MERCH & IMAGE BREAKDOWNS
LAST EDITED: 03.05.26
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Graphic design one of the thing I've come to do, and after having done it for a little while, I gotta say, it's pretty fun to do... when you're doing it for your self. Building your own brand is a whole other world, so if you're on that path, here's some of the behind the scenes in the whole "clothing brand" side of Samurai Ruach. Designing is great, and the most fun part for me, and maybe for you too, but I have to do all of the other parts as well, and unless you have a team or some top notch AI agents, it becomes a balance and battle of staying motivated to set goals and do all of the boring crap that "someone" has to do but there's no one but you to do them... staying inspired to keep creating and keep the fire and passion for what you love doing... even staying on top of things like technology in your field and trending themes. If you're into doing print-on-demand, there's keeping tabs on the leading products, methods, and companies, I get into a lot of these things, and you see it in real time, in the videos. Not only that, but if you were looking for the meanings to the designs-- because there's a lot packed into them, and how they were done, you're in the right place. I've done some written blog posts if you're a reader, and because of how things are as far as living situations, doing videos ended up being faster, so here's both.
THE BLACK KNIGHT is more of a style than a design, like the AGNINADI styled items. I guess you could call it something in the realm of a textile or swatch? A pattern? It's made of different shades of chainmail, with paisley to counter it, and plaid detail/edging. Pretty simple in a way, but you have to balance it correctly or it won't match. Too much of one, and it overpowers quickly, and can even look boring, or make the counter pattern look misplaced or unbalanced (naturally). Chainmail was always a cool thing to me. It was always like a person wanted scales, like they wanted the same protection as the dragons they were about to go to battle with. No, this isn't actual linked chainmail-- that might get heavy, but it looks cool, especially with the other patterns accenting it.
THE NAME? It just seemed fitting, since it's like a medieval jersey (pattern). Ironically, there's no Black Knight character in the series... yet. I know, DRAGONS, but no black knight. Meh.
THE DESIGN was honestly all about chainmail. Not chain letters. Chainmail, like suits of armor. I still have a project to do concerning this, which is building a jersey that's a samurai suit of armor. I just have to design the pieces separately, but this was a bit of a test run to see how the chain would come out, and i like it. I added the paisley to give it a little more edge, and then some plaid as a finer detail. It all worked really well... says me. The tricky part, or A tricky part, is keeping the aesthetic of it. Adding color would throw off the whole vibe. Some you can get away with, but the metal look has to be just right: the right amount of shading, highlight, "shine"... so that the gold looks gold and not yellow, or that any detail in a black mesh would even show up. I still have to work with this one more. There's only a few designs that I used it with. I guess it's a limited edition kind of thing.
This section written 02.28.26- last edited 02.28.26
VESTI LA GIUBBA (e la faccia infarina. La gente paga, e rider vuole qua.)... Honey of a quote, ain't it?! There's a video and a whole playlist just for this, which is below. This phrase is kind of where the RUGPULL design came from, why THE ZEPHANIAH CHESTERFIELD PROJECT, and why a lot of other things... for me. ay it for me, and when it lifts someone else up, and they thank me for it, then that will be the kickstart i needed to get back into the positive zone. T-shirts do that. It's one of the reasons I do t-shirts-- to say the things people can't, but want to, or need (to).
THE MESSAGE is a quote from PAGLIACCI the opera, which says:
"(Vesti la giubba)......... Put on your costume
(e la faccia infarina)... and apply make up to your face.
(La gente paga,)......... The people pay,
(e rider vuole qua.)..... and they want to laugh.".
What all of that means to me, if you didn't see the explainer video about the lineup, is how you have to put on your face (makeup your mind) and also build your self physically and tangibly (body & soul) to play this game. By "play this game" i mean come to this world as a human being (makeup and costume), where people pay (trade currency & current-see) by way of soul and spirit energy transactions, thinking of thoughts (currency) to manipulate reality (current-see), because they WANT to laugh, or have a good time, make memories, and gain on their investment in conscious being, because we're all staring down the barrel of eternity which is a loooooong time to not have anything fun or good or light to look back on. SO, get yourself right, and be your honest self, live and be that, so you can enjoy the show (this war-- in and of the mind). C'est la vie (that's life and living it), la guerre (the war/ the mind), et le jeu (and the play/ the game).
THE DESIGN was done in Photoshop 6 like all of the others. I didn't record it because i wasn't thinking to, for one, and also because I was having so many issues with it, and memory-- it not wanting to save, and me going through that whole process of deleting things, clearing cache, etc.... that i was just happy to get it done. Get what done? OH, right... SO... (and this is in the video) what i had to do was, make a half black/half white paisley card to use as the background, and then an opposite one white/black for the reverse side, so that the image front and back would have one solid left side color, and one solid right side color. That's how one side of the shirt is black and the other side is white/silver. I used the same cards for the sleeves. Having both colors on one card saves layers-- as opposed to having one black layer and a white layer, they're both on the same layer as one solid image. THEN i redesigned the "3 SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS" chart image, and fused it with the "Creation of BEING(?)" image, so, again, there's two images made into one image to save layers. I took one of the masks from THE BOOK OF THE CLOWN (cover) from that book that i think is on Patreon, but nowhere else. It might still need to be worked on. Living took a turn when i was working on updating it, so, what's there is there.
I know there are a few videos in the playlist for this design. As of today (2.26.26) i probably still have videos of this design that need to get edited. Yay life. I still got time.
Send In The Clowns
Send In The Clowns
The Master Clowns (Clown History)
Warm Jesters Drawing
2025 12 19 12 12 44 Feel Spirit Touch Logic
NOTE: The items above go from TRYANGLES (Clown) to TRY ANGLES (Mask).
