Scuffs have long been leading the world's catwalks. They decorate shorts, trousers, skirts, jackets. Today, the fashionable effect can be found even on boots and boots. Things with this print will not leave their owner without due attention of others.
Damage on jeans
Denim items are the perfect base for creating scuffs. Designers and handmakers are well aware of this and use it with might and main in creating unique images. Factory aging jeans is a multi-step process involving massive presses and complex chemicals.
However, you can get a fashionable effect at home, just stock up:
- a piece of tight jeans
- chalk
- fine-grained sandpaper/pumice stone
- board or plywood
- spray gun
It is better to create scuffs on jeans in those places that do not wear out much, so the thing will last longer. When carrying out your plan, avoid elbows and knees.
Put on your jeans and mark with chalk where you want to lighten up. Lay the item out in front of you. Place plywood or a plank under the place for future rubbing - it will be easier to work this way, and you will not accidentally wipe the second layer (for example, on a leg or sleeve).
Moisten the area to be treated with a little water. It is best to use a spray bottle for this, but you can get by with a soft, damp cloth. Apply it literally for a minute - the surface should not get wet through. Arm yourself with pumice stone / sandpaper and start processing. It's best to move in one direction: this will make it easier to create a neat worn effect. As you work, stop and try on the item so you know when to stop.
To create beautiful "store" holes with only transverse threads, a special ripper is required. The second option is to remove all vertical threads manually using nail scissors.
Noble effect of antiquity on the skin
The fashionable print of the season was awarded not only to jeans. Designers presented more than one collection of women's clothing, where spectacular leather items, artificially aged, occupy an important place. You can create a stylish highlight of the wardrobe yourself.
Using pumice in this case is ineffective. The surface will not be stylishly worn, but unsightly striped. Abrasion on the skin is best created, focusing on the secrets of professionals.
If you want to become the owner, for example, of a vintage jacket, you will have to age it completely. First, soak the item in a strong saline solution for 24 hours. When the skin is well softened, let it drain and tie it with elastic bandages or rags for another 12 hours.
Preheat the oven to 100 degrees and place the product there. Prepare a bowl of cold water. As soon as you feel a slight smell, urgently remove the skin and dip it. You need to repeat the steps at least three times. Next, lay out the little thing in the sun and wait for it to dry completely.
However, the above procedures are not within the power of every fashionista. Moreover, you need to wait two or three days. If you want to get a stylish print of the season in a shorter time, use a thinner.
Spread the prepared thing on the surface. Put on gloves and a medical mask, take a metal sponge for washing dishes (from small metallized villi). Dip the sponge into the solvent and swipe it over the skin with light pressure. You will quickly notice that the original structure of the material changes and takes on the desired appearance.
1. The first step in aging most leather jackets is exposure to water. To do this, it is necessary to moisten the surface of the skin with plenty of water from a spray bottle. Of course, you can simply lower the jacket into the water, but then there is a big risk of damaging the lining. After that, the leather jacket should be hung in the sun to dry. Repeat this step at least five times. The skin will become drier and tougher, but it should be so.
2. To prepare the jacket for further aging, you need to make it soft again. Apply olive oil to its surface and wait until it is absorbed.
3. Using a spray bottle, moisten the skin with alcohol. In principle, the aging process can be started from this stage, bypassing the previous two, but then the result will be of less quality.
4. Remember the jacket well with your hands. This will add new folds and lines to the skin. Do not be careful, crease the jacket with all your might, as if you were kneading dough.
5. Take sandpaper. Depending on the extent to which you plan to age the skin, you can use fine or medium sandpaper. Gently rub the leather jacket where you want to age. Most often, the jacket is wiped on the elbows, folds of the arms and in some places on the back. So the wear in these places will look natural. Wipe some areas harder than others, and leave others untouched. Work slowly, remember that you can always add, but it will hardly be possible to return the original look. Don't forget, too, that when the skin dries from the alcohol, it will look lighter.
6. Rougher scratches can be added with a wire brush. After that, the leather jacket will look like it went through the most difficult times with its owner! Again, remember that the process of work cannot be reversed, so do not overdo it.
7. After completing the work, you will again need a sprayer. Rinse alcohol, paint particles and leather thoroughly with water. Then you need to wipe the jacket with a clean cloth.
8. The skin needs to be softened again, so once again cover its surface with olive oil and let it soak completely in the sun. That's all!
