When a TikTok of some of some silly sketches I had done while bored at work unexpectedly went viral, I decided to jump on the trend and produce merchandise to tie in with the video. I cleaned up my sketches in Adobe Illustrator so as to better translate the designs into t-shirt graphics. This was quite the challenge, as part of the charm of the original video was that the drawings were so loose and sketchy, and so I tried to emulate that feel as best I could using curvy and often disconnecting lines. To test the viability of the idea, I also applied these designs to various mock-ups, pictured below.

On Twitter, the viral video has accrued over 15 million views. These designs and more are now available on my Redbubble site.

Tools:

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop