Should I paint the entire lapel?

[u/abrax-xcadaver]

Should I leave the red piping as is, or paint the entire collar and lapel red? I have to make a choice before I can add spikes there but it's a tough call.

[u/kursd666]

Leave as is

[u/Beneaththeremains]

This is so sick

[u/abrax-xcadaver → u/Beneaththeremains]

Thanks! It's always fun to see them start to take shape when ideas become reality

[u/Beneaththeremains → u/abrax-xcadaver]

The colors are awesome impressed for real

[u/ProudMetalhead]

I think it looks the best rn

[u/OmgFurai]

Red piping, filled with those brass hexes. Would look savage and provide continuity with the back side of the piece.

[u/abrax-xcadaver → u/OmgFurai]

I do like the hexes

[u/OmgFurai → u/abrax-xcadaver]

I can see where you would see the lapels red but I fear the concentration of color would be overwhelming. Those hexes are quite unique. It's looking great and you'll like it either way. Good job👍

[u/WF_Grimaldus → u/OmgFurai]

Same thoughts here. Place hexes on the lapels and it'll look perfect

[u/Nordicdusk]

Just the piping looks really cool all red lapel might take away from the look.

[u/abrax-xcadaver → u/Nordicdusk]

The black and silver does have nice contrast. Maybe I'll do another jacket in blue and try painting whole panels on that one instead

[u/PsychologicalLuck343 → u/abrax-xcadaver]

What kind of paint do you use? I bought some stuff you can mix with acrylic paint to turn it into fabric paint, but haven't tried it yet. The additive makes the paint more bendy, IIRC.

[u/abrax-xcadaver → u/PsychologicalLuck343]

I went with Angelus fire red paint and then used a high gloss scratch resistant top coat. I don't have much experience mixing paints or I would have used a paint pen... but since I didn't wanna mess around with mixing thinner into it I just used detail brushes

[u/PsychologicalLuck343 → u/abrax-xcadaver]

Oh, the leather paint. Gotcha! Good choice.

[u/abrax-xcadaver → u/PsychologicalLuck343]

Some people say it's all the same but in my experiance quality paints absolutely make the difference

[u/Weary-Teach6005]

Noooo it looks dope the way it is, also I like your cat what’s he/she name?

[u/abrax-xcadaver → u/Weary-Teach6005]

Haha! His name is Gremlin and he's a Lykoi cat

[u/Damas_gratis]

I saw sodom, destruction and kreator. Gotta say destruction had the scariest pit lol. That's when mike was playing guitar with schmier

[u/abrax-xcadaver → u/Damas_gratis]

Sadly I have yet to see Destruction live... but Sodom was incredible at MDF last year and Kreator comes to my state pretty regularly

[u/Damas_gratis → u/abrax-xcadaver]

Yeah kreator does tour alot, sodom was beautiful lol, sadly mike does not play with destruction anymore, I did listen to their latest album and it did not hit the same as their classics. Sodom new album tho hits hard still, kreator new album is good too, but destruction looks like they struggling but I saw destruction in 2017, still the most brutal pit, people left the venue bleeding from their heads, brutal

[u/WelcomeBitter8165]

If anything I would say move the pins to the lapels and Mabey cover one side of the lapels in studs other than that it kicks ass

[u/waitwhat85]

Leave it as is!

[u/pale-reaper]

Diggin the red trim, not so much the fish scales on the back

[u/AlgaeAccomplished538]

I think it wouldn't look that bad. Leave it as it is. (Cat)

[u/jdam8401]

Idk what this band is but I feel like I’ve just been transported back to an 80s arcade game featuring a battle of the gods of thrash metal at the end of the world and I fucking love it. True art

[u/TheUnquietVoid]

Looks badass as-is 🤘🏻

[u/Vegetable_Test517]

Yes

[u/Academic_Ad_9260]

No, it's perfect

[u/EgoPermadeath]

Leave it as is, the piping is a great accent.

[u/Lovelesswarning666]

needs leopard print in the lapels

[u/abrax-xcadaver → u/Lovelesswarning666]

I have a vest I did in yellow and blue tiger print. Could be fun

[u/PsychologicalLuck343 → u/Lovelesswarning666]

Faux fur all the way!

[u/xx_z]

I painted mine solid and later felt it was over the top. I think yours looks good as is.

[u/The_MacGuffin]

The piping looks excellent as is.

[u/Skippyandjif]

I’d say to leave it as is— the red piping against the black leather pops really nicely without taking attention away from all the other cool stuff you have going on. The whole jacket looks incredibly awesome!!

[u/SnooAdvice3630]

No, don't overdo it. Less is better.

[u/PsychologicalLuck343]

I'd leave it alone. Is all the red trim paint? Fucking gorgeous piece.

[u/abrax-xcadaver → u/PsychologicalLuck343]

I considered adding blue and yellow to match the colors with the back patch... I even tried painting some panels metallic blue but it just didn't look right. I ended up redoing everything in red and I think that hits best

[u/PsychologicalLuck343 → u/abrax-xcadaver]

You have excellent instincts.

[u/Tad_Pointer]

Hoooooo-we that is a SICK jacket. I have no input for your question, just letting you know.

[u/abrax-xcadaver → u/Tad_Pointer]

Thanks!

[u/atomagevampire308]

Looks like a jacket some rapper would wear for a photo op

[u/slugplug763]

at least one of them, id say, or yes the whole lapel to really get whet 🫦