Aging a leather jacket is a creative process. A leather jacket becomes a canvas on which you can depict anything you want. You can come up with your own unique method. Some specially scratch their jackets on the branches of trees, roll them in the dust, drag them with force along the asphalt ... And all just to make the jacket reflect their individuality. All in all, with a little imagination, time and patience, you'll have a stylish jacket that looks like it's been your faithful companion for most of your life.
here are some other tips
I would advise you to take sandpaper, but not coarse-grained, but fine, and go through those places that “rub” the most when wearing and using the bag - corners, folds, all protruding areas .. You can even bend the skin a little to form wrinkles, just don’t be zealous with this as the skin may become too softened. Then - you need to paint over all these wrinkles and roughness. But don't use traditional paints, use whatever you find in nature. Put on gloves and use a sponge to apply the dyes. You need the color to be non-uniform - dark green, brown, reddish brown, etc. Rub the sponge on the brick and then - rub some parts of the bag. Crush the brick into small pieces, as small as possible, so that more can be taken on the sponge. For a dark color, you can use soot from a piece of charred log or any wooden stick. Again - first a little on the sponge, then - gently on the bag. Find rust with "flakes" of metal - on old pipes, etc.. Even just rub it a little with earth.
Don't apply everything all over the bag. Dark colors - in deeper places of the bag (seams, depressions, scratches). Red and rusty colors - on protruding areas and also - in some places on the entire surface of the skin. For a green tint, you can use a little paint - twist a tight knot from a piece of an old T-shirt and then soak this knot into the paint. Then - blot this knot on paper to remove excess paint. then - gently blot those areas on the bag that you want to give a greenish tint. Quite lightly and carefully. If you overdo it - after drying, rub off the excess with fine sandpaper.
When you've "dirty" the bag in this way, take a shoe brush and clean everything you've just created (you don't want it all transferred to your clothes while you wear it). Most of what you put on will come off with a brush, but some of the dye will remain in the skin. Now look with a critical eye - where do you want the color to be more saturated? Go sandpaper in those places. You can take a larger sandpaper, but do not take a completely large one because there will be frank scratches on the skin. Then - repeat the coloring process from beginning to end over the entire bag. Now the paint will take deeper in those places where you went over the sandpaper again ... Go over the brush again.
When you are satisfied with the result of coloring - the final stage.
Get a conditioner or skin balm. Better those that are "waterproof" or "snow-repellent" and so on. And those who with wax will also go. Take a little of this balm on your fingers and rub it in your palms. The palms should be oily/wet from the balm but there should be no chunks of cream on the hands. Now wipe the entire bag with these hands. In this way, you allow the paint to "grab" more into the skin and also remove excess. Let dry and lightly brush again.
In general, this is a laborious and rather painstaking process. Don't be afraid to use "whatever is on hand" when looking for dyes, but apply everything carefully and little by little.
The effect will not be the same as on the bag you originally bought, because this is not a traditional paint. But the "ancient" effect is guaranteed to you and you might like it even more.
For gilding, simply take the gold paint in a jar and also apply it with a tight swab from a T-shirt where you want it.
A long time ago, artificially aged leather was in fashion. Many times, men's shirts, jackets, etc. were sewn in our atelier. from aged leather. When it is in skins, it is quite glossy, and before cutting it, we slightly stretched it with our hands and microcracks and an interesting texture appeared. The product looks much more solid and expensive from such leather than just from glossy.
Do you smoke? Are you sunbathing? Stay up late and eat whatever you want? These are not the only reasons why your skin loses its attractive appearance. In truth, there are many worse habits that can change your face to its healthy color. Find out what they are and how to care for your skin so that it looks fresh and young...
Midnight. Party parties. What is the diet. This is the lifestyle of many young people, but the bad habits of our youth can take their toll years later. Indeed, such reckless behavior can affect the skin over a long period of time.
"My average patient is in her 30s and 40s and knows that in her 20s she didn't do her best to take care of her skin," says Heidi Waldorf, professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. "Now she's trying to lead a healthier lifestyle. She wants to be like the best version of herself."
"I'm also amazed at the number of people who don't realize the harm they're doing to their skin," Waldorf adds.
The good news is that getting your skin looking great is easy if you break these 10 bad habits:
- Smoking
In addition to causing enough other problems, smoking also takes its toll on your face. "People say, 'I only smoke passively.' Okay, but that also damages your skin!" Waldorf says. "The development of free radicals is caused, the result of which is additional wrinkles, adding to everything and changing the lines of the face."
