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by radreb
(Two pictures - should change every 10 seconds)

this design contains camoflage art



Maybe the Threadless community can suggest what t-shirt medium to use,

as some of these options are new to me. I submit to your expertise.



I see Moby in black shirts alot, so I'm using black.

I lived in Manhattan New York for 4 years and remember well the rad feeling

of the night life there like no where on earth.

All the crazy birds for my back image- swarming above the city , drunk with it's toxicity -

represent all pleasure-seeking souls who know it could be their last night on earth.

My vision for this design grew slowly from

reading / hearing Moby's lyrics over and over again.

I'm an artist and wannabe keyboard /mixman so I can appreciate what a very conscious

and special musician he is.

this one's for you Moby! ~ Reb.



ps...(there's lots of symbolism in this design

related to the "Last Night" lyrics... if someone asks, I'll explain.)

Any comments are very much appreciated.
lissurlalunes
lissurlalunes on May 02 '08
I really like the idea of it - but im not a big fan of the illustration style, very pixelated and 90's clip art.
Maltzmania
Maltzmania on May 02 '08
this has soul
flower2thetower
flower2thetower on May 02 '08
WOW!!! love this one. absolutely love. my fave so far!
supabob
supabob on May 02 '08
Very ambitious.
dragoness
dragoness on May 02 '08
What??? this is ridiculously awesome!
radreb
radreb on May 02 '08
hi lissurlanes,

no ther's not a drop of clip art... it's all first hand-

drawn by me, and the original is hi-res- no pixelation .

here's some close-ups:

top- back and front

and..



top- back and front



and..

top- back and front





radreb
radreb on May 02 '08
whoops. the 2nd two links should say :

"front"

then

"back"
radreb
radreb on May 02 '08
Maybe the Threadless community can suggest what t-shirt medium to use,

as some of these options are new to me. I submit to your expertise. Water-based inks sound pretty good to me i guess.



These are the first and last verses in Moby's lyrics from "Last Night":



"Soft sympathetic patch of ground

Where I can lay my heavy burden down

Oh beautiful scene in decay

There to remind us that nothing stays the same "



"This is your last night on earth

Remember us for all that we were

Take sweet memories with you, with you

And plant those seeds somewhere new"



I have the Peace dove delivering in her beak a seed of sweet memories...

the girl represents the human soul immersed in this world of dreams and nightmares,

but she can now recall her sweetest memories (Moby compares to seeds)

which she will plant "somewhere new".



This applies to humanity , not just NY -

La liberté éclairant le monde, (the symbol of liberty and freedom from oppression),

with torch in hand, looks into the distance toward a brighter day...

The dove -symbol of Peace needs to deliver her seeds to many souls,

as it just could be her last night on earth as well,

the way things are going!



Moby :

"Intoxicated birds glide in a swarm

They sing to me their drunken tunes".



Thus , the flock of birds.. heading upward

rhythmdev9
rhythmdev9 on May 02 '08
you wierd me out but this design is hot... it would look sweet in airbrush on the side of my astrovan
radreb
radreb on May 02 '08
thanks all!

-rhythdev9 - funny you mention that - i started out painting

vans, cars, buses, airbrush, walls , murals etc.

Keter
Keter on May 03 '08
This is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. $5!
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on May 03 '08
Really nice overwhelming style here...much more focused than the other one by you i just voted on. I kinda feel what's on the front/back should be flipped to the other side of one another, but the flow of the design is top notch!
icookdesign
icookdesign on May 03 '08
WOW ... beautiful !!! $5
phones
phones on May 03 '08
yeah the statue of liberty should be on the front really
Omboy
Omboy on May 03 '08
I use to live in Ny too. Best design i've seen so far! Looks like it's painted on velvet.
radreb
radreb on May 03 '08
Thanks FrickenAwesome , phones, icookdesign!

i also thought about switching the pictures around.

that can easily be done if Threadless sees the popularity of

it.

- someone told me possibly two separate shirts., or a

one-for-him- one-for-her idea. i'm easy.



btw.. the closeup links i put above are also not hi-res, so...

not much justice to my detail.
olie!
   olie! on May 03 '08
whoa, don't know that I'd wear it but it is a very beautiful and complex image that works well on the shirt, and I can tell you put a lot of work into it. Great job.
radreb
radreb on May 03 '08
thanks Omboy

and thanks olie, love your "attack of the mole people",

believe it or not my cat brought a mole into the house today.

Irish Dancer 06
Irish Dancer 06 on May 04 '08
This is super neat-o! I definitely want to own one of these...and then buy them of my friends. Seriously.

Great design.
radreb
radreb on May 04 '08
thanks Irish Dancer 06 ! i'll double what you buy for your friends, for my friends.... am i allowed to do that?
sonnenglut
sonnenglut on May 04 '08
just beautiful.
gdas108
gdas108 on May 04 '08
I like radrebs tee the best it makes me want to put one on and party all night.
HexagonsSuck
HexagonsSuck on May 04 '08
wow this is an amazing design, like it's really awesome...

Huzzah!

I want it.
cristinaish
cristinaish on May 05 '08
this is gorgeous and very moving. excellent work



$5 for you sir
puriman
puriman on May 05 '08
Elegant and creative, maybe YOU should have a contest to see who can find the 'camoflage art' within your great work. Good choice of 'Black' by the way.
kennybanzai
   kennybanzai on May 06 '08
Wow that is lookin nice! Nice gimongo size too!
quister
   quister on May 06 '08
Magical, mystical, mystery tour. Awesome work.
radreb
radreb on May 06 '08
^ I appreciate your kind words and votes - friends above ^
Jessica86
Jessica86 on May 06 '08
lovely radreb. cheers $5

loanman
loanman on May 07 '08
Awesome. I love the way you take one artform (music) and create another. You obviously put alot of thought in your work.

Where can I see more.

I would buy this shirt!
Batty1980
Batty1980 on May 07 '08
I wouldn't wear it but this is amazing.
S.P.-jake
S.P.-jake on May 07 '08
Beautiful man truely and abou the only thing i call beautiful is god and my girl



i'd buy it and frame it

$$$555555
radreb
radreb on May 08 '08
Thankyou S.P.-jake, Batty1980, Jessica86 !

radreb
radreb on May 08 '08
and 'loanman', thanks, you can see different types of art i do

Here



and my 62 ft. long mall wall mural



Here
white fox
white fox on May 08 '08
cool design! ... 5
lunchboxbrain
lunchboxbrain on May 08 '08
great work
iheartIzzy
iheartIzzy on May 08 '08
For some reason this reminds me of a massive tattoo, anyway; it's a beautiful and complex all the same
Ste7en
   Ste7en on May 08 '08
impressive use of color and nicely composed
whoopykat
whoopykat on May 08 '08
WoW! You've got a gift Radreb! This is very creative and awesome! So much into it, I wish I could get inside your head! It's my favorite!!
radreb
radreb on May 08 '08
Hey thanks 'whoopykat' , 'Ste7en', and all above!

I checked everyone's subs out , i'm humbled to be in your

association.



~the final hours~

guess the final score
SoulfumeInc
SoulfumeInc on May 09 '08
wow, really pretty. great color and I love me a black shirt
radreb
radreb on May 09 '08
Thankyou all above for your unexpected terrific comments

and votes on my first sub! @:D~ ~ reb
380 days later
Jennifer_Skiba
Jennifer_Skiba on May 25 '09
It's beautiful.

I'm new to threadless. What are really someones odds of getting a shirt printed? I'm thinking slim yes?
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