Hello everyone! Posterized enjoyed it's first appearance in print form last Friday at the...

Hello everyone!

Posterized enjoyed it's first appearance in print form last Friday at the TrippleWide, here in KC, and I'd have to say it was a great success. Big thanks to everyone that made it out!

I had a lot of fun with this painting. I like the calm before the storm feel that it gives, and is a fun, subtle way to sneak the playoff appearance into the series.

Thanks for the support this season guys. I couldn't have done it without you!

{ Posterized Wallpapers }

over 1 year ago Chris Sembower 31 comments 13 recs |

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Great season

Can we get some details of the event last Friday? I was out of town and unable to make it. I’d love to hear some of your thoughts.

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by Joel Thorman on Feb 11, 2011 12:53 PM CST reply actions

oh yeah, didn't i hear you had some tiny flag football game or something to attend? :P

I do actually have a bunch of thoughts about the show. Should i post here or make a fanpost?

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by Chris Sembower on Feb 11, 2011 1:08 PM CST up reply actions

FanPost would be cool

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by Joel Thorman on Feb 11, 2011 3:14 PM CST up reply actions

Awesome work!!

We need BEEF; This is my mock prediction 2011

1. Houston LB - Georgia
2. Moffit G - Wisconsin
3. Powe NT - Ol' Miss
4. O'Dowd C - USC
5. Carter S - Oklahoma
6. V. Brown WR - San Diego State
7. Taua RB - Nevada

by Mas Cervezas on Feb 11, 2011 12:56 PM CST via mobile reply actions

Probably my all time favorite

great job man!

by Pontiaclvr on Feb 11, 2011 1:12 PM CST reply actions

Outstanding!

One of your best works yet.

YAAAAAY! Now you go, lady!

by Tarkus on Feb 11, 2011 1:14 PM CST reply actions

Wow, very impressive. Nice job.

If someone asks you if you want extra mayonnaise you have to say yes, cus that's part of it.
-Jared Allen

by JComp11 on Feb 11, 2011 1:30 PM CST reply actions

Annnnnnnnnnd

Wallpaper’d!

by kcsno56 on Feb 11, 2011 1:34 PM CST reply actions

+1

The 2010 Kansas City Chiefs draft class will go down in history as one of the single greatest draft classes in the history of the league.

by OnlyKCFanNVA on Feb 11, 2011 1:36 PM CST up reply actions

+1440x900

YAAAAAY! Now you go, lady!

by Tarkus on Feb 11, 2011 1:41 PM CST up reply actions

very nice job

I still haven't found what I'm looking for........

by LadyChief on Feb 11, 2011 2:41 PM CST up reply actions

thanks guys!

if rhymes were valiums, i'd be comfortably numb
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by Chris Sembower on Feb 11, 2011 1:46 PM CST reply actions

Great! It's going on my Galaxy S right now, thanks!

Predictions:
This year IS be better.
oh, and...
Todd Haley doesn't give a damn about your fantasy team.

by jmcgoblue on Feb 11, 2011 1:54 PM CST reply actions

Jamaal looks huge…no neck and everything! still great job. love these pics

by Chiefs190 on Feb 11, 2011 2:10 PM CST reply actions

Finally

My “Christmas Chiefs” profile pic was getting a little outta date =)

by KCinIL on Feb 11, 2011 2:32 PM CST reply actions

I would pay money... (seriously)

If they didn’t have the words “posterized” on them next year. Website? Of couse. Name? Chris DESERVES tons of credit.

But “posterized” just seems so silly…its like taking this awesome piece of work and putting the ramblings of a middle school boy on it.

Kansas City Chiefs + Missouri Tighers + Sporting Kansas City Supporter.
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by ZachIsHere on Feb 11, 2011 3:44 PM CST reply actions

And yes.

I realize how much of a dick this post makes me look like.

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by ZachIsHere on Feb 11, 2011 3:45 PM CST up reply actions

dick

by kcsno56 on Feb 11, 2011 3:46 PM CST up reply actions

Boom. Roasted.

:-)

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by ZachIsHere on Feb 11, 2011 3:48 PM CST up reply actions

hey man, it's all good and i can certainly understand that.

it started out as a joke (sort of) with a friend of mine who went to journalism school at MU, taking the negative connotation in sports and flipping it on it’s head.

to be honest it’s very much turned into a brand for me and i’d be stupid to abandon it. i get tons of hits from people searching for the series name, or trying to figure out how to “posterized a picture”

i know it’s not for everyone, and to be honest if i continue it it will be more subtle. but it’s definitely done it’s job for this season :)

thanks for the input i love the constructive criticism!

if rhymes were valiums, i'd be comfortably numb
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by Chris Sembower on Feb 11, 2011 3:55 PM CST up reply actions

i didn't originally know that it would be an entire series, or that there would be THIS much interest in it

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by Chris Sembower on Feb 11, 2011 3:57 PM CST up reply actions

Any progress on being able to sell these?

If someone asks you if you want extra mayonnaise you have to say yes, cus that's part of it.
-Jared Allen

by JComp11 on Feb 11, 2011 4:08 PM CST up reply actions

I don't mind the tag.

But I think it could be a little more subtle. I think it distracts from your art.

YAAAAAY! Now you go, lady!

by Tarkus on Feb 11, 2011 4:16 PM CST up reply actions

definitely valid

i’ve had a number of people tell me though that they caught the text over the shoulder of a coworker or something like that and probably wouldnt have been able to see it otherwise. so for this season i can’t exactly say it wasn’t a “success”

if rhymes were valiums, i'd be comfortably numb
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by Chris Sembower on Feb 11, 2011 4:21 PM CST up reply actions

Fair enough.

BTW, I just tweeted this to the five Chiefs in the drawing that I know have Twitter accounts. Hopefully, they’ll like it and not threaten to sue. ;)

YAAAAAY! Now you go, lady!

by Tarkus on Feb 11, 2011 4:25 PM CST up reply actions

awesome!

i’ll take all the advocates i can get :P

if rhymes were valiums, i'd be comfortably numb
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by Chris Sembower on Feb 11, 2011 4:35 PM CST up reply actions

Hey I love these pieces!

And I like the ‘POSTERIZED’ tag. Gotta establish the brand. It let’s people know what they’re looking at.

I could see wanting to go more subtle with it, maybe on a border so it’s not over tye picture or perhaps hidden in the scenery somewhere? Like on the jumbotron, etc.

Again, love the work! I would definitely buy a couple of these for my walls if you sold em.

by bamachief5558 on Feb 12, 2011 12:06 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

My BACKGROUND until NEXT SEASON!!!

by Kinney85 on Feb 11, 2011 4:01 PM CST reply actions

I would be shocked if you had posted these w\o the text

And they wouldn’t have been as popular. Simply shocked. Having said that I voiced my opinion and appreciate all of your hard work. Thanks for listening!

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by ZachIsHere on Feb 11, 2011 4:27 PM CST reply actions

oh i didnt mean they wouldnt have been as popular

but i’ve also been able to cultivate a brand out of this that didnt exist at the start of the season. tons of people would know what you were talking about just by the word “Posterized”. maybe not so much if you said “those cool chiefs paintings”.

moving forward, i agree, it doesn’t need to be as prominant, if existant at all.

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by Chris Sembower on Feb 11, 2011 4:32 PM CST up reply actions