Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Mexican Dog design Up for Voting on Threadless

My Mexican Dog design is one of my first 3 ever designs that are all up for voting on Threadless this week. Please vote and comment - there's only a short few days left to make your vote count.

Thanks!

 - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

Saturday, 5 December 2009

Threadless Submissions Up for Voting

I've just had 3 designs approved by the Threadless t-shirt website for voting. Voting closes in 6 days time so not far away. If I get enough votes and high scores for each of them, Threadless will print my designs, I'll get some cash and great recognition - as a struggling artist, I need this so please help!

You can vote on my designs through the links below and please spread the word around.

Thanks a million!

Thursday, 3 December 2009

Image of the week: New Sketches!!!


Hi all,

Wow!!!... I can't believe it's December already! This year has just gone so fast.

Anyway.... This week's posted image is of some of my recent sketches. These sketches are just some ideas that I am playing around with and some might make my next t-shirt range.

I can't believe that next week it will be a year since my sister and I launched Kalman Lee the 'Brand'.... but what a great year it has been! With 2 t-shirt ranges launched, 2 exhibitions of my artwork (one being my first ever), having the awesome Melvin Odoom and the ever lovely Laura Whitmore wearing my t-shirt designs on their MTV show (MTV Digs), having the amazing experience of giving the likes of Madonna my first t-shirt from my second design range, as well as Lily Allen, The Ting Tings and others enjoying my designs.... my what a first year!!!

A lot of these incredible things that happened this year would not of happened without the amazing support and help from my big sis (and business partner) and not to miss our support from my very gorgeous girlfriend, the rest of our family and of course my friends.

Another bit of news is that I have some new items up for sale on my Etsy account that would make great Xmas gifts or stocking fillers... so check them out at: http://www.kalmanlee.etsy.com/
Also my t-shirt designs on my website are especially great Xmas gifts.. you might want to be in fast as our stocks are running out (they're limited editions): http://www.kalmanlee.co.uk/

Well that's it for now but thanks again for all the support and I hope you are looking forward to more of my designs next year!!! :)

Thursday, 26 November 2009

This Week's Image titled 'Hungry Panda'

This image design titled 'Hungry Panda' concept was created when I was sketching in the park the other day.... I really have know idea how this concept happened but I remember just drawing panda after panda after panda.

I also posted this design concept on my Emptee account, so if you want to you can check it out at: www.emptees.com/tees/167661-hungry-panda

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Images of the Week: Emtpees T-Shirt Mock Ups!







Hi All,
To help boost my sales and fan base I have started to upload my designs on to other review websites to test my old and new designs and also to get some feedback.
So far I have had some really great feed back and it helps a lot to get other people's opinions so I can create more effective t-shirt designs.
I have attached some of my Emptees submissions with the reasonings behind the images and the mock ups that go on the site (one with the lovely Laura Whitmore wearing Japanese Girl):
www.emptees.com/people/69441-kalmanlee

On other news, next month is my birthday and on the same day last year Kalman Lee (me) was launched as a t-shirt brand...... please if you can't buy me a gift at least buy a t-shirt:)
Cheers!

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

T-Shirt Mock Up Images On Emptees Website!




Hey Guys,
I have just put up the above t-shirt mock up images (Lil Bot, Indian-man, Punk Bot) on the Emptee website!!! I thought I needed to see if my new designs are gonna be worth getting down on t-shirts so I hope to get awesome rating on all my images.
The link is: www.emptees.com/people/69441-kalmanlee so check it out!!!

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Image of the Week: New Bag Design & More Button Badges





Hey Everyone!!!
This week's images are my new bag design and badges.
The first image is my new bag design that is a put together kit of me, just like those model kits kids have:) I wanted to come up with an image that would show my personality, skill, what my business is (t-shirts), be something different and funky all at the same time!.. I hoped it worked.

The second image is my newest badge design titled 'Lil Bot'. This image is the first design of many potential ones for my up and coming kids t-shirt range, but we wanted to test out the new design first on a badge... Let me know what you think... ok?

The final image is the first badge design I did and yes it could be yours at a great price... actually both the badges can be purchased for an awesome low price from my Etsy account www.kalmanlee.etsy.com and very soon my new bag design will be for sale on Etsy too. So check out my Etsy shop because these items make great Christmas stocking fillers.

Friday, 6 November 2009

MTV Presenter Melvin Odoom wearing more of Kalman Lee t-shirt designs!!!


Hey all,
Just received these awesome photos of the MTV Digs presenter team with Sway and Melvin Odoom in the MTV Digs studio. In both of these photos Melvin is wearing some of my recent t-shirt designs and if I say so myself looking good in them too:)
These t-shirts can be purchased from my website: www.kalmanlee.co.uk and I also sell my images and just from a few days ago badges on my Etsy account: www.kalmanlee.etsy.com
Check it out!!!

This Week's Image titled 'Ophelia'

This week's image is dedicated to my lovely girlfriend's niece Ophelia.
I wanted to do something nice for Ophelia's recent birthday as I couldn't celebrate with her because I am on the other side of the world and since I don't have any nieces of my own she is the closest thing to one for me.
Ophelia is very beautiful but very cheeky(just like her aunty).
Seeing that I couldn't be there on Ophelia's big day, I decided to design up a personalised birthday card just for her with a cartoon character that looks like her.

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

First Kalman Lee Button Badge For Sale

A friend recently suggested selling my illustrations as tiny pieces of artwork on button badges so I've just posted the first one on Etsy. It's of the Maori face I posted a few weeks back as the image of the week. They're US$1.50 each and you can buy yours on my Etsy shop