PowderWraps Artists

Your art belongs on the mountain.

Independent artists are the best designers in snow sports. PowderWraps is built for exactly this: a home where your ski and snowboard graphics get seen, sold and ridden, and where you get paid on every single sale.

Join the artist portal See file specs

Artist portal opens November 1, 2026.

Artist painting a forest graphic on a pair of skis in a mountain cabin studio

Graphics shouldn't be picked by a committee

For decades, the art on skis and snowboards has been chosen in a conference room far from the snow. A handful of graphics make the cut each season, and the rest of the world's talent never gets a shot. Big brands only release a few artist collaborations a year, so only a very small number of artists ever see their work on a topsheet.

We think that's backwards. The people who ride, paint, sketch and design every day are the ones who keep this culture fresh. You don't need a committee's approval to make something great. You need a place to put it.

That's PowderWraps. Nowhere else is built just for ski and snowboard artists like this: a dedicated, artist-first shop made to showcase and sell wrap art, with our custom upload studio, a live preview on real ski and board shapes, and printing and shipping handled by us in Colorado. You make the art. We handle the rest. You never touch inventory.

Keep it fresh

Drop new work whenever inspiration hits. No waiting for next season's lineup.

Build a following

Your own designs, your own name on them, and a product link you can share anywhere.

Get paid

Earn on every sale. Riders buy your art, you get your cut.

Artist painting a wave graphic on a snowboard in an oceanside studio

From the coast to the cabin

Maybe you paint by the ocean and dream in swell lines. Maybe you're in a timber studio with peaks out the window. Maybe you live in your design software with three monitors and a stylus. It doesn't matter where you make it. If it looks incredible on a ski or a board, it belongs here.

Illustration, abstract, photo-based, hand-painted, type-driven, glitchy, minimalist: bring your style. Riders want something that feels like it came from a real person, not a trend report.

Wherever you create

Woman designer sketching a snowboard graphic on a tablet in a coffee shop — A tablet, a stylus and a good latte. Your next drop can start anywhere.

Woman designer working on ski artboards at a home desk with a city and mountain view — Or at home with the peaks in view, building artboards at full print size.

What your art can become

Ski wraps as a matched pair, in Youth and Large sizes.
Snowboard wraps in Youth and Large sizes.
Wall art. Plenty of buyers hang their wrapped skis and boards above the couch or in the cabin. Your work lives on the mountain and at home.
Limited drops and collections: release a series, tell a story, and build anticipation with your audience.

Every wrap is printed and made in Colorado and shipped by us. Free shipping on orders over $100 for your buyers.

Get paid on every sale

$30 per sale, then $35

You earn a flat $30 on every $129.99 artist wrap sold. After your first 25 sales, it goes up to $35 per sale, for every sale after that. No inventory, no upfront cost, no printing headaches.

How it works

Apply through the artist portal. The portal opens November 1, 2026. Sign up with your email and a link to your work.
Set up your profile. Add your artist name, bio, photo and social links so riders know who made the art.
Prepare your files. Build your artboards to the specs below, with bleed, safe zone and the right resolution.
Upload and preview. Drop your file into our custom upload studio and see it live on the ski or board shape. The preview shows exactly what prints, rounded corners and all. The studio warns you if resolution is too low.
Submit for review. We check every design for print quality and rights before it goes live.
Go live. Your design gets its own product page in the Artist Designs collection.
Promote it. Share your product link on Instagram, in your bio, in your newsletter. Your audience is your superpower.
Get paid. Earn on every sale of your design.
Keep dropping. New season, new series, new collab. Keep your page fresh and your followers coming back.

Graphic designer working on tall ski-shaped artboards on a computer

File specs for designers

Treat each wrap like a tall, skinny print job. Set your artboard to the full canvas size below. It already includes a 3 mm bleed past the cut line on every side, so run your art all the way to the edge. Keep faces, logos-of-your-own, signatures and text inside a safe zone at least 15 mm in from the edge and clear of the binding area.

Work in pixels at real-world size. 150 ppi at print size is our recommended target and looks great on snow; 300 ppi is the best you'll ever need; 100 ppi is the minimum before softness shows up close.

Size	Artboard (incl. 3 mm bleed)	100 ppi (min)	150 ppi (recommended)	300 ppi (best)
Youth ski (each ski) skis 80–167 cm	146 × 1676 mm	575 × 6,598 px	862 × 9,898 px	1,724 × 19,795 px
Youth board boards 90–149 cm	299.5 × 1496 mm	1,179 × 5,890 px	1,769 × 8,835 px	3,537 × 17,669 px
Large ski (each ski) skis 168–205 cm	164 × 2056 mm	646 × 8,094 px	969 × 12,142 px	1,937 × 24,283 px
Large board boards 150–178 cm	338.7 × 1786 mm	1,333 × 7,031 px	2,000 × 10,547 px	4,000 × 21,094 px

Ski pairs: three ways to build

One image per ski: a single artboard, mirrored or repeated on both skis.
Separate left and right: two artboards, so the pair can tell a story together.
One image spanning the pair: one artboard at 2× the ski width, split across both skis when they stand side by side.

Export checklist

Formats: PNG or high-quality JPG for upload. Keep your master as PSD, AI, PDF or TIFF.
Raster vs vector: vector art (AI, PDF) scales cleanly, so export it to raster at the 150–300 ppi sizes above. Raster art (PSD, TIFF) needs enough pixels from the start; upscaling can't add real detail.
Color: export in sRGB with the color profile embedded. If you work in CMYK, convert to sRGB before export so colors preview correctly.
Flatten: flatten layers, outline or rasterize type, and remove hidden layers, guides and cut lines before exporting.
Edges: fill the full bleed. No white borders and no crop marks.

A matched pair of skis wrapped in bold artist graphics standing in the snow

Your art, your rights

You keep ownership and copyright of your artwork. While your design is listed, you grant PowderWraps a license to print it, sell it and show it to promote your design and the Artist Designs collection. Want a design down? You can remove it from your listings.

Only upload work you created or have full rights to. No logos, brand names, sports team marks, copyrighted characters or other people's art. We review every submission, and we'll turn down anything we can't print legally.

FAQ

When can I sign up?

The artist portal opens November 1, 2026. Email info@powderwraps.com to get on the early list.

Do I need to be a professional?

Not at all. If your art looks great on a ski or a board and meets the file specs, you're in the running.

Do I have to buy inventory or pay anything upfront?

No. Every wrap is printed to order and shipped by us in Colorado. You never handle stock.

Can I sell the same art elsewhere?

Yes. You keep your copyright, so your art is still yours to use.

What if my file is low resolution?

Our custom upload studio flags low-resolution files before you submit. Aim for 150 ppi at print size.

Can riders hang my design on the wall?

Absolutely. Lots of buyers display their wrapped skis and boards at home, so your work gets seen year-round.

Want a one-off for yourself instead? See Custom and upload your own art or photo for your own skis or board.

Ready to put your art on the mountain?

The artist portal opens November 1, 2026. Start your files now, and say hi in the meantime.

Email info@powderwraps.com Browse Artist Designs