Smoke and Throttle

It's been an incredibly busy spring in the studio - suddenly, it's almost summer and I haven't updated anything new. There's been so much going on and lots of exciting new projects that I'm so stoked to share! Some aren't quite live yet so I can't post about them all until I have clearance. But I'll update every few days or so on the ones that I'm able to post about until I'm caught up. So without further ado:

I did this job for Matt over at the Smoke and Throttle blog. Anyone who is interested in vintage motorcycles has got to check out it out. Good stuff on there! Matt wanted me to do an illustration of his Triumph-racing dad in a style reminiscent of the old motorcycle shop t shirts that you would find back in the 60's and 70's.

I drew the spot from an actual photograph of Matt's father. The challenge was that it is going to be used for print on actual shirts so it had to be clear enough for the silk screening process. But, in order to keep it looking old school legit and not like mass produced vector art I did a crisp pen and ink illustration with hand hatching for the shaded areas. The hatching isn't perfect which helps give it that gritty, vintage shop tee feel. It turned out way cool and it was good to work a little differently than I usually do. Matt designed the type for the front and back of the shirt. I admit, I'm a little bit in love with the Smoke and Throttle Logo. Here is the photo that I worked from and also the template that went to the printer. I can't wait to see (and wear!) the final result. Enjoy!