Star-Face-Master Christina Chin agrees. "Smoking dehydrates and kills the elasticity of the skin, depriving it of essential nutrients," says Chin, owner of Christine Chin Spa in New York, whose clients include Penelope Cruz, Hilary Swank and Kate Moss. ). Even your lips will lose their shine from cigarettes, says Chin. Do you agree that this habit should be abandoned? Your reflection in the mirror will thank you! - The sun
According to Waldorf, you need to take care of your skin as carefully as possible - the closest way to maintaining youth that you can find! "Sunburn, both in the salon and in the open sun, leads to problems, I see it in my office daily," she says.
The next time you go out and don't put on sunscreen, remember these words - 15 years. That's how long it takes for skin damage from the sun to show up, like skin pigmentation and wrinkles, Chin says. "And sunscreen is especially important in the winter - the snow reflects the rays, so you're exposed twice."
"Applying sunblock is the most beneficial thing you can do - one teaspoon on your face, and reapply every two hours, using a protection level of 30 or higher," Waldorf continues. But it's not just your face that needs protection - your body needs protection from the sun too. "Also, make sure your sunscreen has both UVB and UVA ingredients (zinc dioxide or avobenzone)."
"I do what I advise myself," Waldorf says. "Do whatever you want, but wear a hat, sunscreen and protective clothing in the sun." - Pimple popping
Your mother forbade you to do this... and she was right. "Popping pimples [at home] is like trying to be your own dentist," Chin says. "Most pimples are deep in the skin, and when you pop them, you introduce bacteria deep into the skin. People don't understand the dangers of popping pimples," Waldorf says. "You're hurting the skin. The 'correct' way to remove a pimple is to not touch it. Do a spot treatment and see a dermatologist." Popping your pimples can turn moderate pimples into a serious problem because it's prone to spreading bacteria. So keep your hands off your face! - Alcohol
Just like smoking, alcohol consumption dehydrates the skin. "Dry skin is a recipe for wrinkles," says Chin. And don't think that water will neutralize the results. "If you've dehydrated your skin and then drank a lot of water, it won't really help much," Chin warns. - Lack of sleep
"If you don't keep up your health, obviously your skin will suffer," Waldorf says. And the key to staying healthy is getting enough rest for the body, sleep. "Sleep releases toxins that have been stored in the body. Without enough sleep, 'bad' energy is left in the body and the toxins move to the skin," Chin continues. - Bad eating habits
Mom was also right when she told you to eat less fried and lean on broccoli. But with new findings that caffeine and chocolate contain beneficial antioxidants - do you really need to worry about some cheeseburger and chips? "Junk food won't permanently damage your skin, but you may gain weight [and not feel good]," Walldorf says. "There's no direct link between good skin and fresh vegetables, but that shouldn't put you off from a balanced diet." - Sleep with cosmetics on the skin
Late night parties can lead to skin care laziness. But saving a mere five minutes to cleanse and moisturize your face can have long-term effects on your complexion!
"The problem for those who go to bed without washing off their makeup is that the makeup from the whole day has already filled the pores, where it causes irritation and irritation," Waldorf says. "Then, late at night, when your face hits the pillow, you sweat and make-up clogs your pores even more. So it's best to use a gentle cleanser and moisturizer before bed." - Tattoos and Piercings
"I'm trying to explain to girls that they don't wear the same makeup or clothes they wore last year. Do they really want to have something permanent on their body?" Waldorf says. "Did you think that a tattoo is a permanent scar on the skin. You will need from 5 to 20 laser treatments to remove it - and some ink will simply be impossible to remove.
"Piercing when it is in the navel area can lead to a nickel allergy; and later it can all end up with an allergy to all the jewelry. If you get cartilage pierced, for example in the ear, you risk getting a deforming scar," Waldorf says. - Excessive plucking and ingrown hairs
Skincare experts warn against excessive plucking in the face, bikini area, and brow hair. We've all done it: You see an ingrown hair on your leg or bikini line, grab your favorite tweezers and start tugging. Or annoying stray facial hair drives you crazy so much that you try to pluck it all out. Stop!
