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Skills Inventory
Project Overview
Supplies Checklist
Standing Bear Design PDF Pattern
Selecting a Piece of Leather
Ed's Method for Controlling the Stretch
Controlling the Stretch Reference Guide
Casing the Leather
Tracing the Pattern
Progress Check
Swivel Knife Secret
Swivel Knife the Big Leaf
Inverted vs. Regular Leaves
Inverted vs. Regular Leaves Guide
Swivel Knife the Outer Leaves (Have Inverted vs. Regular Leaves Guide on Hand)
Swivel Knife the Inner Leaves
Beveling the Regular Outer Leaves
Beveling Inner Leaves and the Large Leaf
Tooling Progress Image
Creating Separation with Matting
Beveling the Inverted Leaves
Beveling the Remainder of the Outside Leaves
Beveling the Bear's Outline
Tooling Progress Image
Beveling the Remaining Interior Leaves
Beveling the Acorns and Border
Thumbprint and Pear Shading the Big Leaf
Adding Micro Veins to the Big Leaf
Lifting the Big Leaf
Progress Check
Pear Shading the Regular Outer Leaves
Adding Micro Veins and Lifting the Outer Leaves
Pear Shading the Inverted Leaves
Pear Shading the Interior Leaves
Progress Check
Using a Background Tool
Matting the Outside
Cutting the Acorn Caps
Progress Check
A Quick Note
Dye Formulas
Vaseline Greens on the Small Leaves
Lightest Value Green on the Big Leaf
Medium Value Green on the Big Leaf
Medium Value Green on the Small Leaves
Darkest Value Vaseline Green
Forest Green
Where to Apply the Greens
Yellow Highlights
Adding Burnt Orange and Red
Where to Apply Yellow, Orange, and Red
Adding Dye to the Bear and Acorn Caps
Border, Big Leaf Highlights, and Stems
Final Colored Image
Protecting the Colors on Your Project
Finishing Your Project
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