I was just commissioned for an interesting project. I am painting a bullet proof vest that will be used in a show in Los Angeles. The details of the show have not been revealed to me nor do I know very much about the person who is commissioning this, but I am excited to be the painter on this project as I have not had a commission like this before.
The fabric is definitely harder to work with and it absorbs a lot of paint. I have primed the material with Black Gesso (thank you Bob Ross) and that will make the material much easier to paint on.
I am painting Malcolm X- with a line that reads "Black Lives Matter". Here are a few shots of the progress as I add the layers to this painting...
The last image is the close up of the completed piece. It was such a fun commission and I was so grateful to get to work on such a fun project. I had a couple of offers for it on the way to delivery... it wasn't mine to sell, but I can see more bullet proof vest commissions in my future...