VESTI LA GIUBBA (e la faccia infarina. La gente paga, e rider vuole qua.)... Honey of a quote, ain't it?! There's a video and a whole playlist just for this, which is below. This phrase is kind of where the RUGPULL design came from, why THE ZEPHANIAH CHESTERFIELD PROJECT, and why a lot of other things... for me. ay it for me, and when it lifts someone else up, and they thank me for it, then that will be the kickstart i needed to get back into the positive zone. T-shirts do that. It's one of the reasons I do t-shirts-- to say the things people can't, but want to, or need (to).
THE MESSAGE is a quote from PAGLIACCI the opera, which says:
"(Vesti la giubba)......... Put on your costume
(e la faccia infarina)... and apply make up to your face.
(La gente paga,)......... The people pay,
(e rider vuole qua.)..... and they want to laugh.".
What all of that means to me, if you didn't see the explainer video about the lineup, is how you have to put on your face (makeup your mind) and also build your self physically and tangibly (body & soul) to play this game. By "play this game" i mean come to this world as a human being (makeup and costume), where people pay (trade currency & current-see) by way of soul and spirit energy transactions, thinking of thoughts (currency) to manipulate reality (current-see), because they WANT to laugh, or have a good time, make memories, and gain on their investment in conscious being, because we're all staring down the barrel of eternity which is a loooooong time to not have anything fun or good or light to look back on. SO, get yourself right, and be your honest self, live and be that, so you can enjoy the show (this war-- in and of the mind). C'est la vie (that's life and living it), la guerre (the war/ the mind), et le jeu (and the play/ the game).
THE DESIGN was done in Photoshop 6 like all of the others. I didn't record it because i wasn't thinking to, for one, and also because I was having so many issues with it, and memory-- it not wanting to save, and me going through that whole process of deleting things, clearing cache, etc.... that i was just happy to get it done. Get what done? OH, right... SO... (and this is in the video) what i had to do was, make a half black/half white paisley card to use as the background, and then an opposite one white/black for the reverse side, so that the image front and back would have one solid left side color, and one solid right side color. That's how one side of the shirt is black and the other side is white/silver. I used the same cards for the sleeves. Having both colors on one card saves layers-- as opposed to having one black layer and a white layer, they're both on the same layer as one solid image. THEN i redesigned the "3 SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS" chart image, and fused it with the "Creation of BEING(?)" image, so, again, there's two images made into one image to save layers. I took one of the masks from THE BOOK OF THE CLOWN (cover) from that book that i think is on Patreon, but nowhere else. It might still need to be worked on. Living took a turn when i was working on updating it, so, what's there is there.
I know there are a few videos in the playlist for this design. As of today (2.26.26) i probably still have videos of this design that need to get edited. Yay life. I still got time.
NOTE: The items above go from TRYANGLES (Clown) to TRY ANGLES (Mask).
VESTI LA GIUBBA (e la faccia infarina. La gente paga, e rider vuole qua.)... Honey of a quote, ain't it?! There's a video and a whole playlist just for this, which is below. This phrase is kind of where the RUGPULL design came from, why THE ZEPHANIAH CHESTERFIELD PROJECT, and why a lot of other things... for me. ay it for me, and when it lifts someone else up, and they thank me for it, then that will be the kickstart i needed to get back into the positive zone. T-shirts do that. It's one of the reasons I do t-shirts-- to say the things people can't, but want to, or need (to).
THE MESSAGE is a quote from PAGLIACCI the opera, which says:
"(Vesti la giubba)......... Put on your costume
(e la faccia infarina)... and apply make up to your face.
(La gente paga,)......... The people pay,
(e rider vuole qua.)..... and they want to laugh."
What all of that means to me, if you didn't see the explainer video about the lineup, is how you have to put on your face (makeup your mind) and also build your self physically and tangibly (body & soul) to play this game. By "play this game" i mean come to this world as a human being (makeup and costume), where people pay (trade currency & current-see) by way of soul and spirit energy transactions, thinking of thoughts (currency) to manipulate reality (current-see), because they WANT to laugh, or have a good time, make memories, and gain on their investment in conscious being, because we're all staring down the barrel of eternity which is a loooooong time to not have anything fun or good or light to look back on. SO, get yourself right, and be your honest self, live and be that, so you can enjoy the show (this war-- in and of the mind). C'est la vie (that's life and living it), la guerre (the war/ the mind), et le jeu (and the play/ the game).
THE DESIGN was done in Photoshop 6 like all of the others. I didn't record it because i wasn't thinking to, for one, and also because I was having so many issues with it, and memory-- it not wanting to save, and me going through that whole process of deleting things, clearing cache, etc.... that i was just happy to get it done. Get what done? OH, right... SO... (and this is in the video) what i had to do was, make a half black/half white paisley card to use as the background, and then an opposite one white/black for the reverse side, so that the image front and back would have one solid left side color, and one solid right side color. That's how one side of the shirt is black and the other side is white/silver. I used the same cards for the sleeves. Having both colors on one card saves layers-- as opposed to having one black layer and a white layer, they're both on the same layer as one solid image. THEN i redesigned the "3 SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS" chart image, and fused it with the "Creation of BEING(?)" image, so, again, there's two images made into one image to save layers. I took one of the masks from THE BOOK OF THE CLOWN (cover) from that book that i think is on Patreon, but nowhere else. It might still need to be worked on. Living took a turn when i was working on updating it, so, what's there is there.
I know there are a few videos in the playlist for this design. As of today (2.26.26) i probably still have videos of this design that need to get edited. Yay life. I still got time.
Send In The Clowns
Send In The Clowns
The Master Clowns (Clown History)
Warm Jesters Drawing
