A little tip, leave your black work till the end. Tape up along the edge of your outer colour, go mad with the spray paint, then outline everything. You’re then free to customise the outer line, making it easier to ignore any dodgy masking errors.
Another litte tip you can use is fineline tape if you want to keep your black outline. you follow the lines and this tape lays out so smooth and easy. then lay in your other tapes on top and your paper. Also for your clear you can use your 1st 2 coats with 2k clear and hit your final with epoxy. sanding in between that way you dont spend so much on epoxy. Love the art. glad I found your chanel
Hey Kat! Love your work. I saw you on the Modustrial channel and came over to see some of your stuff (Iive in Seattle, and loved your Octopus Graffitti wall art in the Studio!). Small tip for the epoxy pour that I learned from making skim boards for my nephew (similar process, just bigger piece of wood!). before you pour the epoxy, put blue painters tape around the bottom part of your edge your epoxying, so in your case, the "rough" topside is now upside down and would have a "skirt" of tape protecting it. The trip is to leave the tape "hanging" from the board so, kinda looks like a skirt around the edge of the board to redirect the drips down/away from the board. Then when your epoxy dries, take an exacto knife and run it around the "top" of the skirt along the edge of the tape. What you end up with is a super clean line without having to worry about drips. I picked that up from a local maker who makes surf boards here in the PNW. Less work/stress and better end result. Pro Tip He often would use 2 layers of tape so his knife had a nice "lip" to run along to get a super clean line. Not much surfing in Chi-town, but if you look up "Glassing" surfboards, there's some great tutorials on TH-cam that show what I say better than I can say it. Stay awesome!
Hi Anthony! Thank you so much for coming over to watch! I love the “skirt” tip and I’ll definitely check out some videos about glassing. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave me this super helpful comment! Be well! 😊
Thank you so much!!! I’m pretty busy splitting my time with the @modustrialmaker channel, but I’m trying really hard to move closer to a monthly video release schedule. I want to be posting more too! 😊😊😊
I know you are a rattle can expert, but have you considered airbrushing your backgrounds? The gradation is super easy. Since you already use Golden paints they can be run through an airbrush. This is a super cool deck and I love the color choices. Great job!!
Well, I wouldn't go as far as to say that I'm a rattle can expert but, thanks! Your comment is eerily timely. I do really want to try airbrushing (I've been researching them this past couple of months) I just haven't had the funds to purchase one yet. Someday!!!
@KatLiepinsArt there are some really good ones out there. Iwata is one of the best. I use the Aztek one. I like it because the tips screw on an off, there are no long needles. Super lightweight. They are relatively inexpensive. Also the Golden airbrush paint is compatible with your Golden acrylics. I love your work. Keep it up
that trying to hide your laugh off camera at the drooling editing, yeah good job...not...you are a gem to watch creating...and the results are amazing..keep them coming pleaaaassssse. It might just be me but your link for the projector seems to have a problem, might just because i clic from another country...no worries
Nice job! This has probably been said dozens of times but coming from a surfing background where I've repaired and made multiple boards using epoxy: you can get a far higher quality finish/ shine if you wet sand and buff out the last pour. Check out some surf build videos if you want. After the last pour, sand with a very fine grit and then move of wet sanding and buffing. You will get a sheen like nothing else... just saying.
Hi Mike! Thank you! Great comment. You clearly have lots of experience using epoxy. I'm using Makerpoxy by Totalboat and it is geared toward crafters and artists so with just a pour you get a super clear glasslike finish (no sanding required). It might not have the same characteristics for strength like other epoxies that do benefit from dry/wet sanding and polish (I only assume this because I wouldn't ride one of these skate decks because I'm pretty sure the epoxy would delaminate if the board flexed too much, but my work is only meant to be hung as an art piece). I do really want to make a surfboard from scratch someday so this info from you is super useful! 😀
@@KatLiepinsArt ah cool, I didn’t know about the specific epoxy you are using. Sounds good. Thanks for your response and keep on making awesome art and sharing the process with us!
Hi Scott! I'm so excited that you like my work! I do sell original pieces and merch on my website www.katliepinsart.com. I do also occasionally take on commissions. Feel free to send me an email or DM on IG to start a convo! Thanks so much for your interest! 😊
Thank you, Frederico! I do a sketch on my iPad in Procreate to work out my color palette and where all of the colors will be located before I start painting. Hope that helps! 😊
Hi Jen! Some people like to use heat guns to pop the bubbles in their epoxy. The only reason I don’t is because they blow air (kind of like a high powered hair dryer) and can cause your epoxy to move or ripple if you aren’t careful. I have friends that like to do a fine mist of denatured alcohol but I’ve never tried it myself. I’ve also never tried a long lighter but maybe it would work. Let me know how it goes if you give it a try!! Best of luck! 😁🍀
@@KatLiepinsArt tysm! I do happen to have a heat gun. I have a ton of fun trekell wooden panels and some of them are crystal balls and I think some resin on top would really make them pop! Thanks for helping spark my imagination!
Hey! So im actually trying to custom a deck but my acrylics, after drying, keeps breaking apart. (I sanded it and then put 3 layers of gesso and sanded it again before painting) do u think its bc of my acrylics?(they're not the costy ones) anyways very nice job i love the board u painted ❤
What is that thing you was drawing on it was like a tablet is that just a tablet with an app on it or is it something special for drawing? Would love too get into that but don’t know what I need, your art style is 🔥
Obviously, you're an acceptable artist. Make that a good artist. Okay, a really good artist who can dazzle me with many colors. Unless in direct sunlight I seldom am able to see colors. You treat me to vivid colors. I may not know what the colors are but they sure are fun to look at.
