Throughout history, birds have been viewed as animals of special value and have been endowed with meanings often drawn from legends and stories that have endured over many generations. The crane - or tsuru - is considered a national treasure, appearing in art, literature, and folklore. The Japanese regard the crane as a symbol of good fortune and longevity because of its fabled life span of a thousand years.
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Artist's Comments
Design2r Jul 17, 2008
Throughout history, birds have been viewed as animals of special value and have been endowed with meanings often drawn from legends and stories that have endured over many generations. The crane
- or tsuru -is considered a national treasure, appearing in art, literature, and folklore. The Japanese regard the crane as a symbol of good fortune and longevity because of its fabled life span of a thousand years.T-shirt Watercolor style!!! ;D
I hope you enjoy this.
Commünity Comments
Vo1ture Jul 17, 2008
wow, love the colors, def vote.
joehoracek Jul 17, 2008
I love it actually!! i would definetly wear this shirt! voted
Lone1 Jul 17, 2008
Great work!
Xerty Jul 17, 2008
Cool one :)
aydap Jul 17, 2008
amazing! +1
afrar Jul 18, 2008
yes great, very love guys
miss_bleu Jul 18, 2008
very nice! +1
playmoo Jul 18, 2008
Cool one !!!! Voted
leonpals Jul 18, 2008
Nice use of colour
AVANGUNS Jul 18, 2008
nice
django Jul 18, 2008
I like the colors.. voted
taddict Jul 18, 2008
great work indeed!
silent_revive Jul 18, 2008
how come you used her twice ? nice colors btw
the_jcw Jul 18, 2008
awesome color work
Robinnn Jul 18, 2008
Cool, voted! :) Take a look at my submission too and vote, please (a)
taddict Jul 18, 2008
how many colors would this be?
campkatie Jul 18, 2008
loving the colors
Boogieman Jul 18, 2008
Really nice choice of colors! Gr8 work! :D
gaunty Jul 18, 2008
very nice
romanzini Jul 18, 2008
Linda, maravilhosa.
artschool Jul 18, 2008
YEAH now you got it! congrats much siiicker!!! I knew with a little revamping this design would be nice! I’ll vote
driventoconquer Jul 18, 2008
very cool, i like the colors for sure. +1. Give me a gander!
Cris Jul 18, 2008
Bem lindazona! hehe Besos!
mumolabs Jul 18, 2008
great color! like it +1
myalecxszander Jul 18, 2008
The colors are awesome! Very nice +1
Finnenenen Jul 18, 2008
The only thing I don’t like about it is how long I’m going to have to wait to wear it.
kakolak Jul 19, 2008
Very good color choice.
hipauliee Jul 19, 2008
sooo good
yazid_45 Jul 19, 2008
nice Vote for this one… Vote For me too…
aman Jul 19, 2008
I just love this :) GREAT!!!
deyaz Jul 19, 2008
great!
Fouad Jul 19, 2008
wow great work! voted..
Design2r Jul 19, 2008
Wowww thank you so much everyone! ;)
shibbiy Jul 19, 2008
wicked!
KUBIZZZ Jul 20, 2008
nice colors
ahnakahrah Jul 20, 2008
That is a smashing use of vintage illustration and splash colour!!! VOTED TO THE TENTH POWER
tnation Jul 20, 2008
Awesome, when printed I might have to get 2!
scforbis Jul 20, 2008
cool! voted!
hawtmonkey Jul 20, 2008
I’d wear it.
040996 Jul 20, 2008
i don’t like clean/smooth faces on shirts
kaaahh Jul 20, 2008
muito bom, ta bonito mesmo!
wheezyE Jul 21, 2008
Cholo prison art meets origami air pilots. ok.
SKEEM Jul 21, 2008
voted! check mine when you get a chance.
thiagob Jul 21, 2008
nice colors!! parabéns cara!
Spunkalicious Jul 21, 2008
left you a vote. Don’t forget to check "Blooming Imagination in my profile.
mathiole Jul 21, 2008
cores maravilhosas
astrovic Jul 22, 2008
big crap, only because it is colorful. Is horrible to put manga-like girls on shirts, the manga should have stayed only in your imagination
isquaronai Jul 23, 2008
realy great amazing details. Also can be a very cool print.
heythequickness Jul 23, 2008
beautiful!
jasilovesice Jul 23, 2008
VOTED!...
