Bustin Loose in Brooklyn

Yo yo,

Whats cooking my people... I am extremely excited about this new project.

To make a long story short... i stumbled across this shop in Brooklyn called Bustin Boards, they are the makers of Brooklyn's own longboard skateboard decks.

Funny enough i had been looking to buy one of these longboard decks for a few months now but did not know of this Brooklyn based Company... Of course me being and artists my first plan of action was to convince the guys at the shop to sell me a blank board for me to customize. Needless to say the guys over at the shop are awesome!! and after testing out a few of their set-ups i decided on the STRIKE a 38" deck made to tackle anything the streets have to offer. I urge anybody whether your into skateboarding or snowboarding or just want to try a new sport to check these guys out....they are located at 340 Grand St. Brooklyn, NY.

I will be customizing the board and documenting the process to show all of you. It will be a long process but well worth it.....the theme will be graffiti in Brooklyn.

Below are some images of Bustin Boards Shop and the first images of the process for my custom deck creation.


Enjoy,


Epic One

Inside the Shop

Special Edition decks made for the locals.

LET THE CUSTOMIZING BEGIN

The first task was to mask the board so that i could sketch freely.

Good thing i had this large roll of transfer masking tape..........

Now that i have my top image...its time to cut out the stencil.

Testing placement.

Ok the design is taking shape.....here is the sketch.

 Now that the design is done its time to start cutting and spray painting the background before laying down the details. Stay tuned for my next post....Pt.2 of Bustin Loose in Brooklyn.

Finished Canvases from the past few years...

Yo people,

Below are images of some of the canvases that i have finished. I took pictures throughout the process so you guys could see the breakdown.  These are all explorations of different mediums.  Spray paint, airbrush, markers, acrylics have all made their way into these pieces some way or another.....thanks for the support and enjoy.

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123Klan Merchandise....

Whattup people...

Although today was a long day at work...  there was a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel...
all thanks to the crew from 123Klan (Scien & Klor ). They were kind enough to ship a sticker pack and T-shirt i ordered a few weeks back.

For those of you unfamiliar with the crew....123klan is a dynamic duo of designers, graffiti artists and all in all style masters based out of Montreal. They have been up in the urban and graffiti scene for years and have a nice set of high profile clients stashed in their repertoire.

I'm just happy that i will be rocking one of their t-shirts this weekend...

Be sure to check them out and stay tuned for new work from me in the near future....
Below are some images of the stuff i received ...enjoy.....

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THIS ONE WAS MY FAV!!!

TURNING HEADS

I am happy to announce the official launch of EPIC UNO Blog.


I will be posting sketches, paintings and anything else EPIC related as well as the things that inspire me along the way.


Thank you for visiting and stay tuned for my next post....


To Start....here is a piece i worked in directly into Adobe Illustrator.






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EPIC/ASLAN COLLAB!!

WHATTUP People.

A few weeks back i had the pleasure of having a good friend of mine visit NYC and we took advantage of the situation. Both of us being artists led to great chillout sessions and a dope piece of ART that I am proud to show you guys here.

This piece has a spray painted background and painted with acrylic markers.

This is the first of a series of records i will be painting along with my boy ASLAN UNO.

For more on ASLAN UNO and to check out more of his work follow this link:

www.aslanblogger.blogspot.com

Peace,

Epic One