Thursday, April 16, 2020

Slow Revisions and Updates

Slow Revisions and Updates


As time allows and the mood strikes me, I have been redrawing some older designs to make them more biologically accurate. Many older designs from 2015 or before are a little cartoonish, and have giant splashy signatures. The new designs are still signed (usually near bottom fin or tail) but not with crazy large font, and have far more detail in the design to reflect the beauty of the real animal. Last time updated the Bull Shark and added the Sand Tiger and Sandbar Sharks.

The latest set:
Great white shark, biting and swimming (yes, looks dangerous now, though the old version is still in the cafe press shop).
Leopard shark (this version is drawn from one I caught off Oyster Point Pier)
(Common) Thresher Shark (yes, the tail is that long...like a tadpole.  Seen them caught over the years and they are very powerful swimmers that jump.  There are legends of threshers chopping heads of fishermen. ).

They will show in spoonflower for your projects in the next couple of weeks (delays in getting cloth to review due to virus stuff). Will be available on furniture and decor at the same time, same site.

Stay Safe and Enjoy,
Bryce

Cafe press shops: start here for sharks: https://www.cafepress.com/combatfishingoffshorefish
Spoonflower: http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/combatfish
Main Catalog: All the species I have http://www.combat-fishing.com/DesignFishCafeCatalog.html
Shopping Site for everything I do: http://www.combat-fishing.com/shoppingmain.htm
some designs also go here:
Design by Humans: https://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/CombatFish/

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Making Masks from Spoonflower cloth

Making Masks from my Spoonflower cloth


Turns out many of my spoonflower fishy designs are perfect for making masks!

To test this I sewed up a couple last night from a sample set of test swatches (i.e. my artist samples with white boarders, your orders may not).
The test swatch size is good for one mask, though a yard can be used to make many.

I tagged the ones that are best for the purpose, though any of my designs with smaller items (i.e. 2" per item or less) work well.

For my mask, I used two 10" pieces of cord, half a twist tie from a coffee bag (the thick ones), and a section of test swatch of this pattern:
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/9575574-masu-salmon-cherry-trout-blues-by-combatfish

I made my wife's from this pattern, again 2 10" cord sections, and the twist tie:
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/9284464-flagtail-prochilodus-on-light-blue-by-combatfish

1) Fold over pattern, invert, then sew edges.
2) Invert to make pattern stick out, put twist tie in middle top and stitch in
3) stick in cords to make a loop (test on your face), then sew in and sew in edge.  Repeat for each edge. Make sure it fits snug!

There are patterns all over the web but I sort of winged it and it worked out I think:

Here is a list of a few other good ones:
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/9296308-sergeant-major-fish-on-light-blue-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/4909964-silly-squid-blue-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/9335962-70s-tuna-outlines-on-black-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/9098964-shiners-doll-size-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/4879695-14-trout-salmon-pattern-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/4879870-6-simple-billfish-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/4876620-27-sharks-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/4909825-mahi-mahi-dolphinfish-pattern-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/4887317-7-tuna-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/4959559-7-sunfish-pattern-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/9297066-wahoo-ono-on-light-blue-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/8429831-cymbospondylus-sea-blue-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/4879563-golden-trout-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/9178776-mask-sized-atlantic-salmon-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/8659300-red-crawfish-mudbug-on-black-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/9296993-ozark-ringed-crayfish-on-blue-by-combatfish
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/9330045-3-deep-sea-jellyfish-on-dark-blue-by-combatfish

but I have a few hundred in my shop that will work.

Stay safe!
Bryce