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Archived Tee - 2010-11-27
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Artist location: Cleveland, Ohio
Tell us about this design.
As a kid I loved anything that was both cartoon and toy -- those marketing tricks worked on me every time. This design was a playful look back at the defender of the universe, and what might happen for those cat's when Zarkan and Lotor aren't causing troubles.
What was your favorite cartoon as a child?
Well Voltron was high up there. Right now I wish I could say it was my favorite, but I think Transformers G1 was the time suck when I was a kid. My fondest TV memories though are of Commander Mark (Mark Kistler) and his drawing/art show. To this day I still draw "poof" clouds the way he taught me. He was like Ed Emberely only cooler.
What's your favorite cartoon now?
Sadly I watch a lot of cartoons still. Adventure Time from Pendleton Ward is algebraic!
What's your usual process for creating a piece?
Usually it's about finding references - from photos, to information design, or a description in a book. Once I am locked in on the inspiration, I tend to shut out a lot of extra inputs — no web surfing time or t.v. influence since I found I would rework pieces endlessly as I thought of new things. This also lets me experiment and develop my own style organically without too much of my inspiration creeping in. I work directly in Fireworks or Illustrator, and generally by mouse unless it call for a more expressive line (where a tablet is key) -- I'm in love with the new blob brush and use it with a tablet endlessly nowadays.
Is there an art tool that you couldn't do without?
The internet. Seriously. I find the coolest things to inspire me, I can promote designs and get critiques, and I even have the opportunity to share my designs with others thanks to sites like Teefury!
Name five items by you right now.
My youngest child and the fake food she's trying to feed me, a pencil, my moleskin sketchbook, and my beloved Axio hardpack
Castle of Lions Time-Off
About the artist
Basicshift
Tell us about this design.
As a kid I loved anything that was both cartoon and toy -- those marketing tricks worked on me every time. This design was a playful look back at the defender of the universe, and what might happen for those cat's when Zarkan and Lotor aren't causing troubles.
What was your favorite cartoon as a child?
Well Voltron was high up there. Right now I wish I could say it was my favorite, but I think Transformers G1 was the time suck when I was a kid. My fondest TV memories though are of Commander Mark (Mark Kistler) and his drawing/art show. To this day I still draw "poof" clouds the way he taught me. He was like Ed Emberely only cooler.
What's your favorite cartoon now?
Sadly I watch a lot of cartoons still. Adventure Time from Pendleton Ward is algebraic!
What's your usual process for creating a piece?
Usually it's about finding references - from photos, to information design, or a description in a book. Once I am locked in on the inspiration, I tend to shut out a lot of extra inputs — no web surfing time or t.v. influence since I found I would rework pieces endlessly as I thought of new things. This also lets me experiment and develop my own style organically without too much of my inspiration creeping in. I work directly in Fireworks or Illustrator, and generally by mouse unless it call for a more expressive line (where a tablet is key) -- I'm in love with the new blob brush and use it with a tablet endlessly nowadays.
Is there an art tool that you couldn't do without?
The internet. Seriously. I find the coolest things to inspire me, I can promote designs and get critiques, and I even have the opportunity to share my designs with others thanks to sites like Teefury!
Name five items by you right now.
My youngest child and the fake food she's trying to feed me, a pencil, my moleskin sketchbook, and my beloved Axio hardpack
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erriottsaid 77 weeks ago
Grats! Hope you make some money :)
crankysaintsaid 77 weeks ago
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Neobobfalconsaid 77 weeks ago
Second
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pinoy78said 77 weeks ago
It kinda clashes with the Green Lion...but I really want it.
dunz0said 77 weeks ago
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CarnivalNightssaid 77 weeks ago
If you can't communicate respectfully, your account will be banned.
scarecrowsaid 77 weeks ago
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polynikessaid 77 weeks ago
Congrats on the print, great concept.
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Jmillersaid 77 weeks ago
Your order will ship in 3-7 business days.
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prattypussaid 77 weeks ago
Foreshortening, Shading- yeah, I don't know if those are legit, but that was the jam, and so is this mechakitty getting the yarn- which pilot was this one? Pudge? Imagine what he's doing in there...
volstaggsaid 77 weeks ago
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prattypussaid 77 weeks ago
I know tattoo artists that get folks in and they want this bad ass samurai back piece with cherry blossoms- and at the end of the consult they bust in with- Oh, no pink or purple in the tattoo. Really? You don't like the color, but dig the design? Guess what? It's a piece of clothing- you can get the awesomeness out of the design, but it's not branded on you for life- ever feel like a non-baby blue moment? Well it's a $9 shirt, and hopefully it doesn't comprise your whole button-less wardrobe.
