Painted by Hand
Hand Painted Shoes, One Pair at a Time
Every pair here was painted freehand by one artist, for one person. No stencils, no transfers, no printing. Paint onto a new Air Force 1 from Rs 45,000, onto a pair you already own, or onto a leather shoe the studio builds by hand.
Hand painted shoes from the studio
Three Things We Paint
A new Air Force 1
The studio buys a brand new Nike Air Force 1 in your size and paints it. The shoe is inside the price, so nothing arrives separately and nothing needs posting.
The house canvasA pair you already own
Post us something you love and our artists paint that. Trainers, leather shoes, canvas. The shoe is yours, so you pay for the work alone.
Send a pairA shoe we make by hand
A leather shoe built in the studio from the last up, then painted. Quoted after the brief, and the only tier where the shoe itself is ours from nothing.
Commission a bespokeFor Women, Men and Children
The studio paints one way for everybody. What changes is the size and the story, not the standard of the work. The Air Force 1 runs from small children's sizes up, so a pair for a five year old is painted with the same brushes and sealed the same way as a pair for their father.
Nothing in the gallery is designated for one wearer. A floral pair is not a women's pair and a monochrome pair is not a men's pair. Pick what you like, tell us the size, and read the size guide if you are unsure, because the Air Force 1 does not fit the way a running shoe does.
Painted, Not Printed
Most things sold as painted shoes are not painted. They are printed, heat-transferred or vinyl-wrapped, and the tell is that two pairs look identical. Ours are done in leather paint with a brush, which is slower, costs more, and is the only reason the artwork moves with the shoe instead of cracking off the first time it creases.
The longer version of that argument, with what to look for before you buy from anybody, is in hand painted versus printed shoes.
If You Want to Paint Your Own
Plenty of people arrive here wanting to do it themselves, and that is a good instinct rather than a lost sale. The studio has written down what it knows: whether you can paint shoes at home, and why the paint does not come off, which is mostly a lesson in sealing.
If it turns out to be more work than you wanted, we are here, and we will happily paint a pair you have already started on.
Before You Commission
Is it really hand-painted, or printed?
Hand-painted, every line. No stencils, no transfers, no printing. That is the entire point of the studio, and it's why a pair takes days rather than minutes.
Will the paint crack when the shoe creases?
Not under normal wear. The artwork is layered into prepared leather and finished with flexible sealant coats that bend with the shoe: creasing is designed for. The failures we ever see come from machine washes and soaking, not walking.
How long do hand-painted sneakers last?
Worn and cared for normally: years. Every order ships with a care card, and if your pair is ever damaged, message us before attempting a home fix: touch-ups are easy on artwork we painted ourselves.
Can I wear custom painted shoes every day?
They're made for streets, not shelves: that's the whole point of sealing. Rotate them like any good pair, keep them out of the washing machine, and wear the story out loud.
How much does a custom pair cost?
A Signature commission is a flat Rs 45,000: a brand-new Nike Air Force 1, the artwork, sealing and tracked delivery, whether the design comes from our gallery or from a reference you bring. A Bespoke commission, where the studio makes the leather shoe as well as painting it, starts at Rs 60,000 with a final quote once we've seen your brief. The shoe, the leather, the coverage and the detail are what move that number. Painting a pair you ship us is less, since you already own the canvas.
Do you paint Jordans, Vans, Converse or other shoes?
Three ways in. Our house canvas is the Nike Air Force 1. Through the "my own pair" route you can ship us a clean pair you already own (we confirm the model with you on WhatsApp first) and our artists paint that instead, for a flat painting-only price. And on a Bespoke commission we make the shoe ourselves, in leather, to whatever shape you name.
Can you paint a pair I already own?
Yes. Choose “My own pair” when you commission and ship them to us. Tell us the condition and material first: heavily worn or synthetic uppers don't always hold paint, and we'd rather say so upfront than after.
Do you ship internationally?
Yes, we ship worldwide with careful protective packaging, and across Pakistan with tracked domestic couriers. Duties and import charges outside Pakistan are set by your country, not by us.
What it costs · Custom Air Force 1 · All 55 questions, answered
One pair. One story. One design.