DIY boards/graphics

[escapistfool]

all in good fun. Had a blank lying around, why not.

[idealhandmades]

all in good fun. Had a blank lying around, why not.

smells fishy...did you really make this, or is this some dumb new photo app trickery?
if not, thats fucking sick dude!
but howdja do it?

[flapJack]

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all in good fun. Had a blank lying around, why not.

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smells fishy...did you really make this, or is this some dumb new photo app trickery?
if not, thats fucking sick dude!
but howdja do it?

Lol, i seen this on ig

[DeputyDoses]

hahahah. hell yeah.
how did you get the graphic on there? -- shit's hilarious.

[White Owl]

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all in good fun. Had a blank lying around, why not.

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smells fishy...did you really make this, or is this some dumb new photo app trickery?
if not, thats fucking sick dude!
but howdja do it?

damn i wanted to do something like this but didnt know how, how did u put on the graphic?

[escapistfool]

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all in good fun. Had a blank lying around, why not.

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smells fishy...did you really make this, or is this some dumb new photo app trickery?
if not, thats fucking sick dude!
but howdja do it?

Haha I printed out these two pictures on really nice sticker paper. The "fucking based" one I had to cut out to make it look legit. You can do this at home as long as you have sticker paper haha

[idealhandmades]

well played then, well played.

[j_u_i_c_y]

ive sanded the graphic off a board so it is just bare wood, what should i now use to give it that smooth finish that new boards come with? clear laquer spray?

[idealhandmades]

ive sanded the graphic off a board so it is just bare wood, what should i now use to give it that smooth finish that new boards come with? clear laquer spray?

maybe another pass with a superfine grit sheet of sandpaper, but Yep, clear spray. Glossy or matte to your preference, but not untill you've got any and all artwork you wanna put on there first. its called a finish for a reason.

[El Chupacabra]

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ive sanded the graphic off a board so it is just bare wood, what should i now use to give it that smooth finish that new boards come with? clear laquer spray?

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maybe another pass with a superfine grit sheet of sandpaper, but Yep, clear spray. Glossy or matte to your preference, but not untill you've got any and all artwork you wanna put on there first. its called a finish for a reason.

You can use a buffing wheel too, it makes it shine!

So I gave a Girl deck a horrible disease:

And painted it quickly

[pugmaster]

pugmaster X heavy collabo and by collabo i mean white spray paint and tape


EDIT: Initially it game with purple goo running from her mouth, but it was a bit hard to identify so I changed that and added a heartier load  running out of her mouth and also down her chest.  Beyond that I decided to add a dripping cream pie as well.

http://www.skateheavy.com/product/beautiful-women

here  is the original for comparison

[october]

pugmaster X heavy collabo and by collabo i mean white spray paint and tape


EDIT: Initially it game with purple goo running from her mouth, but it was a bit hard to identify so I changed that and added a heartier load  running out of her mouth and also down her chest.  Beyond that I decided to add a dripping cream pie as well.

http://www.skateheavy.com/product/beautiful-women

here  is the original for comparison

Haha, badass man!

[j_u_i_c_y]

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ive sanded the graphic off a board so it is just bare wood, what should i now use to give it that smooth finish that new boards come with? clear laquer spray?

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maybe another pass with a superfine grit sheet of sandpaper, but Yep, clear spray. Glossy or matte to your preference, but not untill you've got any and all artwork you wanna put on there first. its called a finish for a reason.

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You can use a buffing wheel too, it makes it shine!

before or after the clear coat?

[El Chupacabra]

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ive sanded the graphic off a board so it is just bare wood, what should i now use to give it that smooth finish that new boards come with? clear laquer spray?

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maybe another pass with a superfine grit sheet of sandpaper, but Yep, clear spray. Glossy or matte to your preference, but not untill you've got any and all artwork you wanna put on there first. its called a finish for a reason.

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You can use a buffing wheel too, it makes it shine!

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before or after the clear coat?

After. Just use a soft buffing wheel (like for high end wood finishes) and sit there and get yo' buff on.

