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Albino rabbit hides in the flowers. / ... / Story: / Initially created for the Illustration Friday theme of Camouflage (June 22nd, 2007). As soon as I read the name of the theme, the picture popped into my head. Reworked to meet RedBubble portfolio standards, and will differ slightly from the image displayed in the Illustration Friday link. / ... / Dear buyers: If ordering Camouflage as a card, I recommend choosing the BLACK backing colour. / ... / Note: The image on the right has been compressed into JPG format by RedBubble. The image that is used for printing is high resolution with true, consistent colours. / ... /
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The little guy at the bottom is my favourite – he’s really rockin’ out! / ... / Get the t-shirt here! / ... / Story: / Created on August 28th, 2006, this is the very first drawing I made with my new Wacom tablet. The tablet was a present for my 30th birthday. / ... / Recommended for: / Cards and small prints. Although medium and large print sizes are also offered, it is my personal opinion that this image is at its most charming in miniature. After all, mice are meant to be small! / ... / Image quality: / The preview image to the left has been JPEG compressed by RedBubble for security purposes. The original image is high quality and has true, consistent colours. / ... / /
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Taken May 5th, 2007 from Kalamunda, looking over Perth (which cannot really be seen, but the sunset is beautiful, no?)
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This is exactly what it looks like – a sketch-doodle I made while listening to Pain’s Shut Your Mouth over and over again*, on the 11th of April, 2007. / ... / I’m not going to pretend that it’s art or design, but something about it really appeals to me; it’s like his heart has been SHOT out of his chest and he’s reeling from the impact. / ... / (Or I could be reading too much into it because I’m playing loud industrial music very late at night, and I’ve just had a weird tea that calls itself “Rooibos and Vanilla” but tastes like delirium.) / ... / * The Swedish industrial metal band, Pain, that is, not the American one. Shut Your Mouth is one of my favourite songs, and has a catchy riff that will stay in your head for YEARS. You can visit them on MySpace if you wish, but be warned, their lyrics contain some profanity. / ... / Dear buyers: If purchasing this image as a card (which is an interesting choice and I’m not sure what festive occasion it would be appropriate for), I highly recommend the WHITE backing colour, otherwise it will look like his legs have disappeared. / ... / Image quality: / The preview image to the left has been JPEG compressed by RedBubble for security purposes. The original image is high quality and has true, consistent colours. / ... / / ...
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Moonlight, water, each other. What more is there to say? / ... / Story: / Created as the front of a birthday card for someone special, October 2006. That’s a black labrador pup snoozing in the moonlight, if anyone’s interested. / ... / Image quality: / The preview image to the left has been JPEG compressed by RedBubble for security purposes. The original image is high quality and has true, consistent colours. / ...
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Taken February 2007. A friend’s very friendly kitten-cat who was not quite grown up. He kept crawling into your lap and looking up at you. You wants to stroke the kitty? he seemed to purr. Resistance was futile.
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Sometimes nature knows best. Story: / I swear, hand on my heart, that I found this leaf in the forest clearing where I was attending … a wedding ceremony.
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Lovely Flora Mae is the belle of the ball! / ... / Would you like to see the Dark Wood version of this image? / ... / Story: / Would you believe I spent half an hour trying to find the right neckline for her dress? / Flounces? Frills? Empire neckline? A giant ruff? / Then I started doodling words for the caption, and voilà! / ... / Image quality: / The preview image to the left has been JPEG compressed by RedBubble for security purposes. The original image is high quality and has true, consistent colours. / ... /
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Another take on this theme. / ... / Image quality: / The preview image to the left has been JPEG compressed by RedBubble for security purposes. The original image is high quality and has true, consistent colours. / ... / Dear buyers: If purchasing this image as a card, I highly recommend the BLACK backing colour.
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by Evangeline ThanHi everybody! Just letting y’all know about some new products I’ve just put up :) If you would like to go directly to the item, please cl…
Hi everybody! Just letting y’all know about some new products I’ve just put up :) If you would like to go directly to the item, please click on the relevant image below. “Lovely” – a deep, rich burgundy-brown card with a lightly sanded look. Close-up of texture: / “Lovely (Dark Wood)” has a dark, polished wood finish. I really like this effect. It feels old-fashioned and warm, like a keepsake. Close-up: / “Lovely (Dark Wood)” is also available as a small print.
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What, you think that horn is just for decoration? / Beware, unicorns are also a symbol of truth. Tell a lie to a unicorn, and it will skewer you. =============== Please note that on dark t-shirts, the design will have a grittier, more reflective appearance, due to the greater amounts of ink used. If you are looking for a smoother effect, please choose a pale-coloured shirt. And of course, if you are not happy with the print quality, please contact RedBubble as soon as possible with a photograph of the print so that your issue can be resolved. Thank you for supporting an independent Australian artist!
