BETO JANZ: BROKEN DECKS/SKULLS

Beto Janz makes great use of discarded objects by converting old skateboard decks into gnarly skulls. This was actually part of a clever marketing campaign:

In order to promote this new spot, designer Beto Janz customized used and broken decks, using the decks to produce skulls. Stickers with the brand and the address of the new stores were applied to them and they were left on streets nearby main skateboard places around Curitiba/Brasil - Therefore, anyone who finds them, gets them. An "underground" way of promoting the store.

I would love to get my hands on one of these skulls! Beto's website is worth a look too!

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PAULINE DARLEY: SHE WAITED TOO LONG

While I was living in Hamburg last year I'd go for daily walks where I'd explore the city and take photos (great fun). On one such outing I stumbled across a photoshoot with female models wearing make up similar to the photos above. It was in a quiet little street in a suburb near Altona. It was quite surprising and really made it a memorable walk – although up until seeing Pauline's photography above I'd somehow completely forgotten about it. I don't know why I didn't take a few sneaky snaps myself! Anyway, I spotted these awesome shots on behance today. I had to post them. Check out more of Pauline's photography here. The amazing make up was done by mademoisellemu.

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KRZYSZTOF NOWAK

I usually tend to favour slightly darker art but I just got completely sucked into the fun factor of this tee design by Krzysztof Nowak. If I was to choose an super-galatic-hi-top-fighter this would be among my first choices. Krzysztof has many more great designs here.

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NICK FRANK

Some beautiful shadows and angles come together here in what could be mistaken as Darth Vader's weekend retreat. I would love to be able to photos like this. From what I can gather this was taken in Munich, an amazing city that I miss dearly! Check out more of Nick's work here.

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ANA DIAS

It's been a while since I've posted anything remotely sexy or erotic, so here we go – an amazing and provocative photo here from Ana Dias. See the whole shoot here (NSFW).

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8-BITTY: BITMAN

The newest addition to the 8-Bitty family, Bitman. For all my other 8-bitty designs go here. For the updates and 8-bitty news go to the 8-bitty facebook page.

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BRANDON HEART

And now for a slight departure from retro futurism and back to zombies and skeletons. The colours, the style, the composition, the expression on that poor bastard's face, Brandon Heart has nailed it all in this epic illustration that I would happily wear on a shirt. Brandon has many more amazing pieces here.

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SAKKE SOINI: RETRO FUTURISM

Some amazing retro-futuristic art and type here by Sakke Soini. I can't work out what it is I love about this style of art (and music!). I do find it incredibly nostalgic, and quite epic. Check Sakke's website here for more amazing work!

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KERVIN BRISSEAUX

My love for all things neon, eighties-looking and retro futuristic continues with these illustrations by Kervin Brisseaux. I think the addition of Japanese characters is a wonderful touch and introduces a slight anime feel. See more of Kervin's amazing work here.

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ALEIX GORDO HOSTAU: IN GOD WE TRUST

An interesting piece here by Aleix Gordo Hostau revealing a side of religion that is often kept hidden. Aleix has many more amazing vector artworks.

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KILIAN ENG / DW DESIGN

Through my recent interest in retro futurism in both art and music I've come across Kilian Eng's work a lot – and I thought it was about time I posted some of it here. I love it, I think I prefer his more technological pieces, where lights and space travel remind me of all the good things about good sci-fi. Check out his tumblr page for loads more of his work.

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8-BITTY: THE WORLD'S MOST EPIC VIDEO GAME T-SHIRT

Design is another that I entered into the Design by Humans 8-bit t-shirt design competition. I thought I'd try a different approach to an 8-bit tee with this design, a little more traditional. The title, a gigantic call, is just a lighthearted poke at bombastic marketing, essentially I just wanted to reference as many video game clichés as I could within the given timeline (which wasn't much time at all). You can see all my 8-bit designs here. I am in the process of getting these shirts printed, it's just taking longer than I would have thought. To stay up to date go to the 8-bitty facebook page and click "like".

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8-BITTY: RETROBUNGA!

Another addition to the 8-bitty family, Retrobunga! This was very fun to design. I entered this into the Design by Humans 8-bit t-shirt design competition. Vote for it here. See all my 8-bit designs here. I am in the process of getting these shirts printed, it's just taking longer than I would have thought. To stay up to date go to the 8-bitty facebook page and click "like".

