In the latest installment of Skate Somethin', OCNY's Josh makes a summer-ready deck.
Building your own cruiser board could be the key to the best summer ever! Right guys? Right...? Guys....? (Looks around, the room is empty.) OCNY's Terrill got this amazing new cruiser deck from his friend Josh Anderson, who refurbishes and restores old skateboards with his company Rain Mchn. But before he takes it for a spin, we wanted to give it a little somethin' something. It just so happens that I doodle from time to time, so I took an hour or so (that I will never get back) out of my life to make it. Brayden hung out to capture it all.
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Photos by Brayden Olson
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What you'll need: We stopped by the dollar store near my house to pick up some brushes and rollers. You can be Mr. Fancy Pants and not go to the dollar store, if you want to. The next stop was the store Pearl on Canal. (See, I have some class.) I went with the White Designer Tempera––the word "designer" made me feel like an artist as I happily placed it in my cart. But why designer tempera; what was regular tempera like? Was is cheaper? Did it know its father too? I was too lazy to investigate, so I moved on. I also picked up some 3M Spray Mount Adhesive, Krylon UV-Resistant Clear Gloss, a Krink marker, and a pair of scissors.
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I took my purchases to my rooftop, which somewhat resembles a set from GHOST DOG, and then proceeded to open up shop. Using the tempera, I painted two thick coats.
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I let each coat dry for about five minutes before deciding to add any extra coats.
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Instead of watching the paint dry or going to Equinox for the shape I wanted, I cut out the deck's graph
Building your own cruiser board could be the key to the best summer ever! Right guys? Right...? Guys....? (Looks around, the room is empty.) OCNY's Terrill got this amazing new cruiser deck from his friend Josh Anderson, who refurbishes and restores old skateboards with his company Rain Mchn. But before he takes it for a spin, we wanted to give it a little somethin' something. It just so happens that I doodle from time to time, so I took an hour or so (that I will never get back) out of my life to make it. Brayden hung out to capture it all.
Photos by Brayden Olson
What you'll need: We stopped by the dollar store near my house to pick up some brushes and rollers. You can be Mr. Fancy Pants and not go to the dollar store, if you want to. The next stop was the store Pearl on Canal. (See, I have some class.) I went with the White Designer Tempera––the word "designer" made me feel like an artist as I happily placed it in my cart. But why designer tempera; what was regular tempera like? Was is cheaper? Did it know its father too? I was too lazy to investigate, so I moved on. I also picked up some 3M Spray Mount Adhesive, Krylon UV-Resistant Clear Gloss, a Krink marker, and a pair of scissors.
I took my purchases to my rooftop, which somewhat resembles a set from GHOST DOG, and then proceeded to open up shop. Using the tempera, I painted two thick coats.
I let each coat dry for about five minutes before deciding to add any extra coats.
Instead of watching the paint dry or going to Equinox for the shape I wanted, I cut out the deck's graph