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Arm bracers made for my friend Ian. I was making them for myself but decided that perhaps they might be a little to tight on my arms. And as I was planning on making him some anyway I just brought that project forward a little.

It's also the first time I've tried any form of decorative markings on any of my finished pieces, all 3 of them, and I think it turned out quite well. It's the 'Tsuki' Kanji, I'm not sure what it means but I know Ian could tell me.

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:icontsuki-chama:
I believe DA to be the third medium on which I have praised the awesomeness of these. And they're still awesome ^_^

"Tsuki" means "moon", by the way. There's a reason for me bearing that name that starts in 'real' life rather than Dreaming Awake, actually. But now is probably not the time or the place =p
:icona-guy:
Fairy Muffins, I guess you'll have to tell me over :ahoy:

And have you noticed that the right one has the Kanji just to the right of center :s
:iconshamanmagic:
nice work ... how did u make the markings in the leather

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The world is a part of me ... and I of it ... my consciousness is of the universe ... and shaped by it ... the magic is a part of me ... and a part of us all ...
:icona-guy:
Thanks,

I first soaked the leather flat warm water for an hour or two, then I simply marked the Kanji out on some tracing paper and proceeded to gently mark the design in using a hammer and what I think is an old flat head screwdriver. This done I rotated using the screwdriver like a stylus to deepen and neaten out the lines, and hammering it in deeper. At one point I gently ran a craft knife around the lines before continueing which seemed to help the lines stay better.

It's all a bit crude but I found it works.
:iconshamanmagic:
wow thats prity cool ... I haven't tried wetting leather to work with it yet ... but I do alot of carving and dying ... I'd love to see more ... I've had a look through ur gallery ... and read some stuff ur realy talented ... so I added u to my watch ... :glomp: ... and I can see u did the same thanx so much ...

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The world is a part of me ... and I of it ... my consciousness is of the universe ... and shaped by it ... the magic is a part of me ... and a part of us all ...
:icona-guy:
Talented? Your leather work far out strips mine, but thank you for the compliment it's much appreciated :D I'm glad you liked my stuff though, it's always good to know people see and appreciate your work.

I look forward to Divart informing me you've uploaded something new.
:iconshamanmagic:
I was actualy talking more about ur writing ... but ur leather work is awsome too ... and I'm looking forward to seeing more from u too ... :glomp:

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The world is a part of me ... and I of it ... my consciousness is of the universe ... and shaped by it ... the magic is a part of me ... and a part of us all ...
:icona-guy:
Thanks, though I put it down to good imagination and passing it though grammer Nazi friends :D

And my output rate is low cause, well basically I'm lazy :D
:iconshamanmagic:
eh ... we all like to lay around at least some of the time I think ...

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The world is a part of me ... and I of it ... my consciousness is of the universe ... and shaped by it ... the magic is a part of me ... and a part of us all ...

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