In the next few months we’re going to make 3 new pieces of merch with 3 different scenes of characters from the lore. Each one will be designed by a different artist. The artists will be Alyssa Wiswall (Apologetically Offensive), Pixelwayve, and Nek.
Alyssa’s task has already been decided. The other two remain to be seen and that is where you come in.
I would like you to come up with a scene or character you would like made for a t-shirt/hoodie and to pick whether you want Pixelwayve or Nek to create it. You can suggest two scenes/characters and designate which artist should draw which idea. As much as i want it to be a surprise, i have to tell you Alyssa’s already assigned task so you don’t repeat it: Alyssa will be creating a Swingin’ At The Balley scene. Katy and Sheila dancing at the Balley.
FURTHERMORE, if you suggest the idea that goes into production you will get a finished t-shirt of that idea for FREE. I will send you a completed t-shirt free of charge.
Now, it is very likely an idea will be chosen that several people suggest. In this case i will randomly select one of them to receive it.
Selections of these artists can be found on my Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/paulms25
So give me your suggestions. Two scenes or characters, each drawn by either Pixelwayve or Nek. Two people will win a free t-shirt of that idea.
People were very generous buying albums on Bandcamp day last friday so i am going to spread the love by giving money to some of the great artists in the scene. Let the suggestions commence.
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Old timey candy/soda shop. Raven behind the bar making a big gesture towards some type of candy near him and Lloyd leaning against said bar and pointing at Raven. – Nek
Helen staring upward, tears in her eyes, looking absolutely manic. Her mouth is open in a way that suggests she’s laughing hysterically. Behind her are lyrics from The Gabriella Gadfly Suite repeating several times over – Pixelwayve
Some kind of line-up of all the different incarnations of the savior soul? The savior soul is my favorite concept and it would bring together characters from across several albums!
“That’s the narrative I believe in. So please….Get. It. Up.” – Han Mi to Henry with an outline of Hurl behind/around him – Pixelwayve
Top of image, “What shall we do today?” Bottom of image, “A Story,Uncle Raven!”
The image as four quadrants of the post-humans of the story – David jumping off a cliff, Lloyd battling that cult, Brija walking away from the dead Vizier and Bogdan, and Han Mi on a stage with Helen,Hank, and Henry . – Nek
This last one here, is a throw away idea, not really conforming to your “a scene/character” request and likely wouldn’t really require much effort from any artist. Probably wouldn’t work, though, because each shirt would have to be unique –> The front of the shirt is a large portrait rectangle (a tablet) with pixelated eyes and smile front and centre ( ^__^ ), and the back has MASCOT written largely on the top, and then a random number (alphanumeric sequence?) is assigned underneath. Then anyone who purchases a shirt is their own unique mascot (3000! or O4K)
So at the moment I don’t have any particular ideas in mind for what I think Pixelwayve and Nek should draw. Their art is always beautiful and I’m sure whatever they end up doing will be excellent, but the reason I can’t think of anything for them is because Alyssa’s already doing the design I want more than anything else in this world!! Katy is one of my absolute favorite characters, and that they might be depicted as actually dancing makes me so excited!! Not to mention that Alyssa’s previous Katy art that I’ve seen is soo darn good!!
I’m really excited for this and I can’t wait to see what it’s going to look like!!
For Pyxelwave, David Adams in the toast at the Asylum, from Shadows and Flames.
And for Nek Raven and the Angel from The Fallen
Maybe the raising of Jasper the doll or the pitch with John O’Brien
I have always wanted a Freedom Core propaganda poster, framed by the red and blue pills with John in full super soldier mode.
Being partial to Dolls (as my first introduction to the Shaperaverse), I have to suggest Priscilla and Jasper playing cards, with the ghosts of the gambler and the monk hovering over.
For the second…. Perhaps a Madame Chatterlaine scene, either her reading tarot for the viewer or perhaps for another character (crossover moment?).
I would say have Nek draw the ending from Faeriepunk. So like the shanty town moving away from New Albion.
For Pixel, I would say to make a project elysium design, featuring maybe Jasper and/or the elysium portal as an emblem.
Since Alyssa’s design is sounding like a relationship type design, I think it would be great to have Pixel do a design of the Meme serenading Rebecca with her love song as they watch the sun rising over the city, twinkling off the glass of buildings. I also think it would be nice to see Nek do a piece with Lloyd and Raven manipulating a narrative together, perhaps during the time after the August Sky Playhouse when they were exploring their powers.
It took time to decide but I’ve made my choices:
1. Mad Gertie contemplating a never ending party kept carefully safe in a snow globe while a reminiscent chaostrophy is raging all around, by Nek.
2. The final confrontation between Brija, Bogdan and the vizier perhaps with the ghost of Danijela looking at the scene with apprehension, by PixelWayve.
O & A!
Project Elysium team logo.
Or
Arcadia Analog AI team logo.
Something startup-y that you could wear and people would think it is of something real
I have no preference for the artist
I would want to see a design by Nek of salty Lloyd Allen advertising Popover Cigarettes.
I’m actually surprised we haven’t really seen any designs for Lloyd advertisements in general.