Big Shoes To Fill...
- JHProfessional
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min read
Hey everyone, welcome back to The Finished Product! This week we are going to be talking about two of my biggest inspirations when it comes to customizing sneakers.
The sneaker game has had many custom and personalization artists over the years, but the two that stand out to me and to most people go by the names of Kickasso and Marko, These two genius's have created hundreds of everyday sneakers, cleats for any sport, unique clothing, etc.
Cole, Troy. "Kickasso Cleats" https://kickasso.la/. 2022, https://kickasso.la/.
The man who goes by the name 'Kickasso' was the first person I ever saw customize a pair of sneakers online. From the beginning when I started my side hustle in this industry, I have watched his material. Painting sneakers, slides, and cleats for the world and exclusive pairs for athletes and celebrities drew me in more and more. I saw the potential in this industry and fell in love with customizing sneakers.
He has inspired millions of people along with myself to be creative and dive deeper into art and how it can be interpreted. For some it may be drawing on a blank canvas or piece of paper, but for me it's a pair of white sneakers getting an outrageous never done before sneaker that tells a story.
MARKO. "Celebrity Customs" https://www.youtube.com/c/MatTVOriginal/videos. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/c/MatTVOriginal/videos.
This guy is one of the funniest and most self-loving artists I have ever seen! Being himself every single video and post while letting his personality show is what drew me in later into my career of customizing sneakers.
Marko is his name and he has taken sneaker customizations to the next level. He began painting customs like myself currently and further moved into creating shoes from scratch and with materials nobody has used like a football or basketball. I found Marko on Youtube one day of course, the best place to find information for free online! (Check out my first Blog, 'The Start of Something New' for more on Youtube). To this day I have watched every single video trying to better my own skillset along with obtaining knowledge on different ways to go about customizing a sneaker.
Finding good motivation is hard to do at times, luckily I have found two artists I have trusted and learned from over the years to help better my own creations and skillset.
Thank you all for tuning in to this weeks Blog on The Finished Product, please check out our other posts and let me know in the comments if you guys like this new logo I created for my custom sneaker brand!
So cool to see the community come together to learn and push creative boundaries, thanks for sharing!
Your blog is quite a joy to read on. The article on Big Shoes ToFill is quite a master piece. You have demonstrated a well-researched and fun blog on sneakers. Customizing sneakers has been the trend for so many years that it has attracted so many artistes. I concur with you that Kickasso and Marko have been geniuses with unique talents.
I really enjoyed the video and those customizations are so cool! customized shoes really do tell a story. I'm glad you found your motivations! keep it up and good job!
Josh, cool post! I will have to look up more videos on Marko. It is great that you have found two artists that motivate you when needed and help you grow your skill sets. Looking forward to your next post!