Greetings guys and girls.

Whew, I really am impressed with the designs that came through for our Open Theme August 2 competition. I’m having a very hard time choosing my top designs for the comp, but there are a few front-runners that have made a good impact so far.

BarmalisiRTB is back with yet another awesome submission. After recently winning our July 2 Open Theme we thought he might take a break, but it was the complete opposite, he was back with more amazing designs, arguably even better than his Owl design.
This time around he has put together a wicked femme fatale design which is exploding with high detail and sexiness. Well, I suppose it’s a fitting design name then, Sexy is a serious contender.

Posing Boxer is the next design that jumped up on my radar. This stunning vintage boxing themed design comes from the hand of Kharmazero, who has earned himself a massive following on Springleap. His imaginative designs are fresh and never cease to blow us away here at the Springleap HQ. This design has got so much going for it. It has a clean style that mixes distressed watercolour effects with a perfect balance of negative color from the t-shirt. The theme of this has a strong Asian vibe, which reminds me of the just after World War 2 when the Americans had beaten their Pacific enemies.

One designer that should need no introduction is Sebasebi. Wow, all I can say about this guy is that he kicks some serious design butt. His latest addition to his Springleap collection is a fantastical Chinese character design called Sailing on a Lotus Flower.
It really is a beautiful design. The man floating on the lotus has such a mystical vibe, like he could be some sort of travelling monk with amazing martial prowess and a mild temperament...somebody like Li Mu Bai from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
 

There we have it, 3 designs each with equal potential for walking away with the victory. Right now it is anybodys guess as to who exactly our design winner will be for this one, but let me say that these 3 are by no means the only designers that are in with a chance. These are just a few of the designs which have made me sit up and take notice!

How about you guys, who do you think is gonna win?
Blast through your votes and help us choose our new winner!

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