![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png)
Originally Posted by
Odd I/O
Is this considered a large colour variance between the sample/cutting and the dealer swatch? On my computer they look similar with the sample/cutting being slightly darker than the dealer swatch.
Also, is it just me or does it look like the texture in sample/cutting is finer than the one from the dealer swatch ring? The dealer swatch looks coarser. Or maybe it's just the light?
Sharp eyes! The color variance from that particular swatch in the ring is very subtle, and in reality is just a tad darker. The grain on the actual leather is much finer than the swatch, however, and that's to be expected. Leather hides and the 4" x 6" dealer swatches are expensive to cut up as samples, so they use the WHOLE hide for samples, including the imperfect sections like neck and belly leather, which is more coarse than the actual hides that will be used on a piece.
When looking at the hand and texture of swatches, look across the entire colorway of a series to determine if that feel and appearance is across the line or just limited to one or two particular samples cut from less desirable parts of the hide.
Duane Collie
Straight answers from thirty-six years in the business.
My Private Messages are Disabled - Please ask questions here in the forum.