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DO WANT

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Forged in the fires of the earth when the world was still young, it had seen the passing of a thousand generations, and the waging of a thousand wars, the ultimate weapon for a time of chaos. In a more civilised age it was bound in chains, kept as the guardian of the most dazzling city of earth.

But Atlantis sank.

In the depths of a fathomless ocean it stood, never sleeping, imprisoned in the chambers of the sea.

Waiting.

Until now...

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awesome!

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Oh and here's a link to a big image BIG

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sweet!

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Looks great.

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This would make a great print.

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Love the artwork!
:c)

bradyson wrote:Love the artwork!
:c)

Thanks guys!

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Yes. This is terrific.

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Yay for artwork! Great illustration.

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I love this.

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great illustration! and good to see you back

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awesome work, love the style

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Baron Von Monkey. Able to lure the Threadlessians out from hiding to comment.

For that alone, if not also your excellent sketch-style, we need more of you.

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go get 'em, mr. turner! gmv ++++1

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You got my favorite style, Von Monkey.

AdderXYU wrote:Baron Von Monkey. Able to lure the Threadlessians out from hiding to comment.

For that alone, if not also your excellent sketch-style, we need more of you.

ha ha ha!

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PRINT!!

Yay I like this entry! Potential for some great shirts this week! Come on voters!!

hookemhorns212 wrote:Yay I like this entry! Potential for some great shirts this week! Come on voters!!

Thanks hookem!

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I love this irrationally! Great style and concept. GMVFMFS.

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Oh, how I love this, potential-nipple-pincher be damned! Absolutely gorgeous, lush sketch-work. GMV!
(I also continue to hope Visitor from the North gets printed somehow)

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So refreshingly scratchy.

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Excellent work! Nice!

This one is great!!, I would order a few...

keep up the great work!!

databit wrote:Excellent work! Nice!

Thanks guys! Really appreciate all the comments!

Oh and if you like this, check out my other robot illustrations on my flickr

VonMonkey wrote:Thanks guys! Really appreciate all the comments!

Oh and if you like this, check out my other robot illustrations on my flickr

Very cool. I am in love with this design.
Shot you a pm.

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GMV as promised.

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Fab of Course!!!

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Awesomeness! I love the dark mood and all the shading, GMV dude!!!

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This is an awesome design! Love your style too! Did you draw it by hand and then scan/edit it?

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Into the fog with you!

Shigwarm wrote:This is an awesome design! Love your style too! Did you draw it by hand and then scan/edit it?

Thanks everyone! Yep, I do most of my designs with pen and ink (rapidographs) and then edit them in photoshop

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This is the best ever.

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VM, I must wear this. You've done all you can do at this point, so I will do everything I can....

You Have My Vote!

(always love your work, it's so pretty)

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love the illustration!

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This will sell out right quick!

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this is probably going to fog for a long while, and maybe to the end. it may very well go to print...but i'm not sure i really understand why. i don't want to be a negative nancy here (and i realize i could just NOT post), but i'm wondering if i am just the only one who feels this way?

the problem i have is not with the art at all, i think it's a quite nice drawing, and a lovely concept. would make a great poster, wallpaper, etc...but i struggle to see how this makes a nice SHIRT? it looks so boxy; as if it were designed for an 11x17 sheet of paper and not designed with the shirt in mind.

i'm all for good quality art seeing the fog, but i think the spatial relations on the shirt itself are very important. am i alone in this?

Irrelevant wrote:this is probably going to fog for a long while, and maybe to the end. it may very well go to print...but i'm not sure i really understand why. i don't want to be a negative nancy here (and i realize i could just NOT post), but i'm wondering if i am just the only one who feels this way?

the problem i have is not with the art at all, i think it's a quite nice drawing, and a lovely concept. would make a great poster, wallpaper, etc...but i struggle to see how this makes a nice SHIRT? it looks so boxy; as if it were designed for an 11x17 sheet of paper and not designed with the shirt in mind.

i'm all for good quality art seeing the fog, but i think the spatial relations on the shirt itself are very important. am i alone in this?

Thanks nancy! You're probably right, but I'd wear it on a shirt, and apparently so would a few other people, I guess. I always try to do something a bit different to the woot norm when I enter, but sorry if you don't dig it

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Have I told you lately that I love your style? Because I dooooo! I just ordered another Reader tee from Cameesa as well, and my Mandelion tee is groovilicious. However, now that I've seen your Flying Machine design on your blog, I want that, too!

Also, did you ever do anything with your Helium design? I'm still loving that one as well.

Needless to say, you have my vote.

wa hoo it worked

kinda

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Hoping to see this hit the fog soon...

SpastasticNomadic wrote:I just ordered another Reader tee from Cameesa

Oh gods, I just bought that one a couple of days ago and didn't even notice it was by Von Monkey. No wonder I loved it! And this!

