custom lasering: would you be interested and how much would it be worth?

i have a friend in cali who purchased a lasering machine to produce pieces of art on wood, but it works just as well on leathers. the detail is incredible, here's just two examples.

would you be interested in custom lasering for your shoes? a personalised logo/image/pattern can be incorporated on any flat surface. what would you be willing to pay?

i will be sending my next purchase via him, so i don't have any shoe examples yet. if there is enough interest, maybe i'll grab a second hand pair for an experiment. anybody want to guineapig or donate some beaters?

 

Good luck with that.

 

finally picked up a pair of second hand qs xx (colourway i've always wanted) and they are being shipped to my laser buddy right now. we should have pics of the work in a week or two.

now to design something... hmmmm...

 

the concept i'm running with is "tinker, nike, mike & spike: legendary". here's my draft design, one side for each shoe.

my friend already did a test burn onto some paper.

which is only 2.5 inches tall.

 

test laser on the left side came out blurry, so the lasering meant to take place tonight has been momentarily delayed.

 

no worries. we're still working on these samples for me. trying to work out how to prevent hot soot from staining the leather. i'll let you know.

 

As soon as it's done

 

first one is done

 

this is the pic my friend sent me. i haven't got the shoes back. basically, these designs are going under the strap with the edges peeping out (not the velcro side, but the inner side). i'll also be adding a L2RFTW logo exposed near the heel of the outer sides.

this job is practise for lasering shoes for my mate, and serve as a demo. that's why i got some second hand pair. can't wait to rock them.

 

done

added a logo i made too

 

that would be tricky. personally, i wouldn't risk it.

the problem with that is jb lasers the material prior to the construction of the shoe. the laser requires a flat surface, and shoes aren't flat.

the only way would be to do each shoe stencil from the design (which is a collection individually, but that would take a hell of a long time. in labour alone, it would simply cost too much.

 

any flat material should be easy peasy for him.

let me know, i can get you in touch any time.