Soggy Forest Hiking Club
T-shirt idea that formed during an especially soggy walk.
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Looking though my camera roll it seems all my walks are soggy. This one was also at Fløyen, like my last misty mountain visit.
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The colour scheme in this photo reminded me of underexposed hiking photos from the 1970’s and 80’s; grainy, with dark greens and browns and a blue tint. Which led me to think about retro t-shirt designs from foresty summer camps, and *pop*; “Soggy Forest Hiking Club” was born.
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A quick sketch so not to let the idea slip.
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The idea of hiking is wonderful, but sometimes, when you’re actually there, nature is itching. So I set out to experiment with some colour mixes that would convey ultimate soggyness. Greens become a lovely deep hue when wet, and since drips means overcast I tested out a granulating black tint that would dampen the greens I had in my palette. I didn’t use a contrasting colour or other greens to do the shading, because I also had in mind screenprinted t-shirts with limited colour options, where darker areas would just be printed in black.
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Fot the character I wanted a little misfit that was a contrast to the background. With garish coloured gear. One “80’s hiking colour” I remember (from a tent we had) was bright orange.
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A few tryouts with red and yellow hues.
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Channelling some muddy mood.
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I drew this font out earlier on the same walk after seeing some really cute baby ducks, and when I came up with the t-shirt motif it of course had to be the type of font to use.
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Here is a mock up of the design, I need to sleep on the colour of the shirt, but think grey is a suitable colour for the soggy club. Don’t know the production date yet, but I’ll post on my Instagram as soon as the t-shirt is in stock in my shop at Bryggen:)