Actual printed tees may vary from
digital mock-up displayed above.
Artist: Stephen Chan
Stephen only started developing his unique and detailed illustration style during 2007 after finishing his degree and is mainly self taught. “I try to implement as much detail and make the illustration as fun and interesting as possible,” he says. “It’s character driven, and often involves large, isometric detailed landscapes and scenery.”
Over the last year Stephen has been working as a freelance Illustrator/Graphic Designer working with clients such as Tiger Beer, IdN, Boxbird Gallery and Mercy Magazine, etc.
He is also one of the founding members of design portal http://www.thunderchunky.co.uk specialising in showcasing new and innovate work by a variety of international artists, covers news from the design world.
Stephen is also a Tiger AKA (Asian Kinetic Artist) apart of the Tiger Translate project, and a Artist at Blood Sweat Vectors, a vector artist collective with the likes of 123 Klan, J3 Concepts and Niark1.
His works have been exhibited nationally and internationally, in Manchester, Brighton, London, Boston, Tokyo and shortlisted in a competition in Guatemala.
About the Shirt:
The idea behind this crazy shirt, is the same idea as the conception of this site. The idea that, something you put up fresh and new one day will be covered, lost, gone and made old by newer creations the next day. The graphics on the shirt is made up of flyers and stickers covering each other up, but in the end its created something more interesting, like how old artists will influence new artists in the future.
Check out press for this tee!
bloodsweatvector.com
Emptees.com
Thunderchunky.co.uk
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Wow! Very cool design.
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Nice. I dig the purple as well.
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it’s mech-week!
I love all the little details and the thick lines on this!
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I love the purple tee shirt as the contrast to this monochrome design. I am really tempted by it too as a unique piece from a guy whose work is very individual. Only one thing – maybe its my old eyes but I found it hard to understand what was going on here for a minute….but that might be a plus since it makes the viewer spend more time on it.
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I love it, and have just ordered one!
brilliant idea behind it
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Thanks for all the positive comments guys !!
I had a dream last night that loads of ppl didnt like the Tee .. and were leaving quite nasty comments behind :( ..
but this is certainly a happy sight to wake up to ..
dont worry Louiecat ! I dont really understand whats going on either ..
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Wicked!! I bought a set!
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I think this might be my favorite shirt on Ript thus far.
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I enjoy how it has a great look of a sticker. I realize many love purple shirts, sadly I can’t sport a purple shirt…however, everyone else should buy this shirt
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Vikings, sharks, and robots. It’s a RIPT trifecta.
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SOLD! : D
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First Purple shirt!!! Look out!
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Thanks guys !! you’ve made my day .. this is a very happy build up to my birthday celebrations, indeed !! :D
And great timing with the Tshirt launch .. RIPT staff ! haha .. great coincidence !
It would be wonderful if everyone that buys a shirt can send me a photo of them wearing it too.. cheers..
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Viking + moustache + robot = sold
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great t-shirts – will buy some soon for def when i have the cash – very individual and eye-catching!
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I’ve stared this thing down like a magic eye and I still don’t see viking… help.
Purple is under appreciated. I like to think it would have beaten out blue for the next M&M spot if it didn’t have to split votes with pink.
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Great T-shirts – will be getting one soon when I have some cash!
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speccymonkeyboy – thanks , but they are only available for 24hrs .. lol, well 7hrs left now !! nevermind .. there’s plenty of great shirts to buy here later .. but thanks for the thought
retrospy – hmmm .. well .. the girl controlling the big robot is kinda like the viking , with the horns helmet :) ..
i was hoping to do this in orange but no orange tees, as i have a few purple tees already .. i quite like the purple tees !!
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Bought and paid for.
This is the first shirt I haven’t forgotten to buy in a while. I made a point to not close the tab before I left work.
Come back soon OK, Chan?
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Bad ass design, and purple tee’s are always cool.
This design is definately a go!!
-J Mayle
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Yeaah purple! <3 <3 <3!
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Just wanted to say your Blog is in my rss you do magic on words.. Cheers, Mandy Baysinger
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