Customizing Sneakers with Paint and Other Materials

A course by Juan Pablo Bello (MYSNKRS Customs) , Artist

Learn to professionally personalize your shoes with paint and other materials to take your footwear a step further

100% positive reviews (31)
1,786 students
Audio: Spanish
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Learn to professionally personalize your shoes with paint and other materials to take your footwear a step further

How can a piece of footwear become a cultural symbol? Artist Juan Pablo Bello, founder of MYSNKRS Customs, is an expert in turning sneakers into wearable works of art. After revealing some techniques in his course Sneaker Restoration and Customization, he's back and ready to take you one step further.

In this course, learn customization techniques and take your sneaker design to the next level with paint and a range of materials. Throughout the course, see the importance of deepening your understanding of a person's tastes to create a unique and exclusive concept as well as shake that fear of experimenting.

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What will you learn in this online course?

17 lessons & 18 downloads

About the sneakers
6 minutes, 24 seconds
Materials
15 minutes, 58 seconds
Choose the concept
13 minutes, 47 seconds
Sketch and color proposal 1
20 minutes, 11 seconds
Sketch and color proposal 2
13 minutes, 17 seconds
Painting exercises
20 minutes, 15 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (31)
  • 1,786 students
  • 17 lessons (4h 1m)
  • 18 additional resources (7 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Customize a pair of sneakers like a professional using your own design and concept by applying painting techniques and the use of different materials.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone who wants to give their sneakers a personal touch.

Requirements and materials

No previous knowledge is necessary for this course but having taken Juan Pablo's previous course will help you to better understand certain concepts.

For materials, you need acrylic paints for sneakers, different fabrics, clasps, or whatever you have to hand that could be added to take your footwear one step further.


Reviews

1,786 Students
31 Reviews
100% Positive ratings

Juan Pablo Bello is the founder of MYSNKRS Customs, a sneaker customization and restoration brand, as well as being a creative, publicist, and art director. He has a wealth of experience restoring, customizing, and modifying sneakers. His extensive knowledge of materials, textures, and footwear care has made him an icon in the world of sneakers across Latin America, especially in Chile.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    Before customizing

    • About the sneakers
    • Materials
    • Choose the concept
    • Sketch and color proposal 1
    • Sketch and color proposal 2
  • U3

    Custom

    • Painting exercises
    • Prepare the stencil
    • Prepare the shoes
    • Painting 1
    • Painting 2
    • Overlapping Materials 1
    • Overlapping Materials 2
    • Applications and seams 1
    • Applications and seams 2
  • U4

    Final presentation of the shoes

    • Packaging
  • FP

    Final project

    • Customizing Sneakers with Paint and Other Materials

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    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

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    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

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FAQs

Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.

The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

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Customizing Sneakers with Paint and Other Materials. Craft, and Fashion course by Juan Pablo Bello (MYSNKRS Customs)

Customizing Sneakers with Paint and Other Materials

  • 100% positive reviews (31)
  • 1,786 students