Normally I don’t alter the t-shirts I am working with. I mean, I don’t style them with additional fabric, or anything that involves recreating the tshirt. I am only interested in the design *on* the t-shirt, so…
Well, this time I had the urge to cut open the front in heart shape and put a lighter color fabric to be painted on later on.
So this turned out the way it is, and the the orderer loved it!!
I hope you enjoy it, too !
xx
I digitally mastered some of the sketches I made for the t-shirt order in the previous post, and I thought you might enjoy them!
Here you go 🙂
Hahaha, sorry for the title!
I wanted to make an impression. Success? 
So, I liked the remakes of “Milkshake” a catchy song by Kelis: you can listen to here.
It goes something like this:
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard
Damn right, it’s better than yours
I can teach you, but I have to charge…..
Pretty hilarious! But I like the idea and funkiness that an artist can play with.
How about my Rad Tees bring all the boys to the yard? I think yes.
Have fun !
A close up, If you have a hard time distinguishing the writings all tangled up; like me! 🙂
As you already haven’t noticed, I have a thing for owls. It’s not *that* obvious, is it?
🙂
Well, I said earlier that I want to create a line *only* for “owsome”ness , as I tend to make more and more combinations of colors and style with the cute little letter O, turning into a baby owl. We’ll see.
Meanwhile, you enjoy these ones, and make sure you drop me a message if you want your own owlsome.
This one is in black-white filter:
Cheers, everyone!
Make sure you enjoy the last bits of your weekend! xx
So, my best client- my father- asked me to do a design with bold letters and thick colors; preferably with switched letters! With so much restriction, I didn’t have the only thing I needed; The Quote!
But I checked into my portfolio, only to find “stressed – desserts” combo! It would be perfect! I thought, with so many letters available for switching and turning and playing around. 🙂
The message itself is like worthy too, He always has been the laid-back kinda guy.
So here it is, the final work!
Enjoy,
xx
As I have made my promise, earlier today, I am now posting more concert t-shirts I made for clients. They gave me absolutely no idea and/or inspiration tips to help create my design process, but I think they turned out pretty well !
Have you seen the “surprise” notes on the side? I think they are *adorable* 🙂
I wanted something Music theme-y, so I came up with turning the actual word into notes, and always something playful helps, so I added” Play”. Hah, I have NO sense of humor.
Oh and Frozen. Oooooh Frozen. Boy, do I love that song. I think it’s very meaningful and has a *teaching vibe* even back in the day, when modern day self-helps and positive thinkings were not so much widespread.
The beat is splendid and exquisite as well. I just love that song. And also Ray of Light. And all of that album. Gaaaaaah, I’m ranting:/ I might make myself one and wear it as I phone-listen to friends shaking it at the actual event. 😦
I’ll keep you posted for even more concert t-shirts and more!
xx
I had this documenting-my-work-as-I-go thought in my mind for a while, but with this specific order I got from a collage friend, (who is very picky on things and likes them neat!) I decided to photograph my very basic steps.
The very first step to creation is- of course- come up with a design. I chill for a little bit, lounge, browse the web, listen to music, I don’t know, I do something that would alert my insides to sketch something.
After that part has come, I SKETCH! Doodle, play around, make variations of stuff what I like best, and what I assume the client would like best.
Then comes the application part. First I draw with a pencil. Because when I make mistakes, I can easily erase them. I align the design, set the size and draw!
After I manage to get through the pile of markers and tubes of paint and tons of sketch papers, I see my beautiful t-shirt between the clouds :p
I decide the colors, as in the sketch something may look good, but on the actual t-shirt, it is a whole new story. With white, i can guesstimate close enough, but especially with darker fabrics, I improvise, umm, almost always!
Besides, the textile paint comes in variations (glitter, metallic) of textures which is hard to mimic on sketch version. So basically, once I have the design idea, I play as I go. 🙂
So you can see I already took a tube of red paint and started applying the design! This part is both fun and scary, because I don’t want to mess up big time with textile paint. I mean, If I do something tiny I can save it right away when it’s wet, but major screw ups are a No-no !
And the FINALE !
Hope she appreciates the fact that I documented my steps and creation process for the Upcoming Madonna concert in Turkey this June.
I will do more Madonna T-shirts posts in the coming days!
Cheers,
xx
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