Kick up your heels and paint! Hand Painted Shoes
August 13, 2009 | By
Kicks,vans, chucks, slip ons, shoes. Whatever you call them shoes can be as individual as the people who wear them. How? Hand painting of course! Hand painted shoes are a fast growing trend seen from the malls of America to the feet of the stars in Hollywood.
Following this growing trend turns your shoes into wearable works of art. Walking paintings. Traveling galleries,if you will. They can demonstrate individuality in understated ways or go wild with colors and images that make people stop and go, WOW!
The mainstream sports images of tattoo flash courtesy of Ed Hardy. These are not hand painted but they do demonstrate the spirit of bright colors and non conventional thinking that go into custom kicks. They also start people/customers thinking about their own images dancing on their footwear.
Artists from different walks have aimed their paints and pens to follow this trend. Creating beautiful work spanning everything from native tribal patterns to robots in love. Which has caused this trend to spread 
from a few pairs here or there, to accessories worn by the stars.
Now that you're interested in this trend, how on earth do you get started? Have no fear here are some great resources to get you going.
Howard RheingoldHow to paint with acrylic on shoes
Awesome how to paint on leather shoes video
These videos and articles should give you the information you need to get you going with this trend. The ideas/links and images above lend themselves to inspiration for what you might create. Customers are looking at this trend and buying it. All that considered this is a very good trend for the artisan searching for a new way to use their talents.
That's all from Xane for this time kids! Tune in next time and see what I dig up next.
IMAGES in order of appearance
Loca Chica by taylorsays
Whats with the Hype - handpainted Converse by abreakastudios
EXTRAS
Xane Dravor Likes the darker side of crafting. If it is dark, full of teeth and covered in stuff best left to nightmares, she might have it on her shelf somewhere. Sculpture and paintings being her primary mediums. Come by and see what we mean at - House Morbid Ltd
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