May 2012
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Simple Layer masks tutorial with Adobe Illustrator
I felt it was time to start looking at a few simple tutorials using Illustrator, so here’s the first one (apologies for the screen capture quality - I’ll fix that with the next one).
This layer masks tutorial attempts to show how much easier it is to control visibility in Illustrator than in Photoshop. They key difference is that you’re able to more easily use objects, and the...
October 2009
1 post
Melbourne Heritage Tram – T-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…
September 2009
4 posts
This is not.. yes it is… Cathie Tranent’s Tee Blog →
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…
Cool Pop Art Photo Effect – Photoshop Tutorial →
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…
Grinder Mincemaster T-Shirt through to a... →
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.
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rain-bows make my hearts grow – T-Shirt by Amanda... →
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,…
August 2009
8 posts
Rubber Stamped Text in Photoshop with Layer Masks... →
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…
The Fast Food Evolution – T-Shirt by Schytsoframe →
Fast Food Evolution by schytsoframe
Fancy a hamburger with the lot?
Well this design by schytsoframe might make you think twice. I’m guilty of the odd takeaway here and there,…
Grinder Mincemaster Music Machine →
Grinder Mincemaster Music Machine
I like a challenge, and this challenge is all about music machines (as the excellent ‘synthetic rose‘). This is a pretty open brief of course…
Synthetic Rose – T-Shirt by wtiller →
Synthetic Rose by wtiller
I’m wasn’t quite sure what I like about this design when I first saw it.
I couldn’t work out what it was at first, but then realised it’s certainly…
Circuit – T-Shirt by Heavyhand →
Circuit by Heavyhand
Sometimes things aren’t quite what they seem. This ‘circuit’ design by heavyhand appears to be something like the underside of a hard drive, or certainly…
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Free shipping on all my shirts at Redbubble until Thursday 13th August!
Just quote the following voucher code at checkout to get your order shipped free…
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Powerpig – Star Wars, Lego and cool shirts →
I was blown away this morning when I was doing my normal look around at new T-shirts on Redbubble. Often if you find a cool design or image you look further and maybe like some more of what the…
It’s a T-shirt life. An interview with Reece Ward →
R2 Unit
Love is blind
It’s my great pleasure to introduce one of my favourite t-shirt designers.
He’s responsible for a great many designs you may have seen or bought.…
July 2009
9 posts
Fatal Attraction – T-Shirt by Mikoto →
Fatal Attraction - T-Shirt by Mikoto
I love how things just ‘hang around’ on the web.
This isn’t a new design, but one I stumbled across this week, because people I watch had come…
Half a Daisy Chain – T-Shirt →
Half a daisy chain
Sometimes it’s nice to try something a little different.
This was inspired by an impromtu mini-challenge on Redbubble, where the winner gets their shirt bought by…
Newtopia – Retro Futurism T-Shirt on Redbubble →
Newtopia - T-Shirt
Follow the yellow brick road to Newtopia.
This was inspired by a challenge on Redbubble, and some info I’d seen recently on reto futurism.
I decided to take a…
15% of ALL T-Shirts at Redbubble until 30th July →
15% off Redbubble T-Shirts
Roll up Roll up! – Get your cheap and (guaranteed to make you) cheerful T-Shirts from Redbubble for the next week at 15% off current prices.
This also means…
Air Diego – Maradona ‘Hand of God’ T-Shirt by... →
Air Diego - Maradonna Hand of God - by David Cumming
This one’s absolute gold for any England football fan who remembers the 1986 World Cup Quarter Final against Argentina.
You don’t…
Hello? – T-Shirt by SeanSeen on Redbubble →
Hello? - T-Shirt by SeanSeen
Sometimes simple is best. This shirt design by SeanSeen on Redbubble is a great example.
With all the vectors and digital processing you see on most…
202 Star Wars T-Shirts on HideYourArms →
R2 Manual by Reece Ward
Unsurprisingly there’s a lot of Redbubble artists featured in this great list of Star Wars T-Shirts on HideYourArms – even though they clearly missed one
Back when I was a professional racing driver –... →
Back when I was a professional racing driver
We all love to dream.
This kid not only has the mean set of wheels, he’s also got the ‘get out of my way’ attitude required to be a great…
City Monster – B Movie – T-Shirt →
City Monster - B Movie - T-Shirt
This green visitor’s from out of town. He’s hungry.
Monster movies used to be all about suspense and hysteria as a large, unrealistic clay model…
June 2009
4 posts
Playtime – Robot and boy T-Shirt by Hammo →
Playtime - T-Shirt by Hammo
Some people do great vector designs, some people do great illustration with more ‘paint’ techniques. Some do great ‘comic’ style.
This t-shirt by…
Qwitter (or) Twitter T-Shirt by Warren Hart on... →
Qwitter - T-Shirt by Warren Hart
Everyone’s obsessed by Twitter at the moment, and whether you’re into it or not, this is design by Warren Hart is a rather fun statement to make.…
Helvetica Envy and Times New Roman – Font T-Shirts... →
Times New Roman and Helvetica Envy - Font T-Shirts
Helvetica punches above its weight for a simple rounded sans-serif font.
Arial (originally Sonoran Sans Serif) was…
Home Improvement – MC Escher T-Shirt by Zomboy →
Home Improvement - MC Escher T-Shirt by Zomboy
MC Escher is an inspiration to countless creative people, partly for the genius in the detail, but also for the mathematical…
May 2009
7 posts
Star Trek Reboot – T-Shirt on Redbubble →
Star Trek Reboot - T-Shirt
Remakes, sequels and prequels are out. Reboots are in.
The new Star Trek movie has a whole new cast and a whole new feel.
It’s just lucky your…
Clone stamped and walking the cash tightrope... →
Clone stamped and walking the cash tightrope - T-Shirt
Ever feel like you’re one of the crowd?
This shirt came from an idea of using the Photoshop Clone Stamp tool to make a…
Gone Phishin’ – The virus spreads →
Gone Phishin’ T-Shirt by Matt Simner
This is officially the first picture I’ve got of someone (other than me) wearing one of my shirts – so many thanks to Wil for making and…
Sounds Like Traffic – T-Shirt by Diesel Laws →
Sounds Like Traffic - T-Shirt by Diesel Laws
Diesel Laws is going places
The quality, inventiveness, and uniqueness of the designs really sets the brand apart from the crowd.
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Updates to Redbubble Greasemonkey goodness →
To keep up with Redbubble’s most recent visual changes I updated my collection of Redbubble GreaseMonkey scripts.
More info on my RB journal
Spitfire vs Messerschmitt BF-109 – T-Shirt on... →
Spitfire vs BF-109 - T-Shirt by Matt Simner
The Supermarine Spitfire is a legend of British military aviation.
This particular one won out over the closely matched Messerschmitt…
tokeil: pirate god of time - Artwork by fydbac →
tokeil: pirate god of time - Art by fydbac
There’s good illustration and ‘great’ illustration. This is just a great image. I don’t have much to say about it as the detail,…
April 2009
1 post
Urban Oasis - T-Shirt →
Urban Oasis T-Shirt by Matt Simner
Green grass. An urban oasis. This tee started off life as a collection of photos intended to become a mosaic of urban ‘furniture’. with…