Stencil onto leather?

[Undead head]

Trying to put together a Sons of Anarchy costume.

What do you guys think is the best way to get the huge reaper back design along with the rockers on a leather vest.

Im being cheap here and opting to not buy patches for it. My thoughts were to print the design out, exacto out a stencil and just use spray paint.

Would it be better to cut out the area that needs to be white and just lay n spray?
or
Lay a base coat of white then have my cut outs be for black paint?


Whats the best approach on this?

heres a link to the pic, was having trouble posting it up
http://atome.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/sons-of-anarchy/

[staticfurball]

I would go with option 1 but only worry about the large pieces, you can go over the design later with black paint and do the finer details with a brush.
or
you can get a masking film like the one I use for airbrushing. it's clear and sticky on one side and it allows for very small cuts and fine details.

[Undead head]

masking film....that sounds like it would work out perfect for what Im trying to do.

Good idea about going back for the fine detail. Come to think of it I might just use the stencil for some reference points and try to free hand paint the whole thing. Aside from the letters, those wont turn out good if I try to paint those.

Anyone know of a particular paint to use on leather? I would assume a fabric paint would be best if there isnt one.
It wont ever see the washing machine or anything like that so maybe I could get away with a cheap rattle can job.

Thanks for the help furball!