Brainstorming/ Inspiration
So it get me started on this project, I jotted down some potential ideas for my skatedeck & from there, I decided to look at further imagery to get an idea of what style I would go for.
Rough Sketch of desired design
I tried to incorporate various elements into my one & only design and this is what I ended up with. I wanted to snake to give off a "tribal design" feel to it.Desired Colour Template
I wanted to incorporate earth tones colours in the final design
Vector Elements
The desired sketch was them scanned and then made into a vector illustration using Adobe Illustrator
The desired sketch was them scanned and then made into a vector illustration using Adobe Illustrator
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHn_Q3g1uwarD-pJnjaCmD3nuemLSUHEjPki8Gnbl7YipqnnOn73gAG-EkQ396hQCguRyDPkezeiyyJhoiFa1GM20uG8Qg1RWhmZOpPqwz31T_MZpgffoI1ltGDyZ114cDOunOTRTwF_9/s320/SnakeVecotr.jpg)
Raster Elements
I decided to use a wooden texture as my deck background. The texture was created using Adobe Photoshop.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qcu-CS5MtbV4leh4_5Jk5EiV8CcN9-n6gJxrx4fEixVmgywAoyY8g39saWAfxvibXaaFgEI0kJNpXh2KrAAMojV6V6ZybiScxhD_QRTgLxEYYXB4weltBpOJ8wwnTYkVPj1WFosYgyaq/s320/Copy+of+Wood_by_blank77.jpg)
Typography
I decided to use my own freelancing logo on the skatedeck. It was sketched, scanned and created in to a vector illustration using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyqYCPOwIPXswNfjDKiabrFc4UVV_gGf_rLX6ide1yfIHHyfb_ZJIlhP5CtwoW2RqOdkWvi3Wuow-etJJ8wW4aYbX7xyBIqUWan1MGJgUI_ROTzG_FK8sr7V6FDQ-EY8MAFwp9M_aw89r/s320/pgb.jpg)
For the word "Designs", I used the font "Constantia"
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBe2YvQPMfJo6I0NkPeBu6mg_2iBqTpRMXRzj5kOPojazcoJZReQqQ_wBkQX4mRunhbQqpiR12AHg0JDl-RozKmZaO7FCL4Q4Ouv9CW34VWWvv9LS-TqJY7kh-Lebxz9IoydytZSGilJZJ/s320/ConstantiaBold.gif)
Skatedeck W.I.P
Both the raster and vector elements were put together to give a final view of how the potential skatedeck would look. This was then sent to print.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ865_mlxuabKJFzg0ymrdXdxBkD_8aTGhsLdDYqKY015152qNhvscywmgYZqY2BjxDw_L17lhVnvDJBigKQqhAq6n3bOxXMZPGJe_kwp_FsfXPzNIaVVXz1V5NAaStp9wmcs3j93phLW/s320/SnakeTemp-Print.png)
Skatedeck Final
This is the final result of the Tribal Snake "PREDATOR" skatedeck. It was placed on a blank wooden skatedeck and then sprayed with clear acrylic paint to give it a glossy feel.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtD0nozmCpGymeBEJebpcGv23V42P7f4NBj-xnINXujjzGLm3QupHPoiN36JMA7kp9qhjsfOoDISU5Tw999tLmoCNvccC7JPRg1m462Z4r72xBbAE7TbkCidztL8a27gjH4kA-X097X_gv/s320/SKATEDECK+058.jpg)
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