Bob modeling Splitting Bears

So, I was on a making shirt kick and I wanted to do a big animal stencil. My power animal is obviously a large brown bear, so I found a picture that made a good silhouette and turned into a large stencil. So large in fact that it took up two pages of standard letter sized card stock. While I was deciding exactly where to position the stencil, I thought, “what if I split up the stencil and put them on different parts of the shirt?” I ran it by Abby (she’s my creative adviser) and she thought it would be cool, so I gave it a go.

I am immensely pleased with the way this shirt turned out. It was an instant favorite. It also was a favorite among everyone that saw it. One day an acquaintance of mine commented on how much he enjoyed the shirt. I asked him right there if he’d like to own it. He was apprehensive about taking such a great shirt from my collection. I insisted. I would give all my shirt away for other people to enjoy, but not a lot of people are close to the right size. After some persuading he accepted and now a bunch people I don’t even know get to enjoy seeing the shirt… and Bob gets the joy of wearing it.

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This is my favorite shirt right now. I dig it because it is a mash up of my two previous favorites. The Giraffe and Splitting Bears. I wanted to make a stenciled shirt for new years eve, but like most things I put it off until the last minute.

So, on Dec. 31st I was trying to figure out what I could make. I dug through my stencil collection and somehow put the top half of a giraffe stencil on the bottom half of a bear stencil. I like how it can easily look like a sea creature.

I didn’t use acrylic paint on this design due to time limitations. Instead, i set the stencil on the shirt and took a sharpie marker to it. I simply made lines all around the edge. It makes a really nice outline and a hint of a fur effect. I’m going to use that technique more often.

I also tried putting the top of the bear with the bottom of the giraffe and it also makes an amazing mash up. It sort of looks like a bear centaur.  I haven’t put it on clothing yet, but I may in the future.

If you like any of the art or designs you see on the site and would like an original for yourself, please contact me and I’ll help make your dreams come true.