@@KatLiepinsArt Yep. I live in a "shades of gray" world. When the sun is between 3 and 4 hours from setting the angle of light can illuminate colors. Those are bright spots to enjoy, as is your artwork. Maybe it's the neon colors you use.
Looks really awesome...fantastic job! Question...it must cost you a fortune to make one deck? What did pay in materials to make this one? Epoxy is not cheap. Does the epoxy coating make the board heavier? Thanks
Hi! And, thanks!!! I’m so glad you like this! I am creating my custom decks with the mindset that they will be sold as valuable and lasting art pieces so using quality materials in my process is by design. If I had to ballpark, this deck had a number of pours on it (maybe 3) so the cost of the Makerpoxy was somewhere around $60. It’s not crazy expensive compared to other materials I could be using…I’m not using crystals or gold leaf in my projects, YET! Mwahahaha! The board is a little heavier with the epoxy but marginally. The board is meant to be hung on a wall as art and not ridden as a functioning skateboard anymore (you could, but it would make me cry) so the weight difference doesn’t really matter. Great questions! I hope that answered everything for you! Have a fantastic day!!! 😊
@@KatLiepinsArt Hi Kat, thanks for the quick and detailed response! I appreciate it. I figured what you were doing is like a fine art painting meant to be hung on a wall for display...very cool. I make boards and graphics too. I am working on two of them right now (today as a matter of fact). I have a different process that I will share. I don't expect for you to take on my method because you have your own process that seems to benefit you. I started making decks about 4 years ago. I sent my shape to a manufacturer and had them make fifty for me. They had bottom stained veneers in hot pink and yellow. I needed to figure out the easiest way to press the same graphic onto 50 boards and get it done quickly! So I figured out how to silk screen. I made custom stretched silk screen frames that mimicked the contours of a skateboard. I burned my art design into the screen (the way that you do it with the right emulsion chemical, the acetate transfer image, and I made a light box to burn the image in). That was the hard part, but it worked perfectly. Then I was able to silk screen 50 boards in about an 8 hour day. I finished up with a spray gun/compressor and sprayed my epoxy coating on (not thick, just enough to give it a high gloss). They look amazing. Today, I still make boards but not at this level. For instance I am only doing two right now which are the same, but I am not going to silk screen these (just not worth the time and money). But I found out through doing, that you can hand paint with silk screen inks and if you do it right it will lay on so flat and smooth just like a real silk screen. The trick is to add just a little bit of water to your inks. You do your varnish first, then hand paint with the ink last. In the end you have something that is ready to sell and looks as good as anything else out there. You don't see any brush strokes, everything levels out. I might send you mine when I finish up and take some photos. Cheers, and keep up your great work!
Hi! Welcome and thank you so much for joining me on my crazy art journey! I'm so glad you like my work! I think I paid around $125 for my projector from Amazon (it's not a super cheap one but also not a mega premium projector either- it's a nice lower/mid-range option). I have product links in my video description and on my website (katliepinsart.com). Always feel free to contact me if you need any more info or advice! 😊🤘
@@KatLiepinsArt thank you so much Kat!! Not going to lie but you’re videos gave me so much inspiration to start drawing again and painting again☺️ I haven’t done any type of art in over 3 years for some reason I lost my motivation and creativity… you’re videos have made me want to even start my own channel I like how you enjoy it so much, makes me miss how I use to enjoy it a lot too. Awesome I’m going to check out that projector it would be so cool to have to save so much time from have to redraw the sketch.
Greetings Kat, Do you heat your spray can paint before you use it? Now I’m not an artist, one of my hobbies is restoring all sorts of items. Thank you, take care and stay healthy.
@@KatLiepinsArt I watch a few TH-cam channels and some of them say to warm your spray paint up before you use if for a better flow and coverage. I just started to put mine in a pot of very warm water for about 5-10 minutes. If my memory serves me right it was on April Wilkerson’s and ScoutCrafter’s channel on warming spray paint. If you would like to watch a great channel go to April Wilkerson’s channel. If you want to watch this self made wonder woman go here. Start at the beginning when she was just fixing up her home to now where she has her own 3000’ shop and another shop for her business. When my granddaughters are over I make them watch April’s channel.
@@KatLiepinsArt Kat let me know if you try warming up your spray paint. I am interested in your results and if you will do it again. After all you are the spray paint Queen. Take care and stay healthy.
Hi Alex! It’s a little of both. I like to use Pinterest to find color palettes (I like the ones that breakout the individual color value numbers because you can enter them directly into procreate) and then modify them as I work in the program. Sometimes a piece needs a little adjustment to some of the colors or more/less colors to make the piece successful. There is definitely a healthy amount of playing around that goes on behind the scenes. Hope that helps!!!
Hi Vincent! You bring up an interesting point. I’ve always struggled with the decision whether or not to include my signature on my pieces because I feel that it distracts from the design itself. I do hand sign original boards on the back or will sign the front if requested by the patron. Now you’re making me rethink this again. 😅 Aside from branding purposes, why do you think it’s important to include my signature out of curiosity?
@@KatLiepinsArt Greetings Kat, Ok, I have read where some artists think that signing their artwork detracts from the art itself. Here are a few of the reasons that an artist should sign their artwork. Recognition in the art community. Artistic tradition and to claim the artwork is yours. Advertisement and to increase the arts value. One other thing I think you should do to your originals, would be to date the original and for copies of your work, like skateboards or prints would be to add a serial number to each piece. I know that would definitely increase the value of your artwork. Thank you for asking for my input. Please take care and stay healthy. Options of adding a date or a serial number indicating a limited number of copies
I left links to the ones that I used in the video description but as long as you pick any acrylic based spray paint and use the matte medium, then your paint should adhere just fine. Hope that helps! 😊
Would you be able to spray the whole board with the background colour first. Then put the design on with white paint only, as a base for the drawing. It works for my acrylic paintings. I think it could save a lot of work with the tape.