Gj, I like it :)
lucaspinduca Jul 24, 2008
great colors and details man!
aaronbrazil Jul 25, 2008
one more!! Vote for HappyBubblues!!
ez-kun Jul 27, 2008
awesome-astic! voted voted FTW
fallen_ph Jul 27, 2008
wow! a surefire win right here! love the colors! voted! +1
hyperhyphen Jul 28, 2008
hmm this reminds me of a photo I’ve seen, a photo of Lev Dolgachov… Anyway nice job
F3__ Jul 28, 2008
amazing job with the colors…off course +1 tell me when that be on the stores - tchu ri!!!!
arteflugel Jul 28, 2008
i like the colors and the eyes.
alexmdc Jul 28, 2008
woooooooooooooo nice!
Inocram Jul 29, 2008
Love this design. Insta-purchase once available.
ChrisOmlor Jul 29, 2008
nice colours, did you watercolor this? 1+ could you send a vote over my way for "Fishers of Men" if you like? you rock!
fabiosimple Jul 30, 2008
great work +1
LaGuerrilla Jul 31, 2008
colors are great, nice one
BeeryMethod Aug 01, 2008
awesome work man you got my vote+1!
Beekei Aug 02, 2008
really nice one! +1 I just upload a design on DBH. If you like it, please vote for it! Thanks.
chicoguy1187 Aug 04, 2008
yes this one is very nice. lovely use of color…it just all comes together very well. +1
Ptitecao Aug 05, 2008
woooo, amazing !
surround Aug 05, 2008
luv it
Design2r Aug 07, 2008
Thank you so much for all comments and votes! ^^ o/
arcomez Aug 08, 2008
Well done,man. Well done.
muttley Aug 10, 2008
OMG! amazing! +1
ecsu Aug 11, 2008
muito boas as cores. nice colors…
trixx Aug 12, 2008
awesome! I really like! +1
ilove2design Aug 13, 2008
Very nice. Love the colors! +1
Inocram Aug 31, 2008
Love the color usage, the goggles, and the placement.
leeed Sep 10, 2008
nice works 1+ plz do you vote for my laste design "autumn"
nostalgie Sep 11, 2008
i love this, speechless! voted and greetings to brazil!
MancMarc Oct 14, 2008
Yeah the colours are sweet!
kaduma Oct 14, 2008
Great colours!! +1
shibbiy Nov 04, 2008
Liked it, got it.
drew_hytt Nov 04, 2008
very nice.
rayhansj Nov 04, 2008
i predict this will be shirt of the week. remember this. very best all around shirt design i’ve seen in awhile
rayhansj Nov 04, 2008
too bad theres not a ladies version
heythequickness Nov 04, 2008
That’s pretty rad!
tealesm Nov 04, 2008
agreeed, such a nice design! ;)
smarties Nov 04, 2008
Why isn’t this available for ladies? This would have been perfect. Congrats on the design. It’s so awesome!
dermalien Nov 04, 2008
That is HOT! I’m getting one!
paulobbruno Nov 04, 2008
parabens mano fico dimais!!!!!!!
ae quero a minha de presente ahahuahuhahau!!!
collisiontheory Nov 04, 2008
Looks awesome printed! Congrats!
Shah Nov 04, 2008
Fantastic
JeffreyHarp Nov 04, 2008
This is stunning! Congratulations!
henna Nov 04, 2008
congratulation !
Snowy Nov 04, 2008
this shirt is kick-butt!
Recycledwax Nov 04, 2008
looking nice!
thenewzero Nov 04, 2008
no womens? really?
campkatie Nov 04, 2008
beautiful! great printing job
cbass99 Nov 04, 2008
wow. really nice!
StringCheese Nov 04, 2008
cool shtuff congrats
Kins2 Nov 04, 2008
if I had some design by humans credit i would buy this right now…
fallen_ph Nov 04, 2008
a well deserved win!
gaunty Nov 04, 2008
wow this is awsome, but no girls top for my girlfriend??
mgenereu Nov 04, 2008
I was excited to see this one get printed.
Pyngu Nov 04, 2008
that looks amazing.
Would make a better for girls.
jublin Nov 04, 2008
wow really great colors! nice work
alexmdc Nov 04, 2008
congrats looks even better printed!!!
artschool Nov 04, 2008
ha i knew they’d print this…i called it didn’t i….congrats man!
fouad666 Nov 04, 2008
ADDED TO CART ! AMAZING !
