Here it is, the final group. I picked one of these to be the topsheet of my snowboard. Can you guess which one? I'm not telling! You'll have to come out and see, when it's complete. As always feedback welcome on my flickr page:
Bad to the Bone
The layout is there, now it's finding the right color scheme.
Works in Progress Continued...
Here's the latest. It's slowly but surely, starting to look like the ideas in my head. And best of all, what I have in my head usually ends up being only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to my final design. I don't have unlimited time to develop this, so I'm hoping the next round of design will produce the "one".
Slalom Snowboard Topsheets for 08/09
I'm back in the lab again putting together some graphics for a topsheet on my Donek Custom Slalom Snowboard. The board production should be pretty quick this year, so I've got to get a graphic ready soon. Here are some rough layouts that I've put together so far. I hope to be able to combine some of the elements into one grandious image that will certainly make me appear to be a better snowboarder than I actually am! You can give me feedback on my flickr page.
Snowboard Topsheets
Here are some of the variations of the topsheet designs that I developed for my 07/08 Donek Giant Slalom Snowboard. After I dialed in the layout that I wanted for the text and graphic, it was then up to determining the color scheme. A few weeks and after a millon color edits later, I was satisfied with the retro color scheme of lime, brown, and light blue. The colors work well together and give the board a unique appearance, unlike anything I've ever seen. You can see the final product on my Racing page!
Board Art
I got into wall art with these creations. I enjoy painting and decorating my old boards with stickers. So I turned the 2nd snowboard that I owned, a Sims 154 Noah Salasnek Pro Model, into a sticker palette. I obtained the other board, after posting a want-ad on Craigslist, from a guy who was moving to Russia. I also left his house with a sleeping bag, tent, and 2 sets of women’s skis and boots! After tooling around with some paint schemes on the board, I thought it might look nice to mount them in a frame and hang them on the wall. A little luan from Home Depot gave me a light and simple frame for the boards.
As for the solid wood water skis…I grabbed those at the thrift store, purely because they were wild looking. They are so heavy and made of thick oak, I couldn’t believe that you could skim over the water on them. Anyway a little paint on some luan and stain on the trim and presto! we’ve got a wall piece for the ages.
Graphics
I enjoy developing graphics and use Paint Shop Pro to explore and invent. I really like bringing a sketch of mind into digital format then being able to exploit it with color and effects. Enjoy!
Filmstrip
Here’s a little post-production done on the aforementioned Sims snowboard.
Shoot
Here’s a photo I took at Waikiki Beach on Oahu, Hawaii. I gave it some pastel contrast to give it some spice. Think of it as Endless Summer meets Reservoir Dogs illusion.