That’s a good point. I’d have to guess that the background is placed properly because I’d project and trace on top of it afterwards. It definitely might be an option if I make a design with super complicated edges but keep the background simple in the future. Thanks so much for sharing your process! 😃
@@KatLiepinsArt The way I would do it is project the design onto the board and trace the outline only. Then without moving the board or projector, fill the design up to the outline with white paint. After it dries, switch the projector back on and trace all the details. As long as nothing moves during the process everything should line up ok.
@@KatLiepinsArt Glad I could help, it took me years of trial and error to figure out my favourite ways to create paintings. I always like to share what I've learned.
I usually spray the whole deck first, sketch the design onto the deck, which I find super satisfying then like you said Wacky paintings, fill in with white for proper pop’age, saves with all the masking ..if there are any happy accidents outside the design that’s also satisfying somehow making them a part of the design 🙂 it works for me as I can get a bit impatient when I have a project.🙄
Great question! It depends on the recommended dry time for the paint you’re using. I probably waited a few days just to be safe, but please read the label on your specific paint to see what it says. Best of luck!!! 😊😊😊
Every time I pour Apoxsee over my acrylic paintings it always makes the paint lift up a little and blur even if I seal it how do you get it to stay so clean and crispy without the epoxy affecting the paint
I recommend waiting a few days, even a week for your acrylic paint to dry all of the way through before pouring your epoxy. It also sounds like your surface under the paint isn’t gripping properly. Do you sand and prime your surface before applying the acrylic paint?
I went to art school at Bradley University and earned my BFA majoring in graphic design and with a minor in art history (please don’t quiz me - lol). I think school can teach you a lot of great skills and techniques and expose you to a lot of fellow artists and new ways of thinking. On the flip side, I have artist friends that are completely self taught and are amazing! I really believe successful art is all about practicing in order to find your individual style and voice. Great question! Thank you!!! 😊
What was the reasoning behind painting the actual edges? You want to see your layers of veneer to see if you have 7 , what kind of wood or if it has carbon fiber layers and last of all you want to see if its delaminating as that could mean death to your deck.
Hii! This is very interesting! No one has brought this up to me before. I assume this is a really important thing if you're going to actually be riding the deck. Since my decks are meant to be hung and displayed as art pieces (not skated on) do you still feel this is something that folks will feel strongly about? I'd love to hear your thoughts. :)
@@KatLiepinsArt really depends on if the person that may be hanging it is a skater or poser . Sorry not being rude towards your work, its obvious your not a skater and your coming from the artist prospective but if your doing decks , skater look like thats your market your aiming for , well with the 2 decks you have done . Its just a blank canvas for you . Now stranded deck have 7 layers of maple,anything from pro decks to even the cheapy blanks from china and if it dosent its trash that dosent even deserve space on my wall . Some can come with that but the pressing may be a bit ehhhh on the cheap Chinese ones and they may use a diffent glueing process and you can see some times the layers that have not pressed together properly. Some decks even have diffent colour stains on each veneer so you get a kind of layering of diffent colours . Thats kind of special and shows that more time went in to making the deck. To pain over that is doing the deck a injustice. Now, diffent makers and pressings may have a mix of maple and ash or maple and bamboo so you will see the diffent shades of wood and the higher priced decks may have up to 3 layers of carbon fiber like the Powell fight decks and if i had i fight deck even just hanging on my wall , im going to want to see those layers. I paid for those layers. That nice round beveled edges on all decks are done by hand too, each deck gets done one at a time , alot of work gose in to them and they even alternated the grain of the ply and you can see that in the diffent shades of the layers but that is done for strength primarily. Ive only ever seen like kids $30 walmart compleats and that toy end of the scale that have their edges painted and not hand beveled and sanded . It just screams " not a skater" or " my first deck". But who said that the buyer is going to hang your decks , if you got something halfway descent, it may get used. I customize my decks all the time , i know its going to be rubbed and scuffed off doing slappys and rails and when that graphic is buggered , i whipe it over with some prepsol and slap some new art on it and keep doing this untill my deck is dead. Currently i have a zero deck but my prsonal graphics on it is a flaming 8 ball . Its on its 3rd lot of graphics but i never cover the edges of my deck because i want to see if my deck is failing and i give it a light re sanding when i put new grip on . You should check out some content of people that have their own board company as some are small back yard business and even the mass produced ones have alot of hands on work done to them . Want a link or 3 ?
Oh and a long board would not cop the punisment on the graphics of a street, transition park, vert or free stye setup. I have no idea what you sell your decks for but i can pay up to $700+ to buy my dream set up with all the hardware, trucks, the bushings , bearings, risers , deck , rails, wheels and grip verry easily if i was to go nuts with the credit card. But id be asking even more questions like what number pressing it is, the withed of the deck, what angles and length are the nose and tail and whats the wheel / trucks setup holes are , what fatory is making the blanks. A deck is very personal taste and you can get a deck that you usually love and the company has swaped where their getting them made and hate the new factory version of the deck you once loved . A cool graphic is a bonus, you dont just get a deck for its graphics unless you collect pro decks and hope they become an iconic deck , it could be worth a lot more than you paid for it if they stop pressing it or change the grapic to the right buyer. So if you have a pressing of roman numerals on the deck . 1 to 5 . Thats the pressing order. Thats important to know, you want to see that too. Just the wheels and bearings on my now deck cost over $200 and i have not gone nuts , not the cheapest either though. Lets just say i have good ones , some pros would be riding the same wheels and bearing combo im useing atm . , So if you where doing art on a quality deck , us OGs are old enough to splash cash on our toy and know it may be dead in 3 weeks . Im 50 and still skating .
