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Nice Swimshorts, Jimmy

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by stingerstyler   
I started this design after an episode of LOST (awesome series) where I saw one of the characters swimming in the water.



Also check my profile for a different colour scheme.



I hope you like it!
GallyAl
GallyAl on Jan 03 '06
very nice..love the colourway..

I'd wear this..and I don't sasy that

often!
Luke...
   Luke... on Jan 03 '06
great illustration...

whats worse the shark bite or the embarrasing shorts choice..haha

stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Jan 03 '06
haha, just wait till you see my other sub which is an addition to this one! Thanks!
steve_swartz
steve_swartz on Jan 03 '06
if they both do well (and i sure think they should, this is great), i'd love to see them both printed the same week.
ACANTHUS
ACANTHUS on Jan 03 '06
i like the idea of impending violence and suffering ...nice artwork and nice idea but only a 4 sorry coz its not something i'd wear but i'm not really average consumer person
ekaj47
ekaj47 on Jan 03 '06
This turned out nice, good stuff
DeadPoetic_Underoath
   DeadPoetic_Underoath on Jan 03 '06
5$
WallsReallyWork
WallsReallyWork on Jan 03 '06
i like this one, but i LOVE the sequel
trotsky
trotsky on Jan 03 '06
AHHHHHH i LOVE the diptych!!!!
RADiOBOMBS
RADiOBOMBS on Jan 03 '06
Haha, I really like this. $5, it turned out great.
Rockslide
   Rockslide on Jan 03 '06
that's pretty cool stinger, I like it a lot. I think the only suggestion I have is that the overall shape of the piece is a bit lacking to me. I think it would have been cool to see on the sides a little more play with the negative space. Like seeing some of the blue water poke through the coral. I don't know if that makes sense. Patches of the water blue off in the total navy blue at the bottom sides. I still really like it though, good job, fun shirt.
awesomealli2650
awesomealli2650 on Jan 03 '06
HA!AWESOME!Very purdy swim shorts...$5
rabbot
rabbot on Jan 03 '06
The diptych is awesome! I really think they should print both. I'd buy both to have the full set. I also like how you used the negative space.



VERY well done.

I'd wear this, and I want the other half, too :)



$5
onellama
onellama on Jan 03 '06
I find the overall shape of the design is stunning- I just love how it's not square, or any specific shape. I really like everything you've done with this.



Animals are my favorite thing ever, to do with anything. All of your work is amazing! $5
TheSalamander
TheSalamander on Jan 03 '06
I love it...it's beautiful and also has a point. 5$
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Jan 04 '06
very niice
Jennyfurrr03
Jennyfurrr03 on Jan 04 '06
awesome job. Wow, I remember seeing you working on this one in the blogs. Looks great. 5
yellowman
yellowman on Jan 04 '06
nice illustration, Im not fond of those colors with the black shirt, but it probably wouldn't work as well without the black shirt soooooooo good choice! :)
hoiyes
hoiyes on Jan 04 '06
Thank god you got rid of the blood. 5 man. _b
kidaro
kidaro on Jan 04 '06
Brilliant!

@yellwoman: it's blue, adjust your screen.
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Jan 04 '06
^yup, it's actually pretty dark navy, but it would work on black as well.
bluemagenta
bluemagenta on Jan 04 '06
bite bite bite 5
msm
msm on Jan 04 '06
yowser ... 5$
spiralz
spiralz on Jan 04 '06
i like it... 5$
riekepiek
riekepiek on Jan 04 '06
$5: for sure!
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Jan 04 '06
Check out the other part of the diptych at:

http://www.threadless.com/submission/63804/The_Perfect_Bait



Please note that they don't _have_ to go together, they're just meant as additions to one another but stand on their own as designs as well.
CheesecakeBree
CheesecakeBree on Jan 04 '06
Ah, I love this! There's so much detail.
InYourEyes-xo
InYourEyes-xo on Jan 04 '06
Haha! I love it, great choice of colours, I'd wear this.
Pukagurl
Pukagurl on Jan 04 '06
I really like this design so much detail.
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on Jan 04 '06
thia is one of the best designs in weeks, it def needs printing.
the contorted ram
the contorted ram on Jan 04 '06
5!
Clemsonspike
Clemsonspike on Jan 04 '06
This is almost an exact copy of an R.L. Stein bookcover from Goosebumps.



http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0590477412.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

riekepiek
riekepiek on Jan 05 '06
almost an exact copy? How can something be almost exact? I really like the design and I don't think this is copied. If we start like this, everything is copied.



Anyway, I would love to buy and wear this shirt!
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Jan 05 '06
oh, crap... I wake up and see this link. That's weird. I can't say there's no similarities, but I can say that I've never seen this image in my life.



If you see my blog about this sub, you can see how it evolved. As I said in the first posting, I got the idea during a LOST episode where a character called Sawyer was in the water with a shark and filmed from below (there was no shark in the picture, only the atmosphere of it striking any time soon.).



