DamnGoodPaul
Member
To Mclean and to the public,
I am dearly sorry for recent creation and design choice for my new v3 suit. My apology continues after my summary of explainations.....
I wanted to be clear with you, I have never purchased Mcl34n's print or actually seen the print in person. During the 1st and 2nd run of my print, i would either get emails and pm's either wanting to make an order, or a complaint email on how my suit isnt accurate and its usually included with photos of mcl34n's suit or WIP's of people who own his prints. His design is so amazing, it became the basis of my new design, or as he puts it, "his design".....
Out of Mcl34n's permission to replicate his seams or overall design, i admit to taking it far. By far, i had done special 45% rotations to certain photos of his print to look flat and use it as referencing. Matching his shapes, shading, and webbing. Colors, we can always argue if its the same or not, but blue is always gonna look same blue as everyone else when using same design methods. I did the same layering he did, i started with main shape with the red and blue. shaded, added the honey comb pattern over the shading, then drew the webbing, added the red stroke option in photoshop to create red that seperates the web from honeycomb. Im pretty good with photoshop, i just get lazy sometimes. I was lazy at 1st and asked around to buy a print but i decided to design my 1st, the v1. i can recreate alot of things but wanted to do my own style at the time. I wasnt trying to do an EXACT copy of his, it just came to be when i assembled all layers. Once i noticed, it was my fault for not changing it.
With the pressure of expecting a child soon (too soon to announce but pressure overcomes), my show business gig, and leaving the country to tour, i wanted to have the best print to help out. The best way to do that is to make the best and low priced print out there that looks great! I do pretty good with what i do for a living but the extra income does help out alot as gigs come and go. My intention's were not to gain money with the work of someone elses. In general, mclean's work was the base for everybody's design as he started all this and i respect him for it.
I will post pics of the design process as im not to hectic with projects and rehearsals. When laid out, the actual pattern is very diffrent from mclean's. only simularities is a few seam lines and same layering options. It looked so cool, if i did it diffrently, it would just be the same v2 again. Now im surprised how everything looks the same when assembled, but they are 2 diffrent suits!
to MCl34N;
I really do apologize for all this. I was thinking you would of been fine with this and find imitation a form of flattery but ive caused nothing but hardship and loss of a friendship from you. Im sorry.
If its any good news to your ears and To be honest, i havnt sold any v3's yet because i didnt wanna release it till early december. Looks like i wont be releasing it at all now. You can see all my customers own a v1 or v2. the suit im working on with the NEW design, is for a friend that i owed a favor to. i listed him as client on fb to sound impressing. Bro, I love your work and it had inspired me and helped me get into the spidey game. If theres any thing i could do to this design to make it less like yours, please let me know. I feel real bad and i wanna do all i can to make it up to you. I just seams like the more accurate i try to make this thing, the more its gonna end up looking like yours. I wish you could of talked to me about this before making a post. I would of complied with you. Ive always respected you and never ignored your questions and suggestions. Just let me know what i can do to make it up to you. Even if that means removing photos of my version.
I want to extend my hand to you and say....
IM SORRY.
I am dearly sorry for recent creation and design choice for my new v3 suit. My apology continues after my summary of explainations.....
I wanted to be clear with you, I have never purchased Mcl34n's print or actually seen the print in person. During the 1st and 2nd run of my print, i would either get emails and pm's either wanting to make an order, or a complaint email on how my suit isnt accurate and its usually included with photos of mcl34n's suit or WIP's of people who own his prints. His design is so amazing, it became the basis of my new design, or as he puts it, "his design".....
Out of Mcl34n's permission to replicate his seams or overall design, i admit to taking it far. By far, i had done special 45% rotations to certain photos of his print to look flat and use it as referencing. Matching his shapes, shading, and webbing. Colors, we can always argue if its the same or not, but blue is always gonna look same blue as everyone else when using same design methods. I did the same layering he did, i started with main shape with the red and blue. shaded, added the honey comb pattern over the shading, then drew the webbing, added the red stroke option in photoshop to create red that seperates the web from honeycomb. Im pretty good with photoshop, i just get lazy sometimes. I was lazy at 1st and asked around to buy a print but i decided to design my 1st, the v1. i can recreate alot of things but wanted to do my own style at the time. I wasnt trying to do an EXACT copy of his, it just came to be when i assembled all layers. Once i noticed, it was my fault for not changing it.
With the pressure of expecting a child soon (too soon to announce but pressure overcomes), my show business gig, and leaving the country to tour, i wanted to have the best print to help out. The best way to do that is to make the best and low priced print out there that looks great! I do pretty good with what i do for a living but the extra income does help out alot as gigs come and go. My intention's were not to gain money with the work of someone elses. In general, mclean's work was the base for everybody's design as he started all this and i respect him for it.
I will post pics of the design process as im not to hectic with projects and rehearsals. When laid out, the actual pattern is very diffrent from mclean's. only simularities is a few seam lines and same layering options. It looked so cool, if i did it diffrently, it would just be the same v2 again. Now im surprised how everything looks the same when assembled, but they are 2 diffrent suits!
to MCl34N;
I really do apologize for all this. I was thinking you would of been fine with this and find imitation a form of flattery but ive caused nothing but hardship and loss of a friendship from you. Im sorry.
If its any good news to your ears and To be honest, i havnt sold any v3's yet because i didnt wanna release it till early december. Looks like i wont be releasing it at all now. You can see all my customers own a v1 or v2. the suit im working on with the NEW design, is for a friend that i owed a favor to. i listed him as client on fb to sound impressing. Bro, I love your work and it had inspired me and helped me get into the spidey game. If theres any thing i could do to this design to make it less like yours, please let me know. I feel real bad and i wanna do all i can to make it up to you. I just seams like the more accurate i try to make this thing, the more its gonna end up looking like yours. I wish you could of talked to me about this before making a post. I would of complied with you. Ive always respected you and never ignored your questions and suggestions. Just let me know what i can do to make it up to you. Even if that means removing photos of my version.
I want to extend my hand to you and say....
IM SORRY.
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