I know how to do armor textures the standard way but for compatability reasons I am trying to use a different method that should work.

Here is the code:
public String getArmorTexture (ItemStack stack, Entity entity, int slot, int layer) { return "evolving_swords:textures/mode­­ls/armor/air0_1.png"; }

the result is the armor will not render on the player, instead I get a blank black texture instead of my own.


But I went into the debug window and found this message, it is still looking for the image in the wrong spot. (standard spot)
[WARNING] [Minecraft-Client] Failed to load texture: minecraft:textures/models/armo­r/air0_layer_1.png
java.io.FileNotFoundException: minecraft:textures/models/armo­r/air0_layer_1.png