I almost did this with the buyer of my last skate deck. It’s definitely on my mind and might be something I do end up doing! Thanks so much for sharing this idea with me! Keep em coming! 😊😊😊
@@KatLiepinsArt 😁, what's the best paint to use on the skateboard decks when using air brush? Just starting out on the custom decks and just trying to get the basics together😊
@@noname-un4cu Hi Tommy! I don't airbrush my decks but I know that the Golden high flow paints that I use will work with airbrush equipment. I hope that helps!
Thanks so much! I’m not too worried. If my iPad runs out of battery, I’ll recharge it. And, if that fails, I’ll go back to drawing using pencil and paper - just how I learned to work for years in art school.😉😊 It just makes it a little slower and more tedious to make reproductions of my work on t-shirts and merch. It can be done though! 😊
Love how this one came out!! So I get this one right? ;)
🤣🤣🤣 Better race on over to www.KatLiepinsArt.com! But seriously, thanks a ton! 😊😊😊
A little tip, leave your black work till the end. Tape up along the edge of your outer colour, go mad with the spray paint, then outline everything. You’re then free to customise the outer line, making it easier to ignore any dodgy masking errors.
100% agree. I've changed my process since doing this deck and find that it's a lot easier! Great comment! Thanks so much for watching. :)
That is a tasty deck, great design and yeah, that pour is amazing.
Thanks so much, Chris! Gotta love a nice gooey epoxy pour! :D
Another litte tip you can use is fineline tape if you want to keep your black outline. you follow the lines and this tape lays out so smooth and easy. then lay in your other tapes on top and your paper. Also for your clear you can use your 1st 2 coats with 2k clear and hit your final with epoxy. sanding in between that way you dont spend so much on epoxy. Love the art. glad I found your chanel
Kat May You and Mike Have A Merry Christmas And A Happy and Healthy New Year
Thank you so much, Vincent! Happy holidays to you and yours as well!!!
Sangat menakjubkan,hasilnya
Thank you so much, Alya! I’m so glad you like how this one turned out! 😊😊😊
Looks like something that could be on the cover of an ICE CREAM MAN comic! This is awesome.
I’ll have to check that comic out. Thanks so much for the super kind words, Josh!!! 😊😊😊
Love the style of this video .....music and all!! 😁👍👍
Amazing! Thank you! I’m a child of the 80s and the music of that decade is embedded in my heart 100%!
wow 🤩 using the projector is a smart way to get the art on the board
Thanks! Yes, I’ve found that it really helps to speed things up. 😊😊😊
Absolutly love the ice sˋcream´ design. 10/10
Yay!!! I love that! S’cream…so funny! Glad you like it! 😊😊😊
Final product looks good.
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you dig my work!
Это просто супер !!! Вы очень круто сделали эту доску !
Thank you so much!!! I’m really glad that you like my artwork! 💜🤘💀
Awesome job! You just gave me an idea for an ice cream design idea to do as a pet portrait.
Thanks! That sounds like a lot of fun! I’d love to see what you come up with. 😄
Hey Kat! Love your work. I saw you on the Modustrial channel and came over to see some of your stuff (Iive in Seattle, and loved your Octopus Graffitti wall art in the Studio!). Small tip for the epoxy pour that I learned from making skim boards for my nephew (similar process, just bigger piece of wood!). before you pour the epoxy, put blue painters tape around the bottom part of your edge your epoxying, so in your case, the "rough" topside is now upside down and would have a "skirt" of tape protecting it. The trip is to leave the tape "hanging" from the board so, kinda looks like a skirt around the edge of the board to redirect the drips down/away from the board. Then when your epoxy dries, take an exacto knife and run it around the "top" of the skirt along the edge of the tape. What you end up with is a super clean line without having to worry about drips. I picked that up from a local maker who makes surf boards here in the PNW. Less work/stress and better end result. Pro Tip He often would use 2 layers of tape so his knife had a nice "lip" to run along to get a super clean line. Not much surfing in Chi-town, but if you look up "Glassing" surfboards, there's some great tutorials on TH-cam that show what I say better than I can say it. Stay awesome!
Hi Anthony! Thank you so much for coming over to watch! I love the “skirt” tip and I’ll definitely check out some videos about glassing. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave me this super helpful comment! Be well! 😊
esto es perfecto, realmente genial
Thank you so much!!! I’m so glad you enjoy my work! 😊💜
This was super satisfying to watch 😍
That’s great to hear! I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Jarett. Thank you for watching! 😊😊😊
your such an art dork! I love it!
I'm totally an art nerd! Love that you get my vibe. Thanks so much!!!
So cool!
I’m so glad you like my work! Thank you!!!
@@KatLiepinsArt no problem keep up the good work your killing it love the super colourful vibrant work you do it is really visually pleasing
Great vid. Love your art Kat, colors are amazing, love the vids. Wish you could post more. Can't wait for the next one
Thank you so much!!! I’m pretty busy splitting my time with the @modustrialmaker channel, but I’m trying really hard to move closer to a monthly video release schedule. I want to be posting more too! 😊😊😊
You really are a wicked artist! Love the pop art graphic style.... Well done!
Thank you so much, Jaime! 😀 I'm so glad you like my work!
❤❤❤❤❤Love your art❤❤❤❤❤
You are so kind!!! Thank you so much!!! 💜
Wicked!!!
Thanks so much! 💀🤘
WICKED! love the project! your art is awesome!
You are too kind! I’m so glad you like my work. Thank you! 😊😊😊
Outstanding ❤️
Thank you so much!!! 😊
once again, great job !
I love the effort you make on editing your videos, they become better and better.
