Top-10 Helmet Painters

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Davo 5/20/2011 12:44am
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SethGator wrote:
bored at work, so I decided to put together a list of my top-10 helmet painters...and any other painters you guys want to add. 1. Air...
bored at work, so I decided to put together a list of my top-10 helmet painters...and any other painters you guys want to add.

1. Air Trix
http://www.airtrix.com/

2. Beam Designs
http://beamdesigns.com/

3. Troy Lee Designs
http://www.troyleedesigns.com/

4. Jens Munser Designs
http://www.jmd.de/neu/

5. Starline Design
http://www.newworks.it/starline/

6. Antman Helmet Design
http://www.antmanhelmetdesign.com/

7. Nick Pastura Motorsports
http://nickpasturamotorsports.com/

8. Smart Race Paint
http://www.smartracepaint.com/

9. Artmix Studios
http://www.artmixstudios.com/artmix2010/index.html

10. Cleber Designs
http://www.cleberdesigns.com/

Diesel Designs does great work, check it out! www.dieseldesigns.com.au
http://www.dieseldesigns.com.au/Owen%20Guthrie%20%20helmet%20collection…
http://www.dieseldesigns.com.au/Jason%20H%20%20helmetcollection%20final…
http://www.dieseldesigns.com.au/Simon%20Roberts%20helmetcollection%20fi…
http://www.dieseldesigns.com.au/Chris%20Bleakley%20%20helmet%20collecti…
http://www.dieseldesigns.com.au/Pierce%20Lehane%20helmetcollection%20fi…
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Davo 5/20/2011 12:59am
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Check them out!
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Davo 5/20/2011 1:09am
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Some other work they have done!

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Guy_Comer 5/31/2011 8:35pm
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iudi2006 wrote:
Do you guys know how to contact him?
ocscottie wrote:
Not long ago his name came up, and someone said something about him still being around? (ya lots of help that is lol) Might of been...
Not long ago his name came up, and someone said something about him still being around? (ya lots of help that is lol) Might of been in the oldschool section of the forum. Its worth trying a search...
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His brother posts on norcalmotocross.com sometimes.
Here's the info I have for Don Serrano:

3501 Soda Canyon
Ceres, CA.
(209) 538-3188

I'm pretty sure Don Serrano is still doing work. He did 2 off-road car helmets for me (1 for my driver and 1 for me, I'm the co-driver) a few years ago and they came out great. I'd post a pic of mine but unfortunately it was stolen at the Baja 1000 a couple of yrs ago. He has done quite a few moto helmets for me and always does great work & is reasonably priced. He has done work for a ton of pros, most notably (that I can recall): Broc Glover, Rick Ryan, Steve Lamson, Danny Sullivan (Indy Cars), Ricky Graham (Flat Track) and a ton of others that I'm sure I'm forgetting.

It's true that many of the custom helmet painters have faded away, I'm sure that is largely due to the fact that the production helmets have gotten so much better. Environmental issues and material costs are other reasons, as well. I have painted a few helmets myself and am starting to paint another right now & can tell you- to make any money you have to have a production line going (painting several pieces at once), either that or your material and/or work will be sub-par in order to make a profit. It is time consuming if you are focused on quality, even for the painters that are pretty quick at it.
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Mod Killer 5/31/2011 10:14pm
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the guy who used to do my stuff when i raced has most everyone here well covered...

http://www.aerobat.info/

....we got a shoe line together now called elicit-paris.com
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ogdeno 6/1/2011 4:44am
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Browns graphics (graffix?) in Aus.
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I personally think there's no one better than





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fcr 6/1/2011 9:11am
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Nice stuff in this thread. I really like the stuff Tagger did for Izzi's helmets a few years back. It was really unique then. Many of the regional artists are very good.
I have to agree the production helmet thing is tired, that was posted way back in the first page.
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lumpy790 6/1/2011 9:27am
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FIREfish148 wrote:
What about pro art works?
Is Barry still painting helmets? I herd he was doing a bunch of boats and cars. I hope he made some bank off of his Pastranna lid design Shoei mass produced.

