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Sit, Bully - 2011 Gator Bowl Wallpaper
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It's hard to believe that the 2010 season is almost over. It feels like yesterday that I was designing the season's first wallpaper to share with my wife and one other friend. That first wallpaper, entitled "Husky Puppy Piddles in Fear," was a simple image of a dog that required very little Photoshop work; I added some snow and some yellow spots and got an excellent response from my kids. I like the symmetry in ending the season with another simple image of a dog.
The Mississippi State University official athletic web site provides some background on the bulldog mascot: "The official school mascot is an American Kennel Club registered English Bulldog, given the inherited title of 'Bully'...references to school teams and athletes as Bulldogs actually go back to early in the century, and this nickname was used almost interchangeably with both Aggies and Maroons, since at least 1905."
I like that you can read expectation, submission and awe in the dog's posture; he's looking up at the Block M with what my oldest child referred to as "crying eyes." All that was missing from the original image was an owner's tag so I added one in Photoshop. I wanted the tag to indicate that this dog was owned by Michigan football and (by extension of the metaphor) that Michigan is going to own Mississippi State on January 1; the simplest way to convey that was to etch the Block M on the tag.
Thanks for taking an interest in my art; your feedback and encouragement have helped me through quite a few long nights and creative blocks. I'm hoping to find time to produce a few more wallpapers this off-season, and then use the summer to get a head start on next year's opponent wallpapers.
The image below is a preview only. You can get the widescreen, 4:3, iPad and mobile wallpapers at The Art. The Art. The Art!.
All of the 2010 Wallpapers
Season Wallpaper - Denard Robinson Action Figure
Game 1 Connecticut Wallpaper - Husky Puppy Piddles in Fear
Game 2 Notre Dame Wallpaper - Touchdown Jesus Says "No Good"
Game 3 Massachusetts Wallpaper - The $550,000 Cupcake
Game 4 Bowling Green Wallpaper - Wolverine vs. Falcon
Game 5 Indiana Wallpaper - Good at Basketball
Game 6 Michigan State Wallpaper - Sibling Rivalry
Game 7 Iowa Wallpaper - Maize is Blue
Game 8 Penn State Wallpaper - The Eyes Have It
Game 8 Penn State Wallpaper - JoePa Halloween Costume
Game 9 Illinois Wallpaper - We Be Illin'
Game 10 Purdue Wallpaper - I Think We Can! I Think We Can!
Game 11 Wisconsin Wallpaper - Cheesehead Cross Stitch
Game 12 Ohio State Wallpaper - The Game
Thanksgiving Wallpaper - Turpigskin
BigTen Offensive Player of the Year
Bowl Bid - 2011 Gator Bowl Wallpaper
More Cow Belle - 2011 Gator Bowl Wallpaper
Naughty or Nice - Christmas 2010 Wallpaper
Sit,Bully - 2011 Gator Bowl Wallpaper
December 27th, 2010 at 11:06 AM | 
It's been a wild ride. Thanks
It's been a wild ride. Thanks
December 27th, 2010 at 11:17 AM |
Fantastic as usual. Thanks
Fantastic as usual. Thanks
Fantastic as usual. Thanks monuMental!
December 27th, 2010 at 11:37 AM |
Nice!
Nice!
What is it like to never fail?! You're wallpaper designs are sweet.
“Well, I was this close to bringing a sinner to Jesus, and now he is consigned to eternal damnation. I hope that you’re happy.” - Boyd Crowder, Justified
December 27th, 2010 at 11:43 AM |
Genius!
GO BLUE!!
Genius!
GO BLUE!!
Genius!
GO BLUE!!
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"What do people mean when they say the computer went down on them? " -Marilyn Pittman
GO BLUE
December 27th, 2010 at 12:09 PM |
hypothetical
hypothetical
if you are as good at everything else as you are with these, then your name is Tom Brady and your wife is a supermodel. PLEASE tell me this is true...
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"I cannot think of a better person to guide our university's athletic strategy than the inventor of The Noid."
December 27th, 2010 at 12:13 PM |
Love it.
Love it.
That really does make the bulldog look better.
December 27th, 2010 at 12:27 PM |
My head is exploding with
My head is exploding with
My head is exploding with delight!
December 27th, 2010 at 12:47 PM |
Love the concept...
Love the concept...
...and the execution. Looking forward to the Gator Bowl Champion wallpaper edition.
LSA '89 - MBB Natl Champions, Big 10/Rose Bowl Champions | @MGoShoe
December 27th, 2010 at 1:36 PM |
Love it and could you please
Love it and could you please
Love it and could you please please please do Michigan Kansas one for the game on the 9th?
December 27th, 2010 at 1:37 PM |
Thank You!
Thank You!
Your creativity has been great all season! Thank you for taking the time to provide us with week after week of amazing art to plaster on every computer we can get our hands on!
December 27th, 2010 at 3:05 PM |
+1
+1
Awesome as always, monuMental. I look forward to many more happy seasons of enjoying your work. Thank God for the Internet.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
December 27th, 2010 at 4:23 PM |
In the matchup between a
In the matchup between a
In the matchup between a bulldog and a wolverine....the wolverine would win hands down...
December 27th, 2010 at 8:52 PM |
fantastic! circulating
fantastic! circulating
fantastic! circulating widely as always! i hope you'll continue to supply us with new Michigan football art even after the season concludes...will definitely need it until september 2011!!!--
December 27th, 2010 at 9:44 PM |
Awesome as usual. I have used
Awesome as usual. I have used
Awesome as usual. I have used everyone of these at one point between my phone and PC background.
Thanks for all the hard work.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:32 AM |
Love it monuMental. Looking
Love it monuMental. Looking
Love it monuMental. Looking forward to those you make in the offseason and for next season.
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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December 28th, 2010 at 12:42 PM |
Awww....
Awww....
Who's a good boy?
HAIL.
December 28th, 2010 at 1:26 PM |
Looking ahead....
Looking ahead....
Man, I can't wait to see first ever night game vs. ND wallpaper next season. Not to put any pressure on you or anything. =]
Seriously.... thank you for the awesome work all season long. And for dealing with the legal crap earlier so that you could continue sharing with us.
GO BLUE!
I automatically downvote "B1G"
December 28th, 2010 at 2:47 PM |
Tag is a little off, no?
Tag is a little off, no?
Tag is a little off, no? Fantastic wallpaper otherwise.
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“ The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” — Alan Kay
December 30th, 2010 at 10:56 AM |
Great job on this one. My
Great job on this one. My
Great job on this one. My favorite of all the Gator Bowl Wallpapers you've done.
It's been a wild ride. Thanks for these, monuMental.
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