06/20/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

June 20, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

06/20/14 Top Pick; Super Freeze Fighter

(Inserts Coin)

“Round 1, FIGHT!”

Concept – It would be interesting to see these match-ups since they all have similar powers.

Lines and Forms – All characters are nicely rendered in pixel form. The fighters are cleanly organized in the rounded corner square grid. I enjoy that some characters slightly pop out of their square.

Thank You Ryan Astle

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06/20/14 Top Pick; Where the Colossi Are

“Let The Wild Rumpus Start!”

Lines and Forms – Wonderful dark hatched strokes that give this design a similar style to the Where the Wild Things Are.

Concept – Brilliant mash-up! Interesting that Wander and Max both enter a forbidden land and encounter large creatures.

Thank You Louis Wulwick

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06/18/2104 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

June 18, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

06/18/14 Top Pick; Bete De L’Apocalypse

Great design depicting Hellboy as a prancing demon, labeled with his real name Anung Un Rama (“Upon his brow is set a crown of flames”).

Color – Nice creamy light yellow paired with the deep crimson red creates a nice contrast.

Concept – Interesting concept of having Hellboy look like the infamous French Quina Imp Poster.

Thank You Spicy Monocle

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06/18/14 Top Pick; Headlight Glasses

His side slicked hair, light gray suit, and bright red tie make Pee-Wee easily recognizable.

Composition – Wonderfully balanced frame around main figure. The horrors of the forest seem to surround poor Pee-Wee.

Lines and Forms – Each animal is nicely formed and rendered in an etch like quality. I really enjoy the bear in the top right. His open mouth and glowing eyes look amazing.

Thank You Dave Quiggle

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06/18/14 Top Pick; Dark Fiction

Both seductively appealing and horned, this is a match made in hell.

Concept – These two super villains would make an awesome evil team! These two would definitely “shepherd the week though the valley of darkness”.

Lines and Forms – Nice, clean simplified render of both characters.

Thank You Zerobriant

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06/17/2104 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

June 17, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

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

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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

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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

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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

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06/16/2014 Top Pick – Daily Shirt Designs

June 17, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

Sorry guys! Nothing exciting to write about this weekend so I spent more time with my family. I also of course watched the season finale of Game Of Thrones! Hope all the Dads who follow my blog had an awesome weekend!

06/16/2014 Top Pick; Bad Apple

Lines and forms – Wicked awesome outlines. They nicely describe the Evil Queen disguised as the old hag versus the sweet Princess’ profile. I really enjoy all the hidden details within the forms of the design.

Composition – Do you see the apple or the faces first? Wonderful use of negative and positive space.

Thank You Harantula

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06/16/2014 Top Pick; Hobbit’s Nightmare

Lines and forms – Wonderful amount of details within this design. I especially enjoy the eye of Sauron created by the One Ring.

Composition – Although there are many things going on in this dynamic design it is well-balanced. Everything seems to frame the center nicely, drawing the attention to the center and the bright eye/ring.

Thank You Harantula – Both shirts are by the same artist and both available today at Teefury! Should be easier to buy both!

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06/11/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

June 11, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

06/11/14 Top Pick; Mistress of Evil

This dark mistress’ face looks positively angelic! I keep trying to buy this wonder artist’s original pieces but I am always too late! It’s okay. I’ll just keep buying her shirts!

Color – Wonderful greens and purples on the rich black. I really enjoy the pop of the red-purple collar plumage in contrast to the blue-green of her luminous skin. Her skin highlights sing.

Lines and Forms – Gorgeous, seductive face. Wonderful amount of details to her ornate headdress and jewelry. Interesting Baroque style background. It’s nicely simple so as to not distract from the foreground.

Texture – Nice shiny gloss texture. Her outfit and head gear looks smooth and shiny like black leather. I really enjoy how her trusty crow hides in the darkness as the highlights reveal its textured feathers.

Thank You Medusa The Dollmaker

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06/09/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

June 9, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

06/09/14 Top Pick; Leia’s Mortal State

Concept – Very interesting concept of mashing up Princess Leia with the Disney Haunted Mansion Stretch Canvas. I enjoy that this design seems to capture an unfortunate event.

Lines – Nice clean lines. Wonderful Disney style render of Princess Leia. I really enjoy the descriptive curving lines of Leia’s flowing gown. Wonderful R2D2 details on the parasol.

Composition – Nicely elongated composition. Leia looks peaceful and serene, but as you look down the monster is a scary surprise. Similar to the tragic Haunted Mansion Stretch Canvases.

Thank You Karen Hallion

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06/06/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

June 7, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

06/06/14 Top Pick; Nexus 6

As the saying goes “The eyes are the window to the soul”, or not if you’re a replicant. Your pupillary dilation (or lack thereof) in response to emotional provocation will give you away. We call it Voight-Kampff for short.

Composition – Interesting emblem style design centered around the eye. I really enjoy the bioengineered android owl with wings spread out in the lower center. Its wings create unity and detail in the design.

Lines – The lines in the wings create a nice striated circular frame, wrapping around the focal point. The radiating lines also help bring attention to the eye.

Thank You Buzatron

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06/06/14 Top Pick; Sauron’s Dark Ale

Composition – Wonderfully elaborate oblong frame. I really enjoy all the details within the frame. Sauron’s ornate helmet and armor is centered and extends past the frame giving him an important presence. Most of the text is contained in the banner, giving it a “label” appearance.

Lines – Wonderful amount of detail expressed by the various lines creating the Celtic knots.

Thank You teeninja

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06/02/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

June 2, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

06/2/14 Top Pick; Mistress of the Dark

Composition – Wonderful geometric Art Nouveau frame. I really enjoy the different blocks of shapes that are nicely bilaterally symmetrical.