"All of these activities end up with discoloration, scratching and ingrown hairs from chronic hair twitching," Waldorf says. "Just trim your hair; you won't hurt yourself this way. Use a toothbrush to loosen ingrown hairs or use over-the-counter hydrocortisone. And get rid of your magnifying mirror!" - Everything you never thought to worry about...
If you haven't gone crazy with our skincare tips yet, here are a few more:
Even something as simple as talking on the phone can ruin your complexion - germs on a dirty tube can cause acne and clogged pores.
Hair products are another concern for those prone to acne. Their oil may drip onto your face when you sweat. Ask your doctor for recommendations on vitamins - the wrong ones can also lead to a drastic change in the position of the skin.
Are you using the right products for your skin type? Active acne treatment can dry out your skin and make it vulnerable to wrinkles. Even massage can add risk if done incorrectly (aggressive rubbing of the face can loosen the skin).
And now, before you seal yourself in an airtight plastic bag, remember that the health of your skin depends on many factors. "To look good, wash your face and drink water every day," Chin advises. "My actress clients have great skin. Rachel Weisz looks 20 at 30. They want to look good, so they take care of themselves."
You will need
- - a piece of genuine leather;
- - sketch of the future product;
- - plywood stretching, small nails and a hammer;
- - razor blade, press, hard brush and emery;
- - a spray bottle and water;
- - medical and ammonia alcohol;
- - glycerin;
- - Castor oil;
- - cotton wool and rags;
- - lacquer-crackle or paint for the skin;
- - sponge and brush;
- - salt.
- - shoe polish;
- - old iron;
- - oven;
- - wooden form;
- - marble powder.
Instruction
Think carefully about the appearance of the future product. Sometimes it is enough just to stretch the skin, stretch it diagonally in different directions. With sandpaper, you can make the finished product more or less worn in certain places (for example, on the elbows or knees). For clarity, draw a network of decorative creases and cracks on paper, in some places you can even make cuts.
To create an enhanced effect of antiquity, the skin will have to be pre-prepared, made softer and more supple. Moisten the cut with water from a spray bottle, stretch it over the plywood with nails and dry it in the sun.
Rub castor oil or glycerin into the surface of the leather. After the material has dried, wipe it with alcohol and start kneading and making a thoughtful wrinkle pattern. Scratches can be made with a stiff brush, and creases can be done with a press. Work carefully and slowly, because the process of creating artificially aged skin is irreversible!
Wipe the aged material with clean water, dry rags and dry it again on the stretch. While the pores of the canvas are slightly damp, soak them with castor oil with a little ammonia. After fatliquoring, the material must dry, and it can be removed from the plywood. Knead the skin again so that the fat penetrates well between the collagen fibers.
To style a leather item, you can use a special patinating agent for leather from a store for designers and artists. Read the information on the packaging carefully and follow the instructions exactly. The composition - crackle turns a new product into cracked, as if from time to time.
Try leather dye, making the color of the item patchy, with dark spots and discoloration. This can be achieved by rubbing the surface with a sponge, brush and sandpaper, as well as by combining different shades of paint.
Finally, use the shoemaker's leather aging method. Take a brown cut and soak it in salted water (50 g per liter) for a day. After that, remove it from the container with the solution, let the liquid drain and wrap it with a soft cloth to dry. The surface of the canvas should become slightly wavy.
Lubricate the skin with shoe polish and iron at a temperature of 120 degrees, trying not to burn the material. For these purposes, craftsmen specially keep an old iron on hand. When the shoe polish stops sticking to your hands, remove the remnants of the product with glycerin alcohol. You can make it yourself: mix glycerin and alcohol 2:1 and heat the mixture a little in a water bath. As a result of your manipulations, brown skin should turn black.
Pull the dyed material over the desired shape (for example, a log) and place it in the oven (120 degrees). If a strong odor develops, remove the material and quickly dip it into a container of cold water. After two or three repeated procedures, the skin will be covered with a network of intricate cracks, and a brown color will appear in the seams between them. For a worn effect, additionally treat the canvas with marble powder.
Useful advice
The process of aging leather with the help of various paints and varnishes requires a certain skill. It is recommended that you first try out this or that tool on a small sample of the material, and only then proceed to the decorative processing of the rest of the canvas. Protect your hands from chemicals with rubber gloves and work in a ventilated area to avoid breathing harmful fumes.
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- How to age a leather jacket
Facial aging is a retouching of high complexity, which is performed by highly qualified specialists. But Adobe Photoshop allows you to make an old face in a simple way, accessible even to beginners.
