Angelus Direct Angelus Leather Test Swatch 4" x 6"

Angelus Leather Test Swatch

Name: Angelus Leather Test Swatch
Brand: Angelus Direct
SKU: F2-10
Price: 6.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.82 (17 reviews)

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Test your paint or dye mixtures before applying them to your project by using this high-quality leather test swatch. This color paint testing swatch features smooth veg-tan leather on one side and a slightly nappy suede on the other.

Dimensions: 4" x 6"
Thickness: ~1/8"

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A vintage black-and-white photograph of Angelus Shoe Polish owners standing proudly in front of an early 20th-century 'Shoes Shined' storefront, representing the long-standing heritage of Angelus shoe care.

5th Generation Family Owned Since 1907

A smiling sneaker customizer in an Angelus workshop holding a pair of vibrant, hand-painted custom sneakers. In the background, a professional wall display features a full spectrum of Angelus Leather Paint bottles.

Trusted by artists and professionals worldwide

A detailed close-up of the 'Prep, Paint, Finish' process. A creator wearing black gloves uses a fine-detail brush to apply vibrant red Angelus Leather Paint to the textured leather panel of a grey and white sneaker.

Professional results made simple

The Angelus Leather Test Swatch is a simple but incredibly useful tool for anyone working with leather paint. It allows you to test colours, finishes, and techniques before applying them to your actual project, helping prevent costly mistakes. The leather quality closely resembles that of many common leatherworking projects, making it a reliable surface for paint testing and colour matching.

For a low-cost item, it provides great value and gives extra confidence before starting a custom piece.

Great for mixing colors

I use these to experiment with different color combinations and mixes. They are super useful to get a good idea what your finished product will look like without taking any chances.

This is going to be super helpful!

Very helpful for mixing colors

These make mixing colors so much easier. To see what they will look like when dry. I use the back to test suede dyes.

I’m so pleased I bought swatches!

I am trying to get better at color art and part of that is knowing how your colors look and act on the painting/dyeing surface.

You can see the difference between results when swatch is prewashed or not. I then split the squares L/R (vertical split) for deglazing solution. I put dye in the boxes & paint along the edges and (messily) in the text. To finish it off, I trialed different finish/conditioning as a stripe over the top of each dye box.

FYI- deglazed strips are on the right of each box. “finishes” top to bottom are High Gloss, Flat, Satin (all 4-coat), leather cream, then leather balm over the lowest bottom strip of dye. I also tried mink ball on the first T of test, and left the adjacent E blank as control. r2c4 test square is also undyed/unpainted but got the pre/post treatment of its row/column.
The “water and stain repellent” disappears completely with no color change to anything I tested (so far).

I have now referenced my swatches several times to match existing colors (valchetta paint exactly matches the swatch leather) while I work up the nerve to go from repair to putting new designs on shoes & other items.