"Glow Little Fireflies...Glow," the browncoat T-shirt by Channain

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"Glow Little Fireflies...Glow," the browncoat T-shirt

POSTED BY: CHANNAIN
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:31
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Thursday, October 9, 2003 10:20 AM

i DO aim to misbehave

Hey, I got a new idea...

Picture if you will, a gathering of browncoats (that is to say, US). Add to that a smattering of fireflies floating around and about. The crew is with us - Mal, Zoe, Book, everybody. Now imagine Serenity sitting on top of a hill, ready fire up and take us away from all this.

This is a T-shirt idea that recently blossomed in the Tagline thanks to Sarahetc, Maniac, StillShiny and Maguinan. The detail work is in progress.

IF YOU have a suggestion or an interest in purchasing "Glow Fireflies...Glow" please post it here or send me an e-mail. The sketch will appear on my artist page - same one as the Firefly Artwork series.

NOVEMBER UPDATE: Contrary to what ya'll might be thinking about now, this has not fallen by the wayside - somebody is actually paying me to draw for them (I've upgraded to not-so-starving artist) and I need to produce the first of four pieces. I promise this will happen, just not as quickly as I hoped.

Meantime, if anyone wants to actually appear on the shirt, send me a picture and I'll see what I can do.

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 10:35 AM

STILLSHINY

BITE BITE BITE BITE BITE BITE BITE BITE BITE

Oh, YES! I would happily pay and wear that proudly. I can't seem to get to any shindigs so I don't have any Shindig shirts. This site is my Verse away from home. I could email you a dig pic or two I assume you mostly need headshots. Please, Please make this work. I've seen so many good ideas started here, that just fell by the wayside. I will halp in anyway I can.

Oh wow,

you could use the Glow Little Fireflies Glow in a Firefly type font on the back. I want I want. Please keep me "posted" I'll be away from my desk for the next few weeks but I'll check in at home when I can. Gorram 56K!!!

Mal: “See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown!”

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 10:39 AM

CHANNAIN

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Quote:
Oritinally posted by a bouncy StillShiny
Oh wow, you could use the Glow Little Fireflies Glow in a Firefly type font on the back. I want I want. Please keep me "posted" I'll be away from my desk for the next few weeks but I'll check in at home when I can. Gorram 56K!!!

That brings up a question - does anyone have access to a Firefly type font or dare I ask, the actual Firefly font?

I already have a local T-shirt company in mind. They did some T-shirt work for the sci-fi convention I'm enslaved to, three of which were from my designs.

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 10:41 AM

STILLSHINY

You might try this question in the tag log. Sorry, I don't.

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 10:46 AM

NONOLUNA

Your Kaylee portrait is gorgeous!

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 11:01 AM

BLUEHOOT

I did find a place where someone made a firefly font and put it up for your downloading pleasure. Thing is, its the old style, the style that was dropped before the series started. I dont think it would suit well.

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 11:05 AM

CHANNAIN

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Quote:
Originally posted by Nonoluna:
Your Kaylee portrait is gorgeous!

Thank you.

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 11:06 AM

MANIACNUMBERONE

well, you already know I like the idea.

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 11:09 AM

CHANNAIN

i DO aim to misbehave

heck, as an idea man, you'd get one of the first ones off the press, along with StillShiny, Sarah and Mag.

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 11:19 AM

MELEAUX

I love the idea. also the Shindig t-shirt sounds good. We wear our Blue Sun t-shirts all the time

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 11:40 AM

SARAHETC

I know several people have said that they've used Nuptial font for Firefly style lettering. It doesn't seem to be free at first but. Just but. I'll see what I might could do to liberate it.

And to me, since I got the quote wrong to begin with, it'd be fun to have "Firefly" on the front and "Glow, babies. Glow!" on the back with some fff stuff, should Haken give us his blessing. Or even just the url.

I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 11:44 AM

STILLSHINY

Yeah, what she said. *thumbs up* Here's the link to some previous t-shirt designs. Perhaps we could get some font access from Tragic.
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=13&t=2042

You think I look good now, wait till you see me in my new "Browncoat T-shirt"

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 11:55 AM

CHANNAIN

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I wouldn't say wrong - I'd say you reinterpreted it is all.

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 12:33 PM

BLACKSTAR

I found another one, very close in style to the actual 'Firefly' font, if you're interested, let me know and I can arrange to send it to you, email, perhaps.

Oh, my God! Who's flying this thing? Oh, right, that would be me...

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 1:53 PM

CHANNAIN

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absobloominlootly

channain@yahoo.com

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 3:51 PM

KAYTHRYN

Yay, shirts!

Channain, I don't have the FF font to use in other words, but here is a graphic of "Firefly".

http://www15.brinkster.com/kaythryn/firefly.htm

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 4:02 PM

SUCCATASH

Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
IF YOU have a suggestion or an interest in purchasing "Glow Little Fireflies...Glow" please post it here or send me an e-mail. The sketch will appear on my artist page soon - same one as the Firefly Artwork series.

