10/8/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

October 9, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

THE BEST SEASON OF THE YEAR IS FINALLY HERE! FALL!!!

I have really been enjoying all the recent Halloween themed designs lately. Sorry I haven’t been blogging about them, but I have been busy with some commissions ($$$ :p). Remember, you can follow me through Facebook and Instagram!

10/08/14 Top Pick; Third Time’s the Charm

Composition – All the components are nicely placed together. The wrapping of the sand snakes give this design a festive wreath look.

Lines and Forms – Scary and cute depiction of these characters. I really enjoy the style in which they are drawn. I also really enjoy the rhythm the stripes of the sand snakes add to the design.

Thank You Joebot

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10/08/2014 Top Pick; Wednesday Feast

Composition – The ribbon throughout the design act like stories or levels of a building. This makes Wednesday look like she is popping out of the deep dark dungeon basement.

Color Scheme – Wonderful use of cool colors with a small pop of blood-red. This design is available in brown, black, and navy blue. While all colors look nice I enjoy the navy blue the most.

Thank You CrumblinCookie

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09/23/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

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09/23/14 Top Pick; Attack on Asgard

Composition – Wonderful use of the flying cape and bright ground to balance the bright moon in the sky.

Lines and Forms – Nice articulation of Thor’s figure and the mountains above.

Thank You DJKopet

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09/23/14 Top Pick; Red Skull Whisky

Composition – Wonderfully basic, balanced composition. The wheat stalks create a nice detail for the frame.

Color Scheme – I really enjoy this warm antique color combination.

Thank You ccourts1

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09/23/14 Top Pick; Attack on the Future

Composition – I really enjoy the beam of light which nicely unites the top half to the bottom half of the composition.

Color Scheme – Wonderful use of bright reds and purples to really give the almost monotone foreground perspective.

Thank You Six Eyed Monster

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09/23/14 Top Pick; KroolAid

Color Scheme – Wonderful mix of warm and cool tones.

Lines and Forms – Wonderfully bold and stylized.

Thank You BreastWreck

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09/10/2014 Top Picks- Daily Shirt Designs

September 10, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

09/10/14 Top Pick; Wizard

Don’t tempt me, OTHERTEES!

Lines and Forms – Wonderful well-formed lines with a variety of widths. The lines create a detailed render of one my favorite wizards ever!

Composition – Intriguing layout using the figure’s hair to wind the eye around the whole composition.

Texture – The varying widths of the lines create an interesting color using simple positive and negative shapes.

Thank You 2mz

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09/10/14 Top Pick; Bad Seed and Criminal Miss Conduct

Concept – Wonderful idea and execution of these two tough broads as Roller Derby Girls. Their outfits and accessories work very well with the concept and the individual characters.

Color – I really enjoy these dark, combat color palettes. I also very much enjoy their simple brighter color frame.

Lines and Forms – Wonderful style in which these to figures are portrayed. They both look unique but easily recognizable.

Thank You Tom Kurzanski

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08/26/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

August 27, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

08/26/14 Top Pick; The Strange Case of Dr. Banner and Mr. Hulk

Composition – Awesome combination of image and type.

Color – Wonderful contrast between the bright green and purple demonstrating the duality of the two figures.

Thank You HartZack

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08/26/14 Top Pick; I Choose Fire & I Choose Water

Composition – Wonderful, intricately adorned frames. I really enjoy how the frame surrounds the evolution of characters, glorifying them. The Pokeball nicely brings the eye down to the banner creating a wonderful oval shape.

Lines and Forms – The tattoo style forms are very nicely rendered with a heavy outline.

Thank You jmlfreeman

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08/26/14 Top Pick; Get Over Here!

Color – Incredible pop of warm tones.

Lines and Forms – Wonderful foreshortened render of a classic fighter.

Thank You ThrashParty a.k.a Ottyag

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08/19/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

August 20, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

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

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08/19/2014 Top Pick; I Have Nothing

Lines and Forms – Nice solid bold lines.

Concept – Tough guy!

Thank You Olipop

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08/19/2014 Top Pick; RedSun Leon

Lines and Forms – Wonderful sketch-like lines.

Color – Nice Pop of red color.

Thank You Donnie

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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

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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

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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

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08/16/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Design

August 17, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

08/16/14 Top Pick; The Dude

Hey, will you just take it easy, man. This design is all things Dude: the White Russian, the joint, his bowling ball, and the rug that really ties it all together.

Color – Extremely interesting color selection. I really enjoy the warm golds against the teal field.

Lines & Forms – Wonderful render of Jeff Bridges. All the elements in the design have an awesome etched texture. I especially like the thin lines that give his hair added dimension.

Thank You Bubble Gun

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08/10/2014 Top Pick – Daily Shirt Designs

August 11, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

Ninja Turtles Weekend!!!

Of course I went to watch this movie. Okay… okay… I know it seemed kind of lame, but I enjoyed it!

At first I didn’t know if I really wanted to go watch this film in the theater. The trailer seemed interesting, but I didn’t know how I felt about the crazy looking cgi Turtles and the whole Megan Fox/Michael Bay baggage. My husband convinced me to go being that he’s a lifelong fan and it was his birthday weekend.

To be honest, while watching the movie I was so wrapped up with the action and their individual personalities that I completely looked past how weird they looked. I also surprisingly didn’t mind Megan Fox too much. She is a very attractive actress and I was very happily surprised they didn’t try to exploit it (outside of Mikey’s crush on her). She wore plain jeans, a tee, and the same awesome yellow leather jacket throughout the whole movie (laundry must be easy)! Each Ninja Turtle had their own awesome personality and I loved how they bickered back and forth like brothers do. They actually reminded me of my cousins, so they definitely embodied the “Teenage” portion of the Ninja Turtles to the best of my knowledge; I haven’t really encountered any other kind of Ninja Turtles, mutant or otherwise!

I think Donatello was probably my favorite of the Turtles. He had an endearing nerdy personality that appealed to me. OMG was Shredder scary! His armor was amazing and terrifying. I think I got cut just looking at all those blades :p. I also really enjoyed the relationship between Splinter and the Turtles. His fight scene with Shredder was probably my favorite. You could tell he was a father protecting his children and he wasn’t just their master.

All and all 2 radical thumbs up!

COWABUNGA!!!

Here are some Awesome Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Shirt design available now:

Armorer Savagery

Ancient Ninja Xenomorphs

08/08/2014 Top Pick – Daily Shirt Designs

August 9, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

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

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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

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08/05/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

August 6, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

Is anyone else excited to see Wonder Woman coming to the big screen??? Okay, if Wonder Woman was real and had me looped in her lasso, I would have told you I wasn’t excited when I saw the casting. The picture previewed at SDCC completely changed my mind and I can’t wait for the original super heroine to show us her stuff! Watch out boys!!!

08/05/14 Top Pick; Wonder Bomb

Color – Wonderfully patriotic color scheme with an antique shine.

Composition – The plain sky background nicely balances the bombshell in the foreground.

Lines & Forms – Beautifully rendered Warrior Princess. Her hair and lasso create wonderful organic forms which contrast nicely with the solid heavy bomb shape.

Thank You Tim Shumate

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08/04/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

August 4, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

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!