Bedazzle Your Griptape with Art On Grip

Have you ever cut shapes and patterns into your griptape before you applied it to your board? Once I used the poorman's version of that, where you cut the grip in half and then lay it so that you leave a gap between the halves. Some skaters use stencils and spraypaint on their griptape. There are companies who make griptape in different colors, but for the most part they aren't as grippy as high end black grip.

Well, the company Art on Grip now offers custom pictures and art on griptape! I had to see what this looked like, so they sent me some sheets. It's read griptape, though a little less grippy than the usual black. And it costs a little more. But those are the only drawbacks - the benefits are huge! Take a look at this picture posted here - that's one of the grip rolls that they sent to me. It's a ninja throwing sushi rolls like ninja stars. It's awesome. They have a LOT of pictures and designs available, and the quality is beautiful.

Trying out the grip, I thought it worked just fine. The tape grips a little less than expensive black grip brands - I'd say it grips right about as well as generic black grip, and better than the full color griptape.

And the coolest part is that you can get any custom picture you WANT on griptape! For right about $25, you can get any picture you upload put onto grip. That opens up a huge door for gift ideas - not sure what to get someone? How about some sweet custom griptape with art you or they created? Combine this with Boardpusher, and you can have a weird ultra custom skateboard... Now all we need is for someone to offer custom skate wheel art, and things will be officially very very odd. Art on Grip is also looking for artists, and they offer that they'll give you all of your money back if you aren't happy.

So check 'em out, and see what you think. If you know of other companies like this, or if you've used their products, leave a comment below!