Lines and Forms – The complexity of the ratio of thick and thin lines in the design creates a wonderful Art Nouveau appearance. Elvira is seductively well-rendered. I really enjoy her curvy body and her skin peeking out.

Color Scheme – I really enjoy the combination of the deep mauve with the red outlines. The light cream color is also nicely balanced. The composition is unified with the two skulls and the spider webs with her skin in the center.

Thank You Tyler Wise

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06/2/14 Top Pick; One Winged Angel

Composition – The single wing is well-balanced with the “black materia” filigree to counter its visual weight. The bright flames help unite the composition while giving it an interesting background.

Color Scheme – Wonderful combination of cool purple and gray with the warm fire yellow and orange (poor Nibelheim).

Thank You Truly Epic

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05/31/2014 Top Pick – Daily Shirt Designs

June 1, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

05/31/14 Top Picks; Real Bad Things

The final season is coming up!! I have been busy re-watching previous seasons getting ready for the last. The trailers make this season look very intriguing, but I still love season 1 the best!

Creativity – Wonderful way to portray the theme song with an iconic True Blood image.

Execution – Looks amazing! Seductive, scary, rough, and the letter forms remain legible.

Composition – Wonderfully bold and balanced. The contrast of the bright white fangs with the deep red drips are breath-taking.

Thank You Zerobriant (this was an insta-buy!)

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05/31/14 Top Picks; Sous La Mer

Composition – Amazing Art Nouveau style Disney princess. Ariel sits bright in the center as the various little icons of her character are nicely laid out in circular shapes radiate around her.

Color scheme – All the colors look amazing together. I especially like how the gradients really give the design depth. I enjoy how the green tones with the bright purple create a nice contrast.

Lines and Forms – The wonderful lines in the design really help give it an Art Nouveau appearance. I really enjoy the various thicknesses of the lines creating complexity. The forms and curve of the mermaid’s body are delicate and wavy giving her an “Under the Sea” look.

Thank You Megan Lara (also an insta-buy…. I am going to go poor buying all these shirts :P)

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05/30/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

May 30, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

05/30/14 Top Pick; The Evil Fairy

Composition – Great play with positive and negative space.

Color Scheme – Bright poison greens nicely develops the scene giving the space dimension.

Form – Wonderfully wicked pointed forms and shapes that keep the design dynamic and enthralling.

Thank You Pigboom (has the best profile picture EVER!)

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05/30/14 Top Pick; Bounty Hunter

(Geez, another Boba Fett shirt! He’s becoming the Doctor Who of my blog!)

Color Scheme – The yellows, reds, and greens work well together. I really enjoy the various color splashes and the white highlighting.

Composition – The helmet side view at a tilt gives the simple content of the design much-needed visual excitement. The mandalorian logo barely peeks out in the background. Awesome detail!

Thank You InkOne

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05/30/14 Top Pick; Castle Grand Prix

(Mario Kart 8 is out! :D!!!)

Color Scheme – Wonderful warm color palette . I really enjoy the solid bold color shapes and gradients. The highlighting and shading of this design is wonderful.

Composition – Well developed foreground, mid-ground, and background. Wonderful transition or fade from the block of the design to the shirt. I really enjoy the small details like the mushroom power-up and ramp in the background.

Thank You Wes Talbot

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05/29/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

May 29, 2014May 30, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

05/29/14 Top Pick; Game of Pockets

Creativity – Wonderful way to portray these Game of Thrones characters with their animals.

Execution – Daenerys, Robb, and Joffrey are easily recognizable while also looking like Pokémon trainers.

Thank You WearViral

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05/29/14 Top Pick; Kitty The Fool

Comical – Interesting mash-up of the big, tough Mr. T as the cute bubbly Hello Kitty. Comical play on words.

Execution – Nice clean rounded lines and bold block colors that represent the Hello Kitty aesthetic.

Thank You Manospd

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05/29/14 Top Pick; Marshmallow Terror

Composition – The Stay Puft Marshmallow man towers over the silhouette of the little heroes dominating the design.

Color scheme – Wonderful bold colors and very nice use of half tones.

Execution – Effectively looks like a comic book cover. Super interesting, I would enjoy reading this comic. I also really enjoy the building. It is nicely outlined and created out of the negative space.

Typography – Type looks great! The various fonts look great together. I really like the lower right curved block of text.

Thank You Manuel.Peters

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05/29/14 Top Pick; Back to the Firehouse

Color Scheme – I really enjoy the combination of the warm orange-brown with the cool gray-blue. The colors work together nicely and offer the contrast of both warmth and cool. I also really enjoy the yellow glow of the Ecto Trap.

Texture – Wonderful stippling texture of the background and foreground ecto glow. The nice deep wrinkles in the jumpsuits are descriptive and also add wonderful texture.

Composition – I really enjoy the angle in which the scene is set. It keeps the design dynamic and also nicely showcases the Ecto-1 vehicle and the three men.

Execution – Nicely resembles the Back to the Future poster. All three men are easily recognizable as Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis.

Thank You NinjaInk

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05/29/14 Top Pick; Princess

Color Scheme – Wonderful shades of gray with a pop of bright red. I really enjoy the washy light gray background giving the design a sense of aerial perspective.

Texture – I love the white wild wiry lines in the foreground that suggest tall grass. The light gray water-color splash within the moon are amazing.

Contrast – Wonderful play with positive and negative space.

Thank You Karmazero

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05/29/14 Top Pick; Greyjoy’s Hot Dogs

Comical – While dark and sad, the design has its own comical charm.

Execution – Design looks similar to the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs design. Simple clean design that almost requires a second look to catch the message.

Thank You RobGo

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05/28/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

May 28, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

05/28/14 Top Pick; Close Encounter

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

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05/28/14 Top Pick; Def Loki

“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

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