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Title:

In the land of the bLiND...

Design by:

Allybean
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2.94
Didn't make it
Didn't make it
August 2008

Words by the designer:

We all know the saying: In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King. In pool, a game I love playing, the person who sinks the black-8 ball is king so coupled these two together to make a eyeball-8 ball king, who sits happily on a sketchy cushion… hail the one who has knowledge and hail the legendary game.

shoutbacks

Hey Guys, thanks for the compliments and criticisms. I would like to express my thoughts on some of the points brought up. The reason for the size is that I wanted the Authoritive figure of the Eight Ball to appear large and domineering in an preferably frightful way.
I did it in scetchy black, white and greyish tones because I didn’t want something too pure and animated. I was hoping for more of the effect that is achieved by ancient horror films. You know, a flashy fast and eerie feeling.
Thanks, any comments are appreciated

shoutBack on 29/8/08 by Allybean

If any colour, i’d say a deep blue, lighter than navy and brighter than it…with a rich red colour..

shoutBack on 27/8/08 by tay

cliche warning: “I think its too big”. That and a splash of colour would have giving it a raw graphic novel feel.

But I am sure that you wrestled with these issues during your creative process

shoutBack on 27/8/08 by HappyDesign

trippy, id wear it

shoutBack on 27/8/08 by DustyRich

A bit smaller would be better for moi..

shoutBack on 25/8/08 by tay

this is a wicked t…i’ll buy one!

shoutBack on 24/8/08 by kunninglinguizt

I think i should make a note of reading the ‘from the designers fingers’ part… Cos i didn’t even see the ‘8’. It does look much better on white as opposed to the grey background you have.

shoutBack on 18/8/08 by tay

Cool illy Allybean. Must agree with Goggle3boy, the 8 gets a bit lost. Dig it anyway though.

shoutBack on 16/8/08 by souf

Me like. Looks almost like a Stussy design, minus the cushion.

Nice detail on the crown, but the 8 ball kind of dissappears.
Maybe tilt the crown slightly to the left and back, showing the 8 on the ball and giving it a bit more attitude…and lose the cusion, lol.

shoutBack on 13/8/08 by Goggl3boy

This scares me. The one eyed king.

shoutBack on 5/8/08 by tay