This is a Tee shirt design I created for Austin Speed Shop using Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop. My client wanted an image that illustrated the popular car culture adage: 'Praise The Lowered'. I decided to use Christ as a central figure which is prevalent in Chicano/lowrider art culture. My twist on the theme was to replace Christ's sacred heart with the state of Texas. The idea being that the state of Texas was so close to Christ's heart, it actually IS his heart. This concept also loosely plays on the saying: 'Deep in the Heart of Texas'. The Star of Texas is also a fitting symbolic backdrop, and lastly the inclusion of sunglasses suggests that since Christ loves Texas, hotrods, and lowriders, He must be cool! The final design was delivered in gray values knowing that the printers would be able to print various color versions of the image, which was an option the client desired.
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