My First Cinemagraph!
Looks fairly simple, but each of the 90 frames had to be individually touched up due to the flashes and shakes in Chaplin films.Hopefully the first of many!
Enjoy :)
"Birds On A Wire" Dunk Hi
After finishing my first bulk release (holding off posting till May to coincide better with my travel schedule) I decided to do a pair for myself. I had a super simple idea a while back, to paint the classic "Birds On A Wire" theme on the heel panel of a pair of Dunk Hi's. I wanted to keep is very small and minimalistic, with the focus on the heel panel only. Similar to what we have seen on the Nike Rayguns, or Pigeon releases.This is the first time I will be posting a shoe on my site, and selling them per order. If people like them that is haha, I know they wont be everyone's style. Due to their simplicity I can get them done quick and easy, so I can offer something a little more cost effective to my customers.
Hope you like em.
"What Moves You" Vans
I was recently approached by my good friends at The Movement Lifestyle to do up a pair of Vans and a matching skate deck for display in their newly opened retail store. I instantly fell in love with the project A) The ML logo is so simple yet effective, I feel it compliments my personal (minimalist) style, and B) Because I was asked to do something I had never done before. A skate deck!!! I always love a good challenge, and was to be honest blown away at how "factory" it came out. (seriously surprised myself a bit)
As always, all the painting done to both the shoes and the board was done freehand with a brush. For the first time ever I feel like I probably could have painted the board with a stencil, but in order to ensure that all the colors were the same throughout I decided to stick to what I'm good at, and brush the whole thing.
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"I Heart Music" Dunk Low
A simple little pair that I finished recently. Was asked by the client to incorporate her I "heart" music tattoo, along with a checkerboard pattern. The mid section was originally an orange fabric with a gold(ish) thread deep inside. Once painted black, the fabric was dyed, but the gold thread can still chine through at different angles. Not intentional I will admit, but it gives the shoes a neat appearance. Unfortunately this is not shown very well in photos.I look forward to trying a checkerboard pattern again someday. I feel a more "manufactured" look can be acquired.
The Freshstock
The good people over at The Freshstock posted up a few of my shoes, and have some nice things to say. Head over to their blog to check out other cool posts on street wear fashion and artists.
"Soulchild" Dunk Hi
I know what your thinkin... "Two posts in one month??? This has gotta be some kinda joke!" lol No jokes ladies and gentlemen! I'm pickin up the pace and I don't intend on slowing down.A dancer in California who goes by the name "Soulchild" came to me looking for a custom pair of Dunks. After meeting with her and sketching out a few options we came up with an idea that she loved. This particular base shoe was ordered off NikeID (no affiliation) for the simple reason that I am getting sick of painting synthetic leather, or "action leather." I get many orders for youth sized customs, and the bulk of the youth shoes I see out and about are synth. So from now on, if I can't find a premium leather base for my customs, I will be using ID.
These customs feature freehand painted artwork, and lettering (my favorite heh) a custom mixed "plum" color scheme, and both black on plum, and plum on black contrast stitching.
Picture time!!!
"Frogs For Life" - Dunk Hi
It's been so long since my last release I hardly remember how to do all this, heh had to remember how I coded my website again so I could update it :P oops. It's good to be back though!! I have quite a few deadlines in the near future, so you all will be seeing much more work from me in the future. (yipeeee) hahaNow, on to the shoes:
A friend of mine was getting married on August 27th, and wanted to get her fiance (now husband) a pair of customs as a grooms gift. She wanted the shoes to have small aspects of from their relationship/wedding, but didn't want them to look like "cheesy wedding shoes" heh. It seemed to me the best way to incorporate their wedding date without looking like a wedding card would be to use roman numerals. So VIII (8 for August) XXVII (27th) MMXI (2011) was added to the one heel panel, and "CIELO" on the other (the venue in which they were married in Colorado) in purple along side other grey numerals making a "pattern." If you look at the grey numerals above "CIELO" you will see (hidden) their engagement date VIII (8 for August) V (5th) MMX (2010) I added that as a little secret bonus for them. :P Another thing she asked me to incorporate into the design was a set of car jumper cables. (or booster cables) When they first met her car broke down in a rain storm, and he showed up to boost her car and save the day. So when they time came to propose, he had a friend help him set up the exact same scenario. The friend faked the broken down car, and while stranded he showed up again, this time with jumper cables, and a ring. :) Instead of painting cables on the shoe somewhere I decided to make some custom mini jumper cable fat laces. :P Last but not least, these customs feature my first custom box!! Simply because the box they originally came in was destroyed, and since they were to be at a wedding, I wanted them to be looking their best. The box features a plastic window so their wedding date can always be seen, and well as the phrase "Frogs For Life" a quote that ties in nicknames they have for each other.
There you have it! A lot of planning went into the make up of these customs. Design wise, they are rather simple and clean. (as most of my work is) The roman numerals were rough penciled in with a stencils I cut out of a piece of plastic, but as always the paint was done freehand without stencil or tape.
Hope you like em! :)
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