Teefury

awesome!!!

Lol I love this

I like...

Wat barescare

Hahaha I like that!! I don't know if I'd actually wear it as a shirt, but it's a fun concept.

Nice interpretation of the quote! Very clever and well designed :)

Sloth Napolean? Yes!!!

HAHA OMG the Napoleon sloth sideart!!!!! BAHAHAH oh my gosh i'm dying here

also, this shirt is rad, man. I absolutely love your style, dude!

It's a bit square on the edges for me... I really enjoy the concept though!

very cool!

Pedobear family!

Nice to see more non pop culture art!!!!

This makes me giggle and the art is gorgeous! Well done :D

Love. Just... love. So cute. First instabuy for me in a while. Or at least it would be if I had money. Time to start bribing family members and friends...

Slothpoleon sideart is win.

spaceyj said: Nice to see more non pop culture art!!!!

Non pop culture? It's an iPhone app...

Extremely intriguing interpretation on an app. Prefer as a concept rather than as a Tee. Congrats on the print though!

Heh, I love the bears, cute concept.
It's been said earlier, but Sloth Napoleon = best thing I have EVER seen with my own two eyes.

I don't get it.

If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

godzilla said:

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

I completely agree with this. I get questions on my Flash Camera shirt. I look at them and just say "Think about it for a minute."

godzilla said:

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

I would say this has to be explained much more than most shirts. If I wear a buffy shirt people may not know its buffy but I can just tell them its a buffy shirt. Same question here and I have to explain this long thing that means more to the artist than me.

Your illustrations are amazing... In awe

Seems easily explainable to me. "Its a joke that computers aren't good bear repellent" And just want to say, sloth napoleon is amazing.

I would buy the poop out of that Slothpolian side art!

Love love LOVE the style, not a fan of the subject :( Beautiful stuff though. Hope to see a subject I care about executed by you SOON.

As someone said above, too "boxy" for me... but I REALLY like it.

As for needing an explanation, why does it need one in the first place? Seriously. I don't like the "popular" shirts like Doctor Who and Star Wars. Don't buy them, never will. I don't care for them. I LIKE artsy shirts. Art doesn't need an explanation.

This is GORGEOUS and so alluringly ODDDDD.

napoleon sloth side art pwease?

I don't like the concept, but the execution is nice.

You have a really amazing drawing style. I'm thrilled you're being printed today and I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future.

I can't even grasp the concept here...

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zerokira said:

spaceyj said: Nice to see more non pop culture art!!!!

Non pop culture? It's an iPhone app...

i think they are referring to the fact you don't have to be a fan of a specific show/movie to appreciate it.

Um, even after reading the description, this shirt makes absolutely no sense to me, therefore I ain't buying it.

amazing art. not a huge fan of the concept but oh my god the art is brilliant and looks fantastic on the shirt.

$old! :D

I agree: this one can't really be figured out by looking at it. Too much explaining required.

I can point out that my BrBa t-shirt is BrBa and those that know the show will get it. Same with my Dexter shirt.

This one would be "Well, see, the kid has a smart phone, and he's got an app on it that's supposed to scare off bears." Too much.

Not that it's a bad gag...just not a great t-shirt.

i don't get it…

As two people already mentionned, this artwork seems to be meant for a rectangular sheet of paper or a canvas, not a tee. But it's the only thing bad I can say on this awesome concept and gorgeous art. Congrats.

wow, this looks amazing and totally reminds me of The Mars Volta's video to Televators *sigh* such a great & sad video

anyway: great stuff, amazing illustration skills.

and WHO on EARTH explains his or her shirts to ANYONE?! srlsy ... did you ever do that, ever?! because I own a lot of weird shirts and never had to explain a single one to anybody. it works like that: people don't understand yr shirt, people think they're too stupid "to get it", therefore people feel too embarrassed to ask ... done

Looks lovely, I imagine a similar one but about monsters under the bed would be a winner!

The confusing thing about the design is the guy is smiling.

Congrats on the print though!

I laughed out loud, when I saw this shirt and read the discription!
But I don't think I would look good in the brown shirt...

Really funny though!

Amazing design!

such a lovely drawing, very nice

Sloth and horse shirt please!

Love Bears! :)

The concept is cool, too, but is also nice 'cause it can be left open for interpretation.

But I LOVE BEARS!!! This one just fell into my basket.

I agree about the explanations. Im not sure about iphone apps being 'popular culture' as such. Things like that are more for people who sit in front of a computer/phone all day.
A lot of the shirts on here I dont 'get' because they are niche things, like shirts relating to pubs/bars in films. Who remembers the name of the bar in some film (that was probably ok at best) apart from the anoraks who've watched it umpteen times. I hate to use the term 'nerds' but...
Shirts like the Flash camera are more popular culture because its er.. more popular. (im guessing it was Flash Gordon related. See? Pop-u-luar). Flash Gordon = timeless. Angry Birds = popular for a bit until the next game comes out. (In 3d probably). Its all so soul-less now. Flash Gordon will probably be remade soon. In 3D. Then turned into a trilogy (or more). Ker-ching! Then forgotten because it was smurf.

