Boots CA BOOTS/ Weathering

[GCNgamer128]

that is your first step in ruining your social life... don't say I didn't warn ya

Pft, I take my bucket to school to show work in progress, most people think it's awesome; today I got my ass grabbed, haha.

Bucket on or bucket off, I'm still me.

 

[Laan]

Had to bump this... going to be painting mine this weekend!

Thanks for the great tips Spidey!

 

[Spideyfett]

Had to bump this... going to be painting mine this weekend!

Thanks for the great tips Spidey!

No prob todd.. glad it helps..

 

[stonerook]

Here are my boots after following this tutorial:

For the spikes, I sprayed on black paint, then used a rag soaked in thinner to "wear" off the paint.

 

[RBF]

they look great :cheers

maybe a little to light still, when weathering doesn't show up in pics well, you can do tons more.

 

[Desert Beagle]

Here are a couple of shots of my newly weathered boots. Just did them tonight. This tutorial worked out really well. Comments....they seem to be missing something though. I can't put my finger on it but it is rather pointed.... You know once these things are weathered no one other than us can really tell the difference.

 

[Spideyfett]

Here are some ROTJ weathered version CA Boots...

Could use more weathering..

 

[Spideyfett]

One last one...

Additional weathering, seam added on the sole, and addtional details.....

Enjoy...

 

[TheDentedOne]

HOORAY!!!!

These look awesome

Great job Alex cant wait to get 'em

 

[psydaz]

There really is no right or wrong answer in terms of the exact ratio....the more water the lighter the pigment. It's that simple.

Keep in mind these boots are almost like canvas material...if you've ever painted with water and acrylics on canvas then you know that water is your friend. If it's too light make it darker...to dark, make it lighter...and add water for less pigment... works the same.

And the weathering is just that, very random, no paint by numbers here.. ..REF PICS REF PICS!!

I hope that helped???:facepalm

Just to make sure I understand this and sorry if I am being repetative but does "wash" mean to mix the paint with water?

Thanks,
Kata

 

[bobababy75]

For the next step you will need to enhance the Dark tones of the Boot.

KEEP in mind the use of REF Photos goes without saying. Here are the main Ref pics I'm using for this thread.

Notice how Dark the boot actually is compared to the Spat or Jumpsuit.

you know the more i look @movie stills the more i think that rotj boots started their life as a tan duck material and were weathered blue to more closely resemble ESB...particularly photo on the right.

 

[Bobby Fett UK]

Just to clear this up for me, my CA boots are quite a soft material, not quite the canvas I had imagined, more a polyester feel, have they changed at all recently?

 

[Mojo Fett]

Not to my knowledge Rob... same product.

 

[Bubba Fett]

Just got my ESB boots done today. Thank again Spidey for the great tutorial.

A little strong in the purple department in the bright sun, but it's a lot more subtle indoors or in the shade. I'll proably tone down the "splits' in the white area, but wanted to let it dry a bit more before I did any more with it.

 

[CombatBaby]

I'll admit CA boots can look really nice when they are all weathered up, especially with the toe spikes BUT

i still don't understand the price tag with the inaccuracy requiring this further weathering?

why are the colors still so off?

I used to own a pair, and got them before the price went up. I ended up selling them to someone in Ireland, mostly because they fit poorly, the heel support felt like it was always caving, and the color was just not right.

I was holding out on finding a pair of used JW, but now I'm wondering


Have the CA boots gotten any better in the past 2 years?

I may order some again, I'd just like to hear someones honest feedback.

And like i said, I know that work can be done to them to make them look good, it's obvious from the pictures.

But out of box, have they improved? or are they the same out of box as they were 2 years ago?

Also, does anyone know the size offset? I wear about a 12. I think my pair was 11 at the time and it felt HUGE!!!


thanks

-CB

 

[Bubba Fett]

Yeah, I agree - don't know why they can't do these right to begin with. Unfortunately you so seldom see the other boots for sale. I recall there was a used set on eBay when I was looking once, and they went for around $250. So, the CA's are kind of the only option out there if you want to be sure to get a pair.

Lol - same deal as two years ago on size. I bought mine almost a year ago (I know I am slow) and they are oversized too.

 

[Spideyfett]

Here's a link for the sealer I use. http://www.krylon.com/products/workable_fixatif

 

[Bubba Fett]

Thx Spidey!

 

[raulvader]

excellent tutorial i'm going to put my progress here in the week!!!

thank you

 

[Blade76]

Should you use a cheese cloth to soak up paint? In other words, after you brush it on, should you rub it in with a cheese cloth to soak up excess paint and to make sure it penetrates the material?