Zelda Fanart: Painted Jeans

Yeah, I think I went a little overboard here. I really wanted some Zelda clothing but I'm too afraid to go into sketchy stores to buy them so I came up with the great idea of painting my pants.

Here's the finished image (sorry for the bad quality):

Lol, I think that's actually really impressive. Epona looks great. Link could use a little work, as well as your background, but overall it looks really well done in my opinion. I'd wear if I had painted it.

Thanks! The only thing I'm worried about si the paint coming off. So now I have to be extra careful when I wash them.

And yeah, I'm totally wearing these to school tomorrow.

For paint, that is quite a good job.

It's a good idea, but this may make you more prone to wedgies compared to wearing "cool" game pants. Wear with caution.

Here's a better image. And, I'm not worried about wedgies. If I get any, they're worth it!

If I mail you my jeans will you paint them?

LoL J/K

1. why would you wash those

2. why would you wear those

3. wear them and take pix

Hehe... that's one of the coolest things I've ever seen! What kind of paint did you use? I'm thinking of painting my converses Zelda.

Amazing, though it will probably crack the first time you wear them

It's quite impressive. :3 Why didn't you just use fabric paint if you were planning on wearing them though? o-o

Ok to answer a few questions:

1. I wore them to school today and they didn't crack, thankfully.
2. It's acrylic so it won't wash off. I didn't have fabric paints and they're not too cheap around where I live so I just decided to go the cheap route. Ultimately the pants won't last long especially if I plan on wearing them, but it's fun while it lasts.
3. Also, this was a total out of the blue project and I didn't bother to research whether or not I should be using fabric paints in the first place. It's my own fault. It still looks cool.
4. I'll take a pic of me wearing them and put it up soon.

I must say, I'm impressed

how long did it take to paint that?

Have you thought about getting some of that spray-on varnishy stuff to spray over the paint, to keep it in good condition?

It took me about two hours--though it might have been less since I had to take breaks to watch layers dry.

I did think about spray varnish but I'm not sure what kind would work or whether I should or not. It sounds like a good idea though.

I'd say just go to any store that sell art supplies (Michael's is probably a good idea) and see if anyone that works there has a good idea or just spy through the internet to see if someone has an answer on what varnish works best on acrylic.

I could probably give you an answer if I could remember what kind of varnish my grandmother used to use, but I can't. xP All I remember is that it's best to varnish it more than once.

That's awesome! Make it, but don't wear it. Send it to me instead! I'll send you pics wearing it, I swear!

Hahaha, nice try Sotiris!

And thanks for the tip, Karma. A little googling never hurt anybody. There is a Micheal's craft store about 45 minutes away from where I live so I might just go down there.

I'm very impressed! I love it! You're very creative.

Hey thanks guys for all the compliments. It's nice to appreciated by fellow Zelda fans.

Here's me wearing the pants (or at least my legs). There's a little triforce that I added at the top:


And here's my third image of the actual painted area of the pants. This time I stuck them in the scanner; my digital camera sucks:

(Alas even my scanner can't seem to pick it up perfectly. There's a giant crease down the middle. xD)