tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91435807118153615062024-02-20T04:02:30.296-08:00Springheeled KicksSpringheeledkicks@gmail.comRichard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143580711815361506.post-67505666127582387482013-07-01T05:07:00.001-07:002013-07-01T05:07:03.095-07:00Video!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a time-lapse of me painting set to some funky music, enjoy!Richard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143580711815361506.post-54965282757158462012013-03-29T15:26:00.000-07:002013-03-29T15:28:27.067-07:00I am Batman! (again/still)Batman the Animated Series low-tops!<br />
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Don't do drugs, stay in school everyone.Richard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143580711815361506.post-65459238656578128592013-03-20T02:20:00.002-07:002013-03-20T09:20:56.750-07:00Wow.Wowsers. <br />
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So it appears that my Venture Bros Converse have gone slightly viral, having featured on the <a href="http://mymagicmurderbag.tumblr.com/post/45551489820/the-venture-bros-custom-converse" target="_blank">Magic Murder Bag Tumblr </a>then today turning up on <a href="http://fashionablygeek.com/shoes/the-venture-bros-take-a-starring-role-on-these-converse-shoes/" target="_blank">Fashionably Geek</a>.<br />
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My super brilliant Spider senses tell me that gentleman raconteur and friend to all gingers Sam Veale is responsible...<br />
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Whilst I'm here adding content to my sickeningly neglected website, I'm might as well chuck in a few other things I've been on working on. Here are a few photoshop previews that are currently becoming a reality in my secret lab (living room table):<br />
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<br />Richard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143580711815361506.post-53744775186907181562012-12-04T14:23:00.000-08:002012-12-04T14:23:02.961-08:00Closing for Christmas...Hi everyone,<br /> I'm sad, but also kind of happy, to announce that due to overwhelming demand, I have had to close my shop until after Christmas.<br /><br />At present I have a number of orders ongoing and there is no way I can realistically complete any more and get them to customers in time for the 25th. <br /><br />I'm very, very sorry to anyone who has been disappointed by this. I will re-list everything on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpringheeledKicks">Etsy shop</a> on the 26th of December and start taking orders again from that date. <br />
<br />Naturally I will make an official announcement this Boxing Day once everything is back up and running again. <br /><br />Thank you all so much for your interest and support, have a great Christmas and I'll see you all again next year!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Rich<br />Richard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143580711815361506.post-29638837005437960352012-09-24T12:09:00.002-07:002012-09-24T12:09:48.458-07:00Shop, shop, shop!Well look at this, it only took nine months but I've made another post.<br /><br />With good reason though, I've just opened a proper online shop, go give it a look, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpringheeledKicks">I COMMAND THEE!</a><br /><br />You can go there and order from a number of existing designs and, as ever, if you want something new <a href="mailto:springheeledkicks@gmail.com">get in touch</a> or go like the facebook page, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/springheeledkicks">I COMMAND THEE!</a><br /><br />Sorry, I need to stop commanding thee, it's a bit rude, forgive me.<br /><br /> But seriously, like the facebook page, the kids love that stuff.<br />Richard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143580711815361506.post-27074688637517597532012-01-04T15:21:00.000-08:002012-01-04T15:32:14.893-08:00It's an 8-bit pixel hit.<div style="text-align: left;">Hello!<br />
As I mentioned in my last post, I was getting a pair of Zelda themed shoes ready to go, well here they are:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0W1MRvin2w/TwTc-LKwefI/AAAAAAAAAOs/_BwbJvzkPXM/s1600/387390_10150461661606325_515676324_8774196_1340823464_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Thanks to Tom K for bringing that to my attention and also Martin Read, the man who ordered the Link shoes in the first place for the title of this blog. </div></div>Richard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143580711815361506.post-44621929403967143682012-01-01T16:28:00.000-08:002012-01-01T16:51:10.501-08:00Weee-eee-ooooh!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hello!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Well, that's Christmas and New Year done with, I've had enough booze and pies over the last three weeks to keep George Best busy for an afternoon. Ugh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had a go at painting on canvas this Christmas, as gift to the mighty Nick Skews (voice of '</span><a href="http://youtu.be/6UzGtg3FLcA" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Man at Work</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">'). I went up for an image of Brock Samson, from <i>The Venture Brothers. </i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/380105_10150447606576325_515676324_8707775_286275666_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/380105_10150447606576325_515676324_8707775_286275666_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/380105_10150447606576325_515676324_8707775_286275666_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
I'm going to start doing paintings such as these more regularly, If you'd like something for your living room wall, let me know.<i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As part of my holiday entertainment, I had a go at sketching the current Doctor in </span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Doctor Who</i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: Matt Smith. (His name is 'The Doctor', by the way, not 'Doctor Who'. Peasants).</span><br />
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</div><div style="color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;">I was originally going to paint this right onto an A4 canvas and try to flog it, but my desire not to mess up the carpet again caused me to do a swanky computerised version first:</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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Well there you go, I'll be back with another post soon, I'm feintly aware that no-one is reading this. But regular updates are the only way I'm likely to build momentum on this thing, if 2012 goes well I'll get a proper .co.uk, or even (gasp!) .com address. <br />
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Since I'm making asides to myself right now, don't forget the following:<br />
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<li>2000ad is back again on Wednesday, don't forget it.</li>
