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Stercrazy wrote:As a professional artist, I find this quote both naive and offensive. Doing art in a style that your audience wants is not using questionable tactics. It's fairly common and even expected and encouraged to tailor your resume and portfolio to clients that you are trying to get a job from. I haven't seen any evidence of anyone "manipulating the market". They put up pieces they think people will like, and they either do well or they don't. If they do well, then obviously they did it right.

It's stupid to blame your customers for not liking what you do. If I had a car dealership that only sold yellow Volvos, I wouldn't get to sit there and say that people are stupid for not buying my yellow Volvos. If somebody comes onto the lot wanting a blue civic, it would be a waste of both of our time to berate them for their foolishness and to extol the virtues of yellow Volvos.

This notion of "artistic integrity" is all well and good until you get out in the real world. People like what they like. You may consider this pandering, but I know for a fact that it originated as parody. The fact that it is standing on its own merits shows that OBVIOUSLY somebody must be digging it.

As for doing "anything you could to make sure that sort of work never succeeded again"... unless you plan on insulting and driving away EVERYONE who either does the stuff you dislike or votes for the stuff you dislike, the current status quo is going to remain. My suggestion is lighten up and get over it. Attacking people for doing artwork in a particular style is counter-productive.

I'm not an artist, but +1!!!

I can't just apply for jobs with a standard resume. I have to tailor it for the job I'm applying for. End of story. That's how it works.

Re: Zombie Candycorn

Got my vote! Who doesn't like a good candy corn shirt...


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Re: but srsly it's mai pumpkin

Frankly, I think the design is totally cute. I hate cute. I like the style to it for the most part, but there's no way I'd wear it; I'm not a member of AARP. I did see that it was posted on the heels of the rejection of the first though, and I have no fear that it will be rejected for the same reasons as the previous.

Though the artistic debate will continue: do I make designs for the masses in order to make money? Or do I do designs that are 'high art' and starve to death? Somewhere there's a happy medium there; at least that's what I tell myself (and some of the other high voted designs here in this derby and past ones seem to find that). It sounds like this artist has figured out what the general, unwashed masses want, and are producing it. You can be all high and mighty about the lowness of it all, but it seems the numbers speak for themselves.

Re: The Halloween Tree

How does this NOT get rejected?

Re: Rise of the Candy Corn

Hot design ... good work!

Drakxxx wrote:Barbara did get back to me, and the rejection was placed to prevent possible copyright problems as we originally thought.

While I thought I did enough to make the character different, I understand woot's standpoint with the rejection, and it is what it is.

Thanks again for all the continued support guys.

Yeah, I have to agree......I just happened to see this image from that movie today, and immediately was reminded of your first submission.




Here's a couple more of that same character:

http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/images_4/TrickRTreatMoviePoster.jpg

http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/trick-r-treat-sam-fig.jpg


That being said, I really did like it. I like the new one as well (LOVE the bat balloon!) and GMV.

Ginnna wrote:Seriously, what is wrong with everybody? This should be fogged. NOW.

Today was the second daily shirt that paled in comparison to this one. Can't believe they didn't print this as a daily...
WHY WOOT?!?!?! WHYYYYYY??!

No offense against the dailies or anything, they were both fine. But this is so much better and I want it...

Re: Trick or Treat - Dot Matrix Style

Trick or Treat - Dot Matrix Style

Although the dot matrix printer is dead, the squarish pixels live on!!!

shangliu wrote:my god... I'm a med student taking anatomy right now, and I wonder if it's professional for me to wear this down to the lab...

DO IT! That's hilarious

shirtshark wrote:It would probably have more votes if the design wasn't so blurry.

Unfortunately everytime I shrink it enough for woots upload to accept it it gets blurry. Any suggestions?

Re: Requiem of The Soul Stealer

This is most definitely grand. Oh yeah, and perfect.

albear20 wrote:Unfortunately everytime I shrink it enough for woots upload to accept it it gets blurry. Any suggestions?

export your design as a jpg at 580x580 pixels for the shirt image, and at 240x240 pixels for the detail image. Don't allow any compression at all; save at the highest possible quality, is what I mean there. that should do it.

Re: We Carves People

Love the shirt but the text is unnecessary. I think it hinders more than helps. Otherwise this is in my top 2

Earlysong wrote:I read a comment somewhere saying that woot might be waiting until around Thursday at noon to reject it so she can't resub.

Do you think that's actually a possibility?

As much as I would love to say yes... this is, unfortunately, probably not going to happen.

Re: Cold Halloween

What this shirt needs is a candle...