Vitals own SND used to do some mean helmets for a bunch of the cactory riders......he did my favorite helmet.
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fcr 6/1/2011 9:46am
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Vitals own SND used to do some mean helmets for a bunch of the cactory riders......he did my favorite helmet.

lumpy, I am being an ass here...... What is a cactory rider ?
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RaceService 11/25/2011 12:36pm
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fcr wrote:
[b]Vitals own SND used to do some mean helmets for a bunch of the cactory riders......he did my favorite helmet. [/b] lumpy, I am being an...
Vitals own SND used to do some mean helmets for a bunch of the cactory riders......he did my favorite helmet.

lumpy, I am being an ass here...... What is a cactory rider ?
RacePaint designs Finland

http://www.raceservice.palvelee.fi/10

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bullpen58 11/25/2011 1:06pm
11/25/2011 1:06pm
CamP wrote:
Jeff Long - Image 1 [img]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/37990_142939829067555_100000546160690_323989_6528372_n.jpg[/img]
Jeff Long - Image 1

Not normally a big fan of gold flake but that lid is sweeeet!
thefactorypilot 11/25/2011 10:54pm
11/25/2011 10:54pm
WWW.AIRTRIX.COM does AHMAZINGGGG WORK!!!!!
thefactorypilot 11/25/2011 11:12pm
11/25/2011 11:12pm
Bellone wrote:
How about cost?
Who has the best bang for the buck?
bearded clam wrote:
without a doubt Tagger. That guys style is amazing...totally different than anything else out there. And he is very reasonable. Troy Lee paint isnt what it...
without a doubt Tagger. That guys style is amazing...totally different than anything else out there. And he is very reasonable.
Troy Lee paint isnt what it used to be and way over priced...I just had a MC replica done (its on their site) and I was dissapointed...lots of imperfections.
Does anyone have any pics of that old DV helmet that was painted like Lui Vatton purse?
That's because the "back in the day" TLD helmets of the stars were painted by Troy himself...

Nowadays the only thing he does to them is sign his name the the JapaneseAmerican looking fellow and the others do the rest.
bartziokas123 11/26/2011 9:01am
11/26/2011 9:01am
SethGator wrote:
bored at work, so I decided to put together a list of my top-10 helmet painters...and any other painters you guys want to add. 1. Air...
bored at work, so I decided to put together a list of my top-10 helmet painters...and any other painters you guys want to add.

1. Air Trix
http://www.airtrix.com/

2. Beam Designs
http://beamdesigns.com/

3. Troy Lee Designs
http://www.troyleedesigns.com/

4. Jens Munser Designs
http://www.jmd.de/neu/

5. Starline Design
http://www.newworks.it/starline/

6. Antman Helmet Design
http://www.antmanhelmetdesign.com/

7. Nick Pastura Motorsports
http://nickpasturamotorsports.com/

8. Smart Race Paint
http://www.smartracepaint.com/

9. Artmix Studios
http://www.artmixstudios.com/artmix2010/index.html

10. Cleber Designs
http://www.cleberdesigns.com/

Davo wrote:
Diesel Designs does great work, check it out! www.dieseldesigns.com.au
http://www.dieseldesigns.com.au/Owen%20Guthrie%20%20helmet%20collection…
http://www.dieseldesigns.com.au/Jason%20H%20%20helmetcollection%20final…
http://www.dieseldesigns.com.au/Simon%20Roberts%20helmetcollection%20fi…
http://www.dieseldesigns.com.au/Chris%20Bleakley%20%20helmet%20collecti…
http://www.dieseldesigns.com.au/Pierce%20Lehane%20helmetcollection%20fi…
This top 10 list should be, Top-10 Sticker appliers. Not much helmet painting going on here. These guys use plotters and printers more than a airbrush.

