Hand-painted Tiki Skateboard Dec

Hand-painted Tiki Skateboard Deck

Hand-painted Tiki Skateboard Dec
Copyright © 2016 by Brian Allen
Hand-painted Tiki Skateboard Dec
Copyright © 2016 by Brian Allen
Hand-painted Tiki Skateboard Dec
Copyright © 2016 by Brian Allen
Hand-painted Tiki Skateboard Dec
Copyright © 2016 by Brian Allen
Hand-painted Tiki Skateboard Dec
Copyright © 2016 by Brian Allen

Client:

Simon Rivers

Description:

A private collector commissioned me to paint this one-of-a-kind tiki totem skateboard deck in acrylic on wood.

I designed the different tiki heads digitally in Clip Studio Paint, and then transferred the sketch to the board using carbon paper. Using acrylics, I blocked in the colors and began adding highlights and shadows. Then, when all the colors were added (which was the most time consuming part of the process), I painted the line work with a brush and black ink. The client was so much fun to work with – he wanted the entire thing to be a surprise, so he never saw any sketches or progress shots. I don’t do a lot of traditional painting, so I was unsure how it would turn out, but I’m very happy with it.

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