Shirt.Woot

I really love this design, but I really don't like white shirts. GMV anyway. I'll probably break down and buy my first white shirt if this prints.

capedcrusader514 wrote:It's sorta like the parrot, a renowned partier, shows up to the exclusive penguin black-tie affair in a tux tshirt expecting to party and gets shot down by the mean ol penguin.

Edit: also the penguin is not pleased that the parrot showed up, hence the "stupid parrot"

ahhhhhhh...it's a tuxedo T SHIRT. gotchya, thanks.

Re: NO BOWLING!!!

Where are the other two penguins?

kender42 wrote:I was almost positive I had seen this as a game before...

I agree.

excellent line work!

Re: Ask Mr. Owl

GMV. This is awesome! I hope it doesn't get rejected. I understand if it does, but I would love to wear this to my next holiday with my family! :D

very nice!

Very lovely. I really hope this prints. GMV.

This is beautiful! I love the hand-drawn look. GMV.

great drawing

i like how the softness of the colors balance the somber tone of the subject

well done!

very nice!

Re: You're So Vain

Very Nice! i lovely linework!

ChrisRisse wrote:What makes this awesome is that it has motion, perspective, and great positioning. GMV

Thanks Chris!! I'm glad that everything I was working towards came through! I was trying to keep it simple yet show lots of flow and movement.

great perspective

i really like how you handled the border fade out

nic22380 wrote:I really love this design, but I really don't like white shirts. GMV anyway. I'll probably break down and buy my first white shirt if this prints.

Well I certainly thank you if this does print! It's cool to see people change their perspective on a shirt blank simply because the design wins them over more than the dislike for the color it prints on.

Draug wrote:You're welcome! It's good to see you steer a bit away from your usual style. Could we hope for a more radical departure in the next derby?

I wouldn't hold your breath, Ramy does occasionally seem to veer away from the random swirly halftone and chibi animal shirts, and I think I've even seen a couple that I didn't immediately hate when he's done this.

But he ALWAYS goes back to the dreck, without fail. I'm not sure if he puts these out because he actually has some shred of boredom with the same old tired non-work every single week, or if he thinks by doing it every blue moon or so he can deflect some of the angry mob that gathers to him. I mean seeing 2-3 Rami/Seki cutesy garbage shirts win a single derby kinda maxes out the frenzy rating here, it's a good time to dissapear for a week or two or put something *gasp* slightly different out.

I have no doubt it's a calculated move, they seem to be pretty savvy and manipulative when it comes to these communities and making money off of them.

I don't like this shirt, I certainly like the mood he's trying to represent but it's just too dark and muddled. One thing I have learned in my time at shirt.woot is to avoid these kinds of shirts that will only fade and become unrecognizable in time. It's a mistake I've made before, most notably with Nevermore I'm ashamed to admit. Oh Burned on the other hand is one of my oldest shirts and it still looks great. It's bright, clear, and a well defined image.

Again, yes I would like this. Now go print.

Re: The Keeper of Crimson Ghosts

I really really like the red birds, but as others have mentioned there is something about the girl that kinda bugs me, maybe her face. It's not enough for me to not want to wear it though, the birds are the focus of the design.

Re: The Keeper of Crimson Ghosts

I love the layout for this one, and the red really pops on the navy. Great one Drakxxx!

goldenthorn wrote:Do not sully Edgar's design thread with such allusions. YOU HEAR ME?!! I don't care that you were complimenting Edgar. It was disrespectful and a comparison that invites people to call you out. It was INAPPROPRIATE and you need to CONTROL YOURSELF herein. I expect better of you.

You may now sit down and think hard about what you wrote whilst I frown VERY FIERCELY at you.

Calm down, Edgar Fangrrl ;) We're all on the same side.

I love it, Edgar. It's exactly what I expected fom you this week.

Re: Delusions of Grandeur

Ridiculously clever! My only critique is that it might have looked good on a lighter shirt so the shadow would be darker and look a little more like a shadow, but other than that this is awesome.

mrwednesday wrote:I really like the concept but the shadow is out of phase with the bird and it's really throwing the whole comp off. I know it would be much more difficult but I think it would look much better if the shadow was parallel to the bird or more parallel anyway.

It looks great the way it is, IMO. if you look beyond the comp, you can see how the images complement each other perfectly. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this piece. GMV.

Re: Bird Watchers REVERSED

My favorite is the bird on the right with both wings pressed against the window. I'm glad you kept the winter-y look to this, it works well for the design overall.

Re: Here's a Tall Bird

Much nicer comp... GMV

Re: Migration

I like this, it's very interesting! I second the motion for a blue shirt too, navy would be OK but I think the royal blue would be very nice and sky-like.