Setup85 Nov 04, 2008
Came out nice!
PyratesRum Nov 04, 2008
Wow, fantastic design and print. I’m loving the colors, they’re perfect. Congratulations on the win, getting this one for sure.
FlyinAsian Nov 04, 2008
I like this ….a lot. Be way better for a girl though.
dynatious Nov 04, 2008
Girl version please! Sweet design!!!
megatron614 Nov 04, 2008
Yeah. I don’t understand why select shirts are only made for men. That doesn’t seem very fair. :\
fouad666 Nov 04, 2008
isn`t this shirt 19$ how it`s 24$ now?
xylentphree Nov 05, 2008
conrats! nice work
CardinalGoldstein Nov 05, 2008
Nice. Expressive. If this shirt doesn’t get you noticed, I don’t know what will.
kennybanzai Nov 05, 2008
thats purty
Olympia Nov 05, 2008
This is awesome congrats
87joonbug Nov 05, 2008
very dope shirt—lovin the colors!!
enser Nov 05, 2008
Gorgeous.
screamqueen Nov 05, 2008
congrats, its beautiful
aceofspades808 Nov 05, 2008
damm that is so hot
dynatious Nov 05, 2008
no seriously GIRLS VERSION RIGHT NOW!
Pinak Nov 06, 2008
congrats! really creative n crafty work.. pl feel free to visit my designs..
batgiri Nov 06, 2008
wow how do u all make this,, i would really like to know
WinterArtwork Nov 06, 2008
took 1000 years to print but it was worth it!
Design2r Nov 07, 2008
Wooww, thank everybody for all nice comments, and the DBH by the amazing print, I regret not having gone to the girls version too … See ya. ^^
chienchien Nov 10, 2008
Oh My God! This is beautiful!!!!!
Insomni Nov 11, 2008
It’s sad that us girlies can’t snag it as well. :x Love the colors! May have to get a men’s small and just see what can be done with it fitting wise..
Savousepate Nov 13, 2008
very beautiful !
illuminator Nov 16, 2008
I bought one last week, congrats!
fouad666 Nov 16, 2008
i knew sotw congrats
kepski Nov 16, 2008
Fantastic
memokool Nov 16, 2008
congratz! again, t-shirt of the week! nice.. We love the colors!!
birdie3431 Nov 17, 2008
this is hawt
Thewhit Nov 17, 2008
took long enough to choose a sotw.
cardcaptor922002 Nov 18, 2008
this is amazing! if only they made it for girls on a black shirt :(
Oiseau Nov 19, 2008
i’m buying this!
Jonnyxb Nov 19, 2008
Just got this shirt and wore it for the first time today, everyone loved it, great shirt dude
IsaNC Nov 20, 2008
I LOOOVE this shirt…Awesome!
anevay82 Nov 21, 2008
so sick
therunningmann Nov 23, 2008
THIS IS ridiculous, crazy job i realy like it
News Nov 25, 2008
absolutely stunning print. need more mediums.
benkens Nov 28, 2008
Just bought mine, cant wait to get it!
bellatrix45 Nov 28, 2008
i like it =] its something i would wear ir it came for chicks too lol.
K-19 Nov 29, 2008
why dident i get this in small when i had the chance :(
robbie901 Nov 30, 2008
this really is an awesome design. Can’t wait till they get more in stock (coughlargecough) :)
fouad666 Dec 01, 2008
reprintttttttt
cluster- Dec 01, 2008
Nooooooooooooooooo! It’s out! :(((((((((
terrait Dec 03, 2008
reprint in LARGE plz
Mimster Dec 04, 2008
Reprint please!! Small… :o)
jeremyg0rd0n Dec 04, 2008
very nice : ]
Roselock Dec 06, 2008
Want one, where can I get? Out of stock here.
Bandura Dec 07, 2008
One of most my favourite T-shirts.
mst3kld Dec 09, 2008
this is def my fav one in my dbh collection and of all my ts
taterpie Dec 09, 2008
Oh, man. Any chance of a reprint?
aogdesigns Dec 14, 2008
GORGEOUS WORK.
benkens Dec 20, 2008
My favorite of all, its really nice! great colors
mctwiss Dec 31, 2008
REPRINT IT!!! I wanna a buy some!! This T-Shirt is sooooooooooooooooo nice!
Janz Jan 07, 2009
Reprint! :)
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