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Oh Gary, only virgin maidens can tame unicorns. / ... / A matching card to go with the original t-shirt. / ... / Note on image quality: / The preview image to the left has been JPEG compressed by RedBubble for security purposes. The original image is high quality and has true, consistent colours.
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Silly Gary, he’s just recovered from being impaled by a unicorn, and he STILL hasn’t learned his lesson. / ... / I haven’t drawn the next panel, but we all know it’s going to end like this. * / ... / * Links to PvP by Scott Kurtz. / ... / Dear buyers: I highly recommend the BLACK backing colour for this card. / ... / Image quality: / The preview image to the left has been JPEG-compressed by RedBubble for security purposes. The original image is high quality and has true, consistent colours.
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Pirates Versus Ninjas – where it all began. I was wondering if this reference was too obscure, but then my brother walked past and exclaimed, “Cool! Ninja paramecium!” and I knew my work was done. P.S. I spent an hour drawing the gun that would be thrust through the pirate’s belt. Just when I had proudly adjusted it into place, a helpful passer-by remarked that the gun I had drawn was actually a derringer and not suited to the era* (a derringer is more of a Wild West gun). After I had finished disposing of his body, I then spent another hour drawing an old-fashioned pistol, which ended up in the final picture. See here for the difference. * Surprisingly, he had no problem with the concept of unicellular organisms wearing clothes. Which side would YOU be on? Pirate, or ninja? =============== Please note that on dark t-shirts, the design will have a grittier, more reflective appearance, due to the greater amounts of ink used. If you are looking for a smoother effect, please choose a pale-coloured shirt. And of course, if you are not happy with the print quality, please contact RedBubble as soon as possible with a photograph of the print so that your issue can be resolved. Thank you for supporting an independent Australian artist!
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Get Panda Love Extreme as a card! IMPORTANT: This design is only suitable for the GIRLY FITTED SHORT SLEEVE t-shirt due to the position of the image. (If you look at the design in other styles you will see what I mean.) =============== Please note that on dark t-shirts, the design will have a grittier, more reflective appearance, due to the greater amounts of ink used. If you are looking for a smoother effect, please choose a pale-coloured shirt. And of course, if you are not happy with the print quality, please contact RedBubble as soon as possible with a photograph of the print so that your issue can be resolved. Thank you for supporting an independent Australian artist!
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As seen in the mighty pageantry of Stitched Issue 3! This image is also available as a delightful card. =============== Please note that on dark t-shirts, the design will have a grittier, more reflective appearance, due to the greater amounts of ink used. If you are looking for a smoother effect, please choose a pale-coloured shirt. And of course, if you are not happy with the print quality, please contact RedBubble as soon as possible with a photograph of the print so that your issue can be resolved. Thank you for supporting an independent Australian artist!
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Interview - thickblackoutline
by Evangeline ThanThe Lion, the Witch, and Thickblackoutline’s Wardrobe ..
The Lion, the Witch, and Thickblackoutline’s Wardrobe Have you ever thought of a thick black outline as sexy? If not, you need to dive into thickblackoutline’s wardrobe and rub your cheek against some of her delicious, dark designs. Like I did, until I was caught and put to work writing this interview. Mystical cats, queenly but sinister geishas, dessert-loving dragon chefs, and hungry, hungry hippos turn a mundane human torso into a hypnotic canvas that will have heads turning and eyes staring. All finished, of course, with a thick black outline. Mastermind behind the popular Bubblerock series, winner of the 100% RedBubble T-shirt Competition, featured illustrator in Blanket Magazine, Design Federation, and The Age’s Creativity Corner, and most recently, one of the winners of the Melbourne Fringe Festival’s 25 sacks for ya back exhibition – it should come as no surprise to learn that thickblackoutline creates some of the most popular and memorable t-shirts on RedBubble. Thickblackoutline was kind enough to talk about her inimitable style, her coveted t-shirts, and what it is really like to “live the dream” that is freelance illustration. Which came first, thickblackoutline the style, or thickblackoutline the name? The style came first. I noticed that everything had a better vibe to it with a thick black outline around it. It gave it that certain something, it made it pop, so I ran with it. It’s different, and it’s something that I’m passionate about – that is, having bold designs that are colourful, which pack a bit of punch. When did you first decide that you wanted to be an artist? I think it was when I had enough of the 9 to 5 job. I really wanted to pour my energy into my passion, instead of doing something I silently hated. What were the stages of your journey to freelancer? I worked in the wine industry, and really loved it, but had the chance to move interstate, and took this as the perfect opportunity for a career change. I did two diploma courses, and then managed to pick up a bit of work via the