The Custom thread. - Printable Version

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RE: The Custom thread. - Sneakerphile - 10-07-11

Pure was right, looks like tattooing supes is a bust! The leather is not supple enough. Also, the ink stains the leather too quickly. When you get ink, the tattooist has to stop to wipe of the excess ink, but on the leather I found it was staying unless you wiped it off really quickly with a damp cloth, so just to do a small line I was having to stop every couple of seconds to wipe down, so to do a complete design would take forever. It may work better on softer leather, but then the staining would probably be even more of a problem. Still, it was worth a try.
Think the only thing would be to do design on a piece of separate untreated leather then attach it to the shoe (a collab with ghettro would be needed!)
Oh well, back to the airbrush it is then

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RE: The Custom thread. - benji - 10-07-11

Would have been a cool concept S. Could see the BeastHype blog in my minds eye.
What are you after, a fine detail approach?

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RE: The Custom thread. - benji - 22-07-11

Tried out a new technique for customising, sensibly on my sister in laws new vins.. It's her initials in a monogram type thing. Has come out ok but probably better on a plain surface rather than the kind of vintage textured paint on the craft packs. Sealed perfectly so will stay as long as any custom paint job.
Let me know what you think.

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RE: The Custom thread. - flyingcod - 22-07-11

Looks good, but wasted on a vin.

fc

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RE: The Custom thread. - benji - 22-07-11

you maybe right... I'm thinkin a grey nubuck 80 with a gorilla instead?

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RE: The Custom thread. - flyingcod - 22-07-11

Shuuush! You've done it now!



fc

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RE: The Custom thread. - einzigartig adidas - 22-07-11

Looks dope to me. Mind telling us what your 'new technique' was? I'm very interested in learning more...

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RE: The Custom thread. - pukkabruv - 22-07-11

looks really good mate

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RE: The Custom thread. - mr.pure - 22-07-11

Yeah, what EA said with a slice of my man above.

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RE: The Custom thread. - benji - 22-07-11

It uses ink and an acrylic medium but that is all I can say (hush hush and all that).

I have been having top secret talks with Sneakerphile and it is still in the experimental and development stage. I think I may have a new pair of 80s completed soon to show off the secret technique, hoping sneakerphile is experimenting too! If it successful on a larger scale, will have to have further talks about world domination.

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