Eh. Controller tee's are getting to be old hat and dreadfully repetitive.
Having said that, in the land of the common, you definitely stood out here. The colors are nice, you stuck with one theme instead of the ever so generic ALL THE SYSTEMS approach most of the shirts have. The line work is down right charming.
May the pancakes be with you stray!
(also &^%$ that stupid @%$ laughing mutt. I HATE HIM SO MUCH!!!!!)
Ohmigosh I love thee adventure wars sideart!! I missed thee other adventure wars shirt and I would love to have this one become a shirt(: thanks yuh! :D
Can my wallet take ten more dollars spent? This is a fanboy shirt and there is no denying the fact that I want it. Will consider over the next ten minutes as I remember all the great Nintendo times... I'm getting the shirt.
orphicdragon said: Eh. Controller tee's are getting to be old hat and dreadfully repetitive.
Having said that, in the land of the common, you definitely stood out here. The colors are nice, you stuck with one theme instead of the ever so generic ALL THE SYSTEMS approach most of the shirts have. The line work is down right charming.
May the pancakes be with you stray!
(also &^%$ that stupid @%$ laughing mutt. I HATE HIM SO MUCH!!!!!)
Thanks.
I don't know what other artist's philosophies are, but personally I try to disregard whether something is old hat or not. I find that if I'm worrying about that kind of thing I'm ultimately not producing. It's more important to me to just do what I like than to go out of my way to be "original". Ya know? I don't know if that's unambitious or what, haha, I just want to make stuff I like and hopefully others will like it.
NesterJones said: What? No power glove? No super scope? Shoulda gone old school. Coulda even threw in a Virtual Boy.
There are lots of other controllers I wanted to throw in there, but I didn't just want to have a shirt that's a pile of controllers, the object was to spell "LOVE" with nintendo controllers. It's an homage to Nintendo.
I love this design, but I have too many black t shirts to allow a purchase for myself, so I will have to think about who to get this shirt for.
Also, I think my father would kill for the gangster rhino and hippo shirt. I'm not kidding, there is an imaginary hippo in my house that puts away the dishes and cooks sometimes and always leaves thoughtful notes. It's name is Hroch (which means hippo in Czech).
I wish this shirt had the vintage NES controller on it... like maybe an exclamation point at the end. That would make this shirt, the one time I would wear a design that said "love" in giant letters.
KainXiorcal said: Love Nintendo. Love the color scheme. Not so sure about having "Love" written on a shirt though...
WHY NOT?!?!! WHAT THE F#&@ is wrong with you?!
Indeed. While the shirt expresses love of Nintendo, it can also seem like a more generic "I love everything and everyone" which, besides being cheesy, I can't relate to. People aren't likable enough, for example when someone judges that there's probably something wrong with me, complete with caps and cursing, just for stating that there's only one thing that I don't like about the shirt.
Aw, so many people want the sideart but will never get it because they don't read the comments or check out the blog, haha. My fault, I should've made that clearer.
Szczyrk said: Also, I think my father would kill for the gangster rhino and hippo shirt. I'm not kidding, there is an imaginary hippo in my house that puts away the dishes and cooks sometimes and always leaves thoughtful notes. It's name is Hroch (which means hippo in Czech).
This is probably my favorite comment in like a month, haha
I see you can purchase the side art on your website, but alas...not for $10. Not the same as a $10 limited edition );....well maybe still.....let me mull it over. I hate being a cheapoid.
Spazgirl said: I see you can purchase the side art on your website, but alas...not for $10. Not the same as a $10 limited edition );....well maybe still.....let me mull it over. I hate being a cheapoid.
I hear you, if I could sell shirts as cheap as Teefury can, I'd absolutely do it. They passed on Brock so there's not much I can do about that. But the prices on my site are pretty low compared to stuff on Redbubble and other t-shirt sites.
Szczyrk said: Also, I think my father would kill for the gangster rhino and hippo shirt. I'm not kidding, there is an imaginary hippo in my house that puts away the dishes and cooks sometimes and always leaves thoughtful notes. It's name is Hroch (which means hippo in Czech).
