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White Heat

posted 2 months ago by ithew

White Heat image

I’ve always been a fan of the old 40's and 50's Horror Comics. They were so violent, graphic and weird. They always dealt with something strange like melting skin caused by some form of radioactive substance, or monsters, or things coming back from the dead. This is inspired by that.

This is going to be my DBH Halloweek2 entry. I’m giving two size options, regular and oversized and I want it to be printed with discharge and water-based inks to give it that smooth vintage feel

Vote For It!!!

www.designbyhumans.com/vote/detail/28832

p.s. SWH!

40 Comments

  1. ithew - Matthew Skiff avatar

    ithew said 2 months ago

    White Heat

  2. Killer Napkins - Jason avatar

    Killer Napkins said 2 months ago

    love it dude!!

  3. GerardoG - Gerardo avatar

    GerardoG said 2 months ago

    I love the hands

  4. FunForAllKids - Nick Guenzler avatar

    FunForAllKids said 2 months ago

    hahaha looks like the singer from underoath

  5. KidneyLeans - Adam Paduch avatar

    KidneyLeans said 2 months ago

    too awesome!

  6. RustyEight - RustyEight Media avatar

    RustyEight said 2 months ago

    SWH

  7. Mikey Likes It - Mikey Lemieux avatar

    Mikey Likes It said 2 months ago

    wow man...this is great...my favorite thing by you for sure..

  8. skull with hair - skull with hair avatar

    skull with hair said 2 months ago

    ooooooooooooooooh!!!! you’re fucking asking for it with this one!!!

  9. discordantart - Chad Lenjer avatar

    discordantart said 2 months ago

    it needs something a bit more. not doubting its awesomeness, but it can be turned to 11.

  10. ithew - Matthew Skiff avatar

    ithew said 2 months ago

    discordantart said: it needs something a bit more. not doubting its awesomeness, but it can be turned to 11.

    i messed around with certain background and such to fill the empty space but it all took away from the solitude that I (think I..) wanted

    like you just open the door of a dark room and saw this

    maybe when this doesn’t print at DBH I’ll work on it more, or try and sell it to a band and add text to it

  11. discordantart - Chad Lenjer avatar

    discordantart said 2 months ago

    not even necessarily text or a background. maybe the slightest accents behind his head or something above his hands. something that actually ties it into a narrative. it’s just missing something. hell, even a tad more slime, or make the melting skin that’s there even more prominent.

    i mean don’t get me wrong, this is awesome, if you can make a gnarly t-shirt out of only slime, i have faith!

  12. JBennettDesigns - Justin Bennett avatar

    JBennettDesigns said 2 months ago

    o my yes!

  13. edgillustrator - edgil avatar

    edgillustrator said 2 months ago

    lighting is great

    but it needs more. the shirt seems alittle too plain ..

  14. skull with hair - skull with hair avatar

    skull with hair said 2 months ago

    i want to like your stuff but everything you’ve posted so far is really flat. no texture at all. i think that is your weakest point beyond the repetitive subject matter.

    you trace your skulls from a photo reference right? like go media style. if so, maybe try mixing in some of the texture rendered from the original photograph. that could definitely help add some depth.

  15. downrodeo - alanbernard avatar

    downrodeo said 2 months ago

    fuckin hell, the hands are great! and I like the reflective highlights on the skull too.

  16. jimiyo - Jimi Benedict avatar

    jimiyo said 2 months ago

    hot! im guessin you found the reference photo you were looking for.

    i think you will win one of the spots for the halloweek. you are too good not too.

  17. corefolio - Andrea avatar

    corefolio said 2 months ago

    voted! now I wanna see that tee :]

  18. Ameeee - Amy Brown avatar

    Ameeee said 2 months ago

    Hands could be catching the teeth falling out?

  19. Kevvbo - Kevin Hartranft avatar

    Kevvbo said 2 months ago

    wow dude this is awesome. I would love to see you do a sweet comic book.

  20. Setup85 - Steven Dunn avatar

    Setup85 said 2 months ago

    Voted! Clean work!

  21. Deadly Desire - Matt Baker avatar

    Deadly Desire said 2 months ago

    sweet love the hair, not too keen on the hands but the rest is awsome

  22. JoshInvincible - Joshua Rittenhouse avatar

    JoshInvincible said 2 months ago

    skull that looks like edgil?

  23. i came from nothing - michael avatar

    i came from nothing said 2 months ago

    amazing

  24. bjornisbear - Greg Hulett avatar

    bjornisbear said 2 months ago

    I would totally say go oversized on this one.

  25. BrandonHeart - BrandonHeart avatar

    BrandonHeart said 2 months ago

    I like it I say keep it simple, definitley go oversized...really adds to the horror of it all. Good work!

  26. ithew - Matthew Skiff avatar

    ithew said 2 months ago

    Thanks to everyone for you comments and suggestions! I really appreciate it...

    i’ve been messing around with things....here is one other idea....

  27. sockmonkee - Chris Sandlin avatar

    sockmonkee said 2 months ago

    ithew said: Thanks to everyone for you comments and suggestions! I really appreciate it... i’ve been messing around with things....here is one other idea....

    hadouken!

    ha it kinda looks like he’s fireballin'

  28. ithew - Matthew Skiff avatar

    ithew said 2 months ago

    HAHA....I’ve always wondered how Ryu and Ken’s hands didn’t burn up after shootig a super hot fireball

  29. Setup85 - Steven Dunn avatar

    Setup85 said 2 months ago

    It would look pretty cool with maybe some tombstones in the background. I like this though anyways, I like how you just keep your designs simple and clean, does not need to much.

  30. discordantart - Chad Lenjer avatar

    discordantart said 2 months ago

    hmmm, definitely prefer it how it is now, that glow just takes over the foreground waay too much, if it was darker itd probably work really well.

    fucking sick regardless. these colors are perfect

  31. Legit Heroes - Legit Heroes avatar

    Legit Heroes said 2 months ago

    ithew said: HAHA....I’ve always wondered how Ryu and Ken’s hands didn’t burn up after shootig a super hot fireball

    it never touches there own hands

  32. atomicchild - Jimmy avatar

    atomicchild said 2 months ago

    nice

  33. nelloforesto - nelloforesto avatar

    nelloforesto said 2 months ago

    wow

  34. matt901 - matt avatar

    matt901 said 2 months ago

    I’m not usually a big fan of all this stuff but this I like. I absolutely love the lighting on the face its top notch. I also think it could work if you add something around the hands like you have started to do.

  35. aaron crawford - Aaron Crawford avatar

    aaron crawford said 2 months ago

    you nailed it. god this is great,
    great colors and just the simplicity of it.
    reminds me of the old school shizzzz

  36. tomwarDsign - Tom Ward avatar

    tomwarDsign said 2 months ago

    possibly a darker tone by the hairline? i dunno its a sic design!

  37. AverGrace - David  Del Vecchio avatar

    AverGrace said 2 months ago

    I WANT ONE.....NOW

  38. Lazyeye - Neil McKinney avatar

    Lazyeye said 2 months ago

    reminds me of a young Australian who got his avatar stolen. +1

  39. ithew - Matthew Skiff avatar

    ithew said 2 months ago

    thanks for the comments everyone

    ha the hair does look a little like ed’s

    jimiyo said: hot! im guessin you found the reference photo you were looking for. i think you will win one of the spots for the halloweek. you are too good not too.

    thanks jimi, i actually used your skulls, just used a bit of photoshop trickery!

  40. adamvaudin - Adam Vaudin avatar

    adamvaudin said about 1 month ago

    dude EVERYTHING you do i instantly love!

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