Tips On Weathering Clothing? (remake Jason Costume)

[🪦 onefastbird95 ●]

Just wanted to get some opinions before I jump into weathering the olive green army jacket and shirt I got for my Friday the 13th remake costume. I am wondering from experience what is the best method to get...A.) the olive canvas military coat close to black as possible? My first instinct was to take some black latex paint and water it way down and then sponge down the jacket with it... any other better way recommended? andB.) I have white long sleeve shirt that is already old and fraying but is not "tan" enough. Anything I can soak the shirt in to get it to look a bit more nasty?Once I get the base the way I like I just planned on using some brown and black latex paint and smear it on the clothing to look like mud.Any advice from the costumers would be helpfull before I begin my adventures!

[🪦 wickedbeard ●]

soak the shirt in coffee or tea for a bit.that will turn it a nice grungy stained tan, then do a heavier stain on the front, with some ultra concentrated coffee.after the shirt dries, dab on watered down acrylic around the neckline and various parts of the shirt based on reference pics.Don't do it while the shirt is wet or it will run and look like a tye dye.lolDon't use latex paint, just use basic flat black, and brown spray paint for the jacket.As far as the mud, don't smear.It does not look natural.Water down some different brown acrylics a bit, and dab it in certain areas with a sponge or wet paper towel.this way you can layer it and darken it if you need to.He was not coated with mud in the movie, so no need for that.When you do mud, start with the darker mud, then dab over that with lighter shades to add depth.Also unless you are doing a wet look costume, all weathering should be flat, not shiny!!Never smear though......Dab!!lolol, and do not go over board with too much stuff like that.You want the clothes to look like they got dirty over time, not in one shot..lololSmeared paint looks ...well....like smeared paint,hahahaHope this helps ya

[🪦 capnvlad ●]

yea, coffee is the best for the t-shirt. if you put too much coffee in, it may come out dark as hell.. what i do when weathering t-shirts is i dye it with coffee, wait till it dries, then i wash it in the washer, and see how that turns out. Then i repeat if necessary. The shirt has a special sweat stain, pay attention to where the sweat stain stops at about the belly button.. maybe your not concerned about that, but i overlooked it somehow, even though its so prominent lolas far as weathering and fraying.. get a cheese grater, SirMWK turned me onto this and it ages the jacket right before your eyes. Also when your cutting the holes into the shirt, just use scissors to create small holes, then one swipe over the hole will fray it and make it look very natural.. i swear its like magic! Weathering the jacket takes alot of time, because it's not cotton, its a canvas type material and you got to put alot of elbow grease in to get the fraying thing going on. Yea, do flat colors! they offer a can of flat black spray paint at walmart for 96 cents. and it works great! good luck to you, it takes alot of work to make it look good.

[🪦 jaythree ●]

I actually like brown and black shoe polish for weathering. Use a sponge and lightly brush it all over...I think it looks great!

[🪦 scabboy ●]

When it comes to frays, if you cut something wash it a few times to fray it. I hate when people make cuts on costumes and the cuts are sharp and clean, they look fake.To weather my Jason 3/4 outfit I took the clothes and threw them in my back yard, in a mud hole for 3-4 days (no shit) and left them. After I hosed them off really well and washed them. The mud hole made some light stains allover that made new paints look old. If you want them to look worn you can take sand paper to the fabric, this will make it look worn down. You can also always mud them up a few times until you get a desired old and dirty look. Always hose the mud off and wash thogh, they look more convincing.

[🪦 SirMWK ●]

Scabboy has a good point, but I recommend using a cheese grater as opposed to sand paper for tears. Coffee is a great way to get stains as well, but you could also use RIT dye and spray paint.

[🪦 scabboy ●]

I used a cheese grater, when used right does give you good results but at the same time don't go too crazy and be careful.

[🪦 Rahl ●]

A sanding block used over large areas works great also.

[🪦 onefastbird95 ●]

Thanks wickedbeard, capnvlad, jaythree, scabboy,Rahl, and SirMWK for your comments so far... some good suggestions that I didn't really think of! On the whole coffee idea to dye a white shirt darker, are we talk like filling up a bucket of water and adding one cup of already made coffee or a different amount of water/coffe mixture or are you referring to using coffee grounds in a filter?

[🪦 wickedbeard ●]

just take a pot of coffee let it cool, dump it in a small bucket and set the shirt in it.It will not be too dark.trust me.Or you can start with a light tan shirt, and use the coffee for the front stain.I used a tan shirt.It saves a lot of steps, plus you only see the front of the shirt anyway, so it does not really matter how the back or sides look.Personally on the fraying method, I also use scissors.I poke the holes, then take the tip of the scissor around the edges of the holes and poke it through a little then pull outward.I use this method for the bottom of pants legs and for heavier shirts.But for t-shirts, and other thin material , the grater and sanding block ideas work perfectly.