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[Matthew Pryde]

http://www.redbubble...e/designsbymatt
LINK IS THERE ^

Hey, I searched left and right across the forums, so if this is a "my bad" situation, then my bad, I mean no ill will. But I just wanted to let you guys know that I've got a Redbubble store up (Designer Tees and prints) of pop art battletech with some factional shirts to show off your mechwarrior pride. (Or Pryde in my case). I feel that since the 90's the amount of decent Mechwarrior swag has dropped off the face of the earth, so I'm friggin putting it back.

Also, I'm still finishing it, but I will have a "property of" tee for every starting MWO faction. So you may begin yelling at each other with matching tees on, in the words of Duncan Fisher "Who's mech is the ****"

The main reasion I wanted to make this is that I'm taking requests, let me know your favorite mech and I'll see what I can do on making a tee of it. Lots of requests of the same mech means that I'll so totally make that mech for ya. But for now it's shooting in the dark, so please, clue me in.



All artwork is created by me, much of it is modeled after me taking pictures of my battletech minis and doing a high quality full vector trace. Like my Mad Dog shirt below. All mechs, faction insignias ect are the intellectual property of the original creators, and are not infringing on any copyright.

Any remember, no guts, no galaxy!

EDIT: Also, this goes without saying but PGI, if you guys want a Tee made, you got it. Thanks for bringing back Mechwarrior with style!

Edited by Matthew Pryde, 30 July 2012 - 01:46 PM.

[Bindox Blackblood]

How about something that isn't abstract?

[Berserker]

It probably hurts my geek cred that I haven't heard it before but: "crit happens" = instant classic.

[Radiarch]

Bindox Blackblood, on 30 July 2012 - 03:11 PM, said:

How about something that isn't abstract?

It looks like his art style, plus getting too specific can breach IP. Nice work, and I like the bird logo.

[Matthew Pryde]

Bindox Blackblood, on 30 July 2012 - 03:11 PM, said:

How about something that isn't abstract?

Yeah I personally like the abstract stuff but I can only make detailed work with explicit permission from the original artists. Plus, abstract tends to look really classy when you're out and about. But what did you have in mind? Because I can accommodate all I can.

[Birddog FAC]

how much for an urbie with a davion sword and sun ( kinda like rising sun with sword) background and Crit happens on it???

Edited by Praetorians, 30 July 2012 - 03:59 PM.

[soulfire]

Have to be careful with mech related stuff or you will be sued.. One of the reasons we prob havent seen MWO sell t-shirt is they may not own the rights to sell merchandice yet. There is one company that sells mech t-shirts. Anyway be careful even a shadow outline can be trouble.

[Matthew Pryde]

soulfire, on 30 July 2012 - 04:32 PM, said:

Have to be careful with mech related stuff or you will be sued.. One of the reasons we prob havent seen MWO sell t-shirt is they may not own the rights to sell merchandice yet. There is one company that sells mech t-shirts. Anyway be careful even a shadow outline can be trouble.

Oh I know what I can and can not do in terms of acceptable use. If you check major sites like Tee Fury or Redbubble, you'll find plenty of Capcom, Marvel, and DC Characters, but they are within terms of acceptable use. The error comes when you claim you're making licensed material without a license. Like if you check, there's another artist called Greg Morrison on there that's lifted art from MWO, that's illegal. Making my own art shaped like BT mechs, is certainly not.

As for the urbie design, I'm working on a good urbie shirt atm.

[Frantic Pryde]

[Frantic Pryde]

Also... Does being in the same blood line grant me a discount?

[Matthew Pryde]

Urbie shirt is up. I'll make some more urbie shirts but I was kinda upset at finding out that Neuromancer from the MWL community passed away, so this one's to him. Rest well Mechwarrior.

EDIT: Frantic, as much as I'd like, American Apparel sets the price! I cannot offer a sibkin discount!

Edited by Matthew Pryde, 30 July 2012 - 11:36 PM.

[Conn Man]

Matthew Pryde, on 30 July 2012 - 06:59 PM, said:

Oh I know what I can and can not do in terms of acceptable use. If you check major sites like Tee Fury or Redbubble, you'll find plenty of Capcom, Marvel, and DC Characters, but they are within terms of acceptable use. The error comes when you claim you're making licensed material without a license. Like if you check, there's another artist called Greg Morrison on there that's lifted art from MWO, that's illegal. Making my own art shaped like BT mechs, is certainly not.