This is probably my favorite comment in like a month, haha
atomictaco said: Yes. The Rhymnoceros and Hiphoppopotamus side art is amazing!
I almost thought it was supposed to be Bebop and Rocksteady, two baddies from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, until I realized the other was a hippo and not a warthog, lol
"Love" the shirt design, by the way. Super poor, or I'd pick it up. The different generations from Nintendo represented in one "Nintendo Love" shirt is just sweet.
I looked up today's shirt on my phone while my boyfriend and I were at dinner. We both did an instabuy while at the restaurant! Can't wait to look like Nintendo nerds together.
Duck Hunt was the first video game I ever owned, I wanted to do a design that used the Zapper somehow and I came up with this video game homage.
Where are you from?
This small obscure quaint little city called Los Angeles. I couldn't see myself anywhere else.
How would you describe your style?
I have some tendencies, I like detailed stuff, I like hand drawing things, I like working in photoshop as opposed to doing vector graphics. But I tend to try to just let the piece I'm doing dictate the style. I've never been much of a style person, I find it kind of limiting, I like trying different things, experimenting and such. I know conventional wisdom says that having a more distinct style would be more beneficial, WinterArtwork is a prime example, not only is his stuff really good but it's immediately recognizable which is obviously a big part of him doing really awesome.
If you could collaborate with anyone else, who would you pick?
I typically like to collaborate with my best friend Jorge Jaurez http://eaglegrip.tumblr.com/ we went to art school together, and have known each other for years, so it's easy for us to get on the same page about something, and I think we make up for each other's weaknesses when we work together. I haven't done much collaborating with anyone else, if anyone wants to bounce any ideas off me they can e-mail me:kissmyaesthetic@gmail.com
What historical figure do you most admire?
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, for inventing the sandwich. I can't even imagine my life without sandwiches. Sandwich is the perfect food. Also, whoever invented chairs, I'm sitting on right now, they're pretty good. I really like sitting on a chair when I enjoy a sandwich.
If you weren't designing shirts, what would you be doing?
I'm working on some comic and animated projects right now. That's always been my primary focus. Designing t-shirts was never something I really ever intended to get so into, but it was relatively quick easy money and I ended up enjoying it a lot. It's a thrill to have complete strangers all across the world wearing my work on their torsos. I probably won't quit doing it any time soon, or ever, but I hope to branch out in the near future.
Would you rather play a video game or help create one?
Definitely help making one. That would be a lot of fun. I always loved the art of the Marvel vs Capcom games, it was kind of disappointing to me that the new game uses 3d models, I think high-res sprites would've looked amazing. I'd love to work on a game that uses hand-drawn images instead of models. I like sidescrollers. That would be cool.
Nintendo vs. X-Box: which would win the battle?
To be honest, I'm not a huge gamer anymore. The last console I owned was the original Playstation. Video games are such a time-consuming and expensive habit so I gave it away to a family member and haven't owned a console since. I can't even play most modern games when I get the opportunity to, I haven't played in so long that it's just confusing to me and I suck at it, haha. I do occasionally play old Nintendo and Sega games on emulators though.
What is your favorite t-shirt color?
I really like turquoise, or light blues. Or black, can't go wrong with black.
What has been your favorite vacation or travel experience?
Don't really have any unfortunately. Never really had the opportunity to travel. Some day.
Any shout outs?
Yes, to myself. Hey me! You're the best me I've ever known! Thanks for being yourself, which is being me, who is being you. You can check me out on tumblr http://thestray.tumblr.com
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awesome!
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Conchords ... Stupid autospell...
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orphicdragonsaid 25 weeks ago
Having said that, in the land of the common, you definitely stood out here. The colors are nice, you stuck with one theme instead of the ever so generic ALL THE SYSTEMS approach most of the shirts have. The line work is down right charming.
May the pancakes be with you stray!
