Shirt.Woot

I think I'm poking a dead dog with a stick but royal blue isn't working for the goalie. Here it is in heather gray and red. Does this help at all?

tallworm wrote:I think I'm poking a dead dog with a stick but royal blue isn't working for the goalie. Here it is in heather gray and red. Does this help at all?

sometimes you just have to realize that you weren't on target...

Patchitect wrote:Inkscape is a very good substitute for illustrator, and is free!!.... it has a tool to turn your raster graphics to vectors as well, if you prefer making the image that way. I've tried GIMP and wasnt terribly impressed, but i would highly recommend Corel Paint Shop Pro. Its a cheap steal at 100$, does everything photohop does, and more, and is fantastically simple to use. it also has vector tools, which are passible, but doesnt save to svg format, so you still have to submit as a bitmap file.

I've been working on another submission to DBH and trying to force myself to use only Inkscape. HAHAHA! Right. Oh my dawg, this program is hard to fathom. I keep hopping back and forth between Inkscape, Elgorithms Magic Tracer, GIMP, MS Paint, and Open Office Impress.

At least I got the design finished and submitted to DBH. Maybe I'll hit it lucky again. Even if my shirt doesn't win the vote, it's great just to be accepted there.

Hoping to become proficient on the Corel Draw.

Right now I feel like crawling into a beer and watching trashy movies on Netflix, but I'll probably just have a well-earned cup of tea instead.

BTW, here's what I submitted to DBH this morning. I like their process better - I'm still very, very slow with designing, so I can't hope to keep up with the speedy design champs here, though I do follow the derbies and vote (with my other name - they haven't fixed my account yet) - but until I can get some speed on, I'll stick with submitting to the slower-paced sites. Woot is a fun place to schmooze, though!

It's called "Medicine Hawk". The little blurb I wrote to go with it says something like "Escaped from the city last year, came to the country. These past months have been a healing thing; out here there's lots of land, horses, and hawks, and it's perfect for just being quiet."

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e287/nyny911/hawkph.jpg

I gotta get some line work going on.

I've been kicking myself for submitting the crash design to woot instead of DBH. I think it's more their style than woot's.

superspryte wrote:60 days. ^_^

Yep... 60 maddening days, wherein I can tweak to my heart's content.

superspryte wrote:I'm trying to start a store but I don't know where to go. -_-;

And I don't want to submit any dailies until I do.

I've sent two dailies, and haven't heard back from either. But that didn't stop me from stealing elements from them. I sent a really cool St. Pat's idea, but they didn't pick it. I did use the yin yang element in a design two weeks ago, if you recall.

superspryte wrote:Yes, I do. Me wants a daily printed. Me wants a derby printed too but that'll never happen, llo. >_<;

I already got my derby printed (didn't last the first reckoning, but oh well). I won a Dodgeball contest. I need to get a daily and a photochop win and I can say I hit for the cycle.

SkekTek wrote:I've been kicking myself for submitting the crash design to woot instead of DBH. I think it's more their style than woot's.

Sometimes DBH looks like a grade school art class - not that there's anything wrong with grade school art classes. I just wonder how far the "child-like scribbled cartoons" trend will go before it wears itself out.

They're heavily into splashes, spatters, rust, and swirlies too, I notice, and I'm just as much a trend-follower there as anyone. And there are a disconcerting number of colored-in photos of animal heads lately.

I may have never known this design niche existed if I hadn't, out of sheer boredom, clicked on the shirt link during a woot-off while awaiting the sellout of the infamous bi-level hot wings holder.

Does t-shirt design seem like a weird little microcosm of slightly sideways thought process, or is it just me?

SkekTek wrote:I've sent two dailies, and haven't heard back from either. But that didn't stop me from stealing elements from them. I sent a really cool St. Pat's idea, but they didn't pick it. I did use the yin yang element in a design two weeks ago, if you recall.

I REALLY like this shirt!

Webfoot08 wrote:Sometimes DBH looks like a grade school art class - not that there's anything wrong with grade school art classes. I just wonder how far the "child-like scribbled cartoons" trend will go before it wears itself out.

They're heavily into splashes, spatters, rust, and swirlies too, I notice, and I'm just as much a trend-follower there as anyone. And there are a disconcerting number of colored-in photos of animal heads lately.

I may have never known this design niche existed if I hadn't, out of sheer boredom, clicked on the shirt link during a woot-off while awaiting the sellout of the infamous bi-level hot wings holder.

Does t-shirt design seem like a weird little microcosm of slightly sideways thought process, or is it just me?

I do somewhat agree with a lot of the stuff on DBH being kinda childish (lots of outlines of things). But really bent, twisted stuff can do well, which is the basis for my comment. I'm getting pretty good at drawing twisted stuff.

