Shamisen AXE (KISS Sub)

There is a KISS contest going on over at DBH and I've been mulling over a couple of ideas, this being one of them. There was some supplied artwork available for use from a KISS style guide in the contest details page. It featured some symbolic logos of each of the members. I decided to use them if I could get them to work with something. Everyone knows KISS is famous for the white makeup they wear. I was thinking of historical and cultural references of white makeup (geisha, clown, mime, old horror movies) and settled on geisha for this one. Shamisen AXE is up for voting over at DBH

Tornado Head

This one is called Tornado Head. I submitted it to DBH and it is ready for voting. It got kicked back a bit with all the KISS submissions coming in like waves. I think it immediately was on the second page when it first showed. If it is meant to be it is meant to be. About the art... A little bit different and experimental (at least for me). I actually went thru a bunch of color changes and design changes with this one. At first it had a bunch of colors, but the more I took away the more it resembled something I liked. It's on an Olive background.

Enchanted Abyss

With "Enchanted Abyss" I had a good idea of the composition I wanted, it was the direction/style I wasn't sure about. The second image here (light blue background) is the first design completed. The print was to be done on a cool blue shirt with the banner being in gold foil (if it won). I really like it, but I am not so sure it would go over so well for voting. Who knows, maybe I'll submit it at a later date, or place. The first image (taupe background) is the final design I went with. I really like it too; the colors and the drawing. I hope it does well.