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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Hipster French Bulldog'

Hipster French Bulldog

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Retro Fisher for Snagged.com'

Retro Fisher for Snagged.com

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Hipster French Bulldog 2'

Hipster French Bulldog 2

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Old school t-shirt with the title ' Los Muertos Brewing t-shirt'

Los Muertos Brewing t-shirt

Hand drawn illustration

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Topography design'

Topography design

I am a super GIRL - topography design

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'grill chef design tshirt'

grill chef design tshirt

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'The Howard's Hope 1st Annual Flying Fish Concert'

The Howard's Hope 1st Annual Flying Fish Concert

Surf, sand, tropical island w/ dormant volcano. MUST have a flying fish (or multiple flying fish) breaking the surface of the water. Maybe a shipwreck in the background. Text above the design: "Howard's Hope", text below the design "Flying Fish Concert". Parrot(s). The design should be full of color and have depth. Design should be typical to those of old-school beach bars. I've included a copy of our organization's Flying Fish logo and Heart logo. These are for reference only.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'nautical tee shirt concept'

nautical tee shirt concept

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'T-shirt design '

T-shirt design

Old school vintage t-shirt design

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Old school t-shirt with the title 't-shirt contest winner'

t-shirt contest winner

My client was looking for "A fun, unique, and eye-catching design that people will want to wear" for their elegant coffee shop. I was able to catch their attention with this vintage design, i take every opportunity to work in vintage style, i really love it.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Diveaholic'

Diveaholic

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Old school t-shirt with the title '1984 Vintage Throwback Tee'

1984 Vintage Throwback Tee

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Outcast, Hilton head island, SC'

Outcast, Hilton head island, SC

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Vive Cannabis'

Vive Cannabis

Vive Cannabis

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Diveaholic 2'

Diveaholic 2

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'skeleton engraving style'

skeleton engraving style

i created this design sketch on photosop, and i created line art in manga studio. I use engraving technique.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'The Beach Toys'

The Beach Toys

I recreated their old design into my cartoon style as they requested. This design is a pun on the old school band, The Beach Boys. And the inspiration behind the design was based on their album cover for "Surfer Girl" that there are five beach toys/boys holding a surfboard.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Hot Rod'

Hot Rod

Vintage Hot Rod Design

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Vintage style'

Vintage style

My favorite grunge/vintage style. I represend old school casette and the question : Got Vibes ??? Enjoy it :)

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Southern Style BBQ Killer Hogs T-shirt'

Southern Style BBQ Killer Hogs T-shirt

We were given almost an exact example of what the client needed. My first thought was to add a pig such as the one i put - with marked zones on its body. The contest holder chose a different design but i still very much like how this one came out.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Awesome Vintage Hot Rod T-shirt'

Awesome Vintage Hot Rod T-shirt

Following the instructions of the brief we had to make a design that incorporates the color red and a hot rod. It also had to convey an old-school vintage look that i achieved through a rustic texture.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Like Old Whisky T-shirt'

Like Old Whisky T-shirt

Although it didn't win the contest, the holder still bought the design from me. They wanted a Jack Daniels style design, something vintage, old school and classy. Using various ornaments i managed to achieve that feeling.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Strength Wars Tshirt. '

Strength Wars Tshirt.

Vintage old school Bodybuilding tee.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Pin Up Design 2'

Pin Up Design 2

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Americade'

Americade

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Old school t-shirt with the title '1 to 1 project'

1 to 1 project

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Davis Pharmacy'

Davis Pharmacy

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Old school t-shirt with the title '1 to 1 project design'

1 to 1 project design

Vintage rocker design Warhammer Nighthaunt edition

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Guitar Shop T-shirt Design'

Guitar Shop T-shirt Design

Client wanted a design that would have a reference to the building of the store.

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Old school t-shirt with the title '1 to 1 project'

1 to 1 project

Custom vintage design for an LA shave ice company.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'marilyn monroe'

marilyn monroe

Marilyn Monroe Retro style T shirt

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'USA & Canada booze shirt illustration'

USA & Canada booze shirt illustration

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'T-shirt for music band anniversary'

T-shirt for music band anniversary

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Vintage illustration for golf club'

Vintage illustration for golf club

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Podcast Design'

Podcast Design

The design is based on the famous boxer in rest statue.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'CarbonLeaf T-shirt print'

CarbonLeaf T-shirt print

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'WAYNE'S heating and air'

WAYNE'S heating and air

old van on the beach

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Skate Yeah!'

Skate Yeah!

This designs are made for Skatelite. A skateboarding brand. I choose a punk/thrash metal style design. Because i thought this kind of image would bring the old school and rebel vibes. This artwork made with digital painting using Photoshop and Krita.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Nature's medicine'

Nature's medicine

T-shirt design for nature's medicine

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'La Pietá illustration'

La Pietá illustration

La Pietá illustration in stained glass style.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Belgian Malinois t-shirt design'

Belgian Malinois t-shirt design

Belgian Malinois t-shirt design on the front of the shirt, with a Stoic facial expression. The client asked for a typical holiday mustache on the Dog and a cowboy hat. Using a western style font for a shirt design with a masculine western look.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'South Swell Surf Shop T-Shirt Design'

South Swell Surf Shop T-Shirt Design

T-Shirt design illustration of surf theme

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Classic T-shirt Design for Digital Marketing Team'

Classic T-shirt Design for Digital Marketing Team

Classic t-shirt design for digital marketing team.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Strong woman'

Strong woman

Illustration for T-shirt with strong woman - lifting an atlas stone, with flowers, ribbons on the background of the moon in the style of old-school tattoo.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'skull tattoo'

skull tattoo

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'van'

van

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'T-shirt design contest winner'

T-shirt design contest winner

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Mattie Rogers'

Mattie Rogers

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'New ages approved bikes '

New ages approved bikes

Bicycle brand merchandising

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'old school tiger'

old school tiger

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Prestige Foods 30th Anniversary T shirt'

Prestige Foods 30th Anniversary T shirt

Vintage Hand drawn T shirt Design for Prestige Foods. Clients wants to create simple vintage feel design for their company anniversary. Hand drawn vintage cartoon design of the owner of Prestige Foods.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'VINTAGE ROCK AND ROLL WOMAN'

VINTAGE ROCK AND ROLL WOMAN

a Concept of Vintage feminism with just 3 colors maximum as the client wanted.

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'surf girl'

surf girl

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Long Sleeve Mute Design for The Bins'

Long Sleeve Mute Design for The Bins

Hand draw vector in mute color design for "The Bins". This is the front look of design in sleeves and left pocket. All doing vintage vibe and the client want to create some fun happy graphic that represent his music.

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Old school t-shirt with the title ' traditional style tattoo designs'

traditional style tattoo designs

This design is inspired by a mini cactus plant from the top view and on the left and right sides, the moon and sun are added which depict the cycle of day and night rotation using traditional style tattoos. the color used is one color according to the brief

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Boomink Tattoo's'

Boomink Tattoo's

i always excited to create arts which has tattoo related. Enjoy..!

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Old school t-shirt with the title 'Retro Style T-shirt design'

Retro Style T-shirt design

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