How To Start Drawing Leather Tooling Patterns

[@benjjaminowens]

Thank you for sharing all your wisdom!

[@sharxbyte]

Thanks for this guide! if you were doing a symmetrical coronet, would you ever consider breaking the flow rule to branch off in both directions starting from, say, the top off a central circle, but continuing the flow from there?

[@dannymarkgraf34]

great video breaking it down. thank you for sharing, this is a very helpful video for a beginner like myself.

[@randyweeks9316]

Thanks for breaking it down 😊

[@piotrdunst7894]

Good tips! What I find myself struggling while praticing my drawing is the the shape and proportions of those swirled leaves. The smooth balanced expansion from thinner to thicker

[@newbie3135]

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼

[@curtissheppard1996]

Why is most leather tooling floral,flowers,vines n such.?

[@Theoldindie]

its a style called western tooling. But there is also figure carving wich is everything and more like animals, flowers, skulls etc...

[@Sam-gf1eb]

Only relevant for floral designs*

[@theConcernedWyvern]

It is very helpful for floral and plant designs, but the concepts of circles/centerpieces and flow lines are pretty common for a lot of art. You can apply this concept to most organics. For instance, I plan on using these concepts for dragons, where the animals take up the circle space and things like tails or wings fill out curves and connections. You could have some mushroom clusters in your circle with roots, mycelium or lines of pebbles branching around as curves. You could also make it more abstract with just varying shapes. If you want something sharper and less flowing, start with those flow lines and draw over with sharp angles and flat edges. The flow lines and circles are all about the movement of the design. Hope this helps!