Two new Sheldon shirts over at Topatoco. Click the images to go see ’em!
These two join the other shirts from the strip…
Two new Sheldon shirts over at Topatoco. Click the images to go see ’em!
These two join the other shirts from the strip…
So! Entrants! Send me your mailing address and preferred character, and they’ll be winging their way to you!
This is kinda the best thing ever.
Sheldon reader Nate had to dress “as his favorite character” for a “Read Across America” event — and he went as Sheldon. He even brought Arthur, which is doubly rad.
Nate, you win all the high-fives, today. All the high-fives.
For those of you who love original art, here’s a neat one: I’ve put a piece of DRIVE original art up on eBay! DRIVE strips are drawn digitally, so original art that you can frame and hang doesn’t come along often.
And this is a particularly cool one: This was the *only* concept drawing of the Vinn-infected Nosh that was brought to inks. There is but one in the world, alas!
The piece is drawn in lightfast, archival inks on acid-free, Bristol stock. The cardstock itself measures 12″w x 9″h, while the drawn image is roughly 6.5″w x 5″h. And you’ll notice that, unlike the final strip version in the strip, this concept drawing has no shirt. So it’s kind of Nosh-as-a-an-Abercrombie&Fitch model, I suppose.
I’ve started it at one penny, as I’d rather have you all decide what it’s worth: And it ships FREE anywhere in the U.S. There are no corrections or mistakes on the piece, so it should frame up really nicely.
And to the lucky DRIVE reader who snags it, I’m happy to personalize the inscription.
There’s a lot of new Sheldon readers so this seemed like a fun way to welcome y’all. Buy 2 Sheldon books, and get 3!
HERE’S HOW TO DO IT:
– Order Sheldon Books 1 & 2 with priority shipping
– We throw in Book 3, FREE!
Offer good ’til Friday! SheldonStore.com
THEME:
Any ship in the DRIVE universe!
WAIT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN:
– You can draw/build/model/paint any ship from the DRIVE universe. The Machito, The Tres Primos “3”, La Invencible, The Spark of Thought, a Continuum Cruiser, a Vinn Interdictor, etc, etc
– Or, you can conceive of a NEW ship that fits within the style or fleets of existing ships that we’ve seen. So! You can take a stab at the aquatic lines of The Continuum fleet, or the rougher angles of the human fleet, and make a new ship!
– It can be drawn in any medium, or using any software. Inks on paper, watercolors, Photoshop, Illustrator, 3-D modeling software…go nuts. Whatever you enjoy using!
– Creativity is encouraged! Is your ship launching into space? Is it in battle? In robotic dry dock? Flying through pinched space? Have fun with it! Draw something that makes you happy: Something you want to see!
– Copyright on the image remains yours! This is just for fun.
FORMATS:
While I’d recommend you create the initial image in high-resolution (300dpi or higher), please send your actual submission as a web-presentable image file.
– JPG, PNG, GIF
– Saved for web resolution (72dpi)
– Saved at 900 pixels wide, but any height that suits you
– E-Mail your submission to [email protected], with the Subject Line: “Drive Contest”
JUDGING CRITERIA:
“The One Dave Likes The Bestest”
Shipping in the U.S. is FREE, and just a flat $8 to anywhere else in the world! Throw your hat in the ring: It’s just a penny, to start!
To see what folks can create with them* I’ve shared the vectorized versions of all the imperial logos/icons/shields from today’s strip over on Patreon. I’m encouraging folks to remix/re-imagine them: It’ll be fun to see what folks come up with!
Patreon backers can grab the .ai file from the most recent update.
…Not yet a Patreon backer of the strip? You can help support the strip, and get lots of behind-the-scenes stuff like this, by pledging mere pennies, HERE.
*I’m sharing them under a creative commons, non-commercial, share-alike license. Go nuts! Have fun!