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Your artwork is fabulous and you are EXTREMELY talented. You are also a beautiful, kind sweet person. Please don't be offended when I ask:

Is this a girl's shirt or are men supposed to wear this too?

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 6:19 PM

SOUTHERNMERC

OH SWEET GOD, SUCCATASH! You want to blind us?

Seriously, I'd love to get a hold of a FF Tee. Post up a pic if/when you get one made.

Jayne: "How big a room?"

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Thursday, October 9, 2003 10:03 PM

BARNEYT

Oh yes... definitely interested! Sounds fabulous!

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Friday, October 10, 2003 3:04 AM

STILLSHINY

*bump*

*twang of country guitar* I'm shameless.....

You think I look good now, wait till you see me in my new "Browncoat T-shirt"

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Friday, October 10, 2003 3:52 AM

CHANNAIN

i DO aim to misbehave

Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:
Your artwork is fabulous and you are EXTREMELY talented. You are also a beautiful, kind sweet person. Please don't be offended when I ask:

Is this a girl's shirt or are men supposed to wear this too?

Tash, if I were a more impressionable sort, I'd think you were trying to butter me up for something. but then implying that I draw "chick art" isn't the best way to go about doing that, is it?

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Friday, October 10, 2003 7:16 AM

SUCCATASH

Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
Picture if you will, a gathering of browncoats (that is to say, US) at the edge of a reflecting pool. Add to that a smattering of fireflies floating around and about. Now imagine an image of Serenity reflected in the calm water of the pool, just about to land and take us away from all this.

You are a great artist and this is a great idea and not "chick art" in any way.

All I am suggesting is that the words "Glow Little Fireflies...Glow" on a t-shirt sounds feminine.

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Friday, October 10, 2003 8:01 AM

MANIACNUMBERONE

I love t-shirt contention. It's hard to please everyone, isn't it? I just had an epiphany. Imagine the end of a Firefly story in which some of the crew is stranded on a planet, at night, in a very muggy dark area. They need to be found by Serenity right away, but there is no way to signal them... no guns or fire implements, or any way to get the ship's attention. So, of course, they have to gather the only light source at hand, fireflies. In a semi-transparent material they collect them and are able to signal the ship. Now as the ship approaches, slightly illuminating the gloom, imagine the scene and see if you like the idea of making a picture from that. If you like, you can give it a more rough and tumble caption to please the mercenary in all of us.

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Friday, October 10, 2003 8:03 AM

CHANNAIN

i DO aim to misbehave

Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:
You are a great artist and this is a great idea and not "chick art" in any way.

tricky to tell sometimes when you're sincere, Tash - but that I do believe. Thank you.

Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash
All I am suggesting is that the words "Glow Little Fireflies...Glow" on a t-shirt sounds feminine.

it's a good point. I'm not a big fan of titles on T-shirts anyway. if the image can't convey a message, a wordy title isn't going to help. not to mention i hate messing with typefonts. let's just call it the working title - the image will remain the same.

or...how about Sarah's interpretation - "Glow Fireflies, glow!"

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Monday, October 13, 2003 2:42 AM

STILLSHINY

any news???

You think I look good now, wait till you see me in my new "Browncoat T-shirt"

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Monday, October 13, 2003 5:18 AM

CHANNAIN

i DO aim to misbehave

patience - these things do take time. The prelim is underway, I should have something by the end of the week.

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Monday, October 13, 2003 3:10 PM

TRAGICSTORY

Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
Picture if you will, a gathering of browncoats (that is to say, US) at the edge of a reflecting pool. Add to that a smattering of fireflies floating around and about. Now imagine an image of Serenity reflected in the calm water of the pool, just about to land and take us away from all this.

This is a new T-shirt idea that recently blossomed in the Tagline thanks to Sarahetc, Maniac, StillShiny and Maguinan. I'll be working up a preliminary sketch in the next week or two, This will be a line drawing (possibly white line on a dark background) so not a lot of detail is required - or at least not my usual level.

IF YOU have a suggestion or an interest in purchasing "Glow Little Fireflies...Glow" please post it here or send me an e-mail. The sketch will appear on my artist page soon - same one as the Firefly Artwork series.

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Hey if you don't mind I'll try and out that together on photoshop. I have an idea similar to that which I might make as well. I'll probably have it done by the end of the week. As for the fonts. The font I used on the shirts was Blackadder (I believe) The closest I can find to the official Firefly title font is Nuptial Script and Lucia. However, I believe that the font was customized from one or both of those. If all goes well, I should have it done by next week since I should have some free time this weekend.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2003 2:53 AM

CHANNAIN

i DO aim to misbehave

Sure, if you like. Wasn't really my idea to begin with, I'm just the instrument of its design. Sarahetc, Maniac, StillShiny and Maguinan might have some say in it - you never know!

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Tuesday, October 14, 2003 3:06 AM

STILLSHINY

Sounds kinda shiny to me. Channain has a real artistic flare, and Tragic has a real edgy tone. Heck, I might just have to buy two shirts. One of each.

