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Molly Breath Russ Logo

Molly Breath was a logo designed for a Russ Group featuring a man at a party surrounded by pills and smoke.
The design was for apparel and a vehicle wrap for the russefeiring tradition. If you haven’t heard of it, basically russefeiring involves an entire class of Norwegian students renting a bus (a Russebuss), painting every inch of it with really cool street art, and then partying in it night and day for an entire month during graduation. The different classes wear their designs ever where they go as they clash with rival classes. I’ve done a bunch of these now, and really enjoy it. To see more of my work, or hire me for freelance projects, please visit my website: www.flylanddesigns.com
© Brian Allen 2020

August 22, 2020/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Jack Herer Cup 2018

Client:

Jack Herer Cup

Description:

The Jack Herer Cup is a cannabis rewards event held every year in Las Vegas to honor the “Emperor of Hemp”, the legendary cannabis rights activist himself, Jack Herer. It was a ton of fun to have the privilege to design this year’s poster featuring Jack Herer and Tommy Chong, surrounded by sentient marijuana buds. So excited to be part of this great event in Vegas, and possibly meet the legend Tommy Chong! I hope I did the portrait of Mr. Herer justice – a lot of pressure when dealing with such an important and revered figure!

Press:

Fire Friday: Jack Herer Cup

-Dope Magazine

Jack Herer Cup Las Vegas 2017

-The Weedtube

4th Annual Jack Herer Cup

-Sensi Magazine

Jack Herer Cup

-Marijuana Retail Report

November 5, 2018/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Made Men Super Mario Parody

Client:

Personal

Description:

Parody of famous Nintendo characters as gangsters.

This artwork is available for licensing:

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September 30, 2018/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Marijuana Skull with Mushrooms

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Client:

Personal

Description:

Trippy, psychedelic illustration of a green natural skull with mushrooms and pot plants coming out of it.

This artwork is available for licensing:

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September 12, 2018/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Skull Pot Leaf Illustration

Client:

Personal

Description:

A marijuana pot leaf, but each branch of the leaf is made up of a different entity, such as a skull, tentacles and wings.

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September 9, 2018/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Purple Cannabis Skull with Mushrooms

Client:

Personal

Description:

Trippy, psychedelic illustration of a purple natural skull with mushrooms.

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September 9, 2018/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Cannabis Skull Illustration

Client:

Personal

Description:

A psychedelic marijuana pot leaf with each leaf a different entity, the main ones being a mischievous skull, flames, and bones.

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September 6, 2018/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Cannabis Eagle Logo Design

Client:

High Times

Description:

Custom Eagle logo I created for a cannabis brand overseas called High Times.

Because of the regulations in their country, we had to find a way to connect the logo with the marijuana industry subtly, which we tried to accomplish with the colors, and the “happy” expression on the eagle’s face.

September 1, 2018/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Tutorials / Tips

Cheech and Chong Speed Inks

Silk-screen t-shirt illustration I created in tribute to the legendary Cheech and Chong from Up In Smoke with the characters as weed-eating, brain-smoking zombies.
I drew this artwork in Clip Studio Paint (Manga Studio 5) with a Wacom Cintiq. This is inspired by an illustration I created years ago – I wanted to test out my new skills, and design something that was more fitting for a t-shirt and filled out the front more (the previous design was too square). I also wasn’t happy with the likeness of the characters in the first design, so I drew everything from the ground up, and added a lot of elements from the films and really tried to do my best to capture the spirit of these marijuana legends.

December 12, 2017/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Grass Roots Hipster Bear T-Shirt Illustration

I was hired by a fabric pot manufacturer for growing plants to create a t-shirt for their conventions featuring this hipster bear character we came up with, holding one of their fabric pots. They wanted something that displayed their product in a way that people would want to wear, even if they weren’t familiar with the product. This was printed with direct-to-garment full-color printing. They were kind enough to send me a shirt, and it turned out great!

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October 26, 2017/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Grand Daddy Purps T-Shirt

Client:

Kellen Garey

Description:

Here is another T-Shirt I designed in a series of marijuana strain related illustrations – this one celebrates Grand Daddy Purps, by illustrating him as a purple magical old man wearing suspenders. Drawn in Manga Studio, and separated for limited color silk-screen using halftones.

Check out more of my T-Shirt designs here.

