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Actually, you'd be surprised. The greaves and the bracers on this are vegtanned, as are several other bits of armour in my gallery. Though at that point I use spirit dyes rather than acrylics, otherwise you get chips in the paint job.
You can get this stuff from Tandy's -- or try asking your leather merchant. They might know. If you do get this type of dye, I also recommend using dye reducer ([link]). This will allow you to get shades of colour better (I recommend trying out your colours on scrap bits first, btw).
To get an even coat, wet the leather first. I then use a wide paintbrush (suited to the area) to paint over. It will, on the first application, colour like it does with pens when you're a kid. Keep going until it's saturated and you'll get the colour you want. Then finish with carnauba creme (also available from Tandy in the Fiebing's brand).
This stuff is not water based and holds colour really well.
You can also use the eco-flow dyes, which are water-based. I'm not sure how well they work, but a lot of the leatherworkers on here use them and get really good results.
Thanks again, your awsome.