Have you ever been afraid of the dark?

Thanks to Nick and Audrina for the photos!

This would be great with glow-in-the-dark ink.

why would you put such a scary shirt on such a little one? much better on older kids and grown ups. nice design, though!

I chose to use a young child as my model so that teens and adults would remember the days when they were once small and helpless. If I were to have used an adult it wouldn't have got the same reaction, it would be just another t-shirt model. Thanks for the comments! :)

very cool! $5

great vantage point

that is the exact reason i hate those kinds of stairs. great job w/ the creepy.

Oh man this is way to cool to only give to kiddies!

I like it. The model is just cute. Hehe.

Wow, I bet people of any age would be able to relate to this! I find myself even now a lil' hesitant on making my way down dark stairways! Nice idea! Oh, and very cute model! $5

it´s so cool! $5

I totally ran up the stairs from my basement SO fast when I was a kid! I thought something was gunna grab my feet or get me somehow... I didn't know exactly what, but maybe that's what scared me the most...lol! $5

lol my sister is so scared of our basement, she always thinks somethings out to get her $5

Turbolucy, why must you pick apart everyone's choice of model? You realize this is a contest for the shirts, right?


And the model is adorable!

rad!

This is sweet. I remember I was scared of the closet under the basement stairs. ohh scary times. Good job man $5 all the way!

I looove the perspective on this one. I'm glad it's not glow in the dark, sometimes that makes it tacky.

simple and a great style!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH my nightmares as a child come to life! GREAT effect here especially on the shirt and also awesome perspective. Please tell me all the lit up parts shall be in glow ink so the piece can be enjoyed day or night because it'll outline all the important parts of the sub?

this design gives me chills down my spine just like when i have to go into my basement!! well done! 5$

Wow! I like it

Great!

i don't think the "KIDS" on the box is necessary

turbolucy on Jul 19 '08
why would you put such a scary shirt on such a little one? much better on older kids and grown ups. nice design, though!
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i hate scary stairs.....right when i thought it would be safe going down the stairs to the basment you bring back my old memory of the monster under the stairs that can attack at any minute....and scare me again....THANKS! haha amazing design! $$$5

the model is down right adorable!

I hope your design idea wins. I'm glad my daughter made such a good model for your idea. Plus I think it's just an awesome idea period. Keep in touch!

haha this is super clever!

great work..man Keep It Up....

Omgosh... this totally reminds me of this game I used to play with my brother as a kid... haha run away from the bear downstairs... classic.
Anyways, I digress. I love what you've designed here and I hope it gets printed for kids and adults alike.

confession: i'm eighteen years old and still a little afraid of the basement :)
your use of halftones is brilliant. please tell me the yellow is in glow in the dark ink too!
$5

very very nice!

sorry but not so sweet good art don't like the idea though

great!

I just got the most evil grin and giggled!!! $5!!!!!!

nice!

Remove the font on the box and it'd be perfect!! 5

i don't think the "KIDS" on the box is necessary

I completely agree, but at least it's not luring them into the basement with adult toys...
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umm, this design is blatantly stolen from an illustration in the book There's a Witch under the Stairs by Maggie Smith. It's a cute idea for a kid's shirt, but it's not original. I wouldn't vote for it.

^ post a link.

I've been looking for one for ten minutes.

Bottom of t he page.

The book is out of print, and amazon.com doesn't even have a picture, so I doubt anyone but seizedown has ever seen it. And I doubt Maggie Smith invented the idea of things under the stairs.

Hmmm, the idea of the kids afraid to go down the dark steps is so spread... I like the way it's done, so I scored it 5 :)

... I also doubt Maggie Smith illustrated her book, she probably just wrote the story... and she was definitely not the first to speak of monsters under the stairs, anyone with a basement knows that fear! the monsters look a little similar, but that is the only similarity i see with this design and that book!

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I used to fear in the dark. Is the monsters eyes glowing in dark?

Great design! and it is NOT a copy of that book, no matter how bitter and warped seizedawn's comment was. Did you beat them in a shirt battle or something? I am sure there are thousands of kids that were scared of stairs... doesn't mean crap. completely original.

I appreciate everyones kind comments, thanks!

I'm starting to agree about the "kids toys" not being on the box, mainly because it would make the design more internationally appealing. As for the glow in the dark ink, I would totally be up for having the illuminating light and eyes of the monster glow! I never thought about that, but I agree it would be rad!!

I promise and guarantee that this design is 100% original!! I have never heard of or seen this book in my life. I do agree with shewhositsandstares that the monster has some pretty similar characteristics but the concept, perspective, color scheme and subjects are much different. It was even startling to myself to find the monsters to be alike, but it's all by surreal coincidence! It feels awful to be accused of stealing another artist idea, but I really do promise that I stole nothing from Maggie Smith. I hope this doesn't affect the outcome of this design :(

this was like, my BIGGEST fear when I was a kid.

you captured that well -- eerie scene!
People under the stairs!

Definitely brings back the memories... You know, sometimes if I'm in a really dark hallway, I still walk (or run) to the light when I see it. Same thing goes if I watch a scary film and go to bed. I nearly leap onto my bed. Great design for all tees!

very nice

creepy in a good way! Looks pretty cool on the shirt too.

I want this!

i am scared. i want this shirt.

I see no relationship between this design and Smiths. I do see a universally shared experience, the monster down the stairs, in the closet or under our beds. Great mood of the illo here, it wonderfully conveys the spookiness of the theme. Great composition and color, looks great on the shirt. $5

nice placement.

nice design, the shirt tells a story

better get printed

haha I remember those stairs, great illo!

I sure hope this is selected for a print! Totally relatable!!

Ah, I never saw that you subbed this, I only saw it in the critiques.