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Smokey Moon Dragon Drum by =FafnirsHeart:iconFafnirsHeart:

Categories Artisan Crafts > Leatherwork

©2007-2009 =FafnirsHeart
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Another drum, this time with an ink staining on the deer hide.

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~pistachio-god Aug 18, 2007, 2:31:47 AM
Oh wow, how do you do that on leather? Is it ink etched or something like that, or just normally painted on?

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~jadescale Aug 18, 2007, 3:20:42 AM
This is amazing. Among tattoos, it's great that you experiment with where you make your art - i love this. What did you use to make the white patterns?

Gorgeous, and i love the Yggdrasil drum too. The name rings a bell - can you tell me what it's from?

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~PercytheDragon Aug 18, 2007, 10:26:31 AM
Very, very, very, very, very, very cool! Dragons are my friends, and I like the style of this one... and on a drum? I never saw anyone paint a dragon on a drum before.
Nice!

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=FafnirsHeart Aug 18, 2007, 1:05:32 PM
the white patterns on this drum are actually water splatters that I used to dilute the ink that was brushed across the hide to darken it. The lighter colored bits are the original hide color. It turned out looking a bit like moon craters, hence the name of the drum.

The name Yggdrasil rings a bell? Its the name of the world tree from Norse Mythology. :) Someone on another gallery told me this dragon reminded them of Nidhogg (the serpent at the base of Yggdrasil who eats its roots).

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=FafnirsHeart Aug 18, 2007, 1:06:59 PM
This is cured deer hide. The ink is a very resistant mixed media ink manufactured by Koh-i-noor. I use both pen nib and brush to apply the ink, then when it is thoroughly dry I use a flexible liquid acrylic sealer. That way nothing interferes with the drum hide's natural movement and voice.

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=FafnirsHeart Aug 18, 2007, 1:07:29 PM
BTW , i love your name. Pistachio-god! :D

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~Greippi Aug 18, 2007, 4:07:51 PM
I just seriously haven't been so delighted by visual art in a long time..!
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=FafnirsHeart Aug 18, 2007, 4:36:20 PM
I'm just floored at the response a DD has brought... I'm glad you like it!!

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~pistachio-god Aug 18, 2007, 9:24:08 PM
Cheers mate :-)

Thanks for telling me how to do it, it looks wonderful hey :-)

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