The first sketch I made was only of a swimmer and some sharks, and later I added the cave as a border. All images can be found at my blog, I added a link to the first sketch as well.
JeanGuiaumme
JeanGuiaumme on Jan 05 '06
This is really cool!
Craftyjoe
Craftyjoe on Jan 05 '06
No! Don't post comments about LOST episodes i haven't seen yet! :o(

On a plus side, love the design, and it's suitably different to R.L. Stein's image (yours is better!).
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Jan 05 '06
SOrry, I tried to keep the info as minimum as possible ;) How come you haven't seen that one yet?
steve_swartz
steve_swartz on Jan 05 '06
Clemsonspike, you are a meanspirited idiot. a real big meanspirited idiot.



this design is in no way an "almost exact copy" of that book cover. the book cover, like this image, is an underwater view of a person swimming with sharks nearby. do you think anyone who uses that idea is making a copy? no, they are not. you are an idiot for thinking so.



you are mean because putting that sort of comment here is going to give random passersby the wrong idea about stingerstyler's submission here. people will glance at your comment, they won't realize you're a mean spirited idiot, and they will just give the submission a bad vote. and that's mean: this is a good original submission, and it deserves better treatment from the community than you've given it.
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Jan 05 '06
Steve, thank you for defending me. I really appreciate this. Cheers!
Mutteanne
Mutteanne on Jan 05 '06
stinger- shhhh with the LOST already!!!!! i live in denamrk, we are always a year behind when it comes to television shows...



Clemsonspike- din mor!



enough with this, i agree with steve! the end! fin! punktum!
jett
jett on Jan 05 '06
sharks and swimmers don't belong to R.L. Stine, Clemonspike. or to JAWS, or to stringerstyler for that matter. it's a pretty timeless concept, and stringerstyler's given it a marvelous treatment.
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Jan 05 '06
Mutteanne: Tak venner!!



And I won't say anything about lost no more. But I live in Holland and the show seems to be pretty much up to date around here. I love it!

Craftyjoe
Craftyjoe on Jan 05 '06
we're just at the end of the 1st series of Lost here in the UK... but enough about things that aren't related to your great entry :o)
Mutteanne
Mutteanne on Jan 05 '06
oh stinger spoke danish, im so happy :) yes lost is super, and so is your design (ba dam dam)
rory p.
rory p. on Jan 05 '06
good stuff!

i'd buy this for my friend- she is afraid of sharks-so she'd become crazy!

oogabooga
oogabooga on Jan 05 '06
sucks for him.

5
tsumi
tsumi on Jan 06 '06
wow. 5
5teve
5teve on Jan 06 '06
just amazing...everything looks superb...the quality of the illustration, the color palette, the whole organization of the drawing is really balanced. I'd buy it!
jefbot
jefbot on Jan 06 '06
great illustration. love the sentiment.

$5
Berlin05
Berlin05 on Jan 06 '06
This concept is so original.
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Jan 06 '06
thanks guys!!
Lax16Cliff
Lax16Cliff on Jan 06 '06
Lax16Cliff
Lax16Cliff on Jan 06 '06
keep up the good work
pyrofaeri
pyrofaeri on Jan 06 '06
that's genius!!! i wouldn't wear it though, cause I'm TERRIFIED of sharks and pretty much anything in the ocean. but i still love it! 4
xlimegreen
xlimegreen on Jan 07 '06
I -really- like this. Its not a bird, a tree, a heart, or a monster (nothing against those type of shirts!), but still maintains enough style to really draw in people. The diffusion of detail from the bottoms little fishies to the ripples is very well done. Good job, I hope this gets printed.
Kelseyg
Kelseyg on Jan 07 '06
This is how I feel when I go swimming...!
love_lingers
love_lingers on Jan 07 '06
ahhahah .. lol ... i love this one ... it's very cool



5
littlelibertine
littlelibertine on Jan 08 '06
LOVE the negative space. $5.
ficketpences
ficketpences on Jan 08 '06
Gorgeous. I'm a sucker for fishy/water scenes, and this one creates depth so well with its "foreground." A fun change from the sea designs that mask what's below the surface rather than what's above it. 5.
owen skyser-gray
owen skyser-gray on Jan 08 '06
shwing.
zmanthegod
zmanthegod on Jan 08 '06
That's sweet, 4

lulu_bella
lulu_bella on Jan 08 '06
I think I like this one better than the first one, but I love them both. SO, definitely $5.
mrblue96
mrblue96 on Jan 08 '06
Please make...please make...please make!!!!!!!!!!!
green_
green_ on Jan 09 '06
i know this defeats the purpose, but i would totally wear this if it didn't have a person sticking out of it...



ill give you a four tho
arsonblonderocker
arsonblonderocker on Jan 09 '06
This is awesome. I'd buy.
jlomaxinla
jlomaxinla on Jan 10 '06
I'd buy it right now if I could.... how awesome!
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Phoenix150
Phoenix150 on Feb 21 '06
i really like this design. ten bucks says it gets printed next week
390 days later
renfrue
   renfrue on Mar 19 '07
this got printed!

(elsewhere)
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