Members Alay Posted July 3, 2021 Members Report Posted July 3, 2021 Hey all. I'm a novice leatherworker, mostly do holsters and wallets and other odds and ends from costumes. I have a costume project I'm trying to create, where the character has a clothing piece with a metallic-like appearance. I'm wondering if I can replicate that in a leather finish, before I go the route of integrating a cold cast urethane or painted foam. Here's an example of the finish I'm trying to create. I was thinking I could dye a piece black then lay an acrylic of some sort on it, then buff it almost out to give it that scratched/weathered look. Any ideas of a finish that has that sort of metallic sheen? Or of a process to achieve something similar? I appreciate you! ~Ezra Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted July 3, 2021 CFM Report Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) On 7/3/2021 at 1:55 PM, Alay said: Hey all. I'm a novice leatherworker, mostly do holsters and wallets and other odds and ends from costumes. I have a costume project I'm trying to create, where the character has a clothing piece with a metallic-like appearance. I'm wondering if I can replicate that in a leather finish, before I go the route of integrating a cold cast urethane or painted foam. Here's an example of the finish I'm trying to create. I was thinking I could dye a piece black then lay an acrylic of some sort on it, then buff it almost out to give it that scratched/weathered look. Any ideas of a finish that has that sort of metallic sheen? Or of a process to achieve something similar? I appreciate you! ~Ezra Expand i have used iridescent paints lightly air brushed here is a sample black with blue green and purple, i think if you did something similar with a silver it might work. if it were my project i would try a dry brush technique or maybe a sponge or paper towel drug across with very little silver to create that effect. Edited July 3, 2021 by chuck123wapati Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Rahere Posted July 3, 2021 Members Report Posted July 3, 2021 The only difference is in the priming. Because leather's hydrophilic, a water-based paint like acrylics isn't going to have any real issues. Quote
Members HaloJones Posted July 4, 2021 Members Report Posted July 4, 2021 For a good metallic finish watch this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7il-XnJx2nE Quote
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