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Customizing My Shoes

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kryptic
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I have this pair of shoes that I havnt worn yet because theyre to plain and boring for my liking( black and white) so i want to customize them. Im not going full out with paint and shit, most likely just sharpie. Im pretty artistic so thats not the problem, i just cant figure out what to put on them. Im not doing anything crazy just plain simplee and frrressshhh.

WHat should i put on them?

i couldnt find a picture of the exact shoes but they look more or less like this

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Apr 23 2009 4:13PM
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TechnoPotamus
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maybe some sort of Pollard art-work-esque trees and vines?

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thats small but hopefully you know what i mean. like tree branches silhouetted
Apr 23 2009 4:20PM
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kryptic
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yea that would look sick actually i love his work..

another question, does anyone have experience with this? if so say if id want to filll in a big area with one color would sharpie still work?

Apr 23 2009 4:50PM
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TechnoPotamus
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i don't think you really have any other choice to be honest man. You could go to a craft store and look for fabric markers but like...those aren't usually for leather. Plus if you sharpied over top of that it'd be funky
Apr 23 2009 4:52PM
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ski@jaypeak2
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Sharpies will fade and doing big areas is hard because it will come out streaky.  There are a bunch of different websites that go over different methods. 

1) Sharpie-good for detail and just fucking around---BAD-fade, cant do big areas

2) Painting-you must rub down the shoes with a sponge and some acetone to get the waxy layer off for the paint to bond, Then mix acrylic paint with acetone and go to town.  Here is a site with a lot of info. http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7262

Apr 23 2009 4:56PM
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kryptic
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yea thats what i was worried about ( streakyness) And the reason i didnt want to paint was because off having to rub down the sneakers and stuff.
Apr 23 2009 5:09PM
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jib_danboy
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www.kingsofneon.com check it. lookk at the dvs costomisable they are sickkkk
Apr 23 2009 5:10PM
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DirtyDan
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deco paint markers...

buy or extendedly borrow from michaels or any craft store.

They will work perfect and never ever fade or rub off.
Apr 23 2009 5:21PM
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steviecakes
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sharpie will fade in days. trust me. leather dye + masking tape can do you good if the design is not too elaborate. if you just want to freehand something use a krink pen, that would be sick. so would an ordinary paint pen but it won't last as long. but really canvas shoes like most vans and converses would be a lot easier to work with. good luck!
Apr 23 2009 7:02PM
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kryptic
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yea thats what i was thinking. Anyone have any more suggestions as to what to put on these shoes in terms of design.

And ispainting over the black duable??

Apr 24 2009 11:36AM
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