I had never posted any good closeups of the summer collection. So here we go:
This morbid looking clown was a lot of fun to draw. I was imagining what the Joker’s henchmen would wear if they were to wearing an Akumu ink tshirt. I think it’s a simpler design but it works in that it’s creepy as hell.
I was going for something along the lines of the Of Horror I design for this one. I had originally wrapped my face up with an old scarf that I found to use as reference. I remember choking on the smell of the dust that it led me to go in a suffocation direction rather than a mummy image which it was originally. And I really loved the idea of having this blatant triangular layout. A lot of my work uses negative space and I think I was successful in creating something original with this design.
The Drifter was supposed to be like a continuation of The Storm character’s world. I had seen an image of the bicycle when looking through the internet and I thought how fun that would look like on a shirt. Almost circus like. This one is really just a fun design, no deeper meaning.
At this point I have approximately 5 of each print left. These prints will be available only in this limited release. I will not be reprinting this exact set at anytime in the future so make sure to get your hands on these before they’re gone. If you have not picked up these Akumu Ink prints please feel free to comment below as to why you haven’t. Is it a size issue? Not the designs you wanted? Not a fan of the textures overlaying the images? Just not into prints? Any feedback will help me to improve this product for further releases.
Here is set 3 of our canvases with some of our favourite designs, even a few RIP items. Take a look at what we got, prices and sizes are all below. Just comment or message me to add one or more of these to your collection.
The huge Tokyo Massacre (at the top) was hand painted on a foamboard instead of canvas – 300$
The Juggler canvas (on the bottom left) is 14″x18″ – 50$
The Investigation canvas (in the middle) is 14″x18″ – 50$
Faceless canvas (bottom right) is 16″x20″ – 50$
All the canvases on the top (The Drifter, Dishonor, Lolita in Wonderland) are 18″x24″ – 60$ each
The canvases on the bottom (Tokyo Massacre, Lost Soul) are 16″x20″ – 50$ each
A really nice post about the some of our new shirts. Thanks to all those of you who have been supporting us. We’re nearing another end to the year with 4 conventions left!
Just got the Tokyo Massacre iPhone4 skin in the mail. It is still in the wrapper as it’s being forwarded to a customer. Here is some photos I took of this bad boy:
So our newest designs were made available today! The Butcher, The Gargoyle, Poisoned our our latest creations. Here are some nice crisp closeups of the prints for your enjoyment. It was hard to take photos today cuz it was nice one minute and started raining the next. I was constantly setting up outside and running back inside with everything under my arms so it wouldn’t get wet. But in the end I got some nice shots. I am planning to release everything on hoodies, have The Gargoyle available on a tshirt, and have different coloured shirts available for Poisoned. But for now all the mentioned options are available in the Packages. So check them out!
Once a year approximately 5,000 people who share a common interest in anime get together in China Town for Otakuthon. Otaku is a term in Japanese for someone who has obsessive interests in anime, manga, or video games. As we consider our shirts to be a unique item based off of Japanese horror we feel it necessary to share it with this cultural phenomenon. Here are a few photos taken at the event that went on this weekend:
Our dear friend Ashley came by and surprised us with her rendition of the Tokyo Massacre design!
She spent the last two weeks crafting the mask and chainsaw out of paper-maché. She got every little detail, and even the Akumu Ink logo’s there, lol:
Updated “The Drifter” shirt images, as the print was bigger than my anticipated mockup.
Added a “Juggler” hoodie, a “Suffocate” hoodie, and an asphalt “The After Party” tshirt, which weren’t available before unless purchased through the packages.