Re: powered by coffee version2.0

Based on feedback have redone the placement & sizing, hope this works better. Thankyou everyone for your support.

This was the original one
Powered By Coffee

bethlehemstarr wrote:Who can name all the rules that this has broken?

I'll start:
No shirt comp.

Come on, it'll be fun!

Gee how about the "No Text" rule. You don't even have to go to the list of rules to see that one... it is in the description of this weeks derby!!

balloonboy7 must be retarted.

Ban?... GMV!!

Re: The Ugliest Duckling *resub*

Yay angry swans!

ramyb wrote:I worked on the bird a bit more, hopefully you'll find it improved from the original. Thanks to everyone who supported the first submission of this design, and I hope you all like the edits I've made

I think there is some confusion. I know many seemed to be focused on the birds anatomical right wing which is on the left side of the comp but it is the birds left wing on the right side of the comp that is the problem. It is cocked back awkwardly and it doesn't fit with the body positioning you have put the bird in. It seems like you attempted to make the wing come directly out at the viewer but it does not come across that way. What you are trying to illustrate:



What you actually have:

Turns out it is pretty hard to find a bird doing what you have it doing because they just can't put their wings in that position during flight. I thought I had one in my own pictures but I didn't so I'll illustrate.



You've also reduced the definition in the bird so now it really does just look like a random black swatch in the midst of some red. Especially around the beak. It will be nearly impossible to see any of the beak detail from a distance. And we still have the random stock vectors. Not to mention because you have made the right wing much longer than it should be, you've shrunk the design so that it will be very tiny on the mens and even smaller on the womens which completely cancels out the effect of having a splash design.

There's almost nothing you've done well in executing this design, unfortunately.

Re: The world's richest duck

*Lets out a huge burst of laughter*

Okay, yeah, sure, I'll vote on this. Not my type of shirt, but the art is hilarious. XD

stingray69 wrote:Do not feed the trolls.

Banish them.

goldenthorn wrote:Do not sully Edgar's design thread with such allusions. YOU HEAR ME?!! I don't care that you were complimenting Edgar. It was disrespectful and a comparison that invites people to call you out. It was INAPPROPRIATE and you need to CONTROL YOURSELF herein. I expect better of you.

You may now sit down and think hard about what you wrote whilst I frown VERY FIERCELY at you.

I don't understand why you're mad at adder, it was pure compliment...

Lagbert wrote:I don't think hieroglyphics count as text.

Pretty sure only one of those symbols is actually a hieroglyph, I've taken a class or two on the subject. So I think the question that leaves us with is whether or not gibberish pretending to be a language is text.

Re: Team Esther

Wow.

StargateGamingGeek wrote:Pretty sure only one of those symbols is actually a hieroglyph, I've taken a class or two on the subject. So I think the question that leaves us with is whether or not gibberish pretending to be a language is text.

The 4th symbol is the only one that I see is a hieroglyph. It's a vulture, used in place of the letter "A" for sounds like the "a" in "father."

Re: powered by coffee version2.0

Oh, but I liked the first one...D: Still cute, though. gmv

mrwednesday wrote:I think there is some confusion. I know many seemed to be focused on the birds anatomical right wing which is on the left side of the comp but it is the birds left wing on the right side of the comp that is the problem. It is cocked back awkwardly and it doesn't fit with the body positioning you have put the bird in. It seems like you attempted to make the wing come directly out at the viewer but it does not come across that way. What you have is this (picture demonstrating to come in a second):

You've also reduced the definition in the bird so now it really does just look like a random black swatch in the midst of some red. Especially around the beak. It will be nearly impossible to see any of the beak detail from a distance. And we still have the random stock vectors. Not to mention because you have made the right wing much longer than it should be, you've shrunk the design so that it will be very tiny on the mens and even smaller on the womens which completely cancels out the effect of have a splash design.

There's almost nothing you've done well in executing this design, unfortunately.

I agree with the bird's left wing looking awkward. With no highlights to show it coming toward the viewer it looks odd.

Also, as mentioned, the tail leaves me questioning. The wings are so much better defined than the tail that it makes the tail stand out. It needs a little more defining in my opinion so it doesn't slap the viewer because it looks out of place.

bethlehemstarr wrote:Who can name all the rules that this has broken?

I'll start:
No shirt comp.

Come on, it'll be fun!

Copyright infringement. The picture even has the Warner Bros. symbol on the bottom. While you're fixing the aspect ratio of the picture, you might want to crop that little part out .

Re: Stupid Parrot, This is a Black-Tie Affair

Just wondering, but is the parrot head a vector of this image?

[img=http://www.breakers.com/media/parrot.jpg[/img]