Pop Art Inspired Skateboard Deck

Make sure you are working in a well ventilated area, have protective masks and have a protective covering on your work surface.

Lightly spray your skateboard deck in grey then use Pop Art stencils to layer up a patterned background in black, white and grey. Use thin layers of spray paint to build up the layers then leave your background to dry.

Use a heavier weight cartridge paper to mark out your words. You will need both the letter shape you cut away from your stencil and the boarder of the letter.

Position the cut away letter shapes onto the deck and spray over them with thin layers of black paint to create a shadow effect. Remove the letter shapes and let the paint dry.

Now you can start adding in your letters one at a time. Use the shadow markings to line up your letter stencil. Tape paper around the outer edges of the letter shape to prevent overspray. Paint a layer of one colour first and let it set before covering it with a pattern stencil and spraying a second colour. Carefully lift the stencils off the deck and leave to dry. Using a hairdryer will help the paint dry more quickly. Continue until you finish painting all of your letters then leave the paint to fully dry.

Use a black paint marker to trace a crisp boarder around each letter. This will help the letters stand out.

Let your friends sign your skateboard deck with multi coloured paint markers and leave to dry. You can add a coat of clear varnish if you like.