About the service
I create fully custom, hand-painted artwork on the underside of skateboard decks for riders, collectors, small skate crews and independent brands who want a board that nobody else on the street or in the park is riding. The process starts with a short conversation about how you actually skate, the shape and size of your deck, and the mood you are after — bold cartoon characters, a personal mascot, lettering and typography, abstract splatter and drip work, portraits, nature and animal themes, or a tribute piece for a friend, a memory or a favorite song. From that conversation I sketch two or three rough concepts so you can pick a direction before a single drop of paint touches the wood, and I keep revising the sketch stage until you are genuinely excited about it, not just satisfied.
For the painting itself I work with acrylic paint and fine paint pens on a clean, lightly sanded deck surface, building up color in thin layers so the grain and the pressed-wood texture still show through where it adds character. Fine detail work — outlines, small text, shading and highlights — is finished by hand with a steady brush rather than printed or stencilled, which is exactly why every commission looks slightly different even when two riders ask for a similar idea. Once the artwork is complete and fully dry I seal it with a protective clear coat rated for grip, moisture and everyday scuffing, so the piece can genuinely be ridden and not just hung on a wall, though plenty of clients choose to display their painted decks as standalone art instead.
This service works equally well for a single one-off gift board, a matching pair for friends or siblings, a display piece for a bedroom or shop wall, or a small run of decks for a brand launch or a local skate event, and I am happy to work from your own reference photos, a rough pencil idea you sketch yourself, or a completely open brief where I propose the concept. Turnaround, number of revision rounds, and packing for safe shipping are all agreed before I start, and I send progress photos at each major stage so you always know exactly where your board stands, never any surprises at the very end.
For the painting itself I work with acrylic paint and fine paint pens on a clean, lightly sanded deck surface, building up color in thin layers so the grain and the pressed-wood texture still show through where it adds character. Fine detail work — outlines, small text, shading and highlights — is finished by hand with a steady brush rather than printed or stencilled, which is exactly why every commission looks slightly different even when two riders ask for a similar idea. Once the artwork is complete and fully dry I seal it with a protective clear coat rated for grip, moisture and everyday scuffing, so the piece can genuinely be ridden and not just hung on a wall, though plenty of clients choose to display their painted decks as standalone art instead.
This service works equally well for a single one-off gift board, a matching pair for friends or siblings, a display piece for a bedroom or shop wall, or a small run of decks for a brand launch or a local skate event, and I am happy to work from your own reference photos, a rough pencil idea you sketch yourself, or a completely open brief where I propose the concept. Turnaround, number of revision rounds, and packing for safe shipping are all agreed before I start, and I send progress photos at each major stage so you always know exactly where your board stands, never any surprises at the very end.
