![]() It works quickly and gives a nice light coat where you won’t see the brush strokes. Use a fan brush if you are painting the entire shoe. ![]() (I used the gold for the “We’re in the Money” tap shoes). It also comes in the Glitterlites which works really well on top of another color to add some sparkle to your shoes and looks fantastic on stage. ( ) it comes in tons of colors and you can mix the paint together to create a custom color if you want. I use the Angelus Leather paint available on Amazon and from Manhattan Wardrobe. My advice do not skip the step unless you want to repaint the shoes. This will keep the paint from peeling off the shoes when they’re worn. With black shoes you’ll have a residue but just try to get as much off as you can. Simply put either the rubbing alcohol or the nail polish remover on cotton balls and rub the shoes as if you’re cleaning them until the cotton balls don’t have any residue, this might take a while. If you’re using canvas shoes, you can skip this step. If you have nonleather man-made shoes, you’re going to want to use nail polish remover to do the same thing. If you have leather shoes, you’re going to want to use rubbing alcohol and cotton balls to rub the top of the shoes to break the seal of the first layer of the shoes. ![]() first find out if you have leather or non-leather shoes. ![]() This step is super important if you want your shoes to last more than a few rehearsals. I painted 60 pairs of tap shoes for 42nd Street last spring and picked up a lot of tips and tricks along the way, so for those of you wanting to go this route here are some suggestions based on lots of trial and error. In the interest of full disclosure I am a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to my productions and can sometimes get a little crazy with the details of props and costumes to really make the show pop, hence my new obsession (within the last year) obsession with painting shoes for productions. ![]()
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