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Jesus Stabs Devil with Sword – Disciple

Jeff Finley — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:40:18 +0000

The lovely folks at Disciple Clothing asked me to draw Jesus stabbing the devil with a big sword. I did exactly that! I drew this one by hand with pencil and paper first and then scanned my shaded artwork and added the colors and details digitally. I’m quite happy with how they printed it huge on the shirt like they did.

Paint the Stars – Skulls and Scrolls

Jeff Finley — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:20:50 +0000

Dave Pearson runs a pretty gnarly clothing company in the UK called Paint the Stars. The playful aesthetic stems from the mid to late 90′s pop punk scene and the brand is completely content not growing up. They contacted Go Media and looked for me to create a “horror-themed” t-shirt design that “took up the whole shirt.”

I got to work and sent off some sketches for approval. Dave loved everything right off the bat and had them manufactured “cut & sew.” Soon after, they were literally flying off the shelves and being picked up by distributors. He has since come back to hire us for multiple projects and we’re getting better every time.

Paint the Stars – Candy Lettering

Jeff Finley — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:10:49 +0000

Dave from the sarcastically playful clothing brand Paint the Stars (from the UK) hired me to work my magic on a few new tees for him (summer 2008). He’d seen my candy lettering style and asked for it by name hoping I could adapt the look for his brand. He wasn’t just asking for it because it looked cool. He knew the style already fit his fun loving aesthetic.

This was more challenging that the other “candy” lettering jobs I had done (Fergie, Funkrush) simply because there were more words! He was pretty satisfied with the final result as he printed stickers and even used it as their primary header graphic for their online store. Some may say it’s difficult to read, but that’s kind of the point. It’s definitely got a graffiti influence, although I’d never consider myself a graffiti artist.

Coastal Concepts – Wormy

Jeff Finley — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:33:03 +0000

This crazy illustration was something I came up with when commissioned by the company Coastal Concepts. They asked for something wild and imaginative so I poured myself a cup of coffee and worked my Wacom for about 9 hours. I think it took me a couple of days to do this and draw every little detail. Overall, I quite like how the drawing came out, but feel like I could have done more with the background and how it fit on the tee.