New Shirt Design

Hellion94 · Sep 29, 2010

Just got done with these for Dwayne James, my old boss and Outlaw 10.5 racer with the NMRA. I was pretty stoked at how they came out, sure took long enough, Anyway, thought you might like to see. Make sure to pick one up at the Hellion pits if you make it out to BG

bottlefed97 · Sep 29, 2010

That looks awesome

Hellion94 · Sep 30, 2010

Thanks!

98GTnSC · Sep 30, 2010

looks good man! i like it

ARdoller · Sep 30, 2010

a little busy for my taste as far as a t-shirt goes, but some people like that. design-wise it looks great... one thing that does stick out though, is how "tarnished" the text and backdrop looks, and how smooth the car is.... I think it would look a little better if you maybe gave the car a more eroded look?

Hellion94 · Sep 30, 2010

Alexr said:
a little busy for my taste as far as a t-shirt goes, but some people like that. design-wise it looks great... one thing that does stick out though, is how "tarnished" the text and backdrop looks, and how smooth the car is.... I think it would look a little better if you maybe gave the car a more eroded look?

I get what you're saying, but I don't think the car owner would appreciate it if I were to make their $100,000 + car look tarnished.

The car is nicknamed "The Hellion" (because it's owner, Dwayne James is the other owner of Hellion, with John Urist). Hellion's are typically little demons or trouble-making creatures. Because of the brutal nature of the car (1,600+ hp and a 5-speed) and the nature and graphic identity of Hellion (plays off of hell and anarchy a lot), I chose skulls for the backdrop and eroded/destroyed fonts to communicate the "hell" idea. However, the car itself is very well kept and very smooth. I really wish I could have added more detail to the car to make it look more realistic, but I was on a tight schedule as it was, and didn't really have the extra hours to spend with reflections and subtle touches. So there you go.

ARdoller · Oct 1, 2010

Yea I know what you mean, it was just a suggestion. It still looks really good. But, at the same time, you've seen the Kocky Products shirts before, right? They have that black/white high contrast look to them, and the cars still look really cool. Just an idea.

Hellion94 · Oct 1, 2010

Alexr said:
Yea I know what you mean, it was just a suggestion. It still looks really good. But, at the same time, you've seen the Kocky Products shirts before, right? They have that black/white high contrast look to them, and the cars still look really cool. Just an idea.

Yeah I agree, and I'm a big fan of that look. For Promo shirts like this though, that will be sold at races, I always feel it's best to keep the cars as true-to-life as possible.

white98stang · Oct 1, 2010

I hope you sell some on here. That looks awesome man

Hellion94 · Oct 1, 2010

white98stang said:
I hope you sell some on here. That looks awesome man

They're actually not shirts I'm selling, I just made them. They are for Dwayne James' Outlaw 10.5 car, he will be selling them this weekend at the Bowling Green NMRA race.

auto_x5.0 · Oct 1, 2010

I like everything except the turbo downpipes from the side. But other than that, badass shirt

bsn95w · Oct 1, 2010

pics of the actual car??

Hellion94 · Oct 4, 2010

bsn95w said:
pics of the actual car??

bottlefed97 · Oct 4, 2010

I wish I could buy one of these from ya, they look really cool.

white98stang · Oct 4, 2010

That thing is nasty.

Hellion94 · Oct 4, 2010

bottlefed97 said:
I wish I could buy one of these from ya, they look really cool.

If you're interested, I'll get in touch with Dwayne when he gets back from the race, and let him know you want one. PM me your info and I'm sure I can get one out to you.

bsn95w · Oct 4, 2010

i jizzed in my pants a little.

bad ass car, those pipes out of the bumper are obnoxious though lol.

Hellion94 · Oct 4, 2010

bsn95w said:
i jizzed in my pants a little.

bad a*s car, those pipes out of the bumper are obnoxious though lol.

Yeah they are a little crazy, they serve a purpose though. The force generated by the exhaust at 9,000 RPM and 40 psi of boost is the equivalent of another 250lbs on the front end. The car has a serious wheelie-ing problem, and the horns are to try and remedy that, and so far have worked pretty well.