Beware of Dog

Final Design Comp

Well folks, this will be another blog entry where I walk you through how I designed this shirt. I just completed this about an hour ago and am totally in love with it. I've submitted it to Woot! as a daily entry and have my fingers crossed on a printing.

There is no pop reference in this shirt, and really the concept kept changing. This design really came out of nowhere and is a perfect example of something that was created just because it was in me. Read on for the walk through. You may find the story behind this design entertaining!

Houston, We Have Liftoff!

Homepage

Well folks, the long anticipated event is here... the launch of APSketches.com, the official website about me and my art!

I designed my site to represent who I am as a person. I also designed it to function as a central hub for me and my art. Connected to my website is my twitter, my Facebook, my Tumblr, my blog, my new and official email address, alex@apsketches.com. I also have 3 store fronts that I will be populating with art in the oncoming weeks. A Redbubble store for tee shirts, a Society6 store for illustration prints, and an Etsy store for my more fine art things.

So please, take your time to visit my site, take a look around, visit my gallery and connect with me through social networking!

SCUM BAG ALERT!

Well ladies and gents, there is something that really makes my blood pressure rise, and it's stealing. There is a certain jerk on red bubble, located here http://www.redbubble.com/people/elicitre/portfolio, who is blatantly stealing the work of others and selling it as his own. I know many of the artists that have been ripped off here and I think this is shameless. I have reported him but encourage you all to report him too for being the scumbag he is.

"Too Hip for the Circus" Finished Design Comp. Click to enlarge.

Another week, another derby! This week's derby theme is "Hipster Animals." It's such a strange theme that I'm actually looking forward to all the submissions. That and because I live in a neighborhood full of hipsters. Read on to see my thought and design process on this shirt! 

"Bubble Hair" Final Design Comp. Click to Enlarge.

I haven't done a Shirt.Woot derby in a couple months. I just haven't had the time. So after much inspiration from a fellow artist and friend, I decided to be less detail oriented and more playful. This way I can pump a design out relatively quickly and not kill my entire Thursday night trying to design something.

This one, for instance, took a total of 3 hours. The derby theme is Household Chores. Originally, I thought I would go another week with no design because the topic sucked. But, I was quite happy to be inspired while sitting at work.