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Re: Shirt Designs
« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2022, 04:46:47 pm »
Screen finished, first inking to commence after dinner!  Photos will be forthcoming!
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« Reply #21 on: May 14, 2022, 12:13:36 am »
LOL WHY am I so excited?
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« Reply #22 on: May 14, 2022, 08:06:50 am »

 


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« Reply #23 on: May 14, 2022, 11:15:03 am »
LOL WHY am I so excited?
I know, right! It's just a shirt, but I'm like fired up about it!


They look great, Zweef!
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« Reply #24 on: May 14, 2022, 05:39:48 pm »
Oh yeah those look nice!!!
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« Reply #25 on: May 16, 2022, 12:10:09 pm »
Well, the training / education continues.   Today’s lesson is sublimation.   Potential oops as I almost forgot to mirror the image. If I pressed this, it would be backwards.   Fixed it and will be ready to go soon…




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« Reply #26 on: May 16, 2022, 05:04:08 pm »
Whelp. It’s a learning experience.   I put too much pressure on the press…

You can see both where the press and paper were.




Print was beautiful though!


I guess I’ll have to keep trying till I get it dialed in. 


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« Reply #27 on: May 16, 2022, 07:18:11 pm »
Whelp. It’s a learning experience.   I put too much pressure on the press…

You can see both where the press and paper were.




Print was beautiful though!


I guess I’ll have to keep trying till I get it dialed in. 


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Oh man, that's going to be great!  Hey, how are you supposed to learn other than trying?  :yes: 

Can I make a suggestion?  It may just be the camera angle, but I think that design looks a little small and a little high up on the shirt.   
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Re: Shirt Designs
« Reply #28 on: May 16, 2022, 10:20:59 pm »
Second attempt after several adjustments:



And here it is on on a person for scale and location:




... I think that design looks a little small and a little high up on the shirt.   

If I move it down, it looks weird as the bulk of the bee makes it seem too low then.  I played with it a bit, and settled on the wing being high.

Maybe I'll look for a different piece of art to use...  I love the design on paper, but on a shirt?  spacing is too nuanced.

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« Reply #29 on: May 16, 2022, 10:41:02 pm »
Is your avatar pic something you came up with. I like it. I have some shirts that are a little retro/Nintendo’esque.



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Re: Shirt Designs
« Reply #30 on: May 16, 2022, 10:54:00 pm »
Second attempt after several adjustments:



And here it is on on a person for scale and location:




... I think that design looks a little small and a little high up on the shirt.   

If I move it down, it looks weird as the bulk of the bee makes it seem too low then.  I played with it a bit, and settled on the wing being high.

Maybe I'll look for a different piece of art to use...  I love the design on paper, but on a shirt?  spacing is too nuanced.


That looks MUCH better.  Now that it's larger, it's fine where it is on the shirt.  And you got rid of the stamping square!  :goodjob: 

Is your avatar pic something you came up with. I like it. I have some shirts that are a little retro/Nintendo’esque.

Oh my gosh, Micah, I was going to say the same thing the other day and then I forgot about it.  I was totally thinking that Zweefer's avatar would make a great shirt.  It's like our minds are connected or something. . . .  :o 
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Re: Shirt Designs
« Reply #31 on: May 17, 2022, 12:20:16 am »
Holy cow why did you hire an expensive MODEL to show off that shirt Zweef?
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« Reply #32 on: May 17, 2022, 07:12:29 am »
He owed me a favor lazy.

It was a pressure thing 15th.

Lookin good .30!  How many frames you knockin' out?
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« Reply #33 on: May 17, 2022, 07:16:53 am »
That was back in the spring. I think I made about 50 that day.


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« Reply #34 on: May 17, 2022, 10:04:38 am »


What do we think of this



Or this one?
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Re: Shirt Designs
« Reply #35 on: May 17, 2022, 10:20:13 am »

What do we think of this
Or this one?
I recognize that first one!  :)  I like that one a little less than the original, just because I think the original pose for the bee really looks like it's flying, which I think goes well with the pollination theme.  Also, this design appears to be missing antennae.  :-X

I'm really not partial to the second one, where the bee is top down.  Most bee designs look like this, and it's FAR less unique than the bee from the side. 
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« Reply #36 on: May 17, 2022, 10:22:33 am »
that's why I went with first design.    antennae were too small to fit printable words on other one.

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« Reply #37 on: May 17, 2022, 10:25:11 am »
that's why I went with first design.    antennae were too small to fit printable words on other one.
Yeah, that makes sense.  Maybe I'm picky, but I don't like it without antennae.  It just doesn't look right without them to me. 
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Re: Shirt Designs
« Reply #38 on: May 17, 2022, 10:42:40 am »
well, I won't mess with a good thing then. 
Original design stays.
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Re: Shirt Designs
« Reply #39 on: May 17, 2022, 10:44:42 am »
I agree with 15th.

Am I looking at the Montgomery Wards catalog?  Look at all these models!