Kingstrike – Tee design marketplace
Kingstrike launched today. Kingstrike seems a godsend for clients and designers alike. They list art for sale. There are plenty of sites which do that, but the site is structured in a unique way. Clients see prices. Transparency allows for ease of buying the art. Purchased shirts are immediately downloadable by clients. The designer uploads the high res file when submitting the design. This allows a client to be confident that a purchase made is an easily, instantly printable piece of art. I really think such a site could be grand for the community. I’ve been toying with designing more in advance of being requested for art; Kingstrike looks like a great way to test those waters. My first submission comes in the form of Howling at the Moon, a design that continues the exploration of painterly work. Essentially a light study, I really had a lot of fun making, and learning from, it. Fifteen-ish process images on Flickr.
Mar 12th, 2009 #
Love the lighting, Ray. I literally sat back in my seat when this popped up on the screen. One critique – the iris area of the eyes are different sizes. Enough that you notice it. In nature you will never see that, so the mind kind of registers hidden flaw. Also, when you put highlights in the eyes, make sure they line up with the heart of the light source. Here they seem close to 12:30 o’clock and the light seems to come from 2:30. Again, tiny, tiny issues, but these are the things that sometimes lock an illustration in tighter, almost subliminally.
Great fuckin’ piece though. Really.
Mar 12th, 2009 #
No one else caught the irises! I got a few comments on the highlights, though.
Thanks a lot, sir; I really appreciate your feedback. I’m liking this experimentation. :)
Mar 13th, 2009 #
dude your new style is so rad, I’ve been trying to figure out what your doing for awhile now and now i won’t be able to cause yours is too good haha! love it. is just a plain round brush? cause you got sick strong streaks
Mar 13th, 2009 #
The highlights are a bit overpowering, but I think it adds a lot to the character of the image, great work.
Not happy to see that KingStrike is only open to submissions on an invite-only basis, guess I’m giving that one a miss.
Mar 14th, 2009 #
Yeah, I think I would use a rusty orange as the main highlight color with hints of pure yellow instead of white the next time.
Mar 15th, 2009 #
Sounds good, might I also add, just started following you on twitter, and being modest you are an absolute twitter beast.. your updates have me checking back 3 pages each time I log on!
Mar 18th, 2009 #
Heh! I aim to please!
Apr 10th, 2009 #
nice work, the prices on kingstrike seem way inflated. 400 for 1 color designs? Sheesh
Apr 10th, 2009 #
$400 is barely a living wage for the amount of time put into those designs.
Apr 10th, 2009 #
fantastic colors )
Like it )
Apr 24th, 2009 #
Hey Ray, loving the new direction… has loads of impact, really dynamic.
Franks
Apr 24th, 2009 #
Thanks, MCF and Frank. The painterly work provided a nice change of pace.
I’m plunking down some cash on oil paints this week and intend to try it out traditionally.
May 24th, 2009 #
I am a big fan of yours ^^
Gj Ray