Sorry for the delay on posting this. I’ve been busy adding more spinning plates.I launched a YouTube Channel, which is mostly me gaming… and failing, but more importantly, it will give me a chance to share some of the designs with the gloriousness that is my voice.Kidding.I fully intend to do a bit on The Westeros League before season 3 bows.
With that in mind, the last addition to the league is now here to capture your hearts… or at least flay your skin.
My Design It - The Dreadfort Boltons Video
The Dreadfort Boltons
Not much can be said without giving too much away.In what promises to be the “Snake in the mailbox” moment for season 3, the Boltons, not the no talent ass clown that shares the name with an employee at Initech, play a big part in the events in Westeros.
Not knowing a lot about them, because I’m a scrub and haven’t read the books, I had to rely solely upon the wikis to glean what I could.The Boltons sigil is that of a flayed man.Now, as I try to keep the designs PG, it’s hard to display a man without skin prominently on the front of a shirt.I almost went with a backup plan of doing the design as a red carnation, dripping blood.However, inspiration came from another team with an almost blood soaked theme.Who can forget the end to the curse of the Bambino and the Boston Red Sox in 2004, complete with Curt Schilling’s bloody sock?That sight made me come back around to displaying the flayed man, but as a silhouette, almost mimicking the dangling red socks.The lettering for the team and their home seat of Dreadfort is similar to said Beantown ballers.Finishing the look is the motto, “Our blades are sharp.”
The Dreadfort Boltons is available from my stores, now.
Well, I did it, again. I wasn't content with leaving the league at 14 teams, so I expanded. We now have 16 teams in the league. The two new teams should be pretty prominent in Season 3. The first is based on a popular character from the last half of Season 2 and is currently traipsing through the countryside with a Lannister in tow. That is, of course, Brienne, the Maiden of Tarth.
Check out the Design It Video for The Evenfall Hall Tarths
The huge Nordic-like woman who plays Brienne has gained quite a following since donning an awkwardly mobile suit of armor and has even spawned a fan made parody Rom-Com trailer.
The only thing this is missing is a Natalie Imbruglia or Cranberries song in it. But... still a better love story that Twilight. LOL So, on with it. It was hard to not do this design in the vein of rugby or football (what us Yanks call soccer) team logos. After all, the sigil for The Tarths is their crest with a sun and moon against offsetting colors. However, being that we are always treated to Gwendoline Christie tromping around in that suit of armor like she's going to fall over, I thought her helm would be a nice addition.
Building off the colors from the wiki page, I set that against a shield. It doesn't have that traditional American professional sports feel. Let's face it, I can't draw, and there aren't a lot of pro teams with a shield or a knight as their logo unless you dig into the minor leagues or college ranks. New Orleans is the only one with a sort of crest and I already went to that well for the Tyrell's. I hemmed and hawed over dropping the beaver (the part that covers the face, ya sickos) down over the name area and outlining it with a little white to break it up from the black background. I guess, in hindsight, using black on that area was a bad idea. The colors for the design needed to retain the crest and shield coloring, as seen on the wiki page and in the first scene of Brienne fighting for the chance to be Renly's guard. The armor color needed to make it in there somehow and overall, I think all the colors work together. The crossed swords were just an added way to cover up some canvas space.
The Evenfall Hall Tarths is available from my stores, now.
iPad (Retina) Deflector Case from Redbubble: $63.90
You can check out all of the Westeros League designs at Skreened and Redbubble. The second addition will be up soon. Also, look out for a video walk through of each design, coming soon.
OK! Here it is. Your chance to win the Westeros League Prize Pack is here. Winner gets a shirt design of their choice, drink ware of their choice (mug, stein, or 4 shot glasses), a $20.00 gift card to Skreened, the complete set of Westeros League stickers, and Season One of "Game of Thrones" on Blu-Ray. The giveaway runs from November 18th-26th, Midnight to 11:59PM. Enter up to three times in the following manner:
Answer the question "Which team do you root for?" by leaving a comment below.
Answer the question "Which team do you root for?" on theFacebook image.
Tweet "I just entered to win the #WesterosLeague giveaway from @AngryMongo."
Once the giveaway is over, I will choose one entry, at random, from all. I will contact the winner and they will have 24 hours to respond.
The fine print: Chances of winning are not increased with spamming. I will only take the first three valid entries (one from each method) from each entrant. The winner will be asked for their address, their choice of design for the shirt and drink ware. The mug or stein come with winner's choice of designs. The shot glasses can be four of the same design or four different from the 14 available. Please no P.O. Boxes. I will do my best to have the prizes to you prior to Christmas but I cannot guarantee delivery, especially internationally. Prizes with choice of designs will be shipped separately. Season One of Game of Thrones was bought from Amazon and is Blu-Ray. I do not know if it will be compatible with winner's system. I am neither affiliated with nor compensated by G.R.R. Martin, HBO, the makers of the series, Peter Dinklage, or anybody else in connection with the books, shows, or merchandise. The designs are simply fan inspired and are not intended to be official merchandise. I am but a humble graphic designer with an Internet account, a paint program, and enough free times to poorly execute my own interpretation of a sports team set in the realm of ice and fire. No direwolves were harmed in the making of this giveaway. Although, one vagina wraith did get summoned, at the 11th hour, for some help in coming up with a design. I won't say which one, but if you can find it, you've wasted a lot of time. For those of you new to this, I tend to ramble in the fine print section just to see if people pay attention. There's usually just rambling for rambling's sake. Nothing to see here. Move along.
