Shoe Painting Tutorial by CosplayCousins

oh man, this is so helpful! i was wracking my brain, trying to figure out how i could make boot covers for my Keith (from Voltron: Legendary Defender) cosplay, but it'll be so much easier to paint the boots, themselves. that way, they'll look better, and i can wear them for daily use without feeling silly, hehe.

I painted the bottom of my shoes, and they were slippery- for those of you with the same problems, They sell non-slip shoe pads at Walmart and stuff. They're like 2-3 dollars, so theres a cheep solution! ;3

thank you this helped!!

Aaaahhh thank you so much for this!  Looks like there are a few places that sell Angelus in NYC.  (And I might be painting a rather expensive pair of shoes soon, so I appreciate knowing how to do it first and making sure I'm using the best product!)

Does the spray paint hold up on these shoes? Because I've spray painted wedges before (without the use of acetone), and the paint flaked off as the shoes bent in movement. 

How well did the paint hold up on the shoes? Did it crack or chip anywhere? I'm looking at painting a pair of boots for my Mami Tomoe cosplay, but I'm not sure what method I should use to do it.

I was thinking of mixing acrylic paint with mid podge to paint a pair of flats. 

omg...I'm so glad I found this. I was planning on making Jack Walker's shoes ( from the 9th Pokemon movie) but was going to build them from a base shoe and craft foam.....which I'm sure would work just as well (found a tutorial on how to do so on youtube)....but this seems so much easier! 

Plus...finding the right kind of base shoe for the craft foam one has been like finding a needle in a haystack OTL. But just finding a shoe that matches like this isn't hard. I've seen several shoes that would work, but the colors were wrong (obviously). Never thought to just re-paint them. Thank you so much for this! 

I wish i found this tutorial before i painted my grell shoes, but alas now i can re do them. Do you think this would work for canvas shoes
? Or would you suggest some other paint??

Great tutorial!

Oh my! honney you've helped me a lot. I was thinking about using spray paint for black shoes, but i wasn't sure. Now i've seen how your blue shoes turned out i'm going right to the paint store!

Great tutorial! Did you put something on the paint to protect it?

I love this floral spray method! It really works well. I'm surprised you were able to make darker shoes lighter! I wasn't able to, but I didn't try using a white base coat. And wow, it sticks to patent leather!? I haven't tried that yet, either. Thanks for the tutorial.

This tutorial was really helpful. ^_^

Thanks so much for this tutorial! It's laid out great and clears up a lot on how to correctly color shoes for cosplay. I do have a question though. For the patent leather heels, I know it says clean, but does that include the nail polish remover step as well? Thanks so much.

Also! Is this on tumblr anywhere? I'd love to be able to reblog it from the correct source onto my cosplay/cosplay tutorials blog!

Thank you so much for this. I was this close to throwing down cash on red sneakers for a cosplay!

Uhm, can we use any kind of paint? :3

Here is a nice tuto ! Thank you !

nice job~~~~

Would this work for your average pair of work boots? Like timberland boots or something similar?

This is an awesome tutorial! I'm trying to paint shoes and this really helps! Have you ever used Krylon spray paint before? Design Master doesn't have the colors I need and Krylon was right next to the Design Master at Jo-Anne's. It does say it can be sprayed on fabric on the back of the can. Do you think Krylon will work as well as Design Master?
Please reply as soon as possible! The con I'm wearing my shoes at is in 2 weeks >.<

I'm worried about messing up a brand new pair of shoes. Will acrylic paint from the art store work on faux suede shoes?

Very good

nice very handy

Can it work for long boots?

does this also work on this kind of shoes?

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What Paint Would you Recommend for Canvas Shoes?

Hello!

As part of Project Educate: Fan Art Week 2011, we had the honor to feature your work in Tutorial Features: Cosplay. Many thanks for sharing this with the Fan Art Community!

Will this also work with combat boots?