Customer Spotlight: "112" Air Max 90s

Recently I was contacted by a client who wanted a pair of shoes done in the "112" colorway.  112 was a pack designed for Nike by famed DJ Clark Kent which featured 3 shoes done in the same colorway: The Air Force One, Air Max 1, and Air Trainer 1:

One shoe that was not featured in the pack was the air max 90, which is the shoe that the client requested.  The client even selected the base shoe they wanted used for the project:  The Air Max 90s in Strata Grey & Gym Red:

Now this shoe features a good deal of mesh material, which at times can be difficult to work with.  Still, I feel like I managed to pull it off with some dilligent work.  The finished result was this:

Like mentioned before, the mesh areas were tricky to work with (especially on the tongue) but the end results came out great....even got an enthusiastic email from the client saying how much they loved them and already want another shoe done!  It always makes me feel good to know that people appreciate the hard work that's put into every pair that comes from my workspace. :)

Have a custom idea of your own?  E-mail all inquiries (serious inquiries only) to INFO@ECENTRIKART.NET.

Summer Love III

It's that time of year again.....summer time!  My favorite season of the year and for the third year in the row I was inspired to do the Summer Love theme (see the past Summer Love collections here and here).  Although it still obviously follows the summer theme, I wanted to do things slightly different this time.  So without further ado:

1.  "Sandy Beach"

One of the biggest staples of summer is the beach.  The warm beach sand and cool water is awesome to be around on a beautiful sunny day with pretty blue skies:

So I wanted to do something that best represented all of those elements.  The shoe I chose to use for this design was the Jordan 5 Grapes (which were recently relaunched):

And here's the finished product:

The sand color on the midsole & side panel represents the beach sand while the sky blue represents the sky and the yellow represents the sun (the blue & yellow fade effect was done totally by hand, no airbrush).  The turquoise areas represent the beach waters.

2. "Tropical Nights"

Decided again to go with the tropical theme as well (to add to the previous Tropical Sunset, Tropical Sunrise, and Tropical Paradise customs).  When I would think of tropical nights, I mostly think of warm summer nights full of energy whether on the beach, a boardwalk, or a cool nightclub strip:

So I went for a colorway that I thought best represented & reminded me of this.  The shoe used for this was the Jordan 5 Fire Red:

And here's the finished product:

As with the previous shoe, the color fade was again done by hand (I actually don't even own an airbrush).

And there you have it, the Summer Love III collection!


Both these shoes will be available to order from the online store beginning June 1st 2013.  And here are some things you should know:

1. At the moment, ONLY 10 PAIRS OF EACH WILL BE MADE.  These styles are extremely limited.
2. Both mens and womens/gs sizes will be available to order
3. Each pair comes with a free matching t-shirt (sizes small to 2 XL...you can indicate desired size when checking out).

Where to order:

"Sandy Beach" Jordan 5: http://ecentrik.bigcartel.com/product/sandy-beach-jordan-v-custom
"Tropical Nights" Jordan 5: http://ecentrik.bigcartel.com/product/tropical-nights-jordan-v-custom

"Exiting the Beach"

While summer is indeed right around the corner, sometime during the season I am contemplating putting an end to the South Beach custom Jordan 4s.  It's been a great run with this shoe design and i'm definitely grateful for all the people who have ordered a pair and all of the new supporters that this shoe alone has introduced to my work but I feel it's time to move on from the shoe.  However, up until that time comes I am still currently accepting orders for the shoe so you many wanna order yours while they're still around:

South Beach Jordan 4s

Mens Sizes: http://www.ecentrik.bigcartel.com/product/air-jordan-iv-retro-south-beach-custom

Womens/GS Sizes: http://ecentrik.bigcartel.com/product/air-jordan-iv-retro-south-beach-custom-kids-version

Summer Love III Teaser

Doing it again this year.  Something a little different this time around but still keeping the summer theme.  Stay tuned....

Customer Spotlight: Air Jordan 1 "Camouflage" custom

Last week I did a second commission for the client who requested the Aztec custom Jordan 1 retros seen in the previous blog entry...this time for a pair of camouflage Jordan customs.  This custom used the same base as the previous custom (the all white Retro Jordan 1s).

The finished product:

Have an idea for a custom of your own?  Email all inquiries to info@ecentrikart.net.

Customer Spotlight: Jordan 1 Retro "Aztec"

Recently got contacted to do an interesting custom commission.  A customer wanted a pair of Jordan 1s customized with some aztec print:

So after downloading some sample pics to get an idea of how to go about doing aztec print, I made up a little mockup:

This was just a sample of how they would possibly look.  The customer was cool with this design but wanted to use a different selection of colors and gave me a list/photo of the desired colors.  The shoe used was an all-white pair of retro Jordan 1s:

And here's the finished result:

And a second pic taken by the customer on their instagram:

This was a pretty challenging design but the end results came out really good.  The client was happy with the custom so i'm happy!  In fact, the same client requested a second custom which i'll feature in my next update tomorrow.  Stay tuned....

Customer Spotlight: Freddy Krueger Dunk Custom

I'm pretty sure you already know who this is:

Years ago Nike released a shoe based on the famous Nightmare On Elm Street character, the Freddy Krueger SB Dunk:

This shoe, which was based off the look of the character, was a very limited release from the company.  It's long since been discontinued and besides maybe a few on ebay this shoe is a very rare find nowadays.  Well recently, a customer asked me about recreating this shoe for them....a project that I was really looking forward to.

So after finding a good base shoe to use for the custom:

I proceeded to get to work, using pics of the original shoe as a reference.  Here's the finished result:

Later, I was sent this awesome email from the customer:

"Absolutely amazing job on the Freddy Krueger Dunks.  I was blown away.  Thank you and I look forward to placing another order in the future"

It's things like this that motivate me to keep doing what I do.  I genuinely appreciate all the love and support from you guys.  As always, more to come!

Have an idea of your own for a custom shoe?  Email all inquiries to INFO@ECENTRIKART.NET.