You will need
- Tools: Adobe Photoshop CS2 or higher
Instruction
You must prepare: the original - the face on which you want to grow old, and the photograph that captures the old person.
Open the image with the old man in Adobe Photoshop (Ctrl+O), and copy it to the clipboard. It makes sense to copy not the whole image, but only the face. To do this, select the Lasso Tool (L) and circle the desired area with it. When you release the mouse button, a thin dotted line will appear around the selected area. From the Edit menu, select Copy (Ctrl+C).
Open the image of the face you want to age.
Click on the "Edit" menu item "Paste" (Ctrl + V).
Since the images may vary in size, the top layer needs to be scaled. To do this, select Free Transform from the Edit menu. Markers will appear around the illustration, by dragging which you will be able to enlarge and stretch the image.
Make sure that the slope in both portraits is the same. To do this, move the mouse cursor slightly away from one of the markers until it changes to a double arched arrow. Then use the left mouse button to change the slope of the illustration. To accept the changes, press the Enter key.
There are brands of shoes and bags that put a wonderful patina on their products.
Patina is the artificial aging of leather.
A coating that gives leather products an aristocratic, noble, very expensive look.
Patina is an artificial aging of the skin, which has recently become very popular. It's about the play of contrasts and shades, which allows you to make shoes unique.
We owe the invention of artificial patina to Olga Berluti. According to legend, she had the idea to produce men's shoes from the so-called "living" leather, which is able to perfectly absorb paint.
Precautionary measures
Before learning in detail how you can make a patina, you need to familiarize yourself with some precautions.
- If you have not had to carry out this procedure before, we recommend that you do it on an old pair of shoes, which you will not be sorry to throw away later.
- Be careful with the amount of paint you use.
- It is much easier to apply patina to light-colored shoes.
- Applying a patina is a very long and laborious process, so you will have to be patient. Don't expect the whole process to take you 30 minutes.
- If the shoes are made of poor quality leather, you should not even try to apply a patina.
- Before applying the patina to the entire surface of the shoe, try applying a small amount to an inconspicuous area of the shoe.
How to make a patina
For the patina you will need:
- pair of shoe lasts
- rag
- solvent
- 90% alcohol solution
- various paint
- cream and wax for shoes
- a thin, wide brush, as well as brushes with coarse and soft bristles, a rag, a sponge, a spray gun, cotton wicks
Cover your work surface and don't forget to wear an apron, gloves, and goggles before patina is applied to shoes. Patina must be applied in a well-ventilated room. Using masking tape, you can protect the sole and inside of the shoe from paint. First of all, you need to thoroughly clean your shoes. This is a mandatory step that will allow you to remove old layers of wax, cream so that the paint penetrates the skin better. Before applying the solvent, brush to remove dust, and then clean the surface of the shoe with a damp cloth. After each application of solvent, allow the shoes to dry for 15-20 minutes.
The solvent must be applied very carefully:
- it is better to use a small brush, which makes it possible to apply the product in a small amount and will allow you to focus directly on those areas that you want to discolor
- if you are not satisfied with the degree of discoloration, apply the product again
- after a while, rinse your shoes thoroughly
- let the shoes dry well at least overnight
- do not get carried away with the solvent, as it spoils the skin
After the shoes are dry, apply paint to act as a base. It is better to apply the paint with a brush, spray gun, sponge and so on. The paint should dry for 15-20 minutes. You can apply a second coat of paint if the tone seems too light to you.
Drawing a patina pattern on shoes depends entirely on your imagination and your taste. All you need to know is that paint layers are applied from light to darker (use different patina tones). For example, you can apply black paint to the seams. With a sponge, you can also create a marble pattern on the toe of the shoe or on the entire surface of it. The most difficult moment is the technique of softening the tone. To do this, you can use a brush or cloth. Please note that you should not apply a lot of patina to shoes, otherwise it will be too conspicuous.
After the paint dries, do not forget that the skin needs care, it needs to be nourished and moisturized. To do this, apply a universal cream on the shoes. It is not recommended to use a colorless cream, it is better to use a cream that is slightly lighter than the applied paint. After the cream dries (15-20 minutes), rub the shoes to a shine. Finally, you can apply wax for shoes.
If you want to give your shoes originality with the help of patina, but are afraid to do it yourself, contact the experts in this field.