people at the college – people approach art colleges all the time. I had done a little bit of 9 to 5 grinding, but it really wasn’t what I wanted to do, so I decided to go full-time freelance, as well as writing and illustrating my own children’s books. At present you work from home? Yes, that’s right. There is no escape from work, unfortunately – so you really have to love it, to live with it. How do you do that without going crazy? And do you wear your pyjamas all day? Because that was one of my childhood dreams. Yes, I wear pyjamas all day, company rule – and I’m quite crazy, you have to let the craziness guide you, or else I think you’d be a curled-up, crippled mess. Which pieces on RedBubble are you most proud of? Which is the child you would trot out to play the piano at a party, so to speak? I’d say The Tea Party would be way up there. That was my first attempt at something as intricate as that. It was basically me for 6 days thinking, “But it needs more stuff!” Death Becomes Her would be another, it was a dark time for me when I did that one, I’m proud of it for a lot of reasons – it came together as I had hoped, and also I’ve recently taught myself to pour more emotion, good and bad, into my work. I remember when you put up Death Becomes Her. I just thought, “WOW”. Thanks, around the same time as Death Becomes Her was Seppuku – another powerful time for me also. And more recently Yakuza Babe on a Tee – I’m REALLY proud of that one. Ah look, I’m proud of them all. The Japan influence is certainly prominent in your work. When and how did you get bitten by the Japan bug? To be honest I couldn’t really tell you. I’ve always felt some sort of a connection to it – / you could say it started with my love affair with sushi from a young age, and it took off from there. Sometimes it really feels like a past-life connection, and I have done some pieces on the Bub, where they’ve truly “just happened” and I was sort of left at the end thinking, “Just who did this?” A classic example of that is the Geisha DJ in Osaka Nights. / / How do you decide which pieces will become t-shirts? Well, in the beginning, it was all about not being able to find a t-shirt with sushi on it that I really liked, and then there were also things that were in the retail market, which I just didn’t like, let alone would spend money on. So I felt it was time to take matters into my own hands. A lot of my t-shirts have elements of my cards and prints anyway. Something just clicks; someone turns the light on. What kind of music do you listen to when you work? Is music important to your illustration work? I listen to all types of music, it’s crazy. Without it I’d go (even more) insane, and I use it to push me through those jobs that are painful. Sometimes it inspires some art too. When I really have to concentrate, talk-radio is the best! I’m a Podcast Junkie. The new album listen-through while working is always good. I like how there’s always a song that really grabs you, and shakes the art out of you. / / Sales are a topic that always seems to be cropping up in the forum. Do you think sales on RedBubble are slow? Are sales on the Bubble meeting or exceeding your expectations? Quite simply, I just think there are more artists uploading than buying. As for my own sales, I’m pretty happy with how my stuff travels along, for sure. Whoever bought three of my tees needs to stand up, so I can shower them in thanks and affection! / / I’d really like to see who is purchasing. There was talk about that a while ago; the customer should have the choice to remain anonymous or not, of course. Cards have been really good – the bulk of my sales. I haven’t sold a print as yet. I tend to think the prints seem to be a big thing for photography though – the illustrators need to step up and unite! Since we’re hanging out in your wardrobe, let’s pick some tees and you can tell me about them. 1) Icy-Snow – a buyer’s booth winner Icy-Snow – it’s a pretty “old” design, which wasn’t accepted on another Australian t-shirt site. It would be nice if it indeed snowed icy poles. I guess I was a bit inspired by that Simpsons episode where Homer leaves the parallel universe (with the toaster time-machine), not knowing it rained donuts – heaven! 2) Have You Got Some Change? That’s the t-shirt that started it all, isn’t it? Sushi Gumball Machine or Have you got some Change? – yes, this is the one that started it all, in a way. I had been kicking around that gumball machine for a while, it has had fish and paintbrushes in it as well. It’s all about some of the things we want … one of them being sushi. 3) One of the “geisha” tees. You’ll have to pick. Don’t make me choose between Ultimate Weapon, Yakuza Babe, Bloody Mary, Geisha Tea — it’s impossible! It’s going to have to be Bloody Mary. / / It started with me taking an illustration brief for some pro-bono work for this magazine the wrong way. The brief was about interpretations of Bloody Mary. They were actually talking about an urban myth called Bloody Mary. I hadn’t heard of it, it was something about saying “Bloody Mary” three times in the dark, into a mirror, and all hell breaking loose. In a way, you could say that was when the “geishas on a t-shirt” were born. That was my take on a Bloody Mary, what with the impending slaughter of the lamb. The kanji is Destiny, of which the lamb’s Destiny is death. My work usually has a bit of darkness behind it, whilst looking sweet and innocent. If you could go back in time and tell your younger self anything, what would it be? / / Oh wow! Um … that’s really hard. I feel like Michael Parkinson. / / What your art does for you on the inside, is exactly what you need, and when you discover that, it’s such a beautiful thing.
