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Sneakerphile
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#161

10-07-11, 09:28 PM
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 Very Happy
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#162

10-07-11, 09:35 PM
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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#163

22-07-11, 02:50 PM
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. [Image: IMAG1231.jpg]
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#164

22-07-11, 03:06 PM
Looks good, but wasted on a vin. Wink

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#165

22-07-11, 03:08 PM
you maybe right... I'm thinkin a grey nubuck 80 with a gorilla instead?
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#166

22-07-11, 03:09 PM
Shuuush! You've done it now!

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#167

22-07-11, 03:15 PM
Looks dope to me. Mind telling us what your 'new technique' was? I'm very interested in learning more...
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#168

22-07-11, 03:31 PM
looks really good mate
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#169

22-07-11, 03:35 PM
Yeah, what EA said with a slice of my man above.

(This post was last modified: 22-07-11, 03:35 PM by mr.pure.)
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#170

22-07-11, 03:36 PM
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 Wink 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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