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The last pair I did for was their previous 2023 season, and these looked a little different. Up until this point we had only done Air Forces, but we switched it up and did some Stan Smiths, as we were aiming for a ‘varsity’ look.

Surprisingly, these pairs took longer than expected due to all of the masking and stencilling that had to be done. Every part of the shoe that’s painted used a stencil is some way. Each and every one of the 49 eyelets had to be stencilled around the edges to get a nice clean paint job. Even when the prep takes so long, it’s always work the outcome.

What model of shoes should I take on for the next batch of team shoes? Let me know below!

Toronto Ultra x Nobis Tactical Vest. This one was a blessing. Swipe through. Story below.
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Over the past couple of years, I have been fortunate enough to work with and design their team’s footwear. In early June of 2022, I was invited to the Major IV Tournament by a good friend . It also happened to be on my university campus to make it that much more special. It was incredibly surreal to see my footwear in use and on display in front of so many people. It was during the second day of the tournament when the crazy (but awesome) idea for me to paint live during the fourth day of the event was brought up. After a lot of back and forth and setup on the back end, it was confirmed, and I found out I would be painting on a vest live during the final day of the tournament which was less than 24 hours away.

On the actual day of the tournament, I spent a lot of time designing and preparing the vest. I knew we were going to be giving it away, so I decided who better to talk to about what fans would want to see on this vest then… the fans themselves. Using their input, I was able to bring this to life. A Toronto Ultra themed Nobis Vulcan Tactical Vest.

The vest features the signatures of the 2022 roster, elements of such as the compass; tweaked to represent the city, the gr***de logos, Toronto Ultra logos and branding, and the CN Tower on the back of the vest with a touch of Ultra purple.

A few weeks later, the Nobis and Toronto Ultra team came together to make a video feature of the vest to use as promo for the giveaway. Huge shoutout to and the rest of the team for creating such an awesome video and also making me look great. If you want to give it a watch, head over to my website, link in bio.

This project was definitely a highlight of my portfolio, and I’m forever thankful to all of those involved who helped me, guided me, and supported me along the way.