Dying or painting pleather?

[**16k**]

Hi guys,

I need help here!

I'm about to make a custom CW Arrow. Sooo, I got the head covered (the mass produced one should do with a repaint and some mods), I can sew, so that is covered too, I got the reference pics....


... But I can't find thin green pleather in shops in Europe. So the question. I already have some thin pleather in grey and black. Can it be dyed? If so, what should I use?

If not, can I paint it with acrylics? Will it flake once dried up? Should I rather paint on grey or on black?

Any help will be valuable, thanks!

 

[bmarz1000]

I've successfully painted pleather with acrylics. I've repainted Indy's jacket on the premium format statue and Batman's cape on the 1/6 figure and had no issues whatsoever.

 

[tbay]

I've painted pleather and other fabrics with martha stewart multi-surface paints, two years later I haven't had any flaking at all but it could depend on the specific material so I'd test it first.

 

[**16k**]

Thank you guys for the valuable help!

Painting it will be then!

 

[LTM438]

This sounds like a cool project. Is it going to be The Arrow, or the season 4 Green Arrow version?

 

[**16k**]

Going for the first seasons look. I don't have enough detailed shots for the season 4 version...