Somewhere over the rainbow, someone's getting wet by Steve Harvey

It took a moment to work out what this was.

I think if I were standing under the end of a rainbow I’d be this this freaked out too.  Not only would you be a bit peeved that there’s no pot of gold, but you’ve also ruined your best outfit.  Indigo’s a real pain to get out!

A great imaginitive design by Steve Harvey.

I was humbled to be asked by the wonderful Cathie Tranent to answer a few questions for the Tee HQ group on Redbubble.

Green House - t-shirt by Matt Simner

The Tee HQ group (as the name suggests) is where the best RB tees hang out so once you’ve had a read of the interview, why not check out the shirts there.

Read the interview

Saucy Jack - T-Shirt by simon Sherry

Saucy Jack – you’re a naughty one…

David St Hubbins and Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap never managed to get the musical version of Jack the Ripper’s life off the ground, so it was left to Simon Sherry to concoct a mashed up super-vector creation of the lead character.

Simon’s a master at ‘blades’ and Jack’s got plenty.  He is a victorian gentleman of course so the cup of tea and handlebar moustache is very much the go.

Surfer Girl by Ross Robinson

How to evoke a feeling?

Ross Robinson took a step back here and combined a girl, her surfboard, a pose, the early morning birds, and some great design techniques to bring home the feeling of great anticipation.

The colours and the circle frame make you think of the rising (or setting) sun, and lift you off (in a relaxing way) to the beach.

If you’re more into the water than the sand, there’s a variation you might prefer.

Who's the daddy - by Rubyred

I’m a real fan of the ‘Alien’ movies, and this is just an inspired design by the fantastic RubyRed on Redbubble.

Not only is the halftone style of the ultrasound image just perfectly crisp, the little critter almost looks cute in there!

Add all the technical information and you’re looking at a bit of a classic.

If you’re a fan of this then you’ll be knocked out by RubyRed’s 2010 calendar.

Shout! - T-Shirt by Matthew Dunn

Sometimes the best effects come from simple techniques.

What I particularly like about this great design by Matthew Dunn is that not only is it just rocking minimal colours, it’s got a great feeling of leaping ‘alien-style’ from your chest.

The lines in the face and the expression are very Stan Lee, making the subject appealing straight away.

Simple subject, but the face detail and colour combinations make this a really effective and cool shirt.

Melbourne Heritage Tram T-Shirt

If you’re a visitor or a local to Melbourne, trams are an icon part of the city scenery. From the heritage trams like this one, right up to the bumblebee ones with ’simulated’ bells.

I wanted to draw something that struck me as ‘Melbourne’ without getting too contrived.  This (being a tram) isn’t typically ‘cool’ or ‘creative’ as such.  Just my vector interpretation of a Melbourne icon.  Great to show the world where you’re from (or where you’ve been).

There’s also a black and white alternative if you don’t like wearing the colours.

I love it when enthusiastic people find the time to write positively about other people’s work (I try to do it myself).  Cathie Tranent’s a great creative talent who’s channelling such thoughts into a new blog devoted to t-shirts and other designers.

Is that a Tenacious D reference I spot in the title?

People visualise Andy Warhol and Campbell’s Soup when they think Pop Art. This tutorial shows how to quickly create a subtle, stylised effect using some simple Photoshop filters and adjustment layer techniques.

Things to note:

• The choice of photo is more about and expression, or style than the resolution or technical quality as you’ll potentially be zooming into an area and cropping.
• There’s lots of different ways to strip the detail from photos in a cool way – half the filters in Photoshop can do that, so you can substitute the filters used here for many others.
• Don’t be afraid to try different colours (in the filters), and merge multiple effects on different layers to create your own style.

If you’re looking for other techniques then check out my other tutorials.

[SinglePic not found] A big thanks to everyone who voted for my Grinder Mincemaster Music Machine (try saying that with a mouthful of popcorn) in the Redbubble Demo Music Machines challenge.

It’s reached the top 20 (out of almost 300 entries) to be considered by Demo stores in London.  The top 5 chosen by Demo get their designs printed by and sold in their stores.

Congratulations to all the other people whose designs made it through, and my day just been well and truly made!