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Made in the Dark

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by jimjamjames
I literally made this in the dark.



I listened to the 'made in the dark' album by Hot Chip in the dark and inked this as a response to the album.



I was continuously drawing.



It's a very expressive piece as i had to go more on feeling. You can pick out some elements of the songs like wrestling, shaking of fist, LOVE, breathing - lungs, heaven, clouds, rain amongst loads of other stuff like what instruments were used and use of words.



The original image is about 80cm x 80cm

It took me the length of the album to produce. no light was involved in the process of making this design.



The image is revealed in the dark with the use of the special glow in the dark ink.
The Jolly Brewer
The Jolly Brewer on Apr 01 '08
I like it and the process.... I'm not sure that the glow ink will work as you want to on a black shirt.
jimjamjames
jimjamjames on Apr 01 '08
here's the image slightly larger/clearer



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/biggerpillow2000/example.jpg



yeah, i thought it might look quite cool on a blue shirt too.. i'm not overly fussy to what colour shirt it would go on.







jimjamjames
jimjamjames on Apr 01 '08
_lydia
_lydia on Apr 01 '08
Interesting drawing and process, but I just wish it was called something else.
jlegend369
jlegend369 on Apr 01 '08
Love it. $5
shoesmccoat
shoesmccoat on Apr 01 '08
I used to go camping with a group of friends and a few of us would stay up late and draw comics late at night in the dark and then read them the next day, it was entertaining.



I like this, but I don't know if I would like it glowing in the dark.
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Apr 02 '08
Nice concept to make a design for this contest.
The Paper Crane
   The Paper Crane on Apr 03 '08
I wish I could be messy and cool too!
Brinkman
Brinkman on Apr 03 '08
glow ink in moderation-- please/ think...ubiquitous
jpeacockdesign
jpeacockdesign on Apr 05 '08
awesome, i used to make pages of drawings with my eyes closed, it's a fun process.
Rickalaus
Rickalaus on Apr 05 '08
"Step away from the glow ink..."
Sarwahdactyl
Sarwahdactyl on Apr 05 '08
I actually like this a lot. I'd wear it :]
crockpot
crockpot on Apr 06 '08
maybe highlight the stuff that you drew that relates the the song made in the dark and have only that with glow ink.



i wouldnt want all of it to glow
t0ejam
t0ejam on Apr 06 '08
I actually really like this, but I would prefer it if it didn't glow. Black ink on a white t-shirt would look cool, more like the doodles/scribbles you have in the background.
Roxie08701
Roxie08701 on Apr 06 '08
This is a really cool desgin don't ruin it by making it glow. keep up the good work.
turbolucy
turbolucy on Apr 06 '08
yep, yep, yep. no, no, no more glow ink, okee dokee? the design rocks on its own.
The Jolly Brewer
The Jolly Brewer on Apr 07 '08
Are you all missing the point? This is for the hot chip contest which is all about glow ink?
spikydan
spikydan on Apr 07 '08
Loving the process...kinda want the design to go off the tshirt though so it doesn't have that black border?i know its for the hot chip comp,but think it would work just as well b&w...thats a good thing though!
bluepeacechick
bluepeacechick on Apr 07 '08
Yawn, these tees are getting old fast.
koager
koager on Apr 08 '08
kinda like the idea i had

except i would only glow a secret image behind the scribbles and such instead of the entire thing
Kalikali
Kalikali on Apr 08 '08
I wish it looked less like a bunch of scribbles...
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