October 27, 2016/2 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

4’20 Somewhere Parrot t-shirt

Client:

Bongjour

Description:

I illustrated this t-shirt design for Bongjour in conjunction with the popular Chief Greenbud to celebrate his song “It’s 4:20 Somewhere,” a parody of Jimmy Buffet’s tune. The design was printed as full-color direct to garment. For this design, I tried a new technique: instead of inking the design, I just scanned in my pencil drawing (which was done on paper) and colored the piece underneath the pencils. I’m pretty happy with the result – it gives it a more realistic, and vibrant, and softer feel.

July 16, 2016/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Skull and Plant T-Shirt Illustration

Client:

Grass Roots

Description:

I was hired by a fabric pot manufacturer for growing plants to create a t-shirt for their conventions. They wanted something that displayed their product in a way that people would want to wear, even if they weren’t familiar with the product. Naturally, I went with a skull. The design was set up for limited color silk-screen (I believe 4 colors). They were kind enough to send me a shirt, and it turned out great!

June 28, 2016/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Chem Dawg Marijunana T-Shirt

Client:

Kellen Garey

Description:

T-Shirt illustration I created of a mutated Chem Dawg with three heads for a marijuana-themed apparel line. Each shirt in the collection celebrates a different strain. The client wanted me to illustrate a big crazy mutated, and glowing dog standing in a spilled container of toxic waste. I thought it would be funny to have each of the three heads to be a different dog breed with a different personality. More to come in this series! This design was created for direct-to-garment silk-screening.

June 18, 2016/1 Comment/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Sour Diesel Marijuana Strain T-Shirt

Client:

Kellen Garey

Description:

T-Shirt illustration I created for a marijuana-themed apparel line. Each shirt in the collection celebrates a different strain. This was the first design, called “Sour Diesel,” in which we depicted a bunch of Sour Patch Kids hi-jacking a big diesel truck. I had the idea of putting a melted sour patch kid on the grill of the truck. More to come in this series!

June 16, 2016/2 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Rasta Lion for Concentrated Apparel

Client:

Concentrated Apparel

Description:

T-Shirt design I created of an illustrated lion wearing a crown of amber colored wax, for the marijuana-related apparel brand Concentrated Apparel. This design was set up for silk-screening, 4-colors.

T-Shirt design of an illustrated lion wearing a crown of amber colored wax.

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October 17, 2014/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork

Kush Canvas Mascot

Logo and mascot design I created for a marijuana themed printing business called Kush Canvas. The client asked me to create a friendly character made from a leafy bud. I designed the logo in three different versions: one-color, simple-color, and full-color, so that it could be used in many different applications.

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Check out more of my Mascot designs here.

October 9, 2014/0 Comments/by Brian Allen

Recent Artwork, Tutorials / Tips

Cheech and Chong Zombies speed painting turtorial

Check out this parody T-Shirt for Marijuana Zombie, featuring Cheech and Chong from Up In Smoke as zombies. Even after death these guys know how to party. Produced in two different color schemes, for a dark and light shirt. Set up for silk-screening, four colors.

The shirt is available for purchase at www.marijuanazombie.com.

Behind the Scenes:

Here’s some sneak peaks at how the shirt was created, from the artwork to the actual screen printing process.

Check out this video of my process drawing the shirt:

If the video is not playing correctly, you can also view it here: http://youtu.be/f1yAxi60E2M

Closeup shots of the shirt just after being silk-screened:

The shirts were silk-screened by the awesome Traxler Custom T-Shirts.

They did an amazing job with the artwork. Here are some pics showing their work in progress on the shirt:

Link:

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Testimonial:

Brian is amazing! I consider myself very fortunate to have had the pleasure of doing business with him and look forward to continuing in the future. To say that I have been satisfied with his work is an understatement. I am extremely pleased with the outcome of his work.

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About Flyland Designs:

Flyland Designs is a freelance illustration studio founded in 2006 by illustrator and graphic designer, Brian Allen. With over 10 years of industry experience, Allen has designed mascots, apparel, retail packaging and book and album covers for clients including Hard Rock Café, Jostens, Hasbro, American Greetings and Half Time. Allen’s creative aesthetic attracts children and adults alike. For more information, visit www.flylanddesigns.com.

December 1, 2013/6 Comments/by Brian Allen