Recent content by Rupert

Hey 442, Did you ever get around to trying that ageing method you mentioned a little while ago. I tried something called acrylic craquelure by Polyvine and got nowhere.The idea was that you'd paint a basecoat of this on, paint your design, and then paint on a coat of topcoat and it would...

That's another great jacket - you must have quite a collection. In one of your earlier posts you mentioned that you did the layout for your jackets with something called Photoshop Elements. Could you tell me a bit more about this please? Is it different to 'regular' Photoshop, or especially...

Thanks for replying 442. I suspected that enamels woudl be the answer. I haven't used them since I wrestled with them painting model aeroplanes many many years ago, and I'm not really wild about the idea of going back to them. still, maybe that's the way to go. I've unintentionally...

Ageing work on leather A customer of mine wants me to do something on a flight jacket and then age it. I usually use acrylics so that the paint stays flexible and avoids this very problem, and I don't really want to switch to enamels, which I suspect would crack and age more easily. I'm...

Thanks for the link - when I grow up I want to be able to paint like that. Rupert www.paintedleatherjackets.com

That would make a pretty good back piece for a flight jacket - very much in the spirit. I think the Miss Jupiter pin-up is a great piece of work and, from what I recall from his site, quite different from the artist's usual style of work. Out of interest what sort of varnish do people use...

Hey 442, Thanks for posting my pictures, and the compliments - both much appreciated. I'll be posting more work here just as soon as I can find the time to do it. Cheers Rupert

Hi all, I've just found this site - love the work that's been shown so far. I don't have a photobucket account, but here's a link to my site with a jacket I did recently... http://paintedleatherjackets.co.uk/PinupArtGallery.aspx It's an A2 with Sally Jupiter, the Silk Spectre from...