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8-BITTY: THEY GOT THE SARGE

They got the Sarge! One of them took a bite out of his shoulder then others started ripping into torso. I thought we'd lost him but after a while he got back up. A few minutes later they slowly walked away so I went over to see if he was okay and he attacked me!! I put half a clip into his chest but he kept coming for me. He bit me pretty good but I think I'll be okay. Vote for this design on design by humans! If you dig it, head over to design by humans and give me a vote! Thanks yo! For more 8-bitty check out my 8-bitty behance page and stay up to date on the 8-bitty facebook page!

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8-BITTY: CHEWBITTY

Finally the mighty Chewbitty is here! Wearers of this shirt can enjoy the ability to rip people's arms out of their sockets but may also be referred to as a walking carpet. For more 8-bitty check out my 8-bitty behance page and stay up to date on the 8-bitty facebook page!

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8-BITTY: 8-SITHY

I'd been thinking about doing this design for a while. I'm really quite happy with how it turned out. This is the only one of my 8-bitty all over designs that doesn't have print on the back of the shirt. For more 8-bitty check out my behance page and stay up to date on the 8-bitty facebook page!

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KAZU LIVINGSTONE

A tidy piece of vectoring here by Kazu Livingstone. Check out more here.

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FRANCISCO PEREZ

I always got a bit freaked out during sci-fi films when some unfortunate soul was projected into space away from their space craft with nothing to control their trajectory, dependant on the life support offered by their space suit, usually only lasting several hours. I can't think of a more lonely way to die. Alone in the cold, black void of space – which I assume is what happened to this poor lad above (top). The second piece, I thought was just really cool. The minimal use of colour has resulted in a strong output and really unique use of lighting. Nice pieces here by Francisco Perez, check out more of goodness here.

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KAI LIM: RE-ANIMATED STORMTROOPER

I just stumbled across this piece by Kai Lim and had to post it for obvious reasons. Imagine an entire film or trilogy of Star Wars zombies! I have no idea how it would work, but I don't really care right now. Kai has some stunning work over at deviantart, check it here.

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8-BITTY: FROM THE 8-BIT CRYPT

I present the newest member of the 8-bitty family, "From the 8-bit crypt". Shirts designs coming soon: The Polterghost, They got the Sarge, and the Zombtee Horde. For more 8-bitty go to the 8-bitty facebook page.

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GRAPHEART

It's a skull floating in a universe of pink gelatinous jelly goo and party drugs (or head ache pills). I love it. Grapheart has plenty more art that is plenty cool and plenty excellent. GO.

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RYAN UHRICH: DIMENSIONAL ANALOGS

I've seen a lot of abstract geometric shape compostions similar to these, although these are a lot more kick-ass than the others I've seen. I've even been delving a little into i myself. There's a strong astronomical vibe, it almost feels religious in some way too. Anyway I'm going to try and post more of these because I like them, if there's a particular name of this style someone please tell me, in the meantime I'm going to label this as astrogeometric. These are part of a series I found on Ryan's behance page. Check out the rest here.

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MAC OLLER: LAND'S END

An amazing series here by Mac Oller of rugged coast line in the UK. Looks very otherworldly. See more here.

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BLEUBLANCROUGE: STAR WARS IDENTITIES

Just another fine example of an artist's expression of the star wars universe. Love the detail. There are a whole heap of star wars pieces in this series. Check them. And take a look at the Bleublancrouge website.

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KAIT KYBAR: CHARACTERS

Character art, there is so much of it out there, and so much is awesome and wicked – so many character artists have amazing imaginations. Kait Kybar seems to have carved out a bit of a niche for himself – I think his work stands out from a lot of what I've seen. This piece in particular caught my eye, very cool mech-militant-robot-dude, love the colour and mood. Check his work here.

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8-BITTY

My 8-bit tees finally have their own brand, and it's called 8-bitty! Keep up to date with 8-bitty on the 8-bitty facebook page A new addition to the 8-bitty family above is "Sarge" inspired by every jungle based shooter I've every played. Coming soon: "They got the Sarge" and the Zombie Horde range. To see my other 8-bitty designs see my older blog post here.

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