Now I'm rambling, but I would rather have an awesome design on a shirt color I'm ont fond of than have an ass load of shirts in a color I like with uninspired designs. SOLD SOLD SOLD. Hell, I suggest a whole series with them doing other feline things- licking a saucer of milk, shredding curtains- chasing those smuuuuuurf mice of the castle- am I the only one that thinks there's a series of shirts here? Hell, turn the Black Lion into Ceiling Cat, and I'm sold.
prattypussaid 77 weeks ago
To those that are griping about the shirt color- get over it. To me, the design is more important than the shirt color.
If a bad design is on a color that I need, guess what? I'm not going to get it. A great design on a less than stellar blank? Yeah, I'll get it.
The shirts are changeable, and I'd hate to think I missed out on one because the shade of kelly green used didn't match up perfectly with my Boston Celtics hat.
I have tattoos that have pink and purple in them- GASP- while this has led to bar flies asking if I were queer, I didn't dictate the colors to the artist.
It's not that big of a deal. I would much rather buy, accomplished by the way, a baby blue Voltron shirt than a charcoal gray LOST shirt which I have no clue to it-
I really do think that the shirt color is splitting hairs- unless the contrast is needed, which I don't think applies in this case. Happy Black Friday!
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MsBuzzKillsaid 77 weeks ago
Most colors can work with anything... and you can buy it and learn to like the color. I have bought shirts before that were a gross green color, but I just couldn't pass up the design.
Odb718said 77 weeks ago
nerd
red or blue ftw
jools89said 77 weeks ago
horrorkelasaid 77 weeks ago
T_T
thesimplicitysaid 77 weeks ago
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JTHsaid 77 weeks ago
Yes,
Yes
and
Yes.
SmashTokyosaid 77 weeks ago
I'm with Lemonpyxie...too many of these hot designs are on odd colored shirts...traditional black anyone?
stratossaid 77 weeks ago
dirk_digitalsaid 77 weeks ago
Co-sign!
CrimsonJazzsaid 77 weeks ago
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FuzzyLogicsaid 77 weeks ago
Hilarious shirt today. Congrats on the print! Cleveland Rocks!
farfanugansaid 77 weeks ago
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myopiacticsaid 77 weeks ago
Completely agree.
Based on 79 tees (today's tee to the bottom of page 5 in the gallery; there are 5 shirts where the color of the male shirt differs significantly from the female shirt, so I included those; I subtracted the grab bag and the old Gruss Von Krampus), there are:
38% or 30 very dark tees (13 black, 9 dark blue, 8 dark gray),
39.2% or 31 pretty light tees (11 white, 8 light gray tees, 9 light blue tees [not all the same shade of blue, but still pretty light], 3 yellow),
12.7% or 10 kind of dark tees (6 brown, 4 olive green),
10.1% or 8 kind of bright (1 green, 7 red).
Thus, the number of light and dark shirts printed at Teefury are roughly equal. I have a list of what colors I labeled each shirt, but I don't think it would be worth posting, as it would take up the whole page.
Thank you Teefury for attempting to satisfy the appetites of many different people.
myopiacticsaid 77 weeks ago
I love the shirt, and the shirt color. I think it's adorable. I wish I could afford one for both me and my friend.
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lizerbethsaid 77 weeks ago
Third this!
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Got2bmesaid 77 weeks ago
I agree lets get some new tee colors! gray, green, maroon, or clay?
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heavyhandssaid 77 weeks ago
whether they make the shirts themselves, or order them from a supplier, more options will always mean more cost to the consumer. what they actually need is someone who isnt color blind picking the background color for most of these designs. and this is coming from someone (me) who IS colorblind and can even tell that a lot of the tshirt colors are in terrible contrast with the designs they come with.
BShingosaid 77 weeks ago
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Sykotiksaid 77 weeks ago
who picks shirt color anyway?
kilayisaid 77 weeks ago
The colors of the Voltron aren't super dark, otherwise it would look strange (like the recent Doctor Who shirt). It's all about how the design looks with the color, which looks pretty good to me :)
Love it.
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SpyMagiciansaid 77 weeks ago
Would have bought it if it was Red Lion!
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