Oh! Thank you so much! That means a ton to hear that! It’s a lot of editing hours and it’s awesome to hear that it’s paying off. 😃😃😅
Looks so good Kat! Loved the editing too. Great Job!
Thanks, Austin!!! That means a TON! Hope to see you soon! 😊
I know you are a rattle can expert, but have you considered airbrushing your backgrounds? The gradation is super easy. Since you already use Golden paints they can be run through an airbrush. This is a super cool deck and I love the color choices. Great job!!
Well, I wouldn't go as far as to say that I'm a rattle can expert but, thanks! Your comment is eerily timely. I do really want to try airbrushing (I've been researching them this past couple of months) I just haven't had the funds to purchase one yet. Someday!!!
@KatLiepinsArt there are some really good ones out there. Iwata is one of the best. I use the Aztek one. I like it because the tips screw on an off, there are no long needles. Super lightweight. They are relatively inexpensive. Also the Golden airbrush paint is compatible with your Golden acrylics. I love your work. Keep it up
Really sick design, and as always your colours are Fire! Awesome job!
Thank you so much! I'm all about my neons...I'm really glad you dig them too! :D
So freakin awesome Kat! I love the design and so many tips and techniques in this one!
Thanks, Ethan! This one was a lot of work but totally worth it and a lot of fun!
You have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen
Oh gosh! That's so nice of you to say! Thank you, Jim! *blushing*
I could see you losing the will to live when the first gradient had to be redone 🤣 but the end looks SO COOL and was seriously worth it!!!
My will was shaken but I’m so glad I stuck with it! Thank you so much for watching and I’m stoked that you dig my work! 🤗
Great work! Love seeing your process in all of these videos. Looking forward to whatever you do for the next one!
That’s so awesome to hear! Thank you so much for the kind words! 😊😊😊
Nice job Kat! Loves great!
You are so nice! Thank you, Doug! :)))
Love the Design!
YAY! Thanks so much, Chad! 😃😃😃
So cool, love the design esp the cherry on top! Your dog is SUPER cute but for me this was all about the epoxy pour, really want to try this!!!
Thanks, Jeff! Bruce highly recommends an epoxy project. They are a lot of fun! 😄
Kat Liepins Art 😍 maybe I will paint him on a skateboard and he could be the subject for my attempt at epoxy 🤩
I’d freak out! A Bruce board would be so cool!!! 🤯😱
@@KatLiepinsArt watch this space..😇
So good. Your videos and art are getting better and better! Love it!
Ohhh! I’m so glad you think so! I’ve been working really hard on stepping up my game. Thank you for letting me know! 😊😊😊
I do like your skateboard vids, please do more of them in the future/
That’s so great to hear! I’m sure I’ll be doing more in the future. Thank you so much for the feedback! 😊😊😊
So good omg i love the final result is so cool
I’m so glad you like it! Thanks for letting me know! 😊😊😊
Nicely done Kat! Love the colors!
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you dig them! :D
Amazing artwork!!
Thank you so much!!! 💜💜💜
awesome!
I’m so glad you like it! Thank you!!! 😊😊😊
Hi Kat this is my first time crossing your channel love your work!
That’s awesome! Thank you! It’s so nice to have you here. Welcome! 🤗
Great video And your art is awesome!
Thank you so much, Forest! I’m so glad you dig my work! Have a great evening! 😊😊😊
OMG you are very talentedi plan on painting custom skateboards as well and btw how do you not have way more subscribers
Oooo! I'd love to see what you create and thank you so much for all of the kind words. You rock!
I love your work, also you have really pretty eyes
Awwww! Thank you so much! That’s so nice of you to say so! 😊😊😊
Kudos to cameraman boyfriend! Nice job.
I’ll let him know! It’s def a luxury for us to be able to help film each other! Thank you! 😊😊😊
love it! the colors are awesome!
what's next? surfboard?
Thanks so much, Shaun! I'd love to do a surfboard. That would be a fun new challenge for sure! 😃
ficou bonita sua arte, um sorvete diferente
Amazing! S2
Thank you so much, Sergio! 😊😊😊
that trying to hide your laugh off camera at the drooling editing, yeah good job...not...you are a gem to watch creating...and the results are amazing..keep them coming pleaaaassssse. It might just be me but your link for the projector seems to have a problem, might just because i clic from another country...no worries
I love to laugh too much! It’s hard to hide. 🤣 I’m def going to keep the vids coming! 😁😁😁 and I’ll check on the link! Thanks for letting me know!
amazing art and video :D Thank you and awesome job!
THANK YOU! I’m so glad you like my work! 😊😊😊
Nice job! This has probably been said dozens of times but coming from a surfing background where I've repaired and made multiple boards using epoxy: you can get a far higher quality finish/ shine if you wet sand and buff out the last pour. Check out some surf build videos if you want. After the last pour, sand with a very fine grit and then move of wet sanding and buffing. You will get a sheen like nothing else... just saying.
Hi Mike! Thank you! Great comment. You clearly have lots of experience using epoxy. I'm using Makerpoxy by Totalboat and it is geared toward crafters and artists so with just a pour you get a super clear glasslike finish (no sanding required). It might not have the same characteristics for strength like other epoxies that do benefit from dry/wet sanding and polish (I only assume this because I wouldn't ride one of these skate decks because I'm pretty sure the epoxy would delaminate if the board flexed too much, but my work is only meant to be hung as an art piece). I do really want to make a surfboard from scratch someday so this info from you is super useful! 😀
@@KatLiepinsArt ah cool, I didn’t know about the specific epoxy you are using. Sounds good. Thanks for your response and keep on making awesome art and sharing the process with us!
