Drawing an owl on an old upcycled skateboard

Starting from a basic pencil sketch on the old upcycled skateboard deck, to Inking the outline with a paint marker, shading and adding highlights to bring out the details to finishing it off with acrylic gloss lacquer to protect and make it look amazing

How to sketch the basic form of an owl from top to bottom using a pencil and a measured centre line

Then draw the main outline, thicken the lines in certain areas to enhance the form using black paint markers

Use shading and smudging to darken certain parts and create a more three dimensional image

Adding lots of intricate details, triangles, lines and dots to create lots of repetitive patterns

Use white highlights with a paint marker to bring out the patterns and enhance the details to really make them pop

Finally protect the owl artwork on the old upcycled skateboard using spray acrylic gloss lacquer to really bring out the colours and make it look professional. A few coats are needed to fully protect it.

Hopefully, this course should give the basic skills to draw your own owl, eagle, wolf or whatever you want onto a skateboard or some other item – there’s no rules as to what you can draw and paint on