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Archived Tee - 2011-07-20

Master's Ruin

About the artist

Art curated by Tell us about this design.
Well, it was actually inspired by the Teefury crowd. When I was on here several weeks ago, I had a lot of positive feedback for a Sailor Jerry inspired design for Flogging Molly. As it was a Man’s ruin type design the title He-man’s ruin popped into my head and the rest is history.

Where are you from?
I am originally from Cornwall in England, but I currently live in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with my wife in our freshly bought home.

How did you get started designing t-shirts?
I went down a route that I think is pretty common. I could draw and always liked t shirt designs. I thought I’d start a t shirt company but soon realized I had no clue how to translate my ideas digitally. The company obviously failed so I started learning how to use Adobe programs and slowly just started submitting to competitions and bands. I think it was more than a year until I found my first client who I am still designing for now 4 years later.

What advice would you offer to aspiring designers?
I always hear the advice to “find a style” but I think a style can only develop naturally. I think the most important thing is to find techniques and programs that compliment your art. Some people work traditionally and scan, some people work digitally over a scanned sketch and other just go straight to the digital canvas. I produce many different types of work but I think the reoccurring thing you will see in my work is clean line work and this is because of the program I use suits me.

What would be your dream job?
Hmm, I think professional surfer would a good lifestyle to have. I enjoy what I do now but you do find yourself hunched over a computer screen at the oddest hours of day and night and I would much prefer to be paid to surf the best waves around the world and design as a hobby so I could just make designs I enjoy making like this one.

What is your favorite thing about tattoos?
When idiots have words written on them in foreign languages and it doesn’t say what they think. I lived in Taiwan for 2 years and met a guy one night and my Taiwanese girlfriend pointed out that he had cooked chicken written on his arm instead of rooster (as in year of the rooster). I nearly died laughing when I saw his face. I’ve come close with a spelling mistake before but my wife caught it just in time.

What would your ideal house be like?
Castle Grayskull would be pretty bad ass. I loved playing with that toy when I was young. I think add a fireman’s pole, some hammocks and pop it on a private beach with good waves and that would be pretty close to perfect.

Transformers vs. Thundercats: which would win the battle?
Transformers without a doubt. Panthro was the only tough thundercat but OP would crush him. I’m surprised Mum-Ra never managed to beat them to be honest.

What was your favorite as a kid: comics, cartoons, or movies? Was there a specific title you liked most of all?

Definitely cartoons. I always spent Sunday morning in bed watching them all. One of my favourites was Centurions. Awesome cartoon. Also Spiderman and his amazing friends. I used to run to school with my hand out in front of me pretending to be Iceman. Yes I am a dork, it’s ok.

What are a few of your favorite websites?
Art: http://ffffound.com/ http://dribbble.com/ http://www.gigposters.com/
Surf: http://www.windguru.cz/int/ http://ibaworldtour.com/

Any shout outs?
If anyone has 10 bucks to spare for a good cause please read this http://www.662bodyboardshop.com/eddie-solomon-cancer-fund-donation.html The guy has a very rare form of cancer that needs very expensive treatment. Also I still have a design up for voting on DBH that you can see in the side art http://www.designbyhumans.com/vote/detail/86183?page=1 Any votes would be appreciated.