As promised, a tutorial to paint yourself some awesome Wonder Woman shoes! I drew on these myself but if you’re feeling slightly less artistic instead of painting onto your shoes you could always decoupage printed stuff (like comics!) onto your shoes using this tutorial.
To start let’s talk materials. You’ll need a pair of clean shoes, a black sharpie, some paint and brushes.
For paints I used tins of gloss enamel paint. Enamel paint is great for shoes because it can take a lot of wear and tear, has a beautiful gloss finish and is not water soluble when it dries. I don’t recommend using acrylic paints because they won’t last as long.
After you’ve drawn your design on your swanky clean shoes with the black sharpie it’s time to paint! Make sure you have some newspaper or something to sit your work on because this tends to get messy. You’ll need at least 3 coats of paint to get a nice flat coating.
Your first coat will be very streaky but that’s okay, with every coat you add the paint will build up nicely. Be sure to make sure every layer dries before painting a new layer on top.
As you can see I’ve painted over quite a few of the sharpie lines but that’s okay, I’ll be going over them again when the paint is dry.
The layers are building up nicely and you can see the gloss finish emerging.
Another shot. Wait until the paint fully dries on your shoes before going over your line work again with the black sharpie.
It’s sharpie time again!
Aaaand, we’re done! Feel free to ask questions about these on this post or in my ask box.
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Sartorialist Meets Superhero: I’ve got Kate Kane on my mind, apparently, because I was browsing the Sartorialist the other day and came across this outfit. My first thought was something along the lines of, “great shoes, but who could pull those off —”
I’m thinking I’ll do a series of these, so stay tuned!
This one’s for my bro, chiroptophobia, for reminding me of being sixteen and falling in love with superheroes.
So Yasmin created a series of superhero redesigns appropriately titled Sartorialist Meets Superhero, and I’m absolutely in love. Since I already paid homage to the Batwoman of Earth-2 earlier today, I figured that I’d share one of my favorite redesigns of the modern Batwoman, Kate Kane.
I love how the ratio of red to black in Batwoman’s current costume is also applied to this outfit, allowing just enough red accents to pop against the black. Kate’s fire-red bob looks impeccable with the cloche hat and suit, creating an overall chic look and a sleek silhouette. The spectator oxfords are simply the shoes of my dreams: not only are they red, but they feature a clever reinterpretation of the scalloped Bat-detailing (usually seen on the top of Batwoman’s red boots) on the tips of the shoes.
The only thing that would make those shoes absolutely perfect, would be the inclusion of Bat-soles:
[Batwoman #1]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf3f0eiDIV1qbl72ko1_500.png)
