WanderingBert
WanderingBert aka David Creighton-Pester is a 23.71 year old boy, has been a member since November 6, 2006, has scored 23365 submissions, giving an average score of 1.89.
  Apr 17 '08 by WanderingBert        29 Comments        Watch this
This is a WIP i've been working on for the Moby Loves contest.

I need your help deciding which of these 2 versions is best...

Version 1
The Owlman walks. WIP2



Version 2 - I'd call this one "The Owlman Moves to Midnight Music"
The Owlman Moves to Midnight Music

Version 2.1 - Man replaced by howling wolf.
A Wolf ate the man


This is what it'd look like on the ever wonderful iDan...
iDan and the Owlman


WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 17 '08 at 6:29pm
bump
Tonteau
   Tonteau on Apr 17 '08 at 6:31pm
I really like the trees and his legs/feet. I'd like to see it on a shirt, too.
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 17 '08 at 6:40pm
Thanks Tontaeu, I havn't tried a mock up yet. I'll do one soon.
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 17 '08 at 6:51pm
Updated with placement.
againstbound
againstbound on Apr 17 '08 at 7:02pm
it looks really good man, i love the balck moon/stars, is good to see you experiment like this
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 17 '08 at 7:11pm
Thanks man, I'm going through a weird phase at the moment- whenever i have to do a night sky I instantly want to inverse the colours. I'm glad you like it too :)
drmtama2
drmtama2 on Apr 17 '08 at 7:13pm
nice!!!
shobattack
shobattack on Apr 17 '08 at 7:17pm
W($5)O($5)W
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 17 '08 at 10:41pm
Added Version 2, with saxamaphone. I pretty sure that I prefer it to the first version, but i'm just not sure.
roadkill3d
   roadkill3d on Apr 17 '08 at 10:42pm
Mr. Owlman looks fantastic!
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 17 '08 at 10:44pm
Thanks man. Do you think V1, or V2 is best?
againstbound
againstbound on Apr 17 '08 at 10:47pm
the "music" flowing over the trees looks really good, but i dont like the addition of human elemnt so much, i think it breaks the abstractness i'm loving in v1
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 17 '08 at 10:50pm
Yeah, I think that's probably where the tension is for me as well. I'd like to add a musical element somehow, but i'd need to show a source- maybe wolves howling at the moon? hmmm...
againstbound
againstbound on Apr 17 '08 at 10:54pm
a wolf sounds good, just keep it abstract =)
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 17 '08 at 11:28pm
The wolf works much better. What do you think?
herky
   herky on Apr 17 '08 at 11:33pm
I'm torn (both options are nice), great textures on this design. I guess go with your first gut instinct, which is the wolf.
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 17 '08 at 11:34pm
Thanks Herky.
aust1n
aust1n on Apr 18 '08 at 4:24pm
Melikes the design with the wolf. Because a random person in the woods playing a sax just doesn't fit.
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 18 '08 at 4:51pm
Thanks aust1n, that's what i decided as well.

Wolf version now subbed!
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Jemae
   Jemae on Apr 18 '08 at 4:56pm
INTERESTING cocept! ..all the best to you WB! :D
ginetteginette
ginetteginette on Apr 18 '08 at 5:03pm
wolf one!weee yes
this is soo good
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 18 '08 at 5:12pm
Thanks guys! I'm actually quite excited about this one.
ISABOA
ISABOA on Apr 18 '08 at 5:18pm
awesome dude - that is my favorite version too -
againstbound
againstbound on Apr 18 '08 at 7:09pm
wolf works really nice, this is one of my favorites from you, best of lucks
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Apr 18 '08 at 7:57pm
I honestly only liek the trees, the stars and the wolf.

not really feeling the owl guy or jazz mattaz guy
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Apr 18 '08 at 7:58pm
dood, how is seriously that you don't have a print at threadless yet?! craziness
tiranopetrie
tiranopetrie on Apr 18 '08 at 8:10pm
i love this style! the wolf version is definitely win.
i agree with Robsoul tho, i'd buy it in a heartbeat if it was just the forest, stars and wolf.
4 days later
trev43
trev43 on Apr 23 '08 at 10:25am
agree with the person above, would be surprised if it didn't at least get over 3.0+.......just wondering (and sorry if this has been answered) but was this done by scanning in colour tracing paper.
excellent work!
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Apr 23 '08 at 4:15pm
Thanks Trev, I made this by creating shapes in photoshop and then using photos to give them various textures. To give them a see through look I set some layers to the 'Multiply' blending mode.
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