(also &^%$ that stupid @%$ laughing mutt. I HATE HIM SO MUCH!!!!!)
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thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
Thanks.
I don't know what other artist's philosophies are, but personally I try to disregard whether something is old hat or not. I find that if I'm worrying about that kind of thing I'm ultimately not producing. It's more important to me to just do what I like than to go out of my way to be "original". Ya know? I don't know if that's unambitious or what, haha, I just want to make stuff I like and hopefully others will like it.
Glad you appreciate it's merits though :)
thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
There are lots of other controllers I wanted to throw in there, but I didn't just want to have a shirt that's a pile of controllers, the object was to spell "LOVE" with nintendo controllers. It's an homage to Nintendo.
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WinterArtworksaid 25 weeks ago
who didn't grow up on Nintendo?
tourdawgsaid 25 weeks ago
WHY NOT?!?!! WHAT THE F#&@ is wrong with you?!
thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
Marvelmansaid 25 weeks ago
Lovin' the Tricericlops side-art by the wayy...
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mrmoecastsaid 25 weeks ago
A must
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thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
Thanks, I really wanted to work the NES controller into it, and I tried it as the O, it just didn't look good.
josiahsaid 25 weeks ago
Needs to be a shirt
thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
Thanks. It is a shirt. They're all shirts.
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Leogemsaid 25 weeks ago
But does the husband LOVE me enough to allow me to buy it, hmmm.
DarthJader11said 25 weeks ago
thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
For the sake of your marriage I hope the answer is yes.
Also a little bit for the sake of my wallet, not gonna lie.
thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
Nope. Not at all. There is no hippo in Bebop & Rocksteady. If you recall Bebop was a warthog with purple mowhawk, glasses, and a huge nose ring.
Fergifergsaid 25 weeks ago
thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
They're all available, just check out the Shop page on my blog.
Darknight66said 25 weeks ago
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Szczyrksaid 25 weeks ago
Also, I think my father would kill for the gangster rhino and hippo shirt. I'm not kidding, there is an imaginary hippo in my house that puts away the dishes and cooks sometimes and always leaves thoughtful notes. It's name is Hroch (which means hippo in Czech).
ericburtonsaid 25 weeks ago
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queeealsaid 25 weeks ago
I missed it?
I missed itttttttt )':
Toxicsaid 25 weeks ago
Me! I was a Segaboy :-P
schockfusaid 25 weeks ago
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skylyresaid 25 weeks ago
And to everyone wanting the FOC tee... it was already printed for teefury http://www.teefury.com/archive/666/Lyrics_are_Bottomless/
But the stray is so cool, you can buy it on his website.
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Mokittysaid 25 weeks ago
I love all the sideart! What's the gun on the shirt, though? I recognize the wiimote and the n64 controller, but....
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MJsaid 25 weeks ago
This is probably my favorite comment in like a month, haha
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lowlifesaid 25 weeks ago
oh! me toooooooo. please?
thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
I hear you, if I could sell shirts as cheap as Teefury can, I'd absolutely do it. They passed on Brock so there's not much I can do about that. But the prices on my site are pretty low compared to stuff on Redbubble and other t-shirt sites.
MadMaxesaid 25 weeks ago
This is awesome. A great dedication to an enduring legacy.
kgullholmensaid 25 weeks ago
I'm gonna have to second that
would you rather run around wih the word "HATE" or "DUCK" or "PINEAPPLE" on a shirt?
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Nayavogeleysaid 25 weeks ago
FAVORITE COMMENT EVER!!!!
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seventysglamsaid 25 weeks ago
Yeah I know, I was just thinking that.
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thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
Indeed it is.
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thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
I wish I could've thrown in every single nintendo related thing ever, but then it wouldn't have made sense.
Oddly enough the Gamecube is the only game system in my house right now, haha.
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thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
Thanks, there will be alternative colors when I add it to my site.
mokeyfrogsaid 25 weeks ago
thestraysaid 25 weeks ago
Thanks for the crit.
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