Unfortunately I hadn't gotten round to photographing these sneakers since i finished painting them 2 years ago.They have started to ware away slightly in places, the paint has chipped slightly too.
They were a pair of Duff High Top sneakers i bought a while back and wore for a maybe 5 months ,but stopped wearing when i better /more awesome sneakers were purchased.Then they were left in my ever growing pile of sneakers that i might some day wear again but still haven't in 4 years :P...I'm sure you can relate.
Anyway i got into the whole custom sneaker painting through looking at pairs of them that artists had painted, and were selling on Ebay, and thought you "know what!? I'm gonna have a go at this'.
However at the time i kind of jumped into the deep end with them and didn't really read up on them as much as i should regarding the correct and appropriate media for their creation,and so i chose to use acrylic paint for color, Poska Chalk Marker for the outline and i spray coated both sneakers in spray varnish.All of which were really just media i was already used to, and comfortable using.The outcome being that the finished sneakers are unwearable and will chip away and perish if worn in outdoor conditions.
Nevertheless my design was based on the Japanese Kawaii style with a side lashing of Street Art.I wanted them to look really cute and neat lined illustrative characters that girls into teapots, cupcakes and Hello Kitty would appreciate.
They were a pair of Duff High Top sneakers i bought a while back and wore for a maybe 5 months ,but stopped wearing when i better /more awesome sneakers were purchased.Then they were left in my ever growing pile of sneakers that i might some day wear again but still haven't in 4 years :P...I'm sure you can relate.
Anyway i got into the whole custom sneaker painting through looking at pairs of them that artists had painted, and were selling on Ebay, and thought you "know what!? I'm gonna have a go at this'.
However at the time i kind of jumped into the deep end with them and didn't really read up on them as much as i should regarding the correct and appropriate media for their creation,and so i chose to use acrylic paint for color, Poska Chalk Marker for the outline and i spray coated both sneakers in spray varnish.All of which were really just media i was already used to, and comfortable using.The outcome being that the finished sneakers are unwearable and will chip away and perish if worn in outdoor conditions.
Nevertheless my design was based on the Japanese Kawaii style with a side lashing of Street Art.I wanted them to look really cute and neat lined illustrative characters that girls into teapots, cupcakes and Hello Kitty would appreciate.
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