This is BAD ASS. Do you do any of these peices on other platforms? Would love to know if you sell them in other forms
Hi Scott! I'm so excited that you like my work! I do sell original pieces and merch on my website www.katliepinsart.com. I do also occasionally take on commissions. Feel free to send me an email or DM on IG to start a convo! Thanks so much for your interest! 😊
Very fresh and cool!! How you decide where to use every single color?
Thank you, Frederico! I do a sketch on my iPad in Procreate to work out my color palette and where all of the colors will be located before I start painting. Hope that helps! 😊
Hey Kat, do you have any suggestions for an alternative to a propane torch? Would maybe a long candle lighter work?
Hi Jen! Some people like to use heat guns to pop the bubbles in their epoxy. The only reason I don’t is because they blow air (kind of like a high powered hair dryer) and can cause your epoxy to move or ripple if you aren’t careful. I have friends that like to do a fine mist of denatured alcohol but I’ve never tried it myself. I’ve also never tried a long lighter but maybe it would work. Let me know how it goes if you give it a try!! Best of luck! 😁🍀
@@KatLiepinsArt tysm! I do happen to have a heat gun. I have a ton of fun trekell wooden panels and some of them are crystal balls and I think some resin on top would really make them pop! Thanks for helping spark my imagination!
That’s an amazing idea! I’d love to see the crystal balls when you complete them. I’m so glad I could help! Good luck art’ing! 😄
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Oh! I’m so glad you like this, Felipe! Thank you! 😊✌️
Hey! So im actually trying to custom a deck but my acrylics, after drying, keeps breaking apart. (I sanded it and then put 3 layers of gesso and sanded it again before painting) do u think its bc of my acrylics?(they're not the costy ones) anyways very nice job i love the board u painted ❤
I love her designs, the color schemes are amazing! I’m currently working on a board and I just can’t figure out these colors man 😭 please help
You can do it! Work out your palette in your sketch first…and then get to painting. You’ve got this! 😁🤘
What is that thing you was drawing on it was like a tablet is that just a tablet with an app on it or is it something special for drawing? Would love too get into that but don’t know what I need, your art style is 🔥
Hi Derrick! I use an iPad Pro with Apple Pencil and the drawing app is Procreate. I’m so glad you like my work!!! Thank you!!! 😃✌️
Obviously, you're an acceptable artist. Make that a good artist. Okay, a really good artist who can dazzle me with many colors.
Unless in direct sunlight I seldom am able to see colors. You treat me to vivid colors. I may not know what the colors are but they sure are fun to look at.
That’s so amazing to hear! So, you’re saying that you can see my colors even though you’re color blind? That’s really cool! 😃
@@KatLiepinsArt Yep. I live in a "shades of gray" world. When the sun is between 3 and 4 hours from setting the angle of light can illuminate colors. Those are bright spots to enjoy, as is your artwork. Maybe it's the neon colors you use.
This makes me want to never stop using my neons! Thank you so much for sharing! I’m thrilled to be a bright spot (literally) in your day! 🤗
Looks really awesome...fantastic job! Question...it must cost you a fortune to make one deck? What did pay in materials to make this one? Epoxy is not cheap. Does the epoxy coating make the board heavier? Thanks
Hi! And, thanks!!! I’m so glad you like this! I am creating my custom decks with the mindset that they will be sold as valuable and lasting art pieces so using quality materials in my process is by design. If I had to ballpark, this deck had a number of pours on it (maybe 3) so the cost of the Makerpoxy was somewhere around $60. It’s not crazy expensive compared to other materials I could be using…I’m not using crystals or gold leaf in my projects, YET! Mwahahaha! The board is a little heavier with the epoxy but marginally. The board is meant to be hung on a wall as art and not ridden as a functioning skateboard anymore (you could, but it would make me cry) so the weight difference doesn’t really matter. Great questions! I hope that answered everything for you! Have a fantastic day!!! 😊
@@KatLiepinsArt Hi Kat, thanks for the quick and detailed response! I appreciate it. I figured what you were doing is like a fine art painting meant to be hung on a wall for display...very cool. I make boards and graphics too. I am working on two of them right now (today as a matter of fact). I have a different process that I will share. I don't expect for you to take on my method because you have your own process that seems to benefit you. I started making decks about 4 years ago. I sent my shape to a manufacturer and had them make fifty for me. They had bottom stained veneers in hot pink and yellow. I needed to figure out the easiest way to press the same graphic onto 50 boards and get it done quickly! So I figured out how to silk screen. I made custom stretched silk screen frames that mimicked the contours of a skateboard. I burned my art design into the screen (the way that you do it with the right emulsion chemical, the acetate transfer image, and I made a light box to burn the image in). That was the hard part, but it worked perfectly. Then I was able to silk screen 50 boards in about an 8 hour day. I finished up with a spray gun/compressor and sprayed my epoxy coating on (not thick, just enough to give it a high gloss). They look amazing. Today, I still make boards but not at this level. For instance I am only doing two right now which are the same, but I am not going to silk screen these (just not worth the time and money). But I found out through doing, that you can hand paint with silk screen inks and if you do it right it will lay on so flat and smooth just like a real silk screen. The trick is to add just a little bit of water to your inks. You do your varnish first, then hand paint with the ink last. In the end you have something that is ready to sell and looks as good as anything else out there. You don't see any brush strokes, everything levels out. I might send you mine when I finish up and take some photos. Cheers, and keep up your great work!
@@yellowmagicdog3350 I love hearing how others work! Thank you so much for sharing. You keep it up too! 😃
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I know! I would love to do that! It’s on my art project bucket list, for sure! 🤘
I just started following you’re channel you’re so dope!! Also Kat how much you get you’re projector for ?
