Thursday, March 24, 2011

I need YOUR opinion

Hey Guys,

Sooo, Brian Azzarello needs someone to draw his t-shirt and I want that to be me.

Let me backup.

Threadless is having a "Noir" competition. Design a NOIR t-shirt, get it picked, make money, comics and a chance to work with a writer who I really respect/admire (to design aNOTHER t-shirt).

I sketched out a bunch of rough designed and picked out the best three to show to you - I need YOU to pick your favorite (and if you're feeling generous, pick a 2nd favorite). If you want to get crazy with it and leave some feedback (different colors, change the placement, figure A doesn't read, etc. etc.), that'd be amazing too.

So comment here or on facebook or twitter (@ottobott), or use this handy dandy poll I set up (https://fnnl.it/wk ). Thanks for your time and feedback!

Without further adieu...

Design A - Smoking Gun
Pretty straight-forward. The detective guy's just fired his golem and int he smoke, we see the fat-cat ganster he punctured and the dame he was with. This was one of the first ideas I had outta the gate. It might be a bit too crowded though.


Design B - On the Waterfront
Probably my favorite of the three. City at night, lights reflecting on the water. In the fully-rendered version, the water is going to be the focal point, a twisty maze of water (really line-centric and heavily detailed - much more then the rough implies). The white-space body in a dead-man float is subtle, but really what makes it so appealing to me.



Design C - Three's a Crowd
We've got the singer, minding her own business. Thug is watching the dame (and getting angry). The detective (far back) is watching the thug and about to tackle (or shoot) the 2nd guy. I like this because it's every NOIR movie situation I've ever seen distilled to it's most basic elements. Guy wants girl. Girl's afraid of guy. Hero steps in to protect the girl.

3 comments:

  1. Flip the good guy. Hes in almost same pose as thug.

    -j

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  2. I like B the best! It's very mysterious! I think it needs something to put it in the 40's/50's though....so there is no question. Maybe a mafia dude smoking on the dock (but very subtle....or something..maybe an old billboard, I don't know! : )

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