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Koi Fishing

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Luke...

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by Luke...   
Along with my other current design, this one deals with how the "modern" world is affecting the traditions of certain cultures. With the advent of "progress" there is always a loss of value for what was once sacred.



This is my humble attempt at the calligraphic brushstrokes used in traditional chinese ink sketches. This design is inspired by those great and decisive masters of the brush.
BasicShift
   BasicShift on Aug 31 '06
love the traditional line work and clean styles... looks great and has a wonderfully subtle message!

great work sir!
streetwise
   streetwise on Aug 31 '06
this is beautiful man! 5$
adam antium
   adam antium on Aug 31 '06
i love the soft lines and colours.
squintygirl
squintygirl on Aug 31 '06
Very beautiful!
kozz
kozz on Aug 31 '06
haha my old man would like this :p
mezo
   mezo on Aug 31 '06
So simple, so deep (in both concept and visual).



Love it!
mikemills
   mikemills on Aug 31 '06
Classy! The fishing line is great. 5$
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Aug 31 '06
hehe, cool!
Chelle Belle
Chelle Belle on Aug 31 '06
I like the depth in the design. Very creative. $5
ekaj47
ekaj47 on Aug 31 '06
nice, fishing line and bobber could almost work alone
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Aug 31 '06
awesome work, excellent sense of depth and great line work
(matthijs)
   (matthijs) on Aug 31 '06
this looks awesome on the tee!
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Aug 31 '06
great linework luke, and in I agree with matthijs. It does look good on a shirt.
d3d
   d3d on Aug 31 '06
i love this one. koi ponds always make me want to go fishing. really nice job making vector look soft and fluid.
staffell
   staffell on Aug 31 '06
yeah agreed, the subtle touch of red on the float makes the design pop so nicely
chrichri814
chrichri814 on Aug 31 '06
So delicate and pretty.
kooky love
   kooky love on Sep 01 '06
beautiful simple line!

i like it! $5
Joe Harding
Joe Harding on Sep 01 '06
nicee
spencekarl
spencekarl on Sep 01 '06
this is awesome. the colors are so simple and the line work is great.
nanahachi
nanahachi on Sep 01 '06
awesome. must have! $5
theMELBAtoast
theMELBAtoast on Sep 01 '06
Oh no, fishing for koi! Haha... very nicely done, though.
hogboy
   hogboy on Sep 01 '06
Nice, less is more!
itgirlragdoll3
itgirlragdoll3 on Sep 01 '06
Wow...how beautiful. Sometimes when I give a $5 I know I probably won't end up buying the tee if it's printed (just don't have that kind of money), but I have to have this one. It's perfect.
todiefor
todiefor on Sep 01 '06
$5



this is great.



i need this shirt.



theyspunaweb
theyspunaweb on Sep 02 '06
what is with the monitor and pecils crossed under it thing? I just saw this on another submission. help me understand?
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Sep 02 '06
theyspunaweb: its teh logo that a group of designers on here use .. they come up with a concept and each goes their own way with it then tehy sub at the same time.





and luke... I think this one gets teh calligraphic feel a little better than the other does
theyspunaweb
theyspunaweb on Sep 02 '06
oh that's kinda cute. or interesting, thanks for the explination!
Onions.Galore
Onions.Galore on Sep 02 '06
Fiiiiissh.



I really like the concept; $5
snakesandsilver
snakesandsilver on Sep 04 '06
very peaceful
CheesecakeBree
CheesecakeBree on Sep 04 '06
Great concept and nice art. 5
joey jojo
joey jojo on Sep 04 '06
love the koi$5
kevox
kevox on Sep 05 '06
I think the colour on the float is too jarring. Would buy it if it weren't there.
Luke...
   Luke... on Sep 05 '06
the single spot of color is part of the concept/style...

oh well, sigh.
spaught
spaught on Sep 05 '06
Great work. I love it.
WorkerAndParasite
WorkerAndParasite on Sep 05 '06
I'm obsessed with koi fish and goldfish so I'd get it in a heartbeat. It's subtle and beautiful.
Jasonincuritiba
Jasonincuritiba on Sep 06 '06
I think its awesome, but might look better if you put some red spots on the koi
brookem
brookem on Sep 06 '06
the distortion on the fishing bob is a nice touch
AzrimEkin
AzrimEkin on Sep 06 '06
I happen to be an enormous douche bag
daniellejolly
daniellejolly on Sep 06 '06
That's beautiful and I love your explanation
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