Character Concepts - for some t-shirts

[fish032]

Hi Everyone

Havent posted here before and thought it was about time that i showed something!!

These are some character designs for some t-shirts that i am working on at the moment.

Let me know what you think....

http://www.simonscales.com.au/big-heavy-final2.jpg

http://www.simonscales.com.au/leisha-final1.jpg

http://www.simon-scales.blogspot.com
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[KampfHase]

Hi there,

first thing I recognized: the gun of the guy is off perspective-wise. Check on that.

What's the idea? Is it supposed to be some gangster theme? Bad+Mad Style?
I can't help myself, but I find it difficult to imagine these printed on a shirt.
They're well done, don't get me wrong; it's just, I don't get the idea.
But maybe I'm looking for senses where there are none supposed to be.
I mean, prints on shirts don't have to mean anything necessarilly.

So, just check on the barrel of the gun and keep creating.

[owweber]

I am not a big fan of the gradient at the bottom of the guy. i just don't really like the ovals. and I wish the transition was smoother. the girl is much better than the guy...shes pretty cool actually.

[Staz Johnson]

I think that the perspective on the guy's gun barrel is fine. but the handgrip is slightly off, you need to show more of the front of the handle, I did a real quick sketch....
http://img342.imageshack.us/img342/2038/gun2jk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Plus I'm not sure that the choice of typeface on the guy image is the best. Other than that they look good to me. Nice work.

[fish032]

Kampfhase - thanks for the comments
As far as 'the bruise crew' idea - these shirts are part of a six shirt series and all the characters are part of 'the bruise crew' as such - there will be shirts with just the individuals on them and then a couple of shirts with the whole ‘crew’

im going to bring out a short back story about the characters and their tom foolery which will be like a short comic

...but more to come on that

Owen - glad you like the girl character - im just working on the overall layout for this shirt at the moment

Staz - man! thanks for the draw over – all that kind of stuff is a massive help - and yes the handle of the gun is a little off
In my original sketch I hade the gun more side on - but then I changed it half way through for some reason!!

here is a wip of the linework I did

http://www.simonscales.com.au/big-heavy-wip1.jpg

and here is the final layout of the first shirt front and back
let me know what you think!!!


http://www.simonscales.com.au/big-heavy-frontandback.jpg

http://www.simon-scales.blogspot.com
http://www.simonscales.com.au

[Joeslucher]

It still doesn't make any sense that the grip is side view but then we're seeing the end of the barrel. Just make the end of the barrel side view too.

[Charlie_2.0]

Cool, I like the back of the T-shirt:P.....but seriously, try to do something with that damn gun: either sideways or perspective. Make up your mind

[Staz Johnson]

C'mon guys, give him a break, he's aware that the perspective is off on the gun, there's no need to keep rubbing it in.

[markwagner]

Give her some sexy leags and hips, make her a babe like she really is! Give her a smile - like "go ahead, make my day," and her long jacket seems off, look at the girl from UnderWorld.

The dude looks good, not thrilled how you end his lower body, try another pass at that design, better to cut him off so the viewer knows he has legs but they are hidden behind the frame.

Also your type, too small, squint and stand back, can you still read it? A shirt design, like a billboard needs to be seen from far away. Make the type larger, how about "crew" on the right side of the design?

Way Cool
~M