How to Design a Skateboard Graphic Online

You won't see Tony Hawk's personal skateboard graphics on the decks of your friends. Make sure your deck's graphics are customized to your own tastes as a skater. A custom skateboard graphic includes a combination of text and images arranged and then transferred onto a deck. Design your graphic freehand using a computer graphics program or create one from already-produced images. Once you have your design, an online skateboard company will apply it to your deck and ship it to your doorstep.

Things You'll Need

  • Digital images
  • Computer drawing program
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Instructions

    • 1

      Locate images from the Internet that you would like to add into your deck design. These images can include pictures of your favorite characters, graffiti, shapes or any other image you want on your skateboard. Save these images to your computer's desktop.

    • 2

      Scan hand-drawn designs into your computer or use a free graphics program such as MS Paint on a PC, Paintbrush on a Mac or Tux Paint for multiple operating systems to free-draw your own graphics for the board. Save the drawing as a .jpg or .png file.

    • 3

      Go to a skateboard design website such as Zazzle.com, BoardPusher or Sk8factory. Select "Design Custom Deck" from the homepage.

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      Choose the deck you want the custom graphic to be placed on. Choose a deck that matches your style, as the feel of your deck is just as important as the images you place on it. For example, skaters with smaller feet and frames may choose a shorter deck than larger or taller skaters.

    • 5

      Click "Add Image" from the design screen. Choose your saved images from your desktop to upload onto the deck. Move and resize the image using the tools present on the design website. You can add multiple images for a collage graphic or adjust your image size to take up the entire top or bottom of the deck.

    • 6

      Select "Add Text" to enter any text you want on the deck. You may want to add a nickname or your initials to further customize your graphic.

    • 7

      Choose "Purchase Deck" to complete the custom graphic, purchase it with a credit card and have the deck shipped out to you.