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Neo3 9/24/2013 12:50pm
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Hi guys,
I have read your thoughts about the helmet designs. Let me introduce myself, I am Julia, and I am a helmet graphic designer. I would be very happy if you could take a look at my website, where in the Gallery I have more than 40 finished designs. I would be very interested in your opinions!
Thank you! My website is: http://www.barthdesigns.hu
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Sean_Light 1/1/2015 1:38pm
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A new helmet design that I started playing around with. Mostly working on the design of the helmet itself, but kind of just adding "paint" to see what might work. Thoughts from the moto community out there?


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jrb2216 1/1/2015 2:42pm
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Sean_Light wrote:
A new helmet design that I started playing around with. Mostly working on the design of the helmet itself, but kind of just adding "paint" to...
A new helmet design that I started playing around with. Mostly working on the design of the helmet itself, but kind of just adding "paint" to see what might work. Thoughts from the moto community out there?


I think that helmet design is sick..! Nice work..
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Renner153 1/1/2015 5:02pm
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Joe at No Limit is the best out there. Dude has some serious talent. This helmet is one he is doing for my older brother.
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Whitey 1/1/2015 5:10pm
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Neo3 wrote:
Hi guys, I have read your thoughts about the helmet designs. Let me introduce myself, I am Julia, and I am a helmet graphic designer. I...
Hi guys,
I have read your thoughts about the helmet designs. Let me introduce myself, I am Julia, and I am a helmet graphic designer. I would be very happy if you could take a look at my website, where in the Gallery I have more than 40 finished designs. I would be very interested in your opinions!
Thank you! My website is: http://www.barthdesigns.hu
Some nice work there Julia
TripleFive 1/1/2015 8:47pm
1/1/2015 8:47pm
Sean_Light wrote:
A new helmet design that I started playing around with. Mostly working on the design of the helmet itself, but kind of just adding "paint" to...
A new helmet design that I started playing around with. Mostly working on the design of the helmet itself, but kind of just adding "paint" to see what might work. Thoughts from the moto community out there?


I'm a sucker for the simple look - slick!
Travis_Hudson 1/1/2015 10:00pm
1/1/2015 10:00pm
What ever happened to mike Taylor? He used to do all the helmets for lusk and Reynard? His stuff was awesome.
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EddieC 1/1/2015 10:56pm
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JerseyFresh wrote:
Ya know this is something that has really died off in MX. I remember when I was a kid I always looked forward to seeing MC's...
Ya know this is something that has really died off in MX. I remember when I was a kid I always looked forward to seeing MC's new paint-job for the year. The magazines even did articles with photos of all the pro's helmets. Wish the gear companies would let guys run custom painted helmets again, it gave the riders more personality.
Couldn't agree with you more. The problem I believe is that in the past the riders like MC were bigger than the sport itself and so he could let his personality take center stage. Now we get glimpses of riders personalities but they are overshadowed by corporate logos the money it brings. If you look at F1, corporate sponsors blend themselves into the drivers helmets allowing for some artistic masterpieces. I believe JMD is today what Troy Lee was in the 90's. I am sure helmet painters don't mind getting paid for painting the same thing every week, but I am sure it drives them crazy not being able to bring out riders personalities through art.


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Neo3 1/2/2015 1:21am
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Whitey wrote:
Some nice work there Julia
Thank you very much, Whitey!

Sean_Light: I like your work too! Simple, but still vivid!

Let me show you one of my works too:


thefactorypilot 1/2/2015 6:36am
1/2/2015 6:36am
Renner153 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/01/01/75688/s1200_image.jpg[/img] Joe at No Limit is the best out there. Dude has some serious talent. This helmet is one he is doing for my older brother.


Joe at No Limit is the best out there. Dude has some serious talent. This helmet is one he is doing for my older brother.
Do you have any contact email for the guy at No Limit?

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