Awesome. I'd like to see how well it comes out in the print. I'm not sure if woot is capable of printing all the tiny details in the waves. I'd hate to see this design rejected for that. :/

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The nipple pinching is what sells this for me.

dekonstruct wrote:The nipple pinching is what sells this for me.

The nipple pinching being what sells this for you is what sells you for me.

Boom! goes the dynamite!

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Very interesting. Not sure about the size of it on the shirt, but it is surely original.

dekonstruct wrote:The nipple pinching is what sells this for me.

Told ya you were twisted (and no, I won't tell your wife!)

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Very nice. Reminds me a bit of Battle of the Iron Clads by rlgee.

I haven't yet seen anything I want to buy from this derby (which is disappointing, because I really like the theme) but I think this design is my favourite so far.

VonMonkey wrote:Thanks nancy! You're probably right, but I'd wear it on a shirt, and apparently so would a few other people, I guess. I always try to do something a bit different to the woot norm when I enter, but sorry if you don't dig it

This is significantly better than some recent top 4 shirts...

Especially the last derby.

I don't understand why so many wooters are afraid of shirts as art. The reason I started buying shirts from here in the first place is that wearing a piece of attractive artwork beats the hell out of the same garbage everyone gets at JcPenny.

noisdois wrote:Awesome. I'd like to see how well it comes out in the print. I'm not sure if woot is capable of printing all the tiny details in the waves. I'd hate to see this design rejected for that. :/

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone! Woot shouldn't have a problem with screenprinting this- I've had a quite a few designs screened with similar levels of detail in the past, and from what I've seen the woot printers are pretty pro.

Anyway, I don't think it's looking too hopeful for Mr Robo, but I really appreciate everyone who's taken the time to vote! You guys are awesome

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this shirt is definitely awesome but i the only one who thinks it would be even cooler if it was some big sea monster (i was thinkin cthulu) instead of a robot? oh well, like i said awesome design anyway, hope it gets printed!

eHalcyon wrote:Very nice. Reminds me a bit of Battle of the Iron Clads by rlgee.

I haven't yet seen anything I want to buy from this derby (which is disappointing, because I really like the theme) but I think this design is my favourite so far.

I thought that, too. Same premise also (Atlantean battlebot arises...) I think it's a new genre. Nice work, V.M.!

rglee129 wrote:I thought that, too. Same premise also (Atlantean battlebot arises...) I think it's a new genre. Nice work, V.M.!

Oh no! Just had a look and it is quite similar- completely coincidental I assure you (though yours is ace too)

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I don't know... reminds me a bit of early xkcd

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I'm not a robot-shirt wearing type of gal, but if I were, I would definately buy this shirt. It would be a refresing break from the simple, cutesy, and anime style shirts that have been dominating the derbies. Even anime loving otakus like me have their limits =P. Despite the fact that I probably won't buy this for myself, you GMV. This deserves to be printed.

eHalcyon wrote:Very nice. Reminds me a bit of Battle of the Iron Clads by rlgee.

I haven't yet seen anything I want to buy from this derby (which is disappointing, because I really like the theme) but I think this design is my favourite so far.

Yeeeep. In another very very disappointing derby, the only piece of really good art (the other is Boots's design, but I'm not into it) is going to get left behind.

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Wow, this is incredible. I really love this style, and the white ink only with so much depth is blowing my mind. Very impressive work.

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you've got my vote

eHalcyon wrote:Very nice. Reminds me a bit of Battle of the Iron Clads by rlgee.

I haven't yet seen anything I want to buy from this derby (which is disappointing, because I really like the theme) but I think this design is my favourite so far.

Weird; I feel exactly the same way.

VM, if you put this up at Cameesa, count me in as a supporter (should it not magically rally of course!). I'm not even that attached to robots (though I love rglee's shirts), but, something about this guy and the feel of the design speaks to me. The concept of his awakening from the depths of the ocean (interpret as one will) and the rich, gorgeous illustration... yes, I will support this and really hope it will print somewhere!

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Oooh, I like this! Reminds me of Edward Gorey's style.

heartluce wrote:Weird; I feel exactly the same way.

VM, if you put this up at Cameesa, count me in as a supporter (should it not magically rally of course!). I'm not even that attached to robots (though I love rglee's shirts), but, something about this guy and the feel of the design speaks to me. The concept of his awakening from the depths of the ocean (interpret as one will) and the rich, gorgeous illustration... yes, I will support this and really hope it will print somewhere!

Aw, thanks everyone! Yep, I don't think I have a chance against the big hitters in this derby anymore (though I'm hoping I might at least stay top ten!), but I'll definitely think about putting it somewhere else when it's woot time is up. I really appreciate all the support though, makes me think it *might* be worthwhile trying to do the derby a bit more regularly!

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I love this style. Please keep entering here. We need more like this.

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Sunk

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Love the art, great style, I'm really hoping this shirt gets put up for sale, really looking forward to buying one

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always love your line work!

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Reminds me of scratch board. This is way too awesome. The detail is mind blowing, truly. I love it.