Comments | julorean: Operation Glamorize, and other misc. stuff

julorean

Operation Glamorize, and other misc. stuff

Jun 06, 2010 21:57

Done painting my leather jacket, so it's now gone from black to a lovely shiny pewter. Any one who knows me will know that obviously, I was inspired by Adam Lambert to be more fabulous. :)

Here's a photo progression. This was done over the period of about a week. Also, most of the photos have hovertext, so pause your mouse over 'em for my notes ( Read more... )

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jashelle1 June 7 2010, 02:46:52 UTC

yay! I'm working on my corset too, so I'm pretty excited. Love the syuds on the bag!

julorean June 7 2010, 02:54:18 UTC

YAY CORSET! \o/

The store had several great bags, but as soon as I saw that one I was all OMG YES IT IS DESTINEEEE! *grabs and holds it protectively*

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julorean June 7 2010, 04:28:02 UTC

It took some work. I ordered the paint and stuff online, it's made specially for leather: http://www.turtlefeathers.net/text/angelus/paint.html
The hardest part was getting the original finish off the leather, took a lot of scrubbing. I felt that in my hand for a day after! XD Then I just put on a few laters of the pewter leather paint, and a waterproofing finisher on top of that.

lololol, funnily enough, I have shoes that match too! XD These: http://www.dsw.com/shoe/zigi+soho+trifecta+flat?prodId=201588

Heh, yeah, I knew he could draw, but this was something of a masterpiece! I was really impressed that he got the font right, just drawing freehand from a reference.

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julorean June 7 2010, 05:23:44 UTC

Thanks. :) And the shoes are from a different company. I wouldn't wear them all at the same time tho (well, maybe the shoes and bag), that would be too much!

bowtrunckle June 7 2010, 06:42:57 UTC

I didn't know you could paint a leather jacket! Can you do this to black leather boots?! *imagines* Love the swirly design on the bag. :)

Your brother's talented. The way Sam and Dean are staring out the window reminds me of them doing their recon drive-by in the Ghostfacers episode.

julorean June 7 2010, 14:47:01 UTC

Oh, you definitely can do the same for boots! Pretty much anything leather, really. I got all the paint supplies from this website: http://www.turtlefeathers.net/text/angelus/paint.html
They've got loads of colors, and helpful instructions for beginners. :) I say go for it!

Yeah, I instantly recognized the scene from that shot where they're on some remote highway, from S1 or 2 I think it was. He's a little sweetheart (tho a troublemaker too!)