How Do You Emboss & Paint On Leather?
Embossing and painting are great ways to spruce up inexpensive leather articles, or to make a show piece out of any leather bargains you may find. Embossing is creating raised designs on the surface of leather. Correct embossing gives the leather a beautiful, professional-looking finish. Painting leather can really jazz it up with color. To do either requires special techniques, as working with leather is not like working with fabric. Choose a soft leather or tooling leather to emboss. These leathers are more pliable and will be easier to work with. Choose a template with the design you want to emboss in it. If you are using several templates, such as lettering, you may need to do one at a time. Lay your leather on a table. Put some rags into a bowl of water. Wring them slightly, keeping them wet but to avoid too much dripping, and lay them out on your leather. Leave them there for 15 minutes or so to wet the leather. Turn your template upside-down and lay it onto a wooden board. Nail
