# Hey guys.. Surfy design tips? :D **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [April 17, 2006, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868 "2006-04-17T07:03:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![daneDogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@daneDogg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daneDogg)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/1 "2006-04-17T07:03:13Z")
Hey guys, I’m new to these forums. I am the bro of the resident nathan99(I dont know if you know him). JUst wondering if you guys have any tips for designing cool looking things like you see on clthes such as quicksilver, billabong etc… Really a fan of this stuff and want to be able to do this myself. What sort of programs, colours etc should i use/get?:cons: ---
**Author:** ![anon1712571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@anon1712571](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon1712571)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/2 "2006-04-17T09:12:19Z")
hey welcome nathan99’s bro :P! Photoshop- that’s all u need! ---
**Author:** ![B\_L\_U\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@B\_L\_U\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_L_U_E)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/3 "2006-04-17T16:19:56Z")
Yea I recommend photoshop, but illustrator wouldn’t hurt either. As for colors, thats really up to you. [www.colourlovers.com](http://www.colourlovers.com) is a good resource. ---
**Author:** ![GPP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@GPP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GPP)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/4 "2006-04-17T17:37:17Z")
Welcome… Just ask nathan hes an expert… :thumb: ---
**Author:** ![lunatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@lunatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunatic)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/5 "2006-04-17T17:38:18Z")
google “surf design” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/6 "2006-04-17T18:08:35Z")
Probably illustrator since it will need to be vector based to fit on different sizes of clothing. ---
**Author:** ![NANO3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@NANO3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NANO3)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/7 "2006-04-19T01:49:52Z")
You can search like surfing clothes companies’ sites, like [quiksilver](http://quiksilver.com) ---
**Author:** ![hl1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hl1/32/849_2.png) [@hl1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hl1)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/8 "2006-04-19T02:06:49Z")
Use a light water blue, a #FF0000, and make it really lose 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@nobody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/9 "2006-04-19T02:13:10Z")
#FF0000 is solid red. Make it lose? What are you talking about? Really all you need to do is study what you like and try to recreate it in your own fashion. There’s no tutorial or anything that’s just going to teach you a style, it’s all about practice. Good luck and definitely post any specific questions you may have on your journey to surfer greatness 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/10 "2006-04-19T06:14:11Z")
maybe he meant #0000FF welcome nathan’s bro:) ---
**Author:** ![CanisMajor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@CanisMajor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CanisMajor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/11 "2006-04-19T06:26:17Z")
RGB R = FF0000 G = 00FF00 B = 0000FF That is how I remember it. ---
**Author:** ![EZEkiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@EZEkiel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/EZEkiel)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/12 "2006-04-19T10:15:34Z")
man surf design is always changing, if you just look in any surf shop grab acouple of shirts and compare there design you will soon get an understanding of what the “style” is today, with your findings try and relate it into your own designs and if you dont like the clothing go ask a surfer, he/she will know whats what. :ninja:EZEkiel:ninja: ---
**Author:** ![ya3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@ya3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ya3)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-guys-surfy-design-tips-d/185868/13 "2006-04-19T10:36:16Z")
Meh. Grunge.