Real Deal Spolas

[Feinman]

I've been messing around with premodern paints on leather. So far it seems to me that oil paint can work on rawhide, but on veg-tan the oil gets sucked up by the leather before it has a chance to cure, leaving the pigment to crumble off the surface. It would require a flexible, non-absorbent primer if the armor is also going to flex.

That makes sense! Thanks, Dan. I'm beginning to think as Crispianus mentioned before, that veg tanned beige leather from natural tanning materials is the way to go. It's out there, on eBay and Etsy..