My Art on Shoes, Maybe!

the original NY13#01, 11" X 7.5", mixed media on paper, 2013

Bucketfeet is a Chicago based company that make limited run shoes using artists' designs. I wasn't quite sure what the submission process was like, but I knew it would be cool to have my paintings on some shoes. I want these shoes.

Turns out, the submission required some skills I had to learn. 

1. Simplify the colors of a painting down to just 6 colors.
2. Choose which 6 colors I wanted to use. It's much harder to mix color on a screen than on a palette using acrylic paint. Couldn't quite get the feisty orange I was after.
3. Relearn how to fill a space with that 6 color painting.

You can see a bit of the process below. Click images for larger views.

My first design for a lace-up sneaker.

The 6 color version of NY13#01

Template for a lace-up sneaker using a 6 color version of  NY13#01

Mock up of slip-on sneaker using a 6 color version of NY13#01

My 2nd design for a slip-on sneaker.

the original NY12#15, 11" X 7.5", mixed media on paper, 2013

The 6 color version of NY12#15

Template for a slip-on sneaker using a 6 color version of  NY12#15

Mock up of slip-on sneaker using a 6 color version of NY12#15

Let's see if they make the cut!