That's cute! I'm in love with the slothpoleon sideart!

Haha I actually like this one quite a bit.

lollipop9 said:

zerokira said:

spaceyj said: Nice to see more non pop culture art!!!!

Non pop culture? It's an iPhone app...

i think they are referring to the fact you don't have to be a fan of a specific show/movie to appreciate it.

I dont know the app. Hence, I dont get it.

and after, far too much reading, Im starting to realise there might not even be such an app. Hence the joke part of the tee.
Hilarious.
As you were.

INSTABUY. TEEFURY NEEDS MOAR BEARS.

zerokira said:

spaceyj said: Nice to see more non pop culture art!!!!

Non pop culture? It's an iPhone app...

But it's not based on a television show that will be forgotten in a year or two.

You bros are reading wayy too much into this shirt.
Sloth Bonaparte will be a shirt in the near future.

"Bear Repellent: There's no app for that"

Seriously guys, is that really so hard to say? Because if it takes more explaining than that, it's not the shirt's fault, it's the people you surround yourself with. Move on, don't buy the shirt, you won't have to explain it, the sky won't fall in.

Salamanderlich, love your style! Particularly love the way you drew Leo. I hope one day you'll do a hippo!

Hi, member of the shirtful community and enjoying this debate about art, recognition, and memory-pleasure verses interpretive-pleasure but would someone please explain the joke to me just a dash better so I can play too?

zerokira said:

spaceyj said: Nice to see more non pop culture art!!!!

Non pop culture? It's an iPhone app...

Really?!?

Phineas1 said: the joke

This guy has an iPhone, and there's an app called "BearScare" that supposedly wards off bears. But it doesn't.

Like it or not, just grin and bear it.

Interesting concept and design, you're a great artist but.....I would prefer napoleon sloth on a shirt XD

Leosageheart said:

godzilla said:

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

I completely agree with this. I get questions on my Flash Camera shirt. I look at them and just say "Think about it for a minute."

nojfotra said:

godzilla said:

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

I would say this has to be explained much more than most shirts. If I wear a buffy shirt people may not know its buffy but I can just tell them its a buffy shirt. Same question here and I have to explain this long thing that means more to the artist than me.

Explaining a reference someone might not get is not the same as explaining the overall concept of a design.

I love the tone and mood of this design, and the rest of the artist's work as well. Great print! Congrats!

I don't get the explanation. How do we know it doesn't work? We only see him using it, not the after math. Plus, he seems really happy and the bears don't seem scary or angry. I'm also not really understanding how the illustration is connected to the phrase at all.

But with that said, the illustration itself is very nice. I think if the application drawing was clearer then it wouldn't even need the explanation at all and would simply be a visual gag. It's hard to get "no bears" from the app picture.

spunkycomics said: It's a bit square on the edges for me... I really enjoy the concept though!

While I love the design for it vibe and subtlety, it's indeed a bit of a shame that the center light source wasn't used to make the design more circular. Would've blended with the whole shirt real nicely.

ohwellyeah said: Hahaha I like that!! I don't know if I'd actually wear it as a shirt, but it's a fun concept.

yah i agree! maybe as a poster but i dont think i would actually wear this. maybe its because it looks like you have a weird square on your chest. if the artist had made the picture fade out better i might consider it. and as always... I MISS THE DR WHO SHIRTS

Panthera Leo, please

One of his favourite things is Shadow of the Colossus? I love him.

bad_wolf97 said: One of his favourite things is Shadow of the Colossus? I love him.

Ico tooooo
Also, if you guys really like the work on the side, visit the sites I mentioned ;]

The art is so humorous, meaning is negligible. Great shirt!

Really cool. Geart art :3

I would totally get this if it didn't have the phone and app thing.. :/ It looks amazing!

Thank you so much Teefury. As much as I love the genre shirts (and have bought them) what brought me here was shirts like these.

Aminals everywhere! Nice work :)

Instabuy!

I like the lion sideart.

nojfotra said:

godzilla said:

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

I would say this has to be explained much more than most shirts. If I wear a buffy shirt people may not know its buffy but I can just tell them its a buffy shirt. Same question here and I have to explain this long thing that means more to the artist than me.

Or you could just say "Its a bear scare app". It's that easy.
Don't hate on the artist because their proud of their concept. They are just trying to shed more light on their design because of the work they put into it.
Just because it may not be "convenient" for you to answer a question about a shirt you're wearing doesn't mean its a poor design. The best things aren't always in plain sight, sometimes you have to dig a little deeper. So get over it.

I definitely just went to your site for a print of the sloth picture. It's more than perfect.