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Winter is over, Spring is here. Weary Ant has gone to bed, and Grasshopper plays for the moon. / ... / Inspired by Aesop’s fable about the Ant and the Grasshopper, although I prefer the happy ending where Ant shares his food with Grasshopper, and Grasshopper plays for the ant colony every night in return.
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This piece was inspired by my good friend, Emma, who is not only a well-known health researcher (oops, make that Dr Emma) but also the smart, funny woman behind the From Bud to Bub Pregnancy Calendar. / ... / If you know someone special who is expecting, please visit From Bud to Bub to get them a gift that is unusual and useful at the same time. And you can feel good about it, because you’ll be supporting a wonderful Aussie product! / ... / You might even want to finish your present off with a lovely card or print! *wink*
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Product review: the RedBubble calendar
by Evangeline ThanI’m going to confess three things: I like buffets, I prefer to g…
I’m going to confess three things: I like buffets, I prefer to give useful gifts, and I’m shallow enough to be influenced by first impressions – if there is no ‘wow’ factor I’m going to make my excuses and sidle away stealthily so I can go back to stuffing myself with crab puffs. I received my RedBubble calendar in the mail yesterday, less than 24 hours after James said he would send me one to review. Wow #1. Now, I’m not saying all RedBubble deliveries get sent by Express Roadrunner, but this confirms my belief that when the Bubble folks say they’re going to do something, it gets done. I was pleasantly surprised when I removed my calendar from its packaging. It was not rolled up, but thoughtfully packed in a padded bag and kept flat in between two sheets of cardboard. Let’s give the packaging Wow #2. The calendar’s lovely sheen, silky feel and elegant simplicity (all of which arrived in pristine condition, thanks to the solid packaging) made Wow #3 a no-brainer. / Calendar page shows ‘Cambridge at Night’ by James Pierce RedBubble have put a lot of thought into this calendar, and it shows. Most impressively, they’ve managed to keep the base price affordable (I can hear all the artists celebrating) while providing a quality product with a sophisticated finish. Some things you may notice when you start flipping through the calendar (apart from how nice it feels under your fingertips): › A metal hanger means displaying the calendar is a breeze. It also protects the paper, unlike conventional calendars which have a punched hole at the top of the page. / › The A3 size makes this calendar perfect for doors, offices, hallways, kitchens – it will blend in, but it is certainly not a wallflower. / › Matt-coated 175 gsm (grams per square metre) paper provides a satin finish that shows pictures off to their best advantage. / › RedBubble’s signature font quietly but unmistakeably broadcasts the calendar’s origins. / › The days of the month are softly delineated in dove grey squares – a nice touch – and provide an adequate amount of space for writing down things like birthday reminders. / › The bottom right-hand corner of the page tells you where to go for more image goodness – a great move that acknowledges the artist and subtly markets more RedBubble products at the same time. Now, before I head for the mini spring rolls, I will make one last confession – I loved this calendar at first sight, and I would be proud to give it to someone special. Bonus: RedBubble is providing free shipping for the month of November. Just enter “Novembershipping” in the checkout code area when you enter your mailing address. Some great RedBubble calendars for you to check out: / Beautiful landscapes by James Pierce / Life in Motion and Black and White by Paul Louis Villani / Daydreams by Ljubica Rapaic / Wilde Women by Lee Wilde
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I created this pen drawing in 1994, after watching a film on SBS called “Strange Fish”. It was all heady movement and dancing shadows. I remember little else about the movie, except that I was completely mesmerised by it. A day later, this drawing was the result. / ... / Note: The original drawing is A3 in size and has a lot of shading detail, which is a little hard to see in these previews. / ... / A close-up: /
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Mid-late 1994, ballpoint pen. Curves were all that my pen wanted to draw that night.
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Another piece from 1994. I drew this a little before Woman. / ... / Now, as silly as it sounds, I had a bit of an internal struggle as to whether or not I should upload this. Because, even after 14 years, I am still a teensy little bit embarrassed about this picture. / ... / A lot of my work back then was very free-flowing, similar to “stream of consciousness” writing exercises. I would spend hours peering closely at the sketchpad, furiously working in tiny detail, and then move onto the next bit, just following the lines, not looking at the big picture till I was finished. / ... / So you can imagine my dismay when I rubbed my eyes, sat back, and looked upon this picture as an entirety. There was a slight pause while my eyes refocussed, and then I thought, “Hey … what the … ? What’s he doing? Is he …? EEEK!” Mortified, I quickly hid him away in my art folder, never to be seen again. / ... / Until now.
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