I wanted to show what this tutorial could do on a pair of the new styled, JangoWes boots.
First here's how they come. Nice and shiny new....and WAY too light and clean.
And remembering that this is what you're trying to emulate:
I followed Alex's boot weathering tutorial and found it to be a great resource.
First up was the wash of Charcoal and White
Then I needed to darken the dark areas with straight charcoal.
The next step was to wet brush charcoal into the recessed areas around the stiching and blend it in using a paper towel.
Then came some of the weathering using a mixture of Straw and Burnt Umber. You paint in the lines in the soles of the boots as well as give the entire white area a wash with the color. You can wipe away the paint if it goes on too thick. Also, you want to get some of the straw/umber mix up in the bottoms of the boot so it looks dirty.
The next step is to take the Purple and mix it with white and dry brush it onto the creases in the dark areas and mix it with black and dry brush it into the creases on the lighter areas.
Next, I took 220 grit sandpaper and scuffed up some of the areas around the elastic, the toe and the arches to highlight it. I also then took and stippled, wet brushed, dry brushed and flicked paint onto the soles to dirty them up more.
The final step was to install the toe spikes I got from Mojo Fett.
In the end, it was a lot of fun dirtying them up and they look a million times better!