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Painting Leather Jackets

This tutorial takes you through how to transfer a design of your choice onto a leather jacket and then paint the design onto the jacket.

I made my designs for my jackets using Adobe Illustrator. However, feel free to free-hand draw your design or make your own designs in Adobe Illustrator or similar programs such GIMP, CorelDRAW, and others.

Approximate completion time: depends on the complexity of your design.

Watch the Tutorial

Materials & Tools Used

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. However, I would still recommend these products even if I did not receive a commission and currently use them in my shop (as seen in the tutorial video).

Plywood / Shirt Insert

Birch Sanded Plywood: 1/4-in x 2-ft Birch Sanded Plywood
Shirt Inserts: TATYZ Cardboard Inserts

Leather Paint

White: https://amzn.to/3SE91Pp
Green: https://amzn.to/3SC38C8
Red: https://amzn.to/3IGmyRR
Light Blue: https://amzn.to/3kBV1ZM

Fabric Tracing Paper

Dritz Wax-Free Assorted Tracing Paper: https://amzn.to/3IDgQjx

Chalk Pencil

Dritz Sew Marking Pencils: https://amzn.to/3xYBFkz

Ballpoint Pen

Zebra Pen Z-Grip Ballpoint Pen: https://amzn.to/3mgLqb6

Cardstock Paper

Neenah Premium Cardstock: https://amzn.to/3KGtZet

Ballpoint Pen

Fine Detail Paint Brush: https://amzn.to/3KO1paT

Tape

Scotch Tape: https://amzn.to/3y7qfLl

Leather Jacket

Fahsyee Women’s Faux Leather Jackets: https://amzn.to/3Jc6VmK
FIRST WAY Women’s Faux Leather Jacket: https://amzn.to/3ZDrP3u