I've been meaning to chat up Itself for a while, but have only just now gotten around to doing so. It's in praise of their most recent shirt, OpiFan64's Strange Aquatic. The basic Itself blank is intriguing enough as it is... pre-washed fabric alone is intriguing, as it implies that wonder of wonders, a true-size fit, but I'm also intrigued any time a company actually puts their own shirt blanks together. Couple that with a design like this, and you really should have a winner on your hands. I love the linework and the detail, the way it inhabits the shirt. It's very watery-looking, not just due to the elements but the lines as well. The elements play together skillfully and dreamily, which creates a very nice mood to the illustration, and even the fade from bottom to top is gentle, in direct contrast to the common trend of loud, bold, contrasting gradient fades. Between the design and the site itself, this is one of the shirts I've been keeping my radar trained on closely.
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Just wanted to leave a comment, been reading ever since I recently happened upon this whole shirt design world and I enjoy the site. I also have a bit of a guilty pleasure reading the arguments on shirt.woot. I don't have the same artistic taste or money to spend on every good shirt, but I agree with a lot of your points. Plus it's kind of fun seeing people get all exasperated. Like I said, guilty pleasure.
Wow... hey, thanks! It's always great to hear what people think about one of my designs and I really appreciate your kind words. I've been enjoying your blog for awhile now and often check in to see what shirts you've written about so it was a cool surprise to see my shirt!
No prob, Opi... thank you for still doing awesome work in a world that seems to be more about designing for dollars than doing so for art. The Clockwork Menagerie is one of my favorite shirts in my collection, so it was only a matter of time before hitting you for a write-up.
And David, sometimes it's even kinda fun GETTING exasperated. Spirited debate and all that. But I blow my horn so loud against things because there are so many things I appreciate that don't have the same horns blowing. That's largely the intent of the blog, and I'm glad you've been enjoying it.
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