pattern) and then tattoo the pattern. It may help to wipe away the unwanted splatter.
This is awesome. Thanks for showing the mess ups. As a DIY guy, I can tell you, I have plenty of "great idea, but it looks like crap" projects. My kids can attest to this.
I love the videos. Did you consider or try to use leather dye as ink instead of tattoo ink?
Probably a consistency issue bud
Ohh interesting. Also thank you for clarifying what type of printer is needed. So many times I’ve seen tutorials not mention if an inkjet or laser printer is needed
I actually had an idea for D&D where an eldritch night had his spells tattooed into his leather armor and whenever he wanted to cast a spell it would make that rune glow. Like if he wanted to use a flight spell there would be a rune on his back that would glow and spectral wings would come out of his armor
Oil-based markers/pens also work well for creating designs with a stencil or vinyl pattern.
You should combine the two. Add a tattoo and then do tooling around it, make it really pop.
idk if it would work with leather but we did something like that on wood we glued it to our piece of wood and rubbed away all the paper with our fingers and some water and that worked amazingly
That's awesome. I never thought to tattoo leather before
I would try printing on transparency film. There's a similar thing to transfer 2d prints to the surface of 3d prints by printing on transparency film with toner.
You could use a stipple painting brushes for dying the leather. Stipple paint brushes come in many sizes and materials.
I've used temporary tattoos on the covers of books before, I do not recommend using glitter tattoos they tend to be sticky
Love love your videos! You Crack me up and I learn so much!
I've done jet print transfers with Mod Podge, unto tile and know it works on wood too.
I'll keep watching!
you could use a projector with the tattoo gun instead of a transfer and get most any picture you want. i also would wonder how alcohol dye (like the stuff you use to dye resin) might work. Also since your forcing the dye into the leather if waxing or some kind of prep for the surface of the leather would keep the dye from staining if it splattered.
When I was a kid we used to do the printer paper transfer for temporary tattoos. We would draw simple designs with sharpie. It worked, but they were always blurry
HI!!!!!! love the content!!! I was wanting to know if you have ever thought about having a competition like you and another person have 10 or 20 dollars and you have to build something that you could use for a larp or DnD. If you have done this or have already thought of doing it I think it would make great content.
That is a GREAT idea!!!!
That is sick!! i have wanted to do this for a while now
Great. Very Informative. Thank You for taking the time to make this video.
Love your enthusiasm and creativity.
Has anyone tried henna on leather? It would only dye the surface since no needles but might be a cheap interesting way of getting a similar look
You can buy temporary tattoo paper to print your own art for this. Super cool!
Pretty sure I've seen UV and Glow tattoo ink used in photos, that could be really cool on some armor or a grimoire.
I did this a while back in a your tube video , Paint the leather in PVA glue it will stop the blots and splatter then just wash it off afterwards
ATB Bruce
The last one is also good for any aspiring tattoo artists looking to practice
Leather can be very expensive, you are better off asking a butcher for some discharged cuts with skin still in or a cut of meat... Just take the meat out and eat it before putting ink on it XD double duty
@@isayinyang93 true but i doubt a cut from the butcher would last very long in case you want to keep one of your pieces. So probably better for newcomers to get the basics down
I wonder if you put resist on the leather before tattooing if it would help with the splatter
Would the tattoo one take a dye? Love it.
I've been wanting to tattoo leather, but I haven't gotten there yet! I'm excited!
There is a bit of a learning curve, but it is super fun
@Skill Tree I was talking to my tattoo artist when I got my last tattoo, and we discussed collaborating. I'll be sending her this video. Still gonna buy my own machine, though.
@Skill Tree update: I tried it out. I liked the process and the result. Excited to do more.
@@porkchopulator congrats! It is a cool technique 😁
@@SkillTree I'll have to drop my piece in the discord.
That's honestly pretty cool and for the first time really nice
As much as I love your reckoning videos I'm so glad your back I missed these kinda videos. And next reckoning you could do a leather tattoo booth thatd be fun
Ah my two favorite things! Tattoos and leather work!
Apparently perfume and cologne uses ethanol. Rubbing Alcohol just doesn't cut it and is too harsh from what I read. I just tired it with regular printer paper and some old cologne and it worked great.
would a slight barrier like vaseline on top of stencil help stop ink splattert dyeing leather ( they used to use this on tattoos to help keep stencil there during repeated wipings )
also tattoo artiststs practised on pork and pigskin before letting loose on people soi coloured inks should work also
I wonder if you used a laserjet printer, (or Xerox copy) set the print to dark black, then, put the paper print side down on the leather and applied an iron, and pulled the paper away if it wouldn't transfer the image.. How laserjet printers work is they put melted plastic onto the paper with a static charge. It follows that if you heat the paper it might transfer the plastic to the leather if you apply force with the iron.
I wonder if applying a resist to the leather before you use the tattoo gun would prevent the splotches from staining, while still allowing you to embed the ink into the leather itself?
I'm apprised you didn't use your laser engraver. It works rather well when you get the settings correct
Vinegar transfers art from inked paper very well. Not sure if it would work on the leather though
Shoulda watched Crafsman's video on the transferring printed images to wood. Should work the same way.
I wonder if the natural oils in living skin is part of what helps the transfer process.... the actual temporary tattoos worked great, but I wonder if adding a thin layer (very thin!) of some sort of oil to the leather would help with the home-brewed temp tats...
Have you thought about using water slide decals?
Dope! I accidentally discovered this channel by searching for this. *subscribed*
You can also get ballpoint pen cartriges that work better imo, if you are good at drawing then you can even shade portrits of people, oh and there are lots of colours too.
Yup, I'm gonna try the tattoo method.
I'm thinking using vasaline ontop of the dry image will keep the skin clean ?
I have a project request! I go to sca event and often camp for days. After a full day of fighting, dancing, walking, and just existing in all the dirt, I would give anything for a hot bath! Do you think you could come up with a camp bathtub? Something that collapses for travel? A way to soak aching muscles and wash away the dirt of battle?! Mr. Bubbles has lite the beacons, bathers call for aid!!!
I wonder if you could put a resist on after you transfer your design and before you tattoo! So you don't stain your leather. 😊
Wow 🤩
Love the designs and idea, could you also do it with colored inks ? Like blue, purple, yellow/gold, red and green ? If so i might comission you for something if thats alright 🙏
Maybe use the temporary tattoo as the stencil for use with the tattoo gun that way the splatters will go onto the plastic that’s on the tattoo and then at the end you should be able to remove that somehow, maybe use the leather dye. Didn’t it dissolve it immediately?
Cleveeer!! Damn you were so close! You CAN transfer leather using printers.... but with LASER printing.
You print whatever you want WITH LASER, then put it on the leather and use UNIVERSAL SOLVENT. You use a dauber or a clean rag to rub the solvent kinda hard into the paper until the paper disolves away leaving the print into the leather, I have SEEN it but I don't know if you can then put a finish or dye the leather I thought that is what you were gonna try! it would be great for you to know there IS a way
You know, this could be used for a necromantic banner, stitching pieces of leather together of different thicknesses and softness, having some pieces having been tattoo'd "before being harvested" there