[wisdom teeth]

Got a James Hardy Real deck from my homie with a typical Real shitty graphic, sanded it off and replaced it with the heathen prayer to the chaos machine

[El Chupacabra]

Got a James Hardy Real deck from my homie with a typical Real shitty graphic, sanded it off and replaced it with the heathen prayer to the chaos machine

Sick! What did you do it with?

[idealhandmades]

Got a James Hardy Real deck from my homie with a typical Real shitty graphic, sanded it off and replaced it with the heathen prayer to the chaos machine

I dig it

[wisdom teeth]

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Got a James Hardy Real deck from my homie with a typical Real shitty graphic, sanded it off and replaced it with the heathen prayer to the chaos machine

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Sick! What did you do it with?

Spray painted the background, the rest done with sharpie paint pens.

[JamesNtheGntPch]

Not a board, but it reminded me of the series sweatercuff made.  It's from the Library of Congress Flickr.  There are thousands of great photos in the collections.   

[idealhandmades]

modified this Magenta im about to skate. Maybe 6 hours worth of work? Can't wait to skate it.

[art hellman]

modified this Magenta im about to skate. Maybe 6 hours worth of work? Can't wait to skate it.

not to detract at all from your awesome art, but I am really into the middle version.  Soy take note! 

[seb]

I tried that wood transfer technique someone posted a couple pages back - pretty stoked on how it turned out:

[Violator]

I tried that wood transfer technique someone posted a couple pages back - pretty stoked on how it turned out:

this also looks great. Less graphic more woodgrain

[idealhandmades]

I tried that wood transfer technique someone posted a couple pages back - pretty stoked on how it turned out:

Hell yeah man, great job! turned out super sick

[pica]

gut gemacht sebastian.

yolo.

[Spitfire4life]

modified this Magenta im about to skate. Maybe 6 hours worth of work? Can't wait to skate it.

What'd you use to draw that? I'm planning on getting a blank and drawing some logo I've been drawing on all my papers for the year on it, I figured I'll spray a black box for the graphic and then draw it. I'm just curious what to use to draw it on. I saw someone used paint markers.

[Spike Hawke]

Has anyone used these http://www.boardstix.com/shop/product-category/grip?

[Wizard Fight]

I looked through a bunch of pages but I fell asleep before I could find the info, but could someone answer these questions for me:

Can you remove graphics without sanding? Nail polish remover? Do you need to reseal a deck if you remove the graphic but don't sand it?
And how do you do the photo transfer process? Is it just screenprinting?

[sleepypancakes]

I looked through a bunch of pages but I fell asleep before I could find the info, but could someone answer these questions for me:

Can you remove graphics without sanding? Nail polish remover? Do you need to reseal a deck if you remove the graphic but don't sand it?
And how do you do the photo transfer process? Is it just screenprinting?

I can answer these.
1. Yes, you can use a citrus based paint stripper and a plastic putty knife, just spray or apply the stripper/thinner, let it sit in a well ventilated place and scrape it off with a putty knife, I'd still use a fine grit sand paper after you do it to get any excess shit off.

2. You don't absolutely have to, but I'd recommend it, just use a clear spray lacquer, it's super easy and takes 2 seconds to do.

[idealhandmades]

I looked through a bunch of pages but I fell asleep before I could find the info, but could someone answer these questions for me:

Can you remove graphics without sanding? Nail polish remover? Do you need to reseal a deck if you remove the graphic but don't sand it?
And how do you do the photo transfer process? Is it just screenprinting?

Yeah you can try doing it chemically I guess, but I'd be worried about what it might do to the glue and stuff.
not sure about if you'd need to reseal it, but I would assume so, if for nothing else but to give your medium a more consistent surface and slight protective layer.

photo transfer can be done a bunch of ways (the craziest being a wet transfer done in a darkroom)
but I've gotten away with doing t-shirt transfer paper before, but it's not my favorite.
do a google search for "photo transfer to wood" and take a little tutorial