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In Chinese folk-lore dragons were believed to be responsible for the weather, among other things, so that's the simple idea behind this design. Most of it was illustrated in pen-and-ink, watercolours and coloured pencils so it would have to be simulated process printing. This is for my dad, who lives in the countryside far off in Taiwan.
A special thanks to the wonderful Danielle Kerese (aka DaniellesGarden) for creating the cool flash presentation. Considerable image quality was lost and there was some colour-fading because of the two slides so please check out the links below for larger, high-res presentations of the design and tee placements. MAGNIFIED VIEW OF DESIGN LARGER VIEW OF PLACEMENTS ON WHITE AND SILVER TEES LARGER VIEW OF MODELS HI-RES PHOTO ON KELLY GREEN TEE Note - the red stamp in the corner is not part of the design. Traditional Chinese artists use personalized stamps to identify their work. The stamp bears my Chinese name and also my English name if you look closely. :) |
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Thanks people! =D
My apologies because while I was typing the lengthy opening intro I forgot something important - thanks so much Katrina, aka seashellgigi for coming up with the fantastic title! |
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High four!
you nailed the touch of the eastern dragon so right! pls crit mine http://www.threadless.com/critique/34396/Soul_searching |
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Ditto on the fivenbuy. $5
Incredible style, color, texture, and line work. Awesome tee, a MUST PRINT! |
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Thanks all for the wonderful comments! This design is a personal fave of mine so I'm really grateful it's getting such a positive response. :D
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Ok, I tried the design on a sand and creme tee and also added the red seal. So check out the link below if you have the time and let me know what you think.
PRESENTATION ON SAND AND CREME TEE |
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*cough* thanks Eric! I apologize for my lame links, technology and I don't mix. Please check the link that opifan64 posted for the design on sand and creme.
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son yohan - I'm Eurasian. Half Chinese on my dad's side and a quarter Swedish, a quarter English with a dash of German on my mom's side. It's no wonder I'm so confused all the time!
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Your best yet!! Great details and yes, you should keep the red signature!
When do I get my free copy?? :-P |
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Don't get me wrong - this is a sweet design but the response it's getting is MADNESS! 130 comments? You should be psyched dude.
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Thanks so much to everyone who voted and left comments!
Chengui - Of course, I'm totally psyched! :) |
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What a fantastic score! Thanks so much to everyone who supported this!
AdderXYU - thank you. I can think of some other very deserving people for that award but it's cool to even be mentioned :) |
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Holyshit, dude!! You've been stacking high scores like there's no tomorrow. A very well deserved congrats and I hope this prints.
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I still don't know how you didn't get best unprinted designer. You've def hit a rich vein with these Eastern styled designs.
One of them has to print. |
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ouch, i've submitted a drake too, well, it's the mayan one (the feathered snake/drake) with a different style. Anyway, beautiful illustration! :)
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