Threadless T-Shirts - In a Native Tongue

In a Native Tongue

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Ian Leino
on Jan 15 '07

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Average score:

2.67 out of 5

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2,218 people

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482 days ago

Comments:

52 comments

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Ian Leino on Jan 12 '07

Whether it's by the light of a campfire, or the light of a projector bulb, people have always been fascinated with telling each other stories. Before the Europeans arrived, the Lenape people lived for thousands of years on the land that would become Manhattan. Perhaps it is their rich storytelling tradition that still affects the area today.

Special thanks to Mr. Rocks for all of his help with this, as well as everyone else who offered suggestions and ideas. To see detailed images, please check out the blog .

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Brat Worst on Jan 15 '07

really really nice. Not 100% on the placement, but love the colours and the detail.

sinwon on Jan 15 '07

somehow feels a lot like a previous submission...

Ian Leino on Jan 15 '07

Whoops, the first details/blog link didn't work.

link to details

downrodeo on Jan 15 '07

brilliant, but the placement should be bottom right and bigger image... good design, tho.

pearly-pants on Jan 15 '07

i LOVE IT!!!! $$$$$5

OlliRudi on Jan 15 '07

i prefer this one to the similar one with the scouts and the campfire animals that just finished scoring.

Mr Rocks on Jan 15 '07

Thanks Ian, it was a pleasure to help you out, and the design is great. I'm glad you took your time on it man. $5!

Sinwon: In defence of my friend, he's been working on this for ages, a very long time before a similar sub went up. Although similar idea, this is different in alot of ways, and executed with a completely different style.

Well done again Ian. A possible winner for sure!!

Papetti on Jan 15 '07

This is simply beautiful. The detail in the fire, the pants creases, faces...everything is spectacular. Well done! 5$

Ste7en on Jan 15 '07

dont like the placement but the illustration is beautiful enough to make me not care

theurbanraptor on Jan 16 '07

man, the fire, looks very good. and the bear in the smoke. this is verrrrrry good. 5!!!!!!

andyg on Jan 16 '07

Really well done! Center it and I'll buy it

melissa332 on Jan 16 '07

I like this illustration a lot. It reminds me of the intro to the old 80's tv series, "Amazing Stories," which is a good thing.

I agree with others, the placement bugs me and it needs to be bigger.

ADKgirl on Jan 16 '07

Lovely, and the idea is great. I'd try different placement though.

Luke... on Jan 16 '07

great fire

Buclkes and or Straps on Jan 16 '07

brilliant. bottom left placement would tickle my fancy. regardless id by it. 5

steven218 on Jan 16 '07

great ian!

Petanca on Jan 16 '07

Fantastic illustration, top quality

Eiríkrbjörn on Jan 16 '07

Love this so much. I prefer this over the other design by leaps and bounds. I do, however, wish the placement was different.

Ian Leino on Jan 16 '07

Thanks for the comments so far. I was trying to decide between several different placements for this, and it looks like I've chosen the wrong one. If this gets picked up, I'd certainly be open to changing the placement.

Syrnix on Jan 16 '07

I like the ORIGINAL ONE better
http://www.threadless.com/submission/106299/In_This_Very_Forest

nana6 on Jan 16 '07

I prefer this, i think it's magic. 5$ ^^

cpdesign on Jan 16 '07

Great concept and execution.

.jl-london. on Jan 16 '07

This is great

little g on Jan 16 '07

Such wonderful work here. Everything is crisp, so well drawn and the use of negative space is perfect! $5

enlighten_the_messenger on Jan 16 '07

Yeah... bottom right and bigger.
I love it otherwise...

RadicalPuppy4 on Jan 16 '07

I really like it.

funkie fresh on Jan 16 '07

this turned out so great! love the colours and the smoke is done so well

knuklehedz on Jan 16 '07

pass the peyote! $5555

SomethingMore on Jan 16 '07

put it on the middle of the t and make it bigger.. this is such an amazing desgin!!!! $5! $5! $5!

archbar on Jan 16 '07

Wow...thisis really really awesome! 5 and buy! :D

samanthaflute on Jan 16 '07

I think the placement would be better in it were closer to the bottom. Definitly. That's probably the only way I'd buy it. But man, the design rocks!

dragoness on Jan 16 '07

its pretty interesting. I agree that the placement would probably be better lower and possibly larger. great design

LittleFlower on Jan 17 '07

This is gorgeous!

jelita78 on Jan 17 '07

Hey, I just saw a bear and a deer in the smoke.. or am i seeing things?
amazing..

BubuSam on Jan 17 '07

Placement at the center would be nice.

mamarama on Jan 17 '07

Center placement, please. LOVE the lights and shadows and I love the story in the smoke.

.onion on Jan 17 '07

Cool. I don't like the placement, though. maybe you could have the fire on the bottom and the smoke rising into the center.

the czar on Jan 18 '07

Very nice, the smoke is very cool, not too obvious. Think it should be centered, though.

jimmytan on Jan 18 '07

on middle! nice color $5

abeadle on Jan 18 '07

nice job $5
I love the negative blue space on their faces

Estranged Thespian on Jan 18 '07

wo damn that's nice. I'd move the placement a little...

rossdh on Jan 19 '07

$5 for the illustration. I would like to see some other placement options though.

potphish on Jan 20 '07

I like it alot...just center it.

xyu on Jan 21 '07

nice, definately bottom placement, so that the the story in the smoke ends up in the center of the shirt.

LaMola07 on Jan 21 '07

Very nice.

I love it.

Ruefulstar on Jan 21 '07

I love it

$5

Rainbowbrite on Jan 21 '07

I'm half native american and i love this, it really great i would love to wear this!

stingerstyler on Jan 22 '07

this is one very awesome design mate. composition is great, colours are perfect and the job you did on the shading/lighting is incredible!

carlino on Jan 22 '07

awesome

mooseinmyshoe on Jan 22 '07

i love this..

i need it...right now...gimme

BettingonHumanity on Jan 22 '07

Everything but the placement = $5

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phionova on Jan 25 '07

yep, they are right

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Mr Rocks on Jan 28 '07

WTF? This should have scored alot higher. I'm confused....

mooseinmyshoe on Jan 28 '07

i want this shirt so bad it's not even funny

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stingerstyler on Feb 03 '07

I'm with Mr Rocks!

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