Belligerent Bengal

Belligerent Bengal from Seventh Ink

Anthropomorphic animals are alway a win in my book and having a thing for tigers I couldn't resist featuring this tee. What I find really striking about this is the pose. He almost seems to be leaping out of the shirt in anger. Combine that with the suit and tie outfit and this becomes really different from all the others out there. The artwork itself is fantastic too with lots of attention to detail in lighting and shadows. I hate to think how long the artist spent getting all that done.

Friendship

Friendship by Tangguh

This is one of those tees that really captured my imagination. Once you get past the surrealism of animals stranded on a small floating island, there is an amazing story happening. The zebra helping his enemy the tiger is a great metaphor for how we should all be treating each other. The fact that the tiger is pulling of his stripes shows that we may be hurt on our journey. It also helps tie the animals into the scene with its surreal aspect. The only gripe I have with this is that I would have liked to see it on a blue tee with some white clouds. That would of really given it a feeling of height and isolation. 

Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger from Hidden Moves

At first glance I thought this was another skull in a helmet type tshirt. Luckily, and possibly because of my tiger fetish , I noticed it was something else. Apart from being a great piece of art in its own right, I believe that it shows the tiger as the warrior that we all know them to be.

Warrior

Warrior by Artemple

There are no winners in wars. This is something I really believe in and this tee shows that by using a tiger as a metaphor. Even though he is wounded, the blood around the mouth reveals that he inflicted wounds to his opponent as well.  The splatter effect fade out and almost fluoro colored blood give this an otherworldly feel, so animal lovers won't be upset over it. That is a good thing because no one wants to be plastered by eggs or paint by PETA protesters.