Alay Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) 50 minutes ago, 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 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rahere Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HaloJones Report post Posted July 4, 2021 For a good metallic finish watch this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7il-XnJx2nE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
