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Archived Tee - 2009-10-02
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What's a day in the life of powerpig like?
What advice would you offer to aspiring artists?
MAC or PC?
I bet you get this alot... so... Your last name... That Tim guy...
Not the Droids
About the artist
powerpig
Words from jimiyo:
I typically don't curate designs that are too esoteric, but I found the juxtaposition of some odd robotic buddha with a cycloptic miniature star gazing telescope facility too odd not to pass up, especially with disguises. The design is just weird and doesn't make sense, but it's cleanly done, so I decided it would be good for Teefury.
Tell us about this design:
Actually, this design evolved from a simple sketch a good friend made while we were tossing around a few ideas for t-shirts. It's a completely ridiculous riff on the classic movie quote, but at the same time, you can imagine these two getting into exactly that kind of scenario.
Tell us about yourself, I heard you are a photographer?
I am an illustrator by trade, but in the past two years I've being trying my hand at photography. I guess I've found a niche with quirky toy photography, and my pics have been very well received on Flickr (flickr.com/powerpig). My most popular pics, though, combine action figures and wild chipmunks that inhabit my parent's backyard. If you've seen a picture of an Ewok staring down a chipmunk or a Scout Trooper riding on the back of a chipmunk, well.. that was my doing.
What's a day in the life of powerpig like?
Hmm. Well, it starts with coffee and usually ends with videogames. In between there's often fast food, trips to toy stores, quiet sobbing, and photography. Okay, I lied about the quiet sobbing. It's uncomfortably loud, actually. :D
If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?
That's a broad question! I feel like the politically correct thing to say is that I'd start a children's charity or save the environment, but that's boring. And children annoy me. So what I'd really like to do is find a cure for stupid—it's a scourge that is clearly out of control.
What advice would you offer to aspiring artists?
It's not enough just to be good at what you do; you've also got to make sure that what you do is seen and appreciated by others.
MAC or PC?
18 years of Mac. I've never owned a PC!
I bet you get this alot... so... Your last name... That Tim guy...
I guess that's the caveat of having a relatively rare last name; people just assume you're all related. One time when going through customs in Chicago, an agent made a couple of snide remarks to me, as though I was somehow complicit just because I shared a surname with that psychopath. I really thought about changing my name to something common, like Brown... but wow, yeah. That would have backfired.
checklistforlife said 190 weeks ago
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Leester said 190 weeks ago
TurnThePaige said 190 weeks ago
not much of a starwars girl but kudos :]
wringz said 190 weeks ago
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rat said 190 weeks ago
agree...
carmaisabeach said 190 weeks ago
but enough TF, can we see some new stuff??? (no offense to powerpig)
i know its the recession, but cmonnn
the next grab bag i might get 3 star wars shirts. *facepalm*
steveomac said 190 weeks ago
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alimd said 190 weeks ago
Also, I honestly only thinks this style works if it's original. If he created something that wasn't a reference in this same style, I'd buy it. It's too cliche this way. In my opinion references only work with realism, better yet hyper-realism, because cartoons have been too overdone in this genre already.
AlvinPing said 190 weeks ago
AWESOME! :D
lee said 190 weeks ago
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melbel said 190 weeks ago
Sorry that I hate your shirt so much.. but the portfolio has taken you off my sh!t list.