![]() ![]() ![]() When BQ and I started the Road 2 X Games, we would be driving across the country and come up with the craziest themes to paint his helmets. Tribute helmets or theme helmets are my absolute favorite style to work on. Have you been able to work on any paint jobs that were for a bit of a tribute helmet or have a neat story behind it? I have worked with so many riders over the years that have all had success in the MX/SX world it’s hard to list them all, but I would say getting to paint for Kevin Windham, Brett Cue, Trey Canard, Phil Smage, skate pro Beaver Fleming, country singer Craig Morgan, and Team Solitaire are all next level fun. The opportunities that created have honestly been mind blowing. I’m forever thankful to the Hussey and Gulley families for taking me aboard for supercross and giving me the chance to meet people in the industry. Every time they would win something they would be so pumped on their custom helmets it just started to build up with every race they entered. I really came on the scene about 12-13 years ago with a very fast group of local guys here from Missouri who all had a ton of success from amateur nationals, arenacross and supercross. Where might readers have seen your work in the past? Who are some of the most notable athletes you’ve done helmets for? All the fun happens when a rider says, “just do your thing.” The best paint jobs come from getting to know the rider/racer/client and taking their personality and incorporating that into a one-of-a-kind paint scheme for them. The best part about not really having a proof or print to look of is that you can really get creative. To me this guaranties not only an original piece but a one-of-a-kind custom paint job. The true artists of the helmet painting world can take a blank helmet and ideas and then run with it. I considered myself an old school painter/artist. When you do a fully custom paint job, do you prefer to have a ton of specific details about what the rider wants or is it more fun to get a few concepts and just let your creative juices flow? ![]()
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