Help me design a boardshop

MarlieChurphy

United States2065 Posts

February 26 2013 05:58 GMT

shop is done. pics are below.

My uncle Beto just opened a board shop in Lake Elsinore.
Since I have a background is graffiti, characters, cartoon, art, skateboarding, etc. He wants me to do (a) mural(s) on the wall(s). His background is in woodworking etc. So it's not your typical skateboard/Zumies type of shop. His shop is more like custom stuff for skateboards, surfboards, and snowboards afaik.

So I implore you all for your ideas on what to draw in the mural. Theme, colors, etc. What's cool these days as far as skating, surfing, extreme sports goes? I'm going to be sketching ideas given here and taking opinions on them as I get them. There isn't really a deadline, but I plan to go sometime next month and spray up the place.

PS- He sent me a rough draft sketch that kind looks like Rat Fink / Ralph Snart style art with a guy riding a banana board with flames coming off him, and some waves in the background. Oh and btw, the shop is named Kuttz. I dunno if there is any kind of catchy phrase that could be worked around that.

MaestroSC

United States2073 Posts

February 26 2013 06:40 GMT

Whats ur uncles shop? Elsinore is like.. 30 mins from me lol

also I am literally buying my first house and am moving in in march... and am looking to turn one of the bedrooms into my nerd sanctuary so i might want to purchase ur services in the future lol....

as far as skateboarding/snowboarding.... no idea... lol hipsters seem to be all the rage, like a retro skate shop/skate mural would prob be cool

MarlieChurphy

United States2065 Posts

February 26 2013 06:50 GMT

On February 26 2013 15:40 MaestroSC wrote:
Whats ur uncles shop? Elsinore is like.. 30 mins from me lol

Its called Kuttz, I'm not sure all the details about the operation of it yet.

Trozz

Canada3456 Posts

February 26 2013 08:00 GMT

I think faiths are cool.
Theyve got plenty of icons.
That might hit a chord.

MarlieChurphy

United States2065 Posts

May 06 2013 05:18 GMT

So I painted the shop. I forgot my drafts though and had to do it by memory. First I buffed the wall with the blue roller. The wall is like , I dunno, 100 feet long and like 30 or so feet tall.

I had to use shitty paint. Rustoleum and Krylon don't make their cans the way they used to anymore. The tips can't be swapped out, and krylon has these 360 tips that are shit because they cause drips no matter how you use them because the cans are high pressure.

So I made due and did the best that I could with the shit cans and no caps. I didn't get pictures of all of it, just the graffiti portions as I didn't like the other stuff too much and my aunt took all those pics anyways.

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Oh and I spelled it wrong. its supposed to be KUTTZ

I need to go back with my friend who has good paint made for graffiti and bring some of my books to copy from.

oh yea, he makes boards for Madrid. Mostly longboards and downhill boards that go super fucking fast. Speed wobbles are scary as fuck. He said he was going to make me a board and I told him I would paint it, maybe I can have him send it to them and see if I can get some work out of it.

Some of his neighboring businesses and friends liked my work and wanted me to paint their stuff in the future for cash. (I did this shop for free, but they bought the paint).

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