As for the urbie design, I'm working on a good urbie shirt atm.

You have a license to make the shirts then? Acceptable use is something decided by those who hold the copyright. Those people are able to give licenses to others. Generally for money, especially for commercial purposes. Such as selling shirts.

I think your shirts are cool, but I wouldn't want you to get in trouble for them.

[Matthew Pryde]

Conn Man, on 30 July 2012 - 10:51 PM, said:

You have a license to make the shirts then? Acceptable use is something decided by those who hold the copyright. Those people are able to give licenses to others. Generally for money, especially for commercial purposes. Such as selling shirts.

I think your shirts are cool, but I wouldn't want you to get in trouble for them.

As a matter of fact, I do. I'm actually a writer. But that's not necessary, you yourself could make a battletech tee shirt and that's fine.

Check this
http://www.redbubble...dium&style=mens

This is a harry potter shirt someone made. Do they have a HP license? nope. but they will never see a nastygram from JK Rowling, because this is soundly within acceptable and fair use.

http://en.wikipedia....able_use_policy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

Now, kindly (and I do appreciate your concern, one of the things I've always treasured abou the BT community is people care about each other), I'm going to not answer any more of these. I would however like to hear if you'd like to see certain designs or have a favorite mech you want to see!

Edited by Matthew Pryde, 30 July 2012 - 11:48 PM.

[AcidLies]

I would like one... About me. Cause... Jeffery... (I wonder how many people actually know the connection between the name Jeffery and battletech.)

[Bindox Blackblood]

Matthew Pryde, on 30 July 2012 - 03:47 PM, said:

Yeah I personally like the abstract stuff but I can only make detailed work with explicit permission from the original artists. Plus, abstract tends to look really classy when you're out and about. But what did you have in mind? Because I can accommodate all I can.

I don't mean detailed, photo like stuff. Maybe just some more color variations within a piece. Go neo-impressionism!

Keep up the good work.

[Matthew Pryde]

Bindox Blackblood, on 31 July 2012 - 06:07 AM, said:

I don't mean detailed, photo like stuff. Maybe just some more color variations within a piece. Go neo-impressionism!

Keep up the good work.

You know what? that might be a fun project. You got a favorite mech?

[Bindox Blackblood]

Matthew Pryde, on 31 July 2012 - 10:41 AM, said:

You know what? that might be a fun project. You got a favorite mech?

I really like the Anvil (ANV-3M) and the Exterminator (EXT-4D). The 4D version had 4 med lasers and 10 LRM's.

EDIT: Ok, "a favorite".. meaning 1, not 2. So I would say I like the EXT-4D the best.

Edited by Bindox Blackblood, 31 July 2012 - 12:56 PM.

[Joe Davion 86]

I'd like to see a crit happens with a jenner with a hole in the cockpit. has happened to me 2x now in TT.

BTW might pick up a Kallon Industries shirt >_>

Edited by Joe Davion 86, 31 July 2012 - 01:25 PM.

[Matthew Pryde]

Bindox Blackblood, on 31 July 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

I really like the Anvil (ANV-3M) and the Exterminator (EXT-4D). The 4D version had 4 med lasers and 10 LRM's.

EDIT: Ok, "a favorite".. meaning 1, not 2. So I would say I like the EXT-4D the best.

Actually, I really wouldn't mind making the Anvil, that's also a favorite of mine.

Also, for Joe, I'm in the middle of a very MWO "crit happens" tee, Jenner and Atlas face down, center panel jenner scores amazing head hit with all lasers, third panel jenner stands atop the fallen atlas in a "Ta da!" manner. Crit happens.

[Bindox Blackblood]

Matthew Pryde, on 31 July 2012 - 02:04 PM, said:

Actually, I really wouldn't mind making the Anvil, that's also a favorite of mine.

Also, for Joe, I'm in the middle of a very MWO "crit happens" tee, Jenner and Atlas face down, center panel jenner scores amazing head hit with all lasers, third panel jenner stands atop the fallen atlas in a "Ta da!" manner. Crit happens.

Awesome and awesome.