Its funny how the guy talks thinking outside the box and yet the graphics look like some leftover shit from Skate Mental. Every skateboarder has wondered how fire their own graphics would be if they ever got the chance to make them, but thankfully most of us are too lazy, broke, or busy skating to actually print up and sell our own boards.
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We talked to a lawyer to find out. They place my art on their own digital template and send me a picture to make sure I am 100% cool with the placement on the board before we start printing. Nowadays if youre a pro and you dont have a big shoe sponsor youre risking life and limb for $500 a month, not really much of a living. 
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If you dont have Photoshop, you can still use the template in free programs or online.
I lay a graphic out, show it to some people get feedback, think of a new idea later, etc.
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Stay tuned. Once the final process is done I send the graphics off to the distributor and wait for the final product. Here I was thinking $22 was a good price.. Hit me up on instagram @Lamebrainskateboards. Here's a few good stretches to help keep you skating until youre old as shit. Hell yes cant wait to spend my parents money trying to look cool doing this #thanksforthesupport!!! It also doesnt hurt to have some Pantone swatches (available for free in the paint department of your local hardware store). Words & Photos: Lamebrain Zac You have to have something that attracts people because you are fighting for space against well-known brands.
You have to hit up stores, you have to try and get product moving or else this is just an expensive hobby. Thats why a correct template is so important. Winter Games NZ is Back for the 2022 Season! Lamebrain Zac/ ARTICLES/ Highlights: Bonvalot and Amatriain Crowned in Pantin Teresa Bonvalot (PRT) and Adur Amatriain (EUK) come out on top of a Chris Pierre's New Street Part | CHECKOUT Chris Pierre has been killing it for years.
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Youre shopping locally and saving on shipping. I would love to know what manufacture is doing boards for $12 a pop.
How to convince your city officials to fund skateparks, de-knob spots, and be more chill about skating in your city. No exchange service is available. So you dont waste money on fucked up shit! Comments: 17. We used common sense and asked a doctor to give us advice about treating the most common skate injuries. Sometimes colors on the computer dont look how you planned once theyre printed, so I print tests of designs on paper from my home printer to see if the colors are what I planned. If you have a specific color youre trying to hit, you can design with that Pantone color number and you know its going to hit that color pretty damn close when it prints. March 30, 2017/ Comments: 41. I also recommend using CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) color scheme for graphic files. Comments: 59. I do some graphics in Photoshop, others in Illustrator, depending on the kind of graphic Im working with.
Illustration: Nu-Tang The price of printing boards is about $12-16 per board, maybe a bit higher since the cost of wood is on the rise. Desert West 25 Year Party We recently celebrated Desert West's 25th Birthday! skateboarding, Company info: However, if you really want to try your hand at designing your own boards, heres a short guide to help you on your way. Lamebrain Zac/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 11. Pinc Louds After I finish designing my graphic on the Photoshop template, I remove the template guidelines and send the image to the manufacturer so all they receive is the artwork. Lamebrain Zac/ ARTICLES/ Tim Vasquez & Brian Masterson
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Plus talking about using a template and then completely disregarding the holes, putting graphic parts there real professional.
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I have a board template that shows the sizing on the board and the truck placement, which you can download here to play with. We're talking about filming your own skate clips, obviously. Lamebrain Zac/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 8, YOUR GUIDE TO SKATING THE NYC SUBWAYSYSTEM, THE SKATEBOARDERS GUIDE TO GETTINGARRESTED, THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE YOUR CITY MORE SKATEFRIENDLY, A LOOK AT ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE PERSONAL SKATEBOARDCOLLECTIONS, A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO OPENING A SKATESHOP, JENKEMS SUMMER VACATION TO HELSINKIHELRIDE, Photoshop template you can use for mocking up your own designs, I draw it in pencil first then go over in marker, Google searching custom skateboard manufacturers. We do most of our graphics as vectors because they can scale as big or small as you want while keeping their quality (for more on working with vector graphics, check out this tutorial). Our weekly newsletter is a regular rundown of what's happening at Parade including product releases and cultural updates from across our community. Some orders with several items may come from different sellers - we operate a flat shipping fee per seller. Lamebrain Zac/ ARTICLES/
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We also werent really making any profit because we ordered such small quantities that our price was pretty high (most distributors I talked with require a minimum order of 100 boards for one graphic). The men with the loosest trucks in skateboarding explain how they get their shit so rattly. Is grinding a ledge destruction of property? I throw ideas out there, trends, dumb things to make fun of. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); July 1, 2022/ In some countries, such as Germany, PayPal also offers additional local payment methods such as Sofort and Giropay.
December 29, 2016/ We talked with Zac, the owner and designer of Lamebrain Skateboards, to take us through all the steps from brainstorming graphic ideas to printing and selling boards in shops.
Its a way to make sure we dont waste money and notice too late that something doesnt look right. Get your mind out of the gutter. November 15, 2019/ Once I have a good amount of ideas on paper I narrow the selection to what I think can translate to a board, then do really rough concept sketches to show how the graphic might work on a board. This process might take 10 versions. We have a voicemail service should you want to leave a message out of hours. January 29, 2018/ All rights reserved. But doing it this way didnt give us lots of freedom. Music: What's rawer and (literally) more underground than skating a century-old subway system?
January 18, 2017/ I think your first step should always be to try and get your product into your local shop. Tim Vasquez, Corona Open J-Bay Goes To Tatiana Weston-Webb and Ethan Ewing, News from X Games 2022 - Vert and MegaPark Results. Whether you're discovering an emerging or staple brand, you can shop Parade with the added knowledge that independent shops, brands and creatives benefit from every purchase. Lamebrain Zac/ ARTICLES/ He even shared a Photoshop template you can use for mocking up your own designs (sorry trend setters, popsicle-shapes only). You dont want an important part of the board to get trimmed off or your full bleed to actually stop a quarter of an inch before the edge of the graphic.
You have to think outside the box to get a kid to take a chance on your board. Comments: 43. I dont sketch every graphic, only the ones where I need an image to work with and manipulate.
Stay up to date with a mix of noteworthy news and the best product in skateboarding. If for some reason you are not happy with your purchase you can return your item(s) within 28 days of receipt for a refund (skateboard decks that have been gripped are not eligible for returns). If your local shop isnt supporting you then youre gonna have a tough time convincing a store owner halfway across the country to take a chance on your brand when they have local brands there that already have ties to the community. To find a manufacturer, we started out the same way everyone usually does, by literally Google searching custom skateboard manufacturers. Adrian Michna/ MIX SERIES/
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For more information please visit our returns page. Lamebrain Zac/ ARTICLES/ If I make a sketch, I draw it in pencil first then go over in marker so when I scan it into the computer I have bold enough lines to draw from. The first step when designing new graphics is to just brainstorm. La Atmica
Actually, the over saturation of the hard goods market with so many small brands has made it where hardly any board companies are bringing in enough to pay riders at all. Cold calling or emailing your catalog to skate shops sucks but its a necessary evil. This doesnt include every single detail needed to succeed as a business, but if you want to know what it takes to at least get a one sheet of graphics ready for your imagined brands fall drop, thisll do. If you find an image on Google that you want to incorporate, but its 72 DPI, it will be blurry as fuck when you blow it up on the board. I recommend 300 DPI image resolution for the design file. December 19, 2016/ We aim to deliver domestic orders within 2-6 working days however, shipping times may vary for some sellers. Eli Morgan Gesner & Stana Weisburd/ ARTICLES/