Bish and anyone else interested heres a slightly more indepth look at how i achieve my leather and cloth effects:
You guys mostly know the basics i would think so i start with after you have your base color etc.
Above i have done my base coat by hand and it's a bit spotty but that's alright. the following stages will cover that (also note the larger the piece the harder it's going to be to get the effect and the longer it will take)
Here i have added a heavy wash to the piece in a darker brown than the base, like a regular wash this will tint things in the valleys darker while toning down the highlights. Mixture is really how you wanna make it.
here it is dried:
In between washes i like to use a thinned out light color (sand in this case) to highlight the high points similar to dry brushing but with the paint thinned and wet as it were. then i use a little ore water and went blend the parts so they transition (sadly i forgot to take a photo of this process)
once that is dry i do another even darker wash and :
As i said its harder on larger flat surfaces but here's a pic of my Steyr i am working on :
Drybrushing is next once you have the colors where you want them but go minor otheriwse it looks cheap imho.
(PS i know the GMC top is canvas i didn't have any kahki avail. I will fix it :D
If you have any questions comments please feel free and i hope it helps someone :D