Painted the Ultimate Custom Wedding Gift

I painted a fully custom skateboard as a wedding gift for my friend, turning a blank deck into a detailed illustration filled with all of his interests — skating, the beach, skeletons, cowboys, and airplanes. 🎨🛹
This video shows the full custom skateboard painting process, from early sketching and layout to final details and textures, as I combine multiple themes into one cohesive skateboard illustration.🎨
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In this video, I create a hand-painted skateboard illustration that tells a story through symbols, environments, and characters. This custom art gift prompted me to consider composition, visual storytelling, color harmony, and how to integrate disparate ideas into a cohesive artwork.
You’ll see my full art process, including painting on a skateboard, from sketching directly on the deck to building layers, refining details, and unifying all the elements into one complex illustration. I talk through artistic decisions, problem-solving, layout, balance, and how I approached turning personal interests into meaningful visual art.
This video features skateboard art, illustration techniques, custom surface painting, and detailed concept-driven artwork. I break down how I planned the design, connected the themes, and used color, contrast, and motion to guide the eye across the board.
Whether you’re into custom skateboard art, illustration, or unique painting surfaces, this video shows how to turn personal ideas into a one-of-a-kind art piece. If you’re a beginner artist, illustrator, or painter, this is a behind-the-scenes look at how complex illustrations come together and why storytelling can make artwork more powerful.
🎨 Art topics & mediums featured:
• Custom skateboard painting
• Illustration & visual storytelling
• Mixed-media / acrylic painting on unconventional surfaces
• Concept sketching & layout
• Detailed illustration process
• Hand-painted skateboard art
• Personalized art gift creation
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Who is CPav Art?

Hey there, new and returning viewers! I’m Chris, an artist from Connecticut with a passion for watercolor painting, along with a love for acrylics and digital art.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Concept /Sketch
1:45 - Starting the background
3:44 - Painting the main character
7:34 - Adding the pictures
8:31 - Final thoughts