Bullet for my Valentine – Prom Night

In 2007, Go Media was hired by the merch company Bravado to do an illustration for the band Bullet for My Valentine. They wanted something complex, detailed, and haunting, but not cliche. They also wanted it to take up the full front of the shirt and utilize some more advanced printing methods.

I went to work and put together photo references in place and began illustrating directly into Photoshop with my Wacom. I used watercolor textures as a more abstract way of filling in colored areas as opposed to the traditional flat color screen printed tee.

Bullet for My Valentine

Bullet for My Valentine

11 Responses to “Bullet for my Valentine – Prom Night”

  1. Mandy May 29, 2009 at 10:39 am #

    I love it. The colors are beautiful. I am especially fond of the ‘watercolor’ look you gave it, just enough color to make the line art stand out.. The washed out typography is a great add as well, not something you see a lot. The color you chose for the type is perfect too, not over powering at all. There is a great balance between the artwork and the name which I think makes these type of band t-shirts work.

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  2. Jeff Finley May 29, 2009 at 10:42 am #

    Thanks Mandy, yeah I thought the band name might be kinda big. But truthfully, the way it was printed I feel like it makes it feel more epic.

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  3. Tim May 29, 2009 at 10:46 am #

    I’ve always loved this design, ever since you first posted it on the ‘zine. If anyone knows if/where it’s available for purchase, let me know. I’d be keen to buy it. XD

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  4. Simon H. May 29, 2009 at 10:55 am #

    Nice :-)
    I really like the watercolor feeling of this piece.

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  5. Jeff Finley May 29, 2009 at 10:57 am #

    Thanks guys!

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  6. Shin May 29, 2009 at 1:44 pm #

    kewl shirt.. totally rad… perfect..
    is there any other color? say.. dark grey?

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  7. Jeff Finley June 4, 2009 at 10:41 am #

    They printed a black version on a girl’s tank top. I don’t have a photo though.

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  8. toni romero June 29, 2009 at 12:19 pm #

    You are the shizzz man… keep it up.

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  9. Jeferson Fernandes July 10, 2009 at 1:21 am #

    man this art is awesome….i make a very similar drawning in my projects…not intention of copy…i know this pieces later of my draw….but you is very inpiration to me….
    Bro you rock!!!

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  10. Alex August 4, 2009 at 11:08 am #

    Jeff, you’re truly one of my idols. I really love your work.

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  11. hoppy February 16, 2010 at 11:33 pm #

    i love this look and feel you are amazing ive been trying to learn to print this stuff for years and still cant seem to get it down. can you give me any tips? i do screenprinting. did you print on the garment first then sew it together or is there another way you printed it?

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