You think I look good now, wait till you see me in my new "Browncoat T-shirt" or two

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Tuesday, October 14, 2003 5:32 AM

SARAHETC

Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
Sure, if you like. Wasn't really my idea to begin with, I'm just the instrument of its design. Sarahetc, Maniac, StillShiny and Maguinan might have some say in it - you never know!

Totally your project. I messed it up once already. I'm keeping my nose out of it unless specifically asked.

Except for money. I'll put in money.

I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case

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Monday, October 20, 2003 6:40 AM

STILLSHINY

any news?

You think I look good now, wait till you see me in my new "Browncoat T-shirt"

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Monday, October 20, 2003 9:50 PM

BARNEYT

Quote:
Originally posted by Sarahetc:

Except for money. I'll put in money.

This is my approach to artistic endeavour too!

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Monday, October 20, 2003 11:38 PM

LOTV

Alright... This is really starting to bug me...

Where is the line "Glow little fireflies... Glow" from?

The only thing I can think of is from the old Disney Robin Hood animation... where they do the big romantic scene with the waterfall, and they light up the area with fireflies...

..I'm such a nerd for remembering that so well...

LOTV: Ima-who-whata-whoichy-whoda-whazza--huh?

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Tuesday, October 21, 2003 5:15 AM

CHANNAIN

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Quote:
Originally posted by LOTV:
Alright... This is really starting to bug me...

Where is the line "Glow little fireflies... Glow" from?

The only thing I can think of is from the old Disney Robin Hood animation... where they do the big romantic scene with the waterfall, and they light up the area with fireflies...

..I'm such a nerd for remembering that so well...

I can remember the exact quote, so don't worry about it. It is from Disney's Robin Hood, but it's paraphrased from the beginning when Little John and Robin Hood are stealing from Prince John, dressed in drag posing as gypsies. Little John has a globe filled with fireflies hanging from a string tied to a stick. Prince John takes them as "floating spirits." but the quote came from Little John's encouragement to the fireflies as he put the globe into the carriage:

"Come on little fireflies...glow babies, glow."

So who's the nerd...huh?

Incidentally, a little less progress was made on the design than I intended last week due to my decision to get the latest Harry Potter book out of the way. Finished it in five days, so now I'm back on track.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2003 6:22 AM

STILLSHINY

tis a shiny thing to hear. Allow me to offer this bit of encouragement.

*giving gentle shoulder rub*

You think I look good now, wait till you see me in my new "Browncoat T-shirt"

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Tuesday, October 21, 2003 2:24 PM

CANADIANJON

Do they only come with the scary man, or
can I get one with a topless girl in it.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2003 10:41 PM

MALCOLMXERXES

I am interested in a T-shirt, as well, but don't currently have time to read the entire thread.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2003 5:06 AM

CHANNAIN

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explain to me how the topless girl fits into the theme - what implements said topless girl would be using to fit in with "Glow babies glow!" then I'll tell you.

:D

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Thursday, October 30, 2003 1:46 PM

SUCCATASH

Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
Picture if you will, a gathering of browncoats (that is to say, US) at the edge of a reflecting pool. Add to that a smattering of fireflies floating around and about. Now imagine an image of Serenity reflected in the calm water of the pool, just about to land and take us away from all this.

Channain, how's the artwork coming? I'm looking forward to seeing it.

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Friday, October 31, 2003 4:08 AM

STILLSHINY

yeah, what he said.

You think I look good now, wait till you see me in my new "Browncoat T-shirt"

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Friday, October 31, 2003 4:07 PM

LUNA

There is a J. Mercer song recorded by the Mills Bros. in the '50s called "The Glow Worm" that begins with the line, "Glow Little Glow Worm, glimmer glimmer"... and ends several stanzas with the line, "Glow Little Glow Worm, Glow". It was quite a catchy tune and very popular way back then.

Luna

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Friday, October 31, 2003 4:07 PM

LUNA

I am gone. I am truly gone. I am not sorry.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2003 9:54 AM

CHANNAIN

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Contrary to what ya'll might be thinking, I haven't disappeared and I haven't forgotten my promise - I just oversimplified what it was going to take to do this. Plus the design didn't work for me as well as I thought, so It's changed a bit. Still the basic idea, only with Serenity perched on a hill a la "Safe" and us with the Firefies and the crew.

I've got two preliminary character sketches inspired by the Browncoat Chronicles. If you haven't appeared there yet, send me a physical description or a picture - whether it's your real face, or an avatar for your BC character makes no nevermind to me.

channain@yahoo.com

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Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:23 PM

STILLSHINY

yippie! i wasn't worried

You think I look good now, wait till you see me in my new "Browncoat T-shirt"

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Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:29 PM

CHANNAIN

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What can I say - people started paying me to draw for them...I got a little flustered!

YOU are the one who needs to send me a picture, or a description or somesuch.

Keeping in mind that Channain on the T-shirt will resemble the description as written in BC, of course

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Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:31 PM

STILLSHINY

sent it.

I never read The Browncoat Chronicles I am ashamed. I need to read. Call me inspired.

You think I look good now, wait till you see me in my new "Browncoat T-shirt"

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