Re: Jr. Ghost Rider

AHAHHAHAHHHHAHAHHAHAAAAHAHAAAA

Re: Trick or Treat - Dot Matrix Style

Check out my other design:

Some Simple Halloween Mathematics

Re: Some Simple Halloween Mathematics

Check out my other designs

Trick or Treat - Dot Matrix Style

Re: The Pumpkin Witch

It was so nice to see your process. Thanks for sharing that.

I'm always excited when I see your entry. I love the way you draw ladies. <3

Re: Owls 'N Bats

I love this(though I also think it would've done well even bigger on the shirt)! Retro is one of my favorite styles and you did such an awesome job with it. Plus, I have a big soft spot for owls.

I hope to see more from you in the future!

jerroul wrote:Nermal isn't that troublesome...

He's eatin Garfield, not Nermal. Nermal was grey.

koopadaisy wrote:So in other words you can't even name three artists among the "many" that left due to Adder? Let alone even just one?

Can. Choose not to.

If folks can't see how his brand of 100+ derbies of negativity would not only scare off some of his targets, but many new artists, then I am not going to convince them otherwise by digging myself through old derbies to find the single posts by artists on their entries stating they would not be returning.

If you would like to ignore this due to lack of "evidence", then go for it. I think his brand of spewing hatred every single derby stands for itself as an echo of how this community scares off new artists trying to dip their toe in the public waters.

Re: Peter Peter, Pumpkin Eater

This is totally bad ass!

Re: Pumpkin Monster

I love it, especially the end of the tail. That would make me run.

Re: Boo!

This is great. I love the style/colors/concept. Not to mention, I really love how much of the shirt it takes up. I would wear this in a heartbeat.

Re: All Hallows' Eve

This is beautiful. <3 I love your sketchy strokes of color. The way you fade the leaves and light spilling on the floor is awesome.

snarkygal wrote:BECAUSE WOOT SHOULD HAVE REJECTED THE TIGER! YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT ENTIRELY!!!!!

I didn't miss that point. I understand that everyone's frustrated because the best art doesn't necessarily get the most votes and because Woot's criteria for rejection appears sometimes to vary from entry to entry. I am frustrated too, believe me. But this entry isn't getting Seki any closer to rejection and it's not giving anymore votes or attention to designs that SHOULD be in the fog instead. As far as proving a point, the only thing that this is proving to me is that Woot voters will vote for a shirt regardless of originality, artistic skills* or a logical connection to the theme...which has already been shown by the original tiger in a pumpkin (in my opinion). All, that's happened is that there is yet one more shirt getting a lot of votes that I would never buy or wear and that I believe should also be rejected. I know that a lot of people got a laugh from this, but over 200 votes out of spite for another design? As I said, I'm just disappointed.

*Clarification: I'm not saying Josephus doesn't have artistic skill because these Cheetahs are fairly well executed. I just don't think that's why this shirt has been getting votes.

Re: No One's Friend

Ditto on the cellophane looking so good! Makes the lollipop look delicious somehow.

I am loving these colors too.

Re: The Pumpkin Witch

btw, ur awesome for posting that video...

i am personally requesting them for all future submissions from you, assuming it isnt too much of a bother.

-icymallard

Haha, mitchellp...perhaps that is the case. I'd like to think it wasn't just against certain people but instead just general 'needlessly cute' things. Although obviously I seem to have chosen particular zombies.

And @ everyone else, thanks so much for your comments and votes.

Re: Pumpkin Monster

what are the yellow(?) bubble things on the upper tail?

Re: I'm in ur kitteh.

Well... I think we all got that out of our systems.

Now back to the original subject of how awesome Bassanimation & this design is.

Re: The Pumpkin Witch

just out of curiousity, how long does all that take?

kettes wrote:How does this NOT get rejected?

For what reason?

Lolz

My niece loves the design and can't wait to wear one. In the end, I guess that's what matters.

Always loved your work Drakxxx - I was patiently awaiting the Halloween derby to see the awesomeness you'd bring... and you didn't disappoint! Great shirt that GMV (as always). Keep up the good work!

Re: trick or treat batty! resub

I like this design. But somebody explain to me why the Star Wars trick-or-treaters got axed yesterday, but this one (that also features licensed characters) is still eligible?

Re: but srsly it's mai pumpkin

Concept:
Perhaps it's being supported because people like it?

kjgmorgan wrote:What this shirt needs is a candle...

That would help him keep warm, I agree. I should have made the inside of the pumpkin orange like the bill...