Sonic the Hedgehog X Cuphead

     It was a coincidence...honestly.

Many gaming historians will know the history of Sonic the Hedgehogs design and can confirm his design is loosely based on Mickey Mouse. Thus this Vintage the Hedgehog design happening isn't that surprising: -

Would've been a perfect drop during the initial Cuphead hype, although there is a slight problem....: -

I'd personally argue "Vintage the Hedgehog" fall's perfectly under Fair Use Law, however, unless you have the legal muscle, the internet will distort things (as expected). So I decided to create a more unique design, that definitely[?!] will not encounter any aggressive digital assaults: -

Introducing

Vintage the Cloudhog!

This version is pretty much Sonic the Hedgehog x Cuphead x The Clouds from Toy Story (The Wallpaper specifically). Although the direct eye catching reference is nowhere near as strong, the iconic hedgehog spikes are not longer present, now giving Vintage his own unique "Cloudhog" aesthetic.

This design is available via the Shadeprint Threadless Storefront found right here: -
Vintage the Cloudhog  |  in Black & White  |  in Technxcolour

Thanks for making it this far. Peace. Shadeprint.

Shadeprint.Design x Threadless

Shadeprint designs are now exclusively moving to Threadless!

All of my old work will remain on Redbubble, Society6, Zazzle & Tee-Spring. However new designs and upgrades will now all exclusively appear on Threadless.

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Why move over to Threadless?

Redbubble has gone from unrewarding, to decent, to detrimental. They're pretty much "Youtube" for Apparel. If you want to deal with them, expect disappointment and a little torment, "copyright" takedowns are even more aggressive than Youtube, with less to go by (literal tags can warrant a takedown, sometimes nothing), although I've won in a few cases, Redbubble expects you to go through the entire publishing process after deleting (not suspending) an entry with a claim on it.

What's new?

My new Threadless Store will host higher quality designs and new exclusive pieces. Starting from scratch will be difficult, but things are working well so far with the publishing process. The Store is currently live CHECK IT OUT HERE!

Threadless doesn't appear to have has much search engine pulling power as Redbubble, however the uploading process is far better than Tee Spring and Society6 (quite unfortunately). Anyway, expect more updates via the Blog to snare some interest from potential customers.

Peace, *Shadeprint is now AFK*

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Noir Hip-Hop

New smooth style emerging in Underground Hip-Hop?

Just this year I've been reconnecting with the sounds of Planet Asia, which of course goes hand-in-hand with Durag Dynasty (of which he is one 3rd of). And I noticed the sample of sounds I'd been hearing, there was a stylistic trend, this also included a blend with music video. Incidentally, not too long after that I discovered Brooklyn based emcee 'Ka', who also happened to already have a collection of music videos to go with his music. Sporting a minimal yet rich feel, a lot going on, yet at the same time not over-stated. A lot of the visuals work extremely well with the sound, with a similar relaxed pace to Planet Asia's approach with "Iceberg" & "Made it".

Planet Asia's atmospheric"Iceberg"

Within a short space of time, I'd be pulling back tracks on Roc Marciano's "Rosebudd's Revenge". This recent Roc Marci project was feeling a lot like some of the aforementioned works, combined with some minimal, yet stylistic videos, it really feels like a movement, almost unaware of itself, almost accidental. "Rosebudd's Revenge" is possibly one of the best Hip-Hop projects I've heard all year, while not perfect, when Marci flows he kills, the production is also stellar, "Herringbone" is near genius in it's simplicity, which concludes with Roc rhyming over a looped flute sample, something I'd personally pay to see "unplugged".

Album teaser of Roc Marciano's "Rosebudd's Revenge"

Kool Keith also came thru with some atmospheric material with "I'm tired", a master in his art however, Keith has many styles and forms he can appear in, so this was no surprise. Yet the coincidental style that appears to be shared almost appears intentional. The music visuals for "I'm tired" play into the same hand, a fly on the wall view, setting the scene of a midnight lifestyle, slow establishing shots & the city at twilight.

Kool Keith, back by Edo G in "I'm Tired"

Of course, in conclusion, all of this could easily just be down to correlation, my own taste combined with small budget music videos & smooth as fuck emcees, however, if that's all you see, even after this has been stated, you might be missing a minor hint...This whole style I may or may not be touting, is sitting here for the taking.

Ka's "Cold Facts". A favourite of

the selection.

Personally, I'd like to see the video makers, emcees and any other artists involved in these projects to take advantage of this aesthetic, as I feel personally a lot of cats out there will appreciate seeing more of it.

Ashy.

Schematics Store!?

So out of nowhere pop's up some unofficial...

Schematics Store

While I've basically stopped making any new designs for my Redbubble account

another "similar" store has popped up. This store is just basically some of my old shit

some fraudulent pirate motherfucker has made, a lot of these old designs were

discontinued, but have somehow been acquired and re-uploaded.

Shit doesn't matter at all, if people are in need of shit I can't give them, go fucking get it.

Here are some of the rare designs you can grab on the Schematics store...