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Aug 07 '08
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Jotalele
First submission here guys. Feels good to be a part of it.

6 colour for all you face mimicking zombie-hand kung-fu fans out there.
hello.kiddo
hello.kiddo on Aug 07 '08
Holy shite...yes...
choco.roco
choco.roco on Aug 07 '08
the only thing i dont really like is the rising sun thing but it looks amazing.
5!
Leroy_Hornblower
   Leroy_Hornblower on Aug 07 '08
Wow.
5
kingforaday
kingforaday on Aug 07 '08
this is the firs submission ive seen in a while that flat out amazed me. this is a killer first submission and you should be proud of it.

$5
Leroy_Hornblower
   Leroy_Hornblower on Aug 07 '08
I know this will put me in the minority, but I think it looks best on white.
empiricist
   empiricist on Aug 07 '08
This is too cool for school! Great first submission!!!
empiricist
   empiricist on Aug 07 '08
I like it on white too!
WarDrobeInSpareOom
WarDrobeInSpareOom on Aug 07 '08
Holy crapballs.


And it does look good on white!
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Aug 07 '08
great illo. i also like it on white. i do feel that the rays of pink could be better resolved but that illo is damn good.
Mark Hartman
Mark Hartman on Aug 07 '08
maybe different colors
werewolfgroupie
werewolfgroupie on Aug 07 '08
Too cluttered for my tastes.
againstbound
   againstbound on Aug 07 '08
I'm not digging the halftone rays, but the rest is sweet!!
xiaobaosg
   xiaobaosg on Aug 08 '08
This is cool~
tony76
tony76 on Aug 08 '08
Minus the halftone rays.
ivejustquitsmoking
   ivejustquitsmoking on Aug 08 '08
on white.. you've got style!
Jotalele
Jotalele on Aug 08 '08
Thanks for all the comments guys,

I started sliding towards white a little after submission too.
phones
phones on Aug 08 '08
it's Kung Fu meets Labyrinth. perfect.

$5
thedarrien
thedarrien on Aug 08 '08
DANG!
yep, looks best on white.
David T
   David T on Aug 08 '08
Great illustration. Would like to see it on a darker blue. Still $5
fatheed
   fatheed on Aug 08 '08
Awesome! Great first design. Similarities in palette and a little bit in style to franx, which is a great thing.
Loreaflor
Loreaflor on Aug 08 '08
amazing!!!! i love the style.
KDLIG
   KDLIG on Aug 08 '08
Woah! $5
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott on Aug 08 '08
$5
martiandrivein
martiandrivein on Aug 08 '08
white or cream FTW. but yeah this is really rad.
zipperking
   zipperking on Aug 08 '08
WOW! that is intense!
fat pigeon
   fat pigeon on Aug 08 '08
I don't care for the rays in the background but the illustration is top notch and awesome. Can't wait to see more from you.
kaloman
kaloman on Aug 08 '08
Wow, amazing illustration. The colors are nice too!
MirageOfMadness
MirageOfMadness on Aug 08 '08
The person's right eyebrow looks like it is connected to the hair, which made me think it was a hat with a brim. Try extending the eyebrow a bit more to fix that. I'm 50/50 on the half-tone sunrise going on in the b.g., but it might make it look less convoluted without it.
chelly
chelly on Aug 08 '08
5
courtney pie
courtney pie on Aug 08 '08
holy jeez

$$5
jiap
jiap on Aug 08 '08
i would like it more on white, and minus the background, but awesome illustration.
k.c.o.
k.c.o. on Aug 08 '08
Wow...
5...
lunchboxbrain
lunchboxbrain on Aug 08 '08
rad 5
jstumpenhorst
   jstumpenhorst on Aug 08 '08
wow!! outstanding illustration and great color choices!!
dacat
   dacat on Aug 08 '08
I agree rays could go...but awesome nonetheless! $5
atomic child
atomic child on Aug 08 '08
crazy great work
XIEX
XIEX on Aug 08 '08
amazing. love how the hands form the face of the kung fu master.
$5$5$5$5$5
Aphte
   Aphte on Aug 08 '08
Gwarpsgreat !
czarina.odessa
czarina.odessa on Aug 09 '08
ooh! i really like this but i don't like the rays...

haha! omg and also have you ever seen the mighty boosh? koz in season one, episode one (killeroo), there's a guy called mickey the fist and his face is made up of fists... haha i thought of it straight away and it made me giggle but your design doesn't look him so don't fret...

good stuff!
Jotalele
Jotalele on Aug 09 '08
I can see that the shame about rays is featuring pretty heavily here!

I havent seen any mighty boosh yet, though I probably should get my arse in gear and get on it. If theres anything featuring that remotely resembles the above sub, it seems a pretty exciting ride.

Thanks again for the comments all. Have a great weekend.

