Instructional Leathercrafting
Courses, Classes, and Workshops
Learn from award winning leather artist Tony Allen Bernier
How To Tool Any Image Into Leather
Digital version of Tony’s 2 day fundamentals of 3-dimensional tooling class using his Tooling by color® curriculum.
The most comprehensive tooling instructional course for figure, pictorial, and perspective carving! Now conveniently available digitally online.
Start with swivel knife cuts and simple boxes. Then progress one step at a time to three dimensional figure and pictorial carving. Instead of learning how to tool a single image learn how to tool any art into leather with realistic depth.
Digitally remastered in 1080HD
Make a Diorama From Leather Dust or Fine Sawdust
Purchase either the online video course alone, or the box kit that has the online video course included.
How to make realistic diorama trees, roots, rocks, grass, bushes, flowers, and more.
Learn techniques like paint washes, dry brushing, and adding iridescent veins into rocks. Do as much or as little of the techniques shown in the video. This is a surprisingly easy project. Materials, and tool list included.
Many of the techniques in the video Tony used to make his large diorama piece "The Narrows" which placed first in The World Leather Debut. Take a look at Tony’s portfolio to see this piece. There’s also a video talking about it’s creation and features.
“The Narrows” Article
How to digitize sewing, tooling, art, and craft patterns.
Video course available in the online digital version or a USB and DVD version.
Digitize patterns, art, or craft templates into printable true to size files with Clip Studio Paint Pro.
Transform your paper/cardboard construction, sewing, art, and tooling patterns into storable, shareable, and sellable digital files that are true to size with easy tools in a user friendly drawing program. The files may also be used to have dies made for a clicker press. No extra hardware needed. Just your computer, a mouse, and keyboard.
While this tutorial teaches how to use "Clip Studio Paint" (sold separately) the structure of other drawing programs may be similar. This tutorial could be adapted to work with other software. Including free software like Krita, if you're willing to learn their tool interface that is. If you're new to this kind of work using the same program used in the tutorial is recommended, Clip Studio Paint.
Worry Free Learning: Have fun playing with the tools and sub tools. Don't worry about deleting a toolbar or messing anything up. You can reset the interface to its default settings. While the program is open, go to the top bar where it says window, then to workspace and click reset to default. This is also demonstrated in the video.
Follow along and make a reusable template page with US or Metric measurements to easily backup patterns by simply dropping them in. Or take it a step further and refine them into professional looking products for a great source of passive income. Starting with preparing your paper or cardboard patterns to be scanned. To creating PDFs that print on one big sheet or several single pages on any format home printer. Learn how to add cut lines, a sizing guide, an assembly template page, and watermarks. Files may also be sent in to have custom dies made for your clicker press.
Below are some examples of past in person classes and workshops.
Private classes aren’t listed below. If you’re looking for something different or have a custom request feel free to send a message.
Tony’s taught for many years from places like Tandy Leather, The World Leather Debut, The Leather Crafters reunion, and many leatherworking shops and communities around the country.
