I’ve just been trying to catch up on some comments and did the recent Toxic Zombies post – and I had a thought. I’ve got 15 more of these ugly bastards to paint, and one of the things that helps keep painting repeated models like this vaguely interesting/slightly less soul-deadening is the chance to paint some fun freehand on shirts and the like.
So why not open it up to readers of the blog community? If you’d like to nominate/become a Zombie while I work my way through the toxics then please link me a pic to either you in an approprate shirt (your face/head isn’t required) or just a pic of the t-shirt online somewhere (or hosted on your blog).
The two sculpts I’ll be working on are the ones featured in the top two pics of this post – zombieman with t-shirt and backwards baseball cap and zombieman with singlet and headband. Unfortunately there is no running lady toxic zombieman sculpt but that doesn’t preclude anyone from sending in a design for this. (Though there is a female toxic walker sculpt to come later on – which I may throw open in this manner if this experiment is successful and fun.)
Now, I can’t and won’t guarantee that I’ll attempt to paint every t-shirt people might submit – the designs will need to be something I can comfortably paint on a small surface, so that means large logos and things that “read” well at this size and scale work best.
Text isn’t the best thing to include – I typically keep the logo and ditch the text with that sort of shirt design, and more complex designs (like the Ramones logo) are going to be a complete no-go at this size. Sports jerseys are (probably) all fine as they’re mostly at least vaguely related to heraldry and are designed to read from a long distance away. if you want one of those, please do link me the one you like since there’s lots of variations for teams these days.
Innnerested? If so, then just add a link below to your pic on your blog or to a reputable site with the t-shirt image. Let’s have some fun!
Azazel's Bitz Box. 
What a great idea, unfortunately all of the shirts I have are way to complex to fit on such a small area, so I vote for this Deadpool design that I like https://www.emp.co.uk/p/Logo/548632XXL.html/?wt_mc=mp.google.pla.emp_uk_fan_merch_t-shirts_pla_pmax.17486447718..548632XXLUK1…c.&sc=629283L8fsscplauk&gclid=CjwKCAjwseSoBhBXEiwA9iZtxnLAJh-xB45i7PLMvBqrrDMAXRxNaYqRxxi9XLR09EGGw5BMCTEoZhoCHnkQAvD_BwE
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Deadpool should be doable. Depending on how much space is on the models I may have to simplify it. The shirts on the models are a lot shorter which will make the black-red transition space much shorter…
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That makes total sense to me mate.
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Any of the AFL, NFL, Premier league guernseys – your choice which, As we both like cats what about this:
https://www.tshirtcare.com/shop/cat-face-meow-t-shirt-design-funny-cat-tee-design-meow-t-shirts-shirt-designs/
or a simplified version of this:
https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/7852586-vintage-retro-cat-t-shirt-design-for-cat-t-shirt-design
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Should be able to manage the cat shirts. I may hold one over for the female walkers… any specific team and version? I already painted in an Essendon shirt as a proof of concept…
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I am a Bulldogs supporter but the stylised dog is a bit difficult. Would love to see the cat shirts though!
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I’ll see what I can manage…
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Love this. They look great. I’ll have to see if I can pick a favorite among my shirts.
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Go for it!
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Here you go!
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Ugh, I am having technical troubles. Sorry for the spam.
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I think I got it sorted – is this the one?
(It’ll be very abstract at this scale)
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Thanks, Az. Really just a silver arch on a dark background would be great.
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Hope you like it!
https://azazelx.com/2024/02/13/zombicide-toxic-city-mall-expansion-toxic-runners-pt-2-wanna-be-a-zombie/
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https://www.emp.co.uk/p/logo/322520.html this one please. On a fatty too- I’m nowhere near svelte enough to be a runner zombie….
Cheers,
Pete.
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Sorry Pete, all the fatties are done now so It’ll have to be a more svelte version of you… 😄
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Ah the teenage me….
Cheers,
Pete.
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Great idea! 🙂 All my tee shirts are boring, but I like this one (with or without the writing) https://www.dogeria.co.uk/chihuahua-t-shirt-v-neck-ladies! Dash and Midge say they like this one too! 😉
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The writing would be pretty much impossible on one of these models, but I can certainly give the doggie a good old go! 🙂
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This is a great idea. Would any of these would fit the bill? https://convertordie.wordpress.com/2021/03/31/two-mad-march-challenges/
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I reckon I could do the skull and crossed sabers (words would get messed up on these models) and Zero Fox (again – sans text)!
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Sorry Pete, all the fatties are done now so It’ll have to be a more svelte version of you… 😄
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Really like the superhero shirts you painted up, especially the Dark Knight logo on grey. I’m not a huge Nirvana fan, but hey on a Zombie, why not!?!
https://www.merchbar.com/rock-alternative/nirvana/nirvana-t-shirt-official-smiley-face-logo-nirvana-t-shirt
Most my shirts would be too hard to do, but I still have a NIN shirt. Probably the easiest shirt with text to paint:
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What a cool idea! Love seeing all the detail you manage to fit on these guys. All the different shirts give them so much character. ^_^
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Thanks, IM! Some of these designs are a bit more challenging to get done this time around! 😮
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Please don’t include the stupid text on this shirt but I’m nominating Kirby for a shirt. I know, its a suggestion out of left field but I think you can do it well, mate. https://laurenntee.com/product/official-i-swallow-kirby-shirt/ You can pick another Kirby pose or design, I just thought this one might be easier than an action pose.
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What about that leaping pose he has in a lot of images? Not too action-y but probably doable…
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That sounds good to me, mate. I’d say go for it!
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