Kid imagination Commission

Stoked to share this fun commission I worked on recently! 
I was asked to create an imaginative shadow of a kid full of fun bright and colourful ideas and themes. It was a blast to put together the combination of items, I used to love getting lost in the intricate illustrated kids picture books when I was growing up. I'm stoked to have this piece in the kid's room and hope to inspire and excite his imagination as he is growing up.

Maybe you've got ideas for your own custom artwork like this, have a look at other examples and get in touch.

Child's Imagination dreamscape with surreal and bright happy objects

Here is a time-lapse of the whole thing coming together from start to end. 

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If this inspired you to think of someone who deserves to receive a custom painting have a look over at my other examples of these personalized gift artworks. 

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Jack Daniel's Container Collaboration

The team from Jack Daniel's got in touch with me about painting some shipping containers for their Bar that Jack Built on Tour campaign. The concept for the campaign was to create a travelling bar/party that fans of the old No.7 could be a part of. The trucks would drop off the containers in 7 towns between Melbourne and Sydney. Then the locals would come in and supply furniture or labour in return for tix to the event and be a part of the action. 

Hand-painted Jack Daniel's logo and "The Bar That Jack Built On Tour" slogan on a striped shipping container
Hand-painted black shipping containers with white line art of bar items and 'The Bar That Jack Built On Tour'
Hand-painted black shipping container covered in white line art illustrations of tools, animals, and objects
Hand-painted black shipping containers with white line art of tools, party items, and Jack Daniel's branding

Last year I was involved in the Jack Daniels Birthday -Bar that jack built campaign too. Here's a really thorough link to the process behind it.  
And here's my Jack Daniel's Birthday painting. 

Painted illustration of Jack Daniel's bottle with a man in a hat and "Happy Birthday Jack" on wood
Mural of a man in a hat holding a cup with psychedelic swirls and 'Happy Birthday Jack' text
Jack Daniel's bottle mural on wood, with colorful psychedelic swirls bursting from its neck
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Beardeater collab poster

The mighty Jeral Tidwell has knocked up a scheme to produce a massive book of skateboard art. I created this one because of my endless procrastination. I don't have a beard but if I did, this would be my nailbiting. Land Yachtz Longboarding helped front up some sponsorship money, and Last Gasp is getting involved too. 
Check out these hashtags on instagram to see some of the other artists work.

#skateboardartproject #landyachtzlongboards #artboytidwell #lastgasp


 

Poster illustration featuring a skateboard deck with a bold graphic of a man chewing on his long braided beard
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TC Tee's

Commission for Sydney local brand TC tees, who are doing rad work using local artist for original designs. Came up with this nifty little number that comes in any colour as long as it is black.

Black and white illustration of a symmetrical bearded face formed by two hands above the text Thumb Club

They were also cool enough to host a short 'about me' section on their website. Rad dudes.


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Rob McWhinnie Custom Downhill Skateboard Helmet

The speed demon Rob McWhinnie hit me up about putting some new ink on his stark white downhill helmet. 
I  was keen to get some video action of this daredevil screaming down mountains, and pulling elegant, high speed turns. 
I liked trying out a new surface, the curves were a challenge, and keeping the stripes straight was a tricky challenge. 

Cheers to my friend Azure Mysterious for the photography. 

Hand-painted white helmet featuring a stylized skull with smaller skulls in its eyes and trailing speed lines
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Car painted for the Shitbox rally fundraiser

 The crew at Deepend digital agency asked me to help them out for their charity car. It's for the Shitbox Rally, a Cancer Council fundraiser. I painted the back of the station wagon to help out their internet powered car. Their team has rigged up some killer digital gear for the epic road trip, including interior disco balls! Follow their progress on the site or make a donation to the great cause. #rallythefuture Here's a video from the fundraiser event....

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Custom-painted station wagon with dense black and white psychedelic designs of faces, tech, and lines
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Custom Surfboard Painting

A mate and I started shaping surfboards just over a year ago in my mums garage. This is one of the latest designs that Samo had a stab at shaping. He was kind enough to let me unleash my poscas on his freshly glassed ride. The results were pretty great I thought. 

Custom surfboard hand-painted with intricate psychedelic faces, masks, and bold blue and orange patterns
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