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The Crane And The Cobra

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fatheed

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by fatheed   
This design is inspired by an ancient Japanese story about overcoming adversity. The crane is badly injured and he must utilise everything he has learned about balance and timing in order to pull off a fight-winning move against all the odds.



It also is inspired by the finale of The Karate Kid. I think the crane might even be wearing a bandanna.
brentendo
brentendo on Dec 10 '09
nice!
jess4002
jess4002 on Dec 10 '09
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! 5$
littlem
littlem on Dec 10 '09
paint the fence!



:D
bengineer
   bengineer on Dec 10 '09
it's always great to see people trying something different from their usual style. this attempt turned out great!

$5
YaaH
   YaaH on Dec 10 '09
nice ;D
Resistance
   Resistance on Dec 10 '09
SWEEP THE LEG



5$
HorsefaceDee
   HorsefaceDee on Dec 10 '09
very pretty line work
cmartz
cmartz on Dec 10 '09
cool.
alvarejo
   alvarejo on Dec 10 '09
print!
powderbearjeff
powderbearjeff on Dec 10 '09
CREATIVE! I think t-shirts should have a message... and yours gives a great one!
Perfect Disguise
Perfect Disguise on Dec 10 '09
Fantastic!
quister
   quister on Dec 10 '09
Great concept, awesome illo! $5
TheInfamousBaka
TheInfamousBaka on Dec 10 '09
Very nice style. :)
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Dec 10 '09
yay! pretty
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Dec 10 '09
like the different style and concept! good luck :D
ben chen
   ben chen on Dec 10 '09
fun
soloyo
soloyo on Dec 10 '09
you don't cease to amaze me with your work!!

BLXMAN77
   BLXMAN77 on Dec 10 '09
great style!!!
Tikimasters
Tikimasters on Dec 10 '09
lol great stuff as usual!
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Dec 11 '09
This is the funniest shirt you've ever done! The references all over the place amuse me to no end!



Or, you know, a very classy and colorful take on a time-honored story of overcoming the odds. That also is pretty dang cool too, hehe. Nice work man!
EN AJUSTES
EN AJUSTES on Dec 11 '09
Sweet! Where's the bonsai?
Dianna331
Dianna331 on Dec 11 '09
Love it :)
jamesf
   jamesf on Dec 11 '09
super!
Monkey X
   Monkey X on Dec 11 '09
Some nice strokes there buddy!
SuperRyan
SuperRyan on Dec 11 '09
print on, print off
TangYauHoong
   TangYauHoong on Dec 11 '09
very nice!
thunderpeel
   thunderpeel on Dec 11 '09
nice! :)
rodrigobhz
   rodrigobhz on Dec 11 '09
I get it and it looks damn good on the shirt!
fatheed
   fatheed on Dec 11 '09
Thanks guys! I'm really pleased with how it looks on the tee - thanks Rodrigo!
srhutch2
srhutch2 on Dec 11 '09
sure it's good, but where's mr. miyagi ?



great work - i love the line style
danielle_marie
danielle_marie on Dec 11 '09
super way to incorporate tradition with present!
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Dec 12 '09
Really cool, love the style!
olie!
   olie! on Dec 12 '09
stylin'!
isawa
isawa on Dec 12 '09
Too bad Karate Kid depicted the cobra/serpent as evil, ahh western culture...Anyways cranes destroy snakes, I hope this cobra has a chance! Awesome style as well : )
Killer Blondie
Killer Blondie on Dec 12 '09
It's really nice
lemonalle
lemonalle on Dec 12 '09
sweet
spookylili
spookylili on Dec 12 '09
very nice :D
phones
phones on Dec 12 '09
this is so good and its great to see you do another style so well- i never would've guessed this was a fatheed sub! $5
B 7
   B 7 on Dec 13 '09
Great! Nice new style!
ratkiss
   ratkiss on Dec 13 '09
Pretty cool
tadstick
tadstick on Dec 13 '09
ummmm, PRINT!
Gabrielng
   Gabrielng on Dec 14 '09
nice
Fotologica
Fotologica on Dec 14 '09
so very cool! I really want this shirt, so Print! $5!
Bio-bot 9000
Bio-bot 9000 on Dec 14 '09
nice!
The Paper Crane
   The Paper Crane on Dec 14 '09
Beautifully done!

Kick his reptilian assssss craner!!!
applesforjonah
applesforjonah on Dec 14 '09
This looks wonderful!



You're the best. Around!
charity.ryan
charity.ryan on Dec 14 '09
Beautiful! 5$
myteemo
   myteemo on Dec 14 '09
Great style! Love the simplicity with this one. Beautiful work! :)
dacat
   dacat on Dec 14 '09
Nice change of style!
Dianna331
Dianna331 on Dec 14 '09
I really want this!
mike bautista
mike bautista on Dec 14 '09
*References theme song*
ch3rryiie
ch3rryiie on Dec 14 '09
i love this, it's very nice
mr.omega
mr.omega on Dec 15 '09
amazing this better be a tee 5$ amazing
Resistance
   Resistance on Dec 15 '09
Cobra Kai! 5$
polynothing
   polynothing on Dec 15 '09
sweet!
CHEAH 24
CHEAH 24 on Dec 15 '09
I can not submit work, who can teach me?



(If you can, please sent a sample of my work e-mail to serve as a reference)



khoryongcheah@yahoo.com







thanks
John Will Balsley
John Will Balsley on Dec 15 '09
Great sumi work 5
HangBok XD
HangBok XD on Dec 15 '09
i think it's cool, and i like where it's going, but i do think it can be simplified even further. there is so much beauty in simplicity, or rather, simplicity brings out the beauty. check out some Chinese paintings for inspiration? but i think it's nice.
HangBok XD
HangBok XD on Dec 15 '09
Japanese paintings, I meant. Well, both. Just a suggestion~
kooky love
   kooky love on Dec 15 '09
GREAT $5
fatheed
   fatheed on Dec 15 '09
Thanks guys - and thanks HangBok - I agree with what you say about beauty in simplicity. I did test out varying levels of simplicity in the strokes and tried to strike a balance between that and being able to clearly convey the concept.
bleu.orchid21
bleu.orchid21 on Dec 15 '09
I have heard the fable before and the design is great. $5 from me (which I very rarely give).
wyndeLLe
wyndeLLe on Dec 16 '09
love the chinese-ish style.... reminds me of kung fu panda..hehe 5$$
yvonneyip
yvonneyip on Dec 16 '09
hi fatheed, i always like your design. just wonder if you could suggest what weight of stroke for illustraion is best for tee :)
ounom
   ounom on Dec 16 '09
Nice to see a new style from you! ;)
kennybanzai
   kennybanzai on Dec 16 '09
I learned how to say, "This sucks!" from Karate Kid 1



Very nice!
Ragnampiza
Ragnampiza on Dec 16 '09
awesome!

Check my new design here,please:

http://www.threadless.com/submission/246027/Magnetic_Lumbs/
CazKing
   CazKing on Dec 17 '09
nice!
Chris Rowson
   Chris Rowson on Dec 17 '09
AWESOME!!!



$$$$$$$$$$$$5$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
dclaytor
dclaytor on Dec 17 '09
nice ink
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