Painting Boots and Shoes

A re-run of the demonstration from the July Leather Event - tips for painting boots and shoes - take the challenge and have a go!
Materials used: Firm Calf leather pieces to practice - Fiebings Deglazer, Identity Store Edge Foundation, Cadence Hybrid Paints, Cadence Extender Fluid, Creative Studio Paint Brushes, Permacoat to finish - all available on our website - www.identityleathercraft.com

[@cutechiangels]

Hi. Thanks for your interesting video. Nice artwork.👌Is it possible to finish off the painting on shoes, be it on synthetic materials or leather, with a coat of acrylic varnish used for paintlngs in general? Or even vinyl glue? I have so much of that, and don't really want to buy a one off varnish just for a small painting on a shoe! Thanks for any tips. 🙏🌟

[@IdentityLeathercraft]

I would imagine so, leather finishes are designed to flex and not crack but most are acrylic based, usually I say to test out first so you might want to a scrap of leather and try it, giving it a good bit of bending and stretching to see what happens! :)

[@cutechiangels]

@IdentityLeathercraft
Thanks for your reply. 🙂
Yes, I thought of doing that. Have to find a piece of leather!
I don't have a scrap of the goretex type, simili nappa fabric I painted on the front part of a pair of shoes. I did forget to use alcohol first. The shoes are brand new. It absorbed a part of the first coat well. The 2nd is shinier. It's the front part, not really bendable. But, I do need to try the psint and varnish on some fabric anyways, just to make sure. 😉👌

[@sandrahoog1509]

Thanks for your video. I bought a pair of peeling vegan dr Martens . Stripped the shoes because i knew the rest would come of too. Do i have to deglaze anyway (dont have any,) or would going over them with a bit of aceton be enough?

[@IdentityLeathercraft]

Hi, to be honest we don't have a lot of experience with non-leather - they will be a plastic... if the surface has a rough texture then it wouldn't be necessary, perhaps try the back heel strip and test it? Acetone might melt the plastic surface, if it appears too smooth and shiny it might be better to lightly sand with a fine grade sandpaper.