PerniciousDuke

Thank you for the responses @robs456 @Northmount

Sorry for the double post, but it is only allowing me to post two photos. So far I've tried apply clear coat before dyeing black and the result is an ugly gray. Second I've tried first dying chestnut and then using a black gel. The result is better, but still very brown.

Hello, I'm new to this forum and hoping someone might have advice. I've been a novice leatherworker for years (doing mostly Tandy kits). I'm currently part of a cosplaying forum and I have taken up the challenge of crafting leather armor. There is an effect I'm hoping to duplicate. All I can think to describe it is weathered black. Put something truly black next to it and it looks sometimes brown sometimes gray. Here is what I'm hoping to achieve: