Sorry for the extended time away. I am in the process of moving and fixing up our house to put up on the market. Wish us luck!
Once Upon a Tee has an amazing Alien inspired collection available now until the end of the week. Designs and links.
05.09.2017 | Alien Wars Collection
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It’s a Snow Day here in VA! The ground is covered in nice white powder. Time to blog! What better way to spend the time indoors? Luckily there are two designs today that captured my interest 🙂
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2/17/15 Top Pick; Son Of Hell
Composition – Nice simple bilateral symmetry. The round plate in the background nicely unites the two smoking guns in the foreground.
Color – I really enjoy the monochromatic reds with the limited cream color highlights.
Lines & Forms – Wonderful lines and forms in the details of the guns. I also really enjoy the geometry in the round plate. Hellboy’s face looks rough and is nicely highlighted by the thin brighter red lines.
Thank You Fernando Sala
Buy this Shirt! Son Of Hell
2/17/15 Top Pick; Project 626
Composition – Awesome radial symmetry. The many limbs and weapons nicely balance around the center. I really enjoy the light blue icon and text on the bottom of the design. It pulls the eye downward, stabilizes, and completes the design.
Color – Nice mix of warm and cool colors. I especially like the glow added around the entire design. For example, the light reflecting from Stitch’s nose, weapons, and even background.
Lines & Forms – Clean line work. I really like the dark and light outline around Stitch. It makes him glow and stand out from the busy round background.
Thank You Emilie B
She is one of my favs! Make sure to follow/like her on Facebook. She aways has awesome stuff on her page!
Buy this Shirt! Project 626
A bunch of awesome shirts today!!
08/19/2014 Top Pick; Che/Hugger
Concept – Wonderful Alien propaganda.
Color – Wonderful vibrant, energetic red! The bold red definitely helps make a statement. The stark white face hugger in the center instantly attracts attention.
Lines and Forms – Wonderful render of each element, especially the detailed face hugger.
Thank You BeastPop
Buy This Shirt! Che/Hugger
08/19/2014 Top Pick; I Have Nothing
Lines and Forms – Nice solid bold lines.
Concept – Tough guy!
Thank You Olipop
Buy This Shirt! I Have Nothing
08/19/2014 Top Pick; RedSun Leon
Lines and Forms – Wonderful sketch-like lines.
Color – Nice Pop of red color.
Thank You Donnie
Buy This Shirt! RedSun Leon
08/19/2014 Top Pick; Final Boss
Composition – The mushrooms in the bottom nicely balance the spiky turtle shell top.
Color – Nice use of simple contrasting colors.
Thank You AutoSave
Buy This Shirt! Final Boss
08/19/2014 Top Pick; My Neighbor Tibbers
Composition – There are many well composed elements expressed in this design. This gives the viewer plenty to look at.
Color – I really enjoy this dark earth tone color palette. Both mauve colors nicely give this design a pop of color.
Lines and Forms – I really enjoy the sketch like stokes in this design.
Thank You Plaguesworth
Buy This Shirt! My Neighbor Tibbers
08/19/2014 Top Pick; Tribute to Alexey
Composition – The buildings are nicely composed together. The foundation of Tetris blocks is a great touch.
Lines and Forms – Awesome pixel art! There is a great amount of detail on the building using little geometric patterns.
Thank You Jimiyo
Buy This Shirt! Tribute to Alexey
08/08/14 Top Pick; Wolf-ii-aka-okami
Composition – I absolutely love the beautiful round organic frame. It nicely balances the sharp angles of the wolf.
Color – Awesome pop of color!
Thank You Jimiyo
Buy This Shirt! Wolf-ii-aka-okami
I freaking LOVE horror movies! I love monsters like vampires and werewolves, slashers like Jason and Freddy, supernatural horror, zombies… all of it!
08/08/14 Top Pick; Horror Skull
Composition – Nicely composed and rendered.
Lines & Forms – Easily recognizable iconic monsters and villains. Wonderful line details.
Thank You Yannick Bouchard
Buy This Shirt! Horror Skull
It’s a (belated) Guardians of The Galaxy Weekend!
What a whimsical, comical, action-packed movie! Although some heavy world destroying stuff was going on, the comedy kept it light and fun. The Guardians were a very interesting mashup of characters and it was fun to see how they came together and worked as a team. Each character seems to have a different skill set and had their opportunity to shine in the film. Rocket and Groot seemed to stand out as fan-favorites. Although Star Lord was the leader and the main character, I probably liked him least. I felt his character was the least interesting and his comic ‘moments’ fell short for me. I did still find his back story intriguing and would be interested to learn more about his father and how he relates to his origin. Zoe Saldana and Bautista looked awesome as aliens with their different color and textured skin. They both kicked some serious butt and worked as the muscle of the group. All in all I really enjoyed watching this film. It was nice to just sit back and laugh.
All of my Top Picks for today are awesome Guardians of The Galaxy inspired shirts!
08/04/14 Top Pick; Guardians Far Away
Composition
Color
Lines & Forms
Thank You BadEye
Buy this Shirt! Guardians Far Away
08/04/14 Top Pick; Lord Soldier
Color
Typography
Thank You Juan Foo
Buy this Shirt! Lord Soldier
08/04/14 Top Pick; Soon In A Galaxy Nearby
Composition
Color
Lines & Forms
Thank You Joopa Doops
Buy this Shirt! Soon In A Galaxy Nearby
08/04/14 Top Pick; The Raccoon Nebula
Concept
Color
Composition
Thank You Steven Lefcourt
Buy this Shirt! The Raccoon Nebula
Finally some noteworthy shirts today! I have been crazy busy, so i’d like to at least share my favorite designs for today.