Unique and clever! Also, I love the story behind this one.

salamanderlich said:

bad_wolf97 said: One of his favourite things is Shadow of the Colossus? I love him.

Ico tooooo


Also, if you guys really like the work on the side, visit the sites I mentioned ;]

You should totally make a Shadow of the Colossus shirt! That game still captures me, no matter how many times I have played it.
I notice you like Kingdom Hearts as well. I have a heartless tattoo ;)
And Evaaa! We'd get along well!

I concur with everyone, Napoleon Sloth needs to exist as a tee!

I get it, but I wouldn't wear it as a shirt, sorry. Congrats on the print, though.

nojfotra said:

godzilla said:

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

I would say this has to be explained much more than most shirts. If I wear a buffy shirt people may not know its buffy but I can just tell them its a buffy shirt. Same question here and I have to explain this long thing that means more to the artist than me.

I agree. There is no way I would get "BearScare App" from the icon of a cute bear wearing an X-Men outfit.

But the image is pretty cute, in and of itself.

Cool Design, but a T-Shirt? Naahhh.

nojfotra said:

godzilla said:

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

I would say this has to be explained much more than most shirts. If I wear a buffy shirt people may not know its buffy but I can just tell them its a buffy shirt. Same question here and I have to explain this long thing that means more to the artist than me.

Yes, it's not immediately obvious to the uninitiated what this is all about but it is still a beautiful piece of artwork. I think I'd rather have it on the wall than on a shirt though but congrats on the print, you are clearly very talented. I look forward to seeing more from you.

If I had to read the caption to figure out what this is supposed to be, it is going to go over the head of most people who look at it. I'm not buying this clunker.

Roselanni said:

nojfotra said:

godzilla said:

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

I would say this has to be explained much more than most shirts. If I wear a buffy shirt people may not know its buffy but I can just tell them its a buffy shirt. Same question here and I have to explain this long thing that means more to the artist than me.

Or you could just say "Its a bear scare app". It's that easy.

Don't hate on the artist because their proud of their concept. They are just trying to shed more light on their design because of the work they put into it.

Just because it may not be "convenient" for you to answer a question about a shirt you're wearing doesn't mean its a poor design. The best things aren't always in plain sight, sometimes you have to dig a little deeper. So get over it.

****they're proud...

HOORAY! ORIGINAL ARTWORK :D

SLOTH. NOW

Stunning artwork. Really like ths artist.

Brilliant stuff. I hope you got the A+ you deserve. Please, Slothpolean.

This is really lovely, clever and not so obvious tshirt.
I bought it.

Roselanni said:

nojfotra said:

godzilla said:

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

I would say this has to be explained much more than most shirts. If I wear a buffy shirt people may not know its buffy but I can just tell them its a buffy shirt. Same question here and I have to explain this long thing that means more to the artist than me.

Or you could just say "Its a bear scare app". It's that easy.

Don't hate on the artist because their proud of their concept. They are just trying to shed more light on their design because of the work they put into it.

Just because it may not be "convenient" for you to answer a question about a shirt you're wearing doesn't mean its a poor design. The best things aren't always in plain sight, sometimes you have to dig a little deeper. So get over it.

I just think that the beauty of Teefury shirts is that your wearing an inside joke amongst a fan base that your theoretically a part of.

This shirt is like wearing a design that is an inside joke amongst one person. I am not hating the art. As an artist myself I get the technical ability put into it.

Art can be avant garde and only reach a small audience.

Wearable art to be worn and seen has to be designed to an audience for it to reach its intended goal. Clearly the artist can do that since everyone including me wants the Napoleon Sloth.

Love it! I'd totally buy a print.

If you'd like prints, check out the Society6 page.
If you'd like to see what I intended the design on a shirt to look like, click on the Mintees link.

The bears are really cool. I especially like the one looming over the boy's shoulder. The lion side-art is cool as well.

Leosageheart said:

godzilla said:

nicgarcia said: If you have to explain the concept of a t-shirt, it's not properly executed.

every shirt on this site has to be explained to someone. that doesn't mean it's not "properly executed".

I completely agree with this. I get questions on my Flash Camera shirt. I look at them and just say "Think about it for a minute."

I get the same thing on my Flash shirt. That is my all-time favorite shirt by the way.

I love this shirt. I agree above I have a lot of teefury shirts now. Some people get them right away and others never will. I get questions all the time!!

Hm, looks like the perfect shirt for a friend who is the local bear expert for the wildlife service! And I'm glad to see some original art for once, instead of only very recent pop culture references.

Oh, and I was just talking about Terry Bisson's "Bears Discover Fire" yesterday. This is a perfect follow-up.

nojfotra said: Wearable art to be worn and seen has to be designed to an audience for it to reach its intended goal.

It was designed for an audience; everyone who bought the shirt.

sad I missed this one