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one who sees

Posts:508

12/21/2007 11:02 AM Alert 

afternoon people!....i have been crunching to try and finish up some commissions i still had to do...just finished this fish shirt..

another african cichlid, this one is a Protomelas Spilonotus liuli...







~I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it~
Vincent Van Gogh

www.bettyannlemist.com
one who sees

Posts:508

12/21/2007 11:04 AM Alert 
oops forgot to mention.....just finished him, so i still have some sketch lines showing...these will wash out after he gets heat set and tossed into the washer and dryer....

~I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it~
Vincent Van Gogh

www.bettyannlemist.com
mikec@pols

Posts:791

12/21/2007 12:16 PM Alert 
Another fan tas tigue' piece of work!
I just love those vibrant colors on a black background!
I don't know that you've mentioned this before, but is this all brushwork or some airbrush also?
Do you paint fresh water fish also? Could be a real market at Cabela's ,Gander Mountain or any of the 'big box' sporting goods stores for trout, walleye, bass and other fresh water fish t-shirts!!!!!!
Mike

"You either grow or regress...nothing stays the same...." (unknown)
"A man may fall several times in life, but he is not a failure until he says that he was pushed..."




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one who sees

Posts:508

12/21/2007 2:27 PM Alert 
thanks!....nope not airbrush.....all hand painted with a brush..i use several types of small brushes to apply the paint...

yep do fresh water fish too....if ya check out my website,tshirts....scroll down a bit...you will see a large mouth bass and a muskie.....i did those a couple of years ago...and used two of my favorite lures in the shots...lol....a frog pattern ole time torpedo, and hubbies all time favorite lure, bomber red craw pattern..~wink~....

problem is, because i hand paint em, it takes a bit to produce one...though i generally can get one done in two days time....but it really depends on the difficulty factor, and painting them is half the time put in....i have to research the fish/animal to make sure that i can paint it realistically.....so each shirt really is one of a kind...even if i make more than one of that type..lol..
thanks for looking and the positive comments!!!

~I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it~
Vincent Van Gogh

www.bettyannlemist.com
klippie

Posts:1880

12/22/2007 3:24 AM Alert 
Nice work, love the colours.

Retha

If at first you dont succeed.........don't ever give up!
bggordon

Posts:220

12/22/2007 11:24 PM Alert 
Very nice detail for a T. Beautiful fish! I'm sure someone will be proud to sport that T shirt! As usual, Well done one who sees.
one who sees

Posts:508

12/23/2007 9:39 AM Alert 
thank you!...i shipped it out yesterday morning so he will get it in a few days time....
next one up for me to do is a Corydoras cat fish, his name literally means little armored catfish...lol....
they are pretty common in the fish world, its a south american cat....but now there are many variations of this lil gem, so i have to choose one .....ahhh choices choices!!! so keep yer eyes peeled for a new one coming up!

and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of ya out there!!!!! and thank you for watching...

~I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it~
Vincent Van Gogh

www.bettyannlemist.com
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