Threadless T-Shirts - It's all about Ch'i

It's all about Ch'i by jaz999

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Submitted on:

Jun 22 '07

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36 comments

Final average score:

1.54 out of 5

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***(Chinese symbols stand for the elements Metal, Earth, Fire, Water and Wood)***
I wanted to submit this with the colours of all of the elements but it just refused to turn out, even using halftones, so we'll have to make do with orange and black until I figure it out. Unless you actually like this version :D
Let me know your thoughts!
Ah yes - larger versions (plus an alternative, darker version and zoom) can be found on my blog:
http://blog.jaztoons.de/?postid=22

ninjapiratesrock on Jun 22 '07

I really like this. $5 for the higher placement.

jaz999 on Jun 22 '07

Thanks dude!
*I also forgot to mention in the description that the larger versions naturally won't sport my signature.

masukomi on Jun 22 '07

I like the higher placement and that it's off-center.

Christoph Jenkins on Jun 22 '07

Great job! Either way, if its lower or higher, I agree that it be to the side a bit. But nice work! I might buy, 5, $ pending.

Syrasha on Jun 22 '07

Wow, this is very pretty.

janell6267 on Jun 22 '07

love the dragons !

Ayamechan on Jun 22 '07

Higher placement, and "qi" is spelled with a Q.

Very nice.

slmstanley on Jun 23 '07

This is absolutely beautiful. :)

mishmash37 on Jun 23 '07

awesome design

LemmingsArePirates on Jun 23 '07

This is really pretty. I kind of like the definitiveness of the darker version, but overall the light version is amazing! I like it lower, but apparantly I'm in the minority.

elvisthe2nd on Jun 23 '07

Honestly, when have you ever seen one of these awful "Asian" inspired designs printed. Agh...the radial symmetry, the dragon, the chinese text, it's awful.

elvisthe2nd on Jun 23 '07

Sensuous?

jaz999 on Jun 24 '07

Thanks for all the positive commentary and votes. I was also aware that Chi or Ch'i or Qi is spelled many different ways and many different alphabets, so sorry if I didn't write it in 'real' chinese. I'm just trying to pay homage to the idea of a balanced world and of course to my favourite mythical beast.
And elvisthepink, what exactly are you trying to tell me?

crunchygirl on Jun 24 '07

Nice dragons.

phyntosia on Jun 24 '07

I hate all those awful oriental-type designs as well... but this one is actually pretty funky as opposed to awful, so that doesn't apply :-) And there are several ways of spelling qi, "ch'i" is as valid as "qi" is.

aldo baldo on Jun 24 '07

I really don't like it but it's a nice color combination :-) $4

morgan26 on Jun 24 '07

cool design and all but the the whole idea of chinese dragons , with the yin and yang has been soo overused in the last few years. its similar to something you might find on a childs tee in walmart for $6 next to the pokemon shirts.

overall id rate it cliché.

sncfrk on Jun 25 '07

hmmm. I'm not sure if I like the color combination. The design seems sort of cluttered. It's pretty good though.

LaZorra on Jun 25 '07

Looks nicely done, but generic. I've seen many shirts that, while inferior, aren't terribly different from this one. Sorry.

adimple79 on Jun 25 '07

I really like this one.

convulsion_kthx on Jun 25 '07

i like it, but it's cliché a bit..

matress on Jun 26 '07

i learn japanese and i reconise all these. are you sure theyre chinese?

perception on Jun 26 '07

yes, those are chinese characters.

AquinoSky on Jun 26 '07

Beautiful design. Too many colors would over do it, great with just these two. $4 if placed in top center.

jaz999 on Jun 26 '07

I am neither Chinese nor Japanese, but I was told by a friend that both languages use a lot of the same symbols, just that they're spoken differently.

ailen121 on Jun 26 '07

reminds me a mediocre chinese restaurant menu

AlaskaCannoli on Jun 26 '07

this is very pretty

CheddarHeather on Jun 26 '07

This looks pretty sweet! I like either placement really. It would be interesting to see what it looks like with the different colors for the elemnts as you suggested. I`m not sure if i`m too fond of the brown and orange.
Also, i`m not sure if I like the dragons framing the center piece of the design. it kinda makes it look like any old chinese design t-shirt you couldbuy at target or WalMart.

jaz999 on Jun 27 '07

Brown?
Hehe, judging by your reactions, maybe I should be sending my portfolio to all of those department stores ;}
Thanks for the feedback, people

DamnOptimism on Jun 27 '07

elvis the 2nd meant you should put it in the sensuous contest. ( I think, don't jump me if I am wrong ) I absolutely love the dragons and the colors, orange and grey

DamnOptimism on Jun 27 '07

Eep, it cut off part of my comment. I went on to say that I think that the yin-yang needs to be replaced with something that would really wow people, not make them think of Wal-Mart. I think this has great potential.

vixyish on Jun 27 '07

Hot damn. So well done.

jaz999 on Jun 27 '07

DamnOptimism, I am starting to think the yin yang cheapens the design too, but I hate resubs and I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't want to see that either. Ah well, no harm trying, huh? Some peeps pull it off. Thanks for your tips

CrashOverRide on Jun 28 '07

Dude this is... BRILLIANT!!! i love the way you put colors to match the shirt, and the movement and flow with the dragons around the yin yang. OMG, yes it will be a definite buy by me!

gado on Jun 29 '07

matress - they're chinese. the japanese language as borrowed the kanji from the chinese (as have the korean, though to a smaller extent). the meaning is the same but, as someone said, the pronnounciation is different most of the time. :)

i love the orange/grey combo. it's frickin gorgeous. but i'm not fond of the asia-style-dragons-and-kanji kind of shirts. maybe if the yin yang was replaced with something completely different, it would work.

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