Matt Simner
Saucy Jack - T-Shirt by simon Sherry
Saucy Jack – you’re a naughty one…
David St Hubbins and Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap never managed to get the musical version of Jack the Ripper’s life off the ground, so it was left to Simon Sherry to concoct a mashed up super-vector creation of the lead character.
Simon’s a master at ‘blades’ and Jack’s got plenty. He is a victorian gentleman of course so the cup of tea and handlebar moustache is very much the go.
Surfer Girl by Ross Robinson
How to evoke a feeling?
Ross Robinson took a step back here and combined a girl, her surfboard, a pose, the early morning birds, and some great design techniques to bring home the feeling of great anticipation.
The colours and the circle frame make you think of the rising (or setting) sun, and lift you off (in a relaxing way) to the beach.
If you’re more into the water than the sand, there’s a variation you might prefer.
Who's the daddy - by Rubyred
I’m a real fan of the ‘Alien’ movies, and this is just an inspired design by the fantastic RubyRed on Redbubble.
Not only is the halftone style of the ultrasound image just perfectly crisp, the little critter almost looks cute in there!
Add all the technical information and you’re looking at a bit of a classic.
If you’re a fan of this then you’ll be knocked out by RubyRed’s 2010 calendar.
Shout! - T-Shirt by Matthew Dunn
Sometimes the best effects come from simple techniques.
What I particularly like about this great design by Matthew Dunn is that not only is it just rocking minimal colours, it’s got a great feeling of leaping ‘alien-style’ from your chest.
The lines in the face and the expression are very Stan Lee, making the subject appealing straight away.
Simple subject, but the face detail and colour combinations make this a really effective and cool shirt.
Melbourne Heritage Tram T-Shirt
If you’re a visitor or a local to Melbourne, trams are an icon part of the city scenery. From the heritage trams like this one, right up to the bumblebee ones with ’simulated’ bells.
I wanted to draw something that struck me as ‘Melbourne’ without getting too contrived. This (being a tram) isn’t typically ‘cool’ or ‘creative’ as such. Just my vector interpretation of a Melbourne icon. Great to show the world where you’re from (or where you’ve been).
There’s also a black and white alternative if you don’t like wearing the colours.
I love it when enthusiastic people find the time to write positively about other people’s work (I try to do it myself). Cathie Tranent’s a great creative talent who’s channelling such thoughts into a new blog devoted to t-shirts and other designers.
Is that a Tenacious D reference I spot in the title?
People visualise Andy Warhol and Campbell’s Soup when they think Pop Art. This tutorial shows how to quickly create a subtle, stylised effect using some simple Photoshop filters and adjustment layer techniques.
Things to note:
If you’re looking for other techniques then check out my other tutorials.
A big thanks to everyone who voted for my Grinder Mincemaster Music Machine (try saying that with a mouthful of popcorn) in the Redbubble Demo Music Machines challenge.
It’s reached the top 20 (out of almost 300 entries) to be considered by Demo stores in London. The top 5 chosen by Demo get their designs printed by and sold in their stores.
Congratulations to all the other people whose designs made it through, and my day just been well and truly made!
rain-bows make my hearts grow - Amanda Cass
This beautiful design by Amanda Cass shows that a great illustration works just fine on a tee.
There’s something very sweet, yet a little bit dark about this that I just love.
Shades of Tim Burton I think.
You’ll find this character quite familiar if you look at more of Amanda’s work on Redbubble.
There you’ll find not only more interesting t-shirt designs, ranging from Darth Vader to cats – but also some really fabulous digital art.
Our love is on a journey...
There’s lots of ways to create most effects in Photoshop, and this particular subject is no exception. Here’s a little video tutorial using a few techniques to create rubber stamped text in Photoshop.
Other ways to achieve the ’stamped’ look
Share any other methods in the comments…