Hi! Welcome and thank you so much for joining me on my crazy art journey! I'm so glad you like my work! I think I paid around $125 for my projector from Amazon (it's not a super cheap one but also not a mega premium projector either- it's a nice lower/mid-range option). I have product links in my video description and on my website (katliepinsart.com). Always feel free to contact me if you need any more info or advice! 😊🤘
@@KatLiepinsArt thank you so much Kat!! Not going to lie but you’re videos gave me so much inspiration to start drawing again and painting again☺️ I haven’t done any type of art in over 3 years for some reason I lost my motivation and creativity… you’re videos have made me want to even start my own channel I like how you enjoy it so much, makes me miss how I use to enjoy it a lot too. Awesome I’m going to check out that projector it would be so cool to have to save so much time from have to redraw the sketch.
You bought one with finish and then you took at first the finishing off...wow...makes sense...
Great work.. If you please, I want to know more about the machine which is enlarging the design,.. And what it's name..? please.. Thanks❤
Thanks so much! It's a projector. I have links on my website. katliepinsart.com Good luck!
Hi Kat! What is the name of the art style you make with those black outlines?
Greetings Kat, Do you heat your spray can paint before you use it? Now I’m not an artist, one of my hobbies is restoring all sorts of items.
Thank you, take care and stay healthy.
Hi Vincent! Generally, my cans are kept inside at room temperature. Why do you heat your cans? And, how and to what temp? Now you have me interested!
@@KatLiepinsArt I watch a few TH-cam channels and some of them say to warm your spray paint up before you use if for a better flow and coverage. I just started to put mine in a pot of very warm water for about 5-10 minutes. If my memory serves me right it was on April Wilkerson’s and ScoutCrafter’s channel on warming spray paint. If you would like to watch a great channel go to April Wilkerson’s channel. If you want to watch this self made wonder woman go here. Start at the beginning when she was just fixing up her home to now where she has her own 3000’ shop and another shop for her business. When my granddaughters are over I make them watch April’s channel.
@@KatLiepinsArt Kat let me know if you try warming up your spray paint. I am interested in your results and if you will do it again. After all you are the spray paint Queen. Take care and stay healthy.
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When you're doing the design in Procreate, do you have your color palette already picked out or do you build the color palette as you do the design?
Hi Alex! It’s a little of both. I like to use Pinterest to find color palettes (I like the ones that breakout the individual color value numbers because you can enter them directly into procreate) and then modify them as I work in the program. Sometimes a piece needs a little adjustment to some of the colors or more/less colors to make the piece successful. There is definitely a healthy amount of playing around that goes on behind the scenes. Hope that helps!!!
@@KatLiepinsArt Yes, thanks for the response. I stick with the same color palette and I'm trying to branch out more.
Kat, you have to sign your works of art.
Hi Vincent! You bring up an interesting point. I’ve always struggled with the decision whether or not to include my signature on my pieces because I feel that it distracts from the design itself. I do hand sign original boards on the back or will sign the front if requested by the patron. Now you’re making me rethink this again. 😅 Aside from branding purposes, why do you think it’s important to include my signature out of curiosity?
@@KatLiepinsArt Greetings Kat, Ok, I have read where some artists think that signing their artwork detracts from the art itself. Here are a few of the reasons that an artist should sign their artwork. Recognition in the art community. Artistic tradition and to claim the artwork is yours. Advertisement and to increase the arts value. One other thing I think you should do to your originals, would be to date the original and for copies of your work, like skateboards or prints would be to add a serial number to each piece. I know that would definitely increase the value of your artwork. Thank you for asking for my input. Please take care and stay healthy.
Options of adding a date or a serial number indicating a limited number of copies
You’ve given me a lot to think about. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and suggestions with me!
Does it matter what kind of spray paint you use as a base??
I know nothing about spray paint
I left links to the ones that I used in the video description but as long as you pick any acrylic based spray paint and use the matte medium, then your paint should adhere just fine. Hope that helps! 😊
Would you be able to spray the whole board with the background colour first. Then put the design on with white paint only, as a base for the drawing. It works for my acrylic paintings. I think it could save a lot of work with the tape.
That’s a good point. I’d have to guess that the background is placed properly because I’d project and trace on top of it afterwards. It definitely might be an option if I make a design with super complicated edges but keep the background simple in the future. Thanks so much for sharing your process! 😃
@@KatLiepinsArt The way I would do it is project the design onto the board and trace the outline only. Then without moving the board or projector, fill the design up to the outline with white paint.
After it dries, switch the projector back on and trace all the details. As long as nothing moves during the process everything should line up ok.
I like how you think! Thank you for the tips!!!
@@KatLiepinsArt Glad I could help, it took me years of trial and error to figure out my favourite ways to create paintings. I always like to share what I've learned.
I usually spray the whole deck first, sketch the design onto the deck, which I find super satisfying then like you said Wacky paintings, fill in with white for proper pop’age, saves with all the masking ..if there are any happy accidents outside the design that’s also satisfying somehow making them a part of the design 🙂 it works for me as I can get a bit impatient when I have a project.🙄
Kat, you have a unique style of art which is easy to recognize, why don’t you incorporate your signature within the design of your artwork?
I’m always having a battle with this. Why do you think I should? Would love to hear your thoughts.
How long you wait before you put masking tape on top of paint in order no to peel off the paint
Great question! It depends on the recommended dry time for the paint you’re using. I probably waited a few days just to be safe, but please read the label on your specific paint to see what it says. Best of luck!!! 😊😊😊
@@KatLiepinsArt thank you for the advice,i appreciate it
Every time I pour Apoxsee over my acrylic paintings it always makes the paint lift up a little and blur even if I seal it how do you get it to stay so clean and crispy without the epoxy affecting the paint
I recommend waiting a few days, even a week for your acrylic paint to dry all of the way through before pouring your epoxy. It also sounds like your surface under the paint isn’t gripping properly. Do you sand and prime your surface before applying the acrylic paint?
