The more I look at this, the more sure I am that it’s a super-obvious idea that somebody must have done before. May not even submit it anywhere, but at any rate, I did have fun, as I am secretly still nine years old deep down, and thus find dogs in sunglasses hilarious.

One of the interesting aspects of this whole shirt design thing is trying to work with a limited palette (3 colours, in this case, plus the shirt itself), not to mention using things like tones for practical reasons rather than simply to look cool.

I’m not even sure if this is a viable submission – might have to reduce it to one or two colours and submit as a belt print, to go right to the edge like that – but this is how I want it to look, and this is my blog and I can do what I want, nyah!

I’ve been trying the Threadless thing a little now, and want to get better at shirt design, maybe even manage to get one printed. And what better way than to do it daily? So this month, I’ll be posting a shirt design a day, using the Threadless template. A bit of a break from the heavily character-based work that’s been the main focus of this blog thus far, because hey, what’s the point of a new theme every month if not to try something new?

Beatrix Potter – Vampire – (Generator)

Aaaand here, the month finishes! I left this generator ’til last because there were so many awesome possibilities, but in the end I went with this one because it’s so thoroughly absurd. Other possibilities left by the wayside – “Alfred Hitchcock – Alien Invader”, “Marilyn Monroe – Robot Pilot”, “Newton – Barbarian Warrior”… seriously, if you haven’t clicked any of the generator links thus far this month, give this one a chance. It’s crazy fun.

Tune in tomorrow (or later today, I suppose) for a brand new month and a brand new theme! June already… geez.

This innocent magic knight has slanted blue eyes. His neck-length, straight, silky hair is the color of yellowed ivory, and is worn in an elegant style. He has an athletic build. He has unholy powers that are focused through a pair of armbands. His outfit is mostly black and orange, and it looks like a fusion of a mysterious emperor’s formal wear and a bodybuilder’s form-fitting outfit. – (Generator)

Anime post the third! I really, REALLY need to study how to do magic effects.