1.20.1 Non [a-z0-9/._-] character in path of location, but pointing to a png?

[d_53ori]

Whole error message here - Caused by: net.minecraft.ResourceLocationException: Non [a-z0-9/._-] character in path of location: mcpp:textures/models/armor/mcpp:example_layer_1.png

here is my gh repo where i host the mod source - https://github.com/orioncoy/MinecraftPlusPlus

I am lost as to how this error can occur on a png, am I missing something blatantly obvious? The game crashes whenever I go to my inventory, any help is appreciated and I'm sorry if I'm missing any key info.

[d_53ori]

Solved it!

in my ModArmorMaterial class, under the getName method, I had this code per the tutorial I was watching:

@Override
public String getName() {
    return Mod.MODID + ":" + this.name;
}

If I remove

Mod.MODID + ":" +

from the return statement, it removes the colon from the texture path and everything works as intended.