Originally posted on 2023-06-27
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Thank you all so much for your patience. The “ELDEN RING × TORCH TORCH” collection has finally been released.
The “Radahn Festival T-shirt,” which has been especially popular for its double-sided print design, features a unique string art-inspired graphic by Jinghao Zhou on the front, while the upper back showcases a bold 3D-style illustration by Ken Ozaki, powerfully bringing Starscourge Radahn to life.
When you think of a “festival,” you think of a “fest,” and when you think of a “fest,” you think of a rock festival! With that in mind, the back print was designed with a classic rock festival T-shirt in mind.
We also put a bit of extra care into the typography along the bottom, so I wanted to briefly introduce some of the details hidden in it.
First, there’s the large “Radahn Festival” text itself, which immediately brings to mind Jerren passionately calling out to the crowd in-game.
Beneath that, the “venue” is listed as “Redmane Castle / Wailing Dunes, Caelid,” reimagined like the location of an actual festival. The date written below, “22.02.25,” is of course the release date of ELDEN RING itself.
And finally, the NPCs who take part in the Radahn Festival are listed out like performers on a festival lineup poster.
Alexander, Okina, Blaidd the Half-Wolf, Castellan Jerren, Finger Maiden Therolina, Great Horned Tragoth…
The final name on the list has been aggressively crossed out with a double line. That would be Patches, who leaves almost immediately after being summoned.
What’s funny is that both the black and white versions of the shirt actually use four separate silk screens for the back print, despite how simple it looks.
① Black ink for the graphic
② White ink for the graphic
③ The typography along the bottom
④ The double-line cancellation mark
Yes, we used an entire silk screen plate just for that little crossed-out line!
For a mark that’s barely over two centimeters long, we ended up using a full-sized silk screen plate. Unfortunately, you can’t just swap in a tiny plate for one small detail like that.
But having the name properly printed first, and then layering the cancellation mark over it afterward, was one of those details we just couldn’t compromise on.
Along the bottom, you’ll also find the familiar motifs of Radahn’s Great Rune, the Gravity Crest, and the Redmane Crest, arranged like sponsor logos you’d see at a music festival.
And of course, TORCH TORCH quietly snuck its way in there too…
This was actually the first time we’ve printed the TORCH TORCH logo directly onto a T-shirt instead of just the name tag.
So, a little nervously, we decided to let TORCH TORCH join the festival sponsors this time.
And on the inside, each shirt comes with a care label randomly printed with either the silhouette of the Two Fingers or the Three Fingers.
Which one you end up getting is part of the fun once it arrives.
We always like sneaking in little details even in parts that become hidden once the shirt is being worn.