8/1/14 Top Pick; We Can Kill It!
Concept
Lines & Forms
Thank You kgullholmen
Buy This Shirt! We Can Kill It!
8/1/14 Top Pick; Alien Princess
Lines & Forms
Composition
Thank You Captain Ribman
Buy This Shirt! Alien Princess
8/1/14 Top Pick; In Another World
Composition
Color
Lines & Forms
Thank You Medusa Dollmaker
Buy This Shirt! In Another World
06/17/14 Top Pick; Alien Queen of Spades
Lines and forms – Wonderful line render of the Alien Queen.
Composition – Great balance, up and down and side to side. The outstretched arm and tail counters the large cranium.
Thank You Five Finger Tees
Buy This Shirt! Alien Queen of Spades
06/17/14 Top Pick; One Man Army
Composition – Wonderful circular shield drawn behind our heroes head. It creates a great radiating effect, making him appear larger than life. While his hands shine bright showing might.
Color – Justly rendered in red, white, and blue this patriot is ready to defeat the evil Hydra.
Texture – I really enjoy the striated pattern running up and down, giving the design a dynamic feel while mimicking the flag.
Thank You Karmazero
Buy This Shirt! One Man Army
06/17/14 Top Pick; None Shall Pass
Composition – The frame nicely wraps around the knight. He stands balanced in the center as the branches lead the attention to his head and upward to the grail.
Lines and Forms – Wonderfully detailed frame and ornamentations. The thin dark lines give the design an old etched quality.
Thank You Mathiole
Buy This Shirt! None Shall Pass
06/17/14 Top Pick; Kong
Concept – Wonderful mash-up of King Kong and Donkey Kong.
Composition – I really enjoy that the design is tilted on its vertical axis giving the design excitement and a dynamic element.
Color – The gray field gives the design an old nostalgia appearance. While the red gives it a nice splash of color pop.
Thank You Djkopet
Buy This Shirt! Kong
06/03/14 Top Pick; Count Down
“You’re one UGLY mother****er”. I love Arnold Schwarzenegger! This is definitely one of my favorite Schwarzenegger movies.
Texture – Wonderful amount of texture. The shapes are simplified, but together create a wonderful amount of details. I really enjoy the black spots around the green face because they create the texture and color of the Predator’s skin.
Color – The splashes of color create a three-dimensional look. The deep colors recede as the bright green pops out. The stark white highlights in the teeth and crazy hair/dreadlocks contrast nicely.
Fear Factor – The large bright Predator head looks like it has its prey in sight. The ominous red alien characters are counting down your demise.
Thank You InkOne
Buy This Shirt! Count Down
06/03/14 Top Pick; Don’t Fall Asleep
Have I mentioned that I really enjoy the Horror genre? Well, if I haven’t before, today’s selections definitely express it!
Texture – Complex and creepy burnt flesh drip across Freddy. All the disgusting nooks and crannies are well rendered with detail by hatching.
Fear Factor – His large, pedophile eyes seem to look straight at you. His big claw hands are dead center. Don’t sleep on this design…
Lines and Shapes – Wonderful use of positive and negative space. The thin white lines nicely create the complex positive space filled with excitement and terror!
Thank You Mile Zero Media
Buy This Shirt! Don’t Fall Asleep
Where’s my pump-action shotgun? “I like to keep it handy… for close encounters”.
Texture – Wonderful dripping wet effect.
Color scheme – Awesome dimensionality developed with color. The bright green gives the design an acidic look. While the bright white teeth against the black background almost shine like metal.
Appeal – The bright colors on the dark background really make this design pop. The large size of the Alien head coming towards you is definitely eye-catching and a little scary.
Thank You InkOne
Buy This Shirt! Close Encounter
“Hypnotized, I’m shakin’ to my knees”
Execution – Wonderful translation of the original Def Leppard album cover.
Color Scheme – Great selection of colors. They all harmoniously glow. I really enjoy how the Loki helmet shines brightest in the center giving the design a 3-d effect.
Complexity – The wonderful dynamic angles keep the eyes moving throughout the design.
Thank You JuanFoo
Buy This Shirt! Def Loki
04/23/14 Top 3 Pick; We Haveth Our Own Will
“Mine name is Glenn! Cyrus’ hopes and dreams…and now the Masamune, these will now become my burden! Forthwith I will slay Magus and restore honor!” A beast quote from a beast character! It’s Frog from the classic RPG Chrono Trigger! This design makes quite a splash! The splash texture is fitting and looks amazing. It also serves as an interesting method for shading. Great composition with a round time element in the background.
Thank You Pinteezy
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04/23/14 Top 3 Pick; Xphile
The truth is out there. X Philes rejoice! This design nicely conveys this science fiction horror drama television series. The letters are formed from many different elements from the different episodes: the Smoking Man, the Lone Gunmen, the elongated arms of Eugene Tooms, the list goes on! Each letter form has awesome details. All the components are very nicely handled with detail and care. I enjoy the way each component doesn’t seem forced but naturally form the letters.
Thank You Captain Ribman
Buy This Shirt! Xphile
04/23/14 Top 3 Pick; Born To Kill
The deadliest weapon in the Star Wars’ universe is a bounty hunter and his blaster. A simple yet effective mash-up of Boba Fett and Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket. The composition is simply made up of an interesting angle of the helmet. The design consists of a well rendered, simple line drawing. I enjoy the rough, gritty texture of the helmet. Due to its simple nature, the shirt is offered in several different color options: red ink on green shirt , black ink on gray shirt, gray ink on black shirt, and black ink on red shirt. I think all options look very appealing.
Thank You CupidsArt
Buy This Shirt! Born To Kill
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