What was your start in art/design? Did you go to school for it or have any training?
I went to art school at Bradley University and earned my BFA majoring in graphic design and with a minor in art history (please don’t quiz me - lol). I think school can teach you a lot of great skills and techniques and expose you to a lot of fellow artists and new ways of thinking. On the flip side, I have artist friends that are completely self taught and are amazing! I really believe successful art is all about practicing in order to find your individual style and voice. Great question! Thank you!!! 😊
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tines published those images those of the tables and pictures I would like to have a wallpaper
Hi Maria! I’m so glad you like my work!!!
What was the reasoning behind painting the actual edges?
You want to see your layers of veneer to see if you have 7 , what kind of wood or if it has carbon fiber layers and last of all you want to see if its delaminating as that could mean death to your deck.
Hii! This is very interesting! No one has brought this up to me before. I assume this is a really important thing if you're going to actually be riding the deck. Since my decks are meant to be hung and displayed as art pieces (not skated on) do you still feel this is something that folks will feel strongly about? I'd love to hear your thoughts. :)
@@KatLiepinsArt really depends on if the person that may be hanging it is a skater or poser .
Sorry not being rude towards your work, its obvious your not a skater and your coming from the artist prospective but if your doing decks , skater look like thats your market your aiming for , well with the 2 decks you have done .
Its just a blank canvas for you .
Now stranded deck have 7 layers of maple,anything from pro decks to even the cheapy blanks from china and if it dosent its trash that dosent even deserve space on my wall .
Some can come with that but the pressing may be a bit ehhhh on the cheap Chinese ones and they may use a diffent glueing process and you can see some times the layers that have not pressed together properly.
Some decks even have diffent colour stains on each veneer so you get a kind of layering of diffent colours .
Thats kind of special and shows that more time went in to making the deck.
To pain over that is doing the deck a injustice.
Now, diffent makers and pressings may have a mix of maple and ash or maple and bamboo so you will see the diffent shades of wood and the higher priced decks may have up to 3 layers of carbon fiber like the Powell fight decks and if i had i fight deck even just hanging on my wall , im going to want to see those layers.
I paid for those layers.
That nice round beveled edges on all decks are done by hand too, each deck gets done one at a time , alot of work gose in to them and they even alternated the grain of the ply and you can see that in the diffent shades of the layers but that is done for strength primarily.
Ive only ever seen like kids $30 walmart compleats and that toy end of the scale that have their edges painted and not hand beveled and sanded .
It just screams " not a skater" or " my first deck".
But who said that the buyer is going to hang your decks , if you got something halfway descent, it may get used.
I customize my decks all the time , i know its going to be rubbed and scuffed off doing slappys and rails and when that graphic is buggered , i whipe it over with some prepsol and slap some new art on it and keep doing this untill my deck is dead.
Currently i have a zero deck but my prsonal graphics on it is a flaming 8 ball .
Its on its 3rd lot of graphics but i never cover the edges of my deck because i want to see if my deck is failing and i give it a light re sanding when i put new grip on .
You should check out some content of people that have their own board company as some are small back yard business and even the mass produced ones have alot of hands on work done to them .
Want a link or 3 ?
Oh and a long board would not cop the punisment on the graphics of a street, transition park, vert or free stye setup.
I have no idea what you sell your decks for but i can pay up to $700+ to buy my dream set up with all the hardware, trucks, the bushings , bearings, risers , deck , rails, wheels and grip verry easily if i was to go nuts with the credit card.
But id be asking even more questions like what number pressing it is, the withed of the deck, what angles and length are the nose and tail and whats the wheel / trucks setup holes are , what fatory is making the blanks.
A deck is very personal taste and you can get a deck that you usually love and the company has swaped where their getting them made and hate the new factory version of the deck you once loved .
A cool graphic is a bonus, you dont just get a deck for its graphics unless you collect pro decks and hope they become an iconic deck , it could be worth a lot more than you paid for it if they stop pressing it or change the grapic to the right buyer.
So if you have a pressing of roman numerals on the deck . 1 to 5 .
Thats the pressing order.
Thats important to know, you want to see that too.
Just the wheels and bearings on my now deck cost over $200 and i have not gone nuts , not the cheapest either though.
Lets just say i have good ones , some pros would be riding the same wheels and bearing combo im useing atm .
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So if you where doing art on a quality deck , us OGs are old enough to splash cash on our toy and know it may be dead in 3 weeks .
Im 50 and still skating .
You need to get into NFT’s you could sell the digital render as the NFT and whoever buys its would also get a board version as well
I almost did this with the buyer of my last skate deck. It’s definitely on my mind and might be something I do end up doing! Thanks so much for sharing this idea with me! Keep em coming! 😊😊😊
Hi what app do you use on the ipad to design it?
Hi Tommy! I use Procreate. Hope that helps! 😊👍
@@KatLiepinsArt thank you👍🏻😁
@@noname-un4cu of course! You’re very welcome!
@@KatLiepinsArt 😁, what's the best paint to use on the skateboard decks when using air brush? Just starting out on the custom decks and just trying to get the basics together😊
@@noname-un4cu Hi Tommy! I don't airbrush my decks but I know that the Golden high flow paints that I use will work with airbrush equipment. I hope that helps!
Amazing art❤️❤️but what if your iPad runs out of charge 😳😢
Thanks so much! I’m not too worried. If my iPad runs out of battery, I’ll recharge it. And, if that fails, I’ll go back to drawing using pencil and paper - just how I learned to work for years in art school.😉😊 It just makes it a little slower and more tedious to make reproductions of my work on t-shirts and merch. It can be done though! 😊