<li>Give Mum and Dad a call, actually, go and visit them.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">First up, check out the updated </span><a href="http://springheeledkicks.blogspot.com/p/shoe-gallery.html" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">gallery</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">, I've now got about 12 pairs of shoes under my belt with more pending. You can also see some of my <a href="http://springheeledkicks.blogspot.com/p/special-effects.html" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">special effects</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://springheeledkicks.blogspot.com/p/film-making-editing.html" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">film</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://springheeledkicks.blogspot.com/p/illustration.html" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">illustration</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> work there, which I implore you do</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Additionally, I've added </span><a href="http://springheeledkicks.blogspot.com/p/faq.html" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">FAQ</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://springheeledkicks.blogspot.com/p/i-want-some.html" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">order</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> pages if you want to find out more.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">SPECIAL OFFER</span></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(Kind of).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Popular budget sportswear chain <a href="http://www.sportsdirect.com/">Sportsdirect</a> are selling converse style shoes at £5 (<a href="http://www.sportsdirect.com/donnay-leecon-hi-junior-059002?colcode=05900222">ladies</a>) and £6 (<a href="http://www.sportsdirect.com/donnay-leecon-hi-mens-249015">mens</a>)</span></span>. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">An absolute bargain as I'm sure you'll agree, here's the kicker:<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The starting price for a custom pair of these including the shoes is <u>25 quid</u>.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, yes, this does need a bit of a disclaimer, I may charge a wee bit more for </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a more complex design, but £25 for your own personalised shoes? That's madness! It's first come first served though, so I may need to withdraw this offer should I become a bit too busy with requests.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now I've got the sales pitch out of the way, please take a minute to look around, and feel free to<a href="mailto:satantrimsmybeard@gmail.com"> get in touch</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-R.</span>Richard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143580711815361506.post-12976879847710886052011-12-06T16:39:00.001-08:002011-12-06T16:39:31.823-08:00Changes are afoot...What're you doing here? I'm not finished, come back soon.<br />
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(Feel free to enjoy the sexy new layout in the meantime though),Richard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143580711815361506.post-10164023942733026432011-06-05T14:54:00.000-07:002011-06-05T14:54:12.669-07:00Trainers-a-go-go!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Alr<span style="font-size: small;">ight then! H</span>ere's a list of exciting developments:<br />
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The blog is finally up, complete with a sexy gallery of all my shoes (<a href="http://springheeledkicks.blogspot.com/p/shoe-gallery.html">here</a>)</span>, <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm still trying to harvest likes for my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Springheeled-Kicks-Custom-Footwear/134090053334428">Facebook page</a>, I manged to sell my first pair of trainers this week (the Red Robot ones), I'm closing in on a couple of bona-fide commissions and I've put the Boba Fett pair on ebay. (Here's a proper link for <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Boba-Fett-Star-Wars-Custom-Trainers-UK-Size-9-5-/270761268980?pt=UK_Men_s_Shoes&hash=item3f0aa116f4">the auction</a> if you're interested).<br />
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All that with only one full stop.<br />
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As a special inaugural blog treat (assuming your idea of a treat involves a number of jpegs and a dry text commentary), there now follows a quick how-to guide on trainer customisation:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Design </span></b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxMdEze85dA/TevxUimoz_I/AAAAAAAAAB8/50MG7Ml0s10/s1600/DSCF2073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxMdEze85dA/TevxUimoz_I/AAAAAAAAAB8/50MG7Ml0s10/s400/DSCF2073.JPG" width="300" /> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Firstly you'll need a design, I went through a couple of Boba-Fett designs in pencil before I settled on this one</span>. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I realised from the off that his head was too big, but I knew that could be fixed with computer jiggery-pokery</span>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Computer Jiggery-Pokery</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AjOJrurbSGw/TevyYN58YHI/AAAAAAAAACA/PmLqcDRZiso/s1600/bobatem2final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AjOJrurbSGw/TevyYN58YHI/AAAAAAAAACA/PmLqcDRZiso/s400/bobatem2final.jpg" width="306" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For the sake of prescision, and to correct any hydrocephalic looking heads, I like to redraw everything on the computer. I will also print these out to use as sizing guides / templates for certain details when drawing on the actual shoe. I like to use <a href="http://www.gimp.org/">GiMP</a>, the excellent not-as-rude-as-it-sounds-and-also-free graphics software to draw over the original photo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is where shit gets real, as Will Smith would presumably say (his real name is Willard, can you believe that?). Anyway, I print out a black white template onto card, cut it out, apply it to the shoe and draw round it in white pencil to create</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">an outline. I then fill the area to be painted with a beige base coat and allow this to dry (a neutral colour such as this makes a great foundation)</span>. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In this case I added a layer of white as I wanted the final design to have a white outline. I then sketch a rough version of the design onto the base coat as a guide using technical pens (staedler pigment pen with a 05 nib, stationary fans!)</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Colour is the added in acrylic paint, the nature of acrylics requires that you work in layers, each of which needs to dry fully, unless you're blending which is another story, this picture shows the base colours</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(and my rack of 360 games, 'Lego Harry Potter' isn't mine, I swear).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I then add lots of blended texture to the final paint job and spot paint some extra details (Boba Fett's armour is covered in little dents and scratches for example). Once this is dried I can add the inks / outlines, once again I use staedler pens for this, but a bit of bog-standard marker pen or sharpie comes in handy here as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>Richard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143580711815361506.post-88298106353107874102011-05-30T15:13:00.001-07:002011-05-30T15:13:02.966-07:00Watch this space......Shoe blog coming soon...Richard Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071093431195167572noreply@blogger.com0