High-key
High-key on Aug 09 '08
Sign language background? Nice work.
lucianapowell
lucianapowell on Aug 09 '08
love the flow and details in it! fantastic job
PauloAccioly.
PauloAccioly. on Aug 09 '08
good!
C Kid
C Kid on Aug 09 '08
Everybody loves Kung Fu fighting... 5
the golden spatula
the golden spatula on Aug 09 '08
wonderful illustration!
HAL 01
HAL 01 on Aug 09 '08
Not too bad there J...
just kiddin'. Flippin' double nice. A serious 5'er!
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Aug 09 '08
Nice flashy crazy combo of colors squadroning forth towards my eyeballs, but i wish it would have stretched all the way down the tee.
jean_warhol
   jean_warhol on Aug 09 '08
sweet
Two Fish
Two Fish on Aug 09 '08
Wowza. How many hours did that take? Beautiful and the kung fu concept is super-nice.
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Aug 10 '08
holy balls! this shit is fire! crazy iilo
Jotalele
Jotalele on Aug 10 '08
I spent a couple of hours sketching and then tried to ink in a hand each time I passed by my drawing table. About a week using this method. Probably doesnt work too well if you're up against a tight deadline.
Gouldilocks
Gouldilocks on Aug 10 '08
I personally think the rays compliment the main focus of the illustration and the whole thing is frickin awesome. Oh, and the hair doesn't look like a hat with a rim, at all. Kung Fu kickin kool.
VillainOfTheYear
VillainOfTheYear on Aug 10 '08
Brilliant
SteveOramA
SteveOramA on Aug 10 '08
mad crazy skills! great coloring too.
opifan64
   opifan64 on Aug 10 '08
awesome work!
NomadSlim
   NomadSlim on Aug 10 '08
Probably wouldn't wear it, but the illustration is fantastic and I'm sure plenty of other people would wear it.
Muckl
Muckl on Aug 10 '08
Radness! 5
francischtime
francischtime on Aug 10 '08
holy cow


5
JY x  JS
   JY x JS on Aug 10 '08
Awesome!
JY x  JS
   JY x JS on Aug 10 '08
I love Shaolin kung fu. $5
drewthedestroyer
drewthedestroyer on Aug 11 '08
Looks fantastic. I would be psyched to see the print much larger on the shirt than it is in the demo photo and maybe a little lower down so you don't have so much blank shirt beneath it. Design is awesome though.
Jotalele
Jotalele on Aug 11 '08
Really happy with all the positive feedback guys. Many thanks!

Ill definitely have a play around and take on your comments drew and frickinawsome. Always room to play around. But not necessarily back to the drawing board! :P
ninety
ninety on Aug 11 '08
awesome! $5 on white, and maybe without the rays
SoldierofGondor
SoldierofGondor on Aug 11 '08
Wow, sweet. And yea, the only negative is the rays, but thats not that big of a deal.

5.
Kathkelvie
Kathkelvie on Aug 12 '08
Good illustration, but kind of reminds me of an idea the Mighty Boosh had ages ago.
Jotalele
Jotalele on Aug 12 '08
Yeah, that got mentioned a few posts ago. Havent seen it thought I'll have a look.
Jotalele
Jotalele on Aug 12 '08
Just saw it, very very cool. Perhaps the thread is that after never fully finding boxing satisfied him, Mickey the Fist sought out other martial arts experiences, eventually choosing to retire to a monastery and train diligently in the art of kung-fu, eventually finding perfection and becoming Sifu Mickey - the Threadless Fist
roadkill3d
   roadkill3d on Aug 12 '08
Looks fantastic. I think it's a standalone design even without the rays.
Bakpak Mak
Bakpak Mak on Aug 12 '08
so tight, just put it on white

hey that rhymed
Arrow08
   Arrow08 on Aug 12 '08
What a dope illo!
Arrow08
   Arrow08 on Aug 12 '08
5
sonmi
   sonmi on Aug 12 '08
whoa
E_T_Design
E_T_Design on Aug 13 '08
good!
E_T_Design
E_T_Design on Aug 13 '08
i look again! this is great design and nice idea jotalele!
littleclyde
   littleclyde on Aug 13 '08
The illustration is incredible!
1caru5
1caru5 on Aug 14 '08
got to go with the blue. other wise this is awesome how long did it take you to draw?
Jotalele
Jotalele on Aug 14 '08
Many thanks for the comments,

About a week, on and off. It was drawn frantically which helps sometimes.
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Aug 14 '08
neato bandito!
afrit
afrit on Aug 14 '08
looks GREAT on the shirt! 5!
Pixna
Pixna on Aug 14 '08
Fantastic. I'm kind of learning and am super interested in how you made this..
Hands down!
Pixna
Pixna on Aug 14 '08
Fantastic! I am still in the learning process and am really interested in how you have made this..
Hands down!
Jotalele
Jotalele on Aug 14 '08
Thanks Pixna.

Re method(?). A random concept to start with - sketched out roughly on an A2 pad - sketched a little tighter spending quite a while staring at crunched up/opened out left and right hand - did some rough line work with a 0.5 fineliner around the more detailed areas and then with an ink pen with a brush end for the rest of it - scanned the image and then put the colours in in Illustrator.

You can count me somewhere in the thick of the learning process too. Its a good place to be.

Almost over now, thanks to all that voted and posted a comment, it's been lots of fun. Im going to bed now. Goodnight.
rodrigobhz
   rodrigobhz on Aug 14 '08
wow.
Jotalele
Jotalele on Aug 16 '08
Oh Well,

Score probably leaves me out of the running - great to try though thanks for lots of good feedback guys!

Until next time.
herky
   herky on Aug 16 '08
missed scoring this, awesome work!
brettisagirl
brettisagirl on Aug 16 '08
these colors are rad.
15 days later
Blake B
Blake B on Sep 01 '08
the score is still high enough to print :)
67 days later
welshalex
welshalex on Nov 07 '08
what a criminal score!
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