You missed the derbies in the mid twenties. Seemed everything was a bunch of clip art with splatter behind it, and they pulled in megavotes. I've been cartooning the whole time, and got occasionally lucky (1 win, 4th place, and 6th place) but usually not (<50 votes).

Yeah, each contest site has its own quirks and such... you get to know it, and love the ideosyncracies and problems no matter what they are and how bad they can be. Otherwise, I'd have stopped long ago.

Webfoot08 wrote:I REALLY like this shirt!

Thanks! I'm giving it a 60-day window from the design I submitted two weeks ago to make sure it clears Woot's requirements, then it's going up onto my amakihi design site on spreadshirt as a vector print.

This was my daily submission, but it was ignored. *sigh*

It's called "gas pains".

SkekTek wrote:I do somewhat agree with a lot of the stuff on DBH being kinda childish (lots of outlines of things). But really bent, twisted stuff can do well, which is the basis for my comment. I'm getting pretty good at drawing twisted stuff.

You missed the derbies in the mid twenties. Seemed everything was a bunch of clip art with splatter behind it, and they pulled in megavotes. I've been cartooning the whole time, and got occasionally lucky (1 win, 4th place, and 6th place) but usually not (<50 votes).

Yeah, each contest site has its own quirks and such... you get to know it, and love the ideosyncracies and problems no matter what they are and how bad they can be. Otherwise, I'd have stopped long ago.

I've seen some great stuff on dbh, but it's never the stuff I can buy. I have several Threadless shirts, but again - most of what I like isn't up for sale. I know I'm sounding like one of the whiners about how I always like 4&5th place better than 1-3, sorry.

And gee, it happened again last derby! my oldest got the shirt from fable, and I got a second in a Men's Medium, which should either fit me or fit one of her (tall) friends. Depending on how it looks printed, of course.

I like the feel of shirt.woot better than the feel of the other sites. Sure, there are haters & trolls everywhere, but the mods here seem to do a better job of managing them. I'm not up for dealing with lots of nastiness as a side-effect of checking out t-shirt designs.

I'm looking forward to when I've been around long enough that shirts I've voted for in derbies are past the 60 days and I can buy them elsewhere.

Or perhaps they'll show up in another derby, like this week. ;) I have to say that I like cho's wave a lot, though.

mia3mom wrote:I've seen some great stuff on dbh, but it's never the stuff I can buy. I have several Threadless shirts, but again - most of what I like isn't up for sale. I know I'm sounding like one of the whiners about how I always like 4&5th place better than 1-3, sorry.

And gee, it happened again last derby! my oldest got the shirt from fable, and I got a second in a Men's Medium, which should either fit me or fit one of her (tall) friends. Depending on how it looks printed, of course.

I like the feel of shirt.woot better than the feel of the other sites. Sure, there are haters & trolls everywhere, but the mods here seem to do a better job of managing them. I'm not up for dealing with lots of nastiness as a side-effect of checking out t-shirt designs.

I'm looking forward to when I've been around long enough that shirts I've voted for in derbies are past the 60 days and I can buy them elsewhere.

Or perhaps they'll show up in another derby, like this week. ;) I have to say that I like cho's wave a lot, though.

It's a beautiful shirt, that's for sure. I'd love to have one.

I think we should have a thread where people can list their online t-shirt stores, so we can all go searching for our fave also-ran designs!

Webfoot08 wrote:It's a beautiful shirt, that's for sure. I'd love to have one.

I think we should have a thread where people can list their online t-shirt stores, so we can all go searching for our fave also-ran designs!

oooh, brilliant!

How do people choose a favorite shirt for the derby? Like for awards? I think I like too many designs.

If the Cyberpub is giving out awards this week, I'll do a best beach/water design award. It almost felt like early summer a few days this week, in our house up the hill from the beach! Upper 60s and I was wearing t-shirts without long-sleeve shirts underneath

Josephus wrote:sometimes you just have to realize that you weren't on target...

thats what I was thinking....there is always next week.

SkekTek wrote:I've sent two dailies, and haven't heard back from either. But that didn't stop me from stealing elements from them. I sent a really cool St. Pat's idea, but they didn't pick it. I did use the yin yang element in a design two weeks ago, if you recall.

Skek and I both sent in dalies for St. Pat's day, neither one of us heard back. Mine was a take on the "Don't Taze Me Bro" thing, that I still hear on the radio at least once or twice a week. Is that still being played across the country like that, or is it just here in St. Louis?

shan24 wrote:Skek and I both sent in dalies for St. Pat's day, neither one of us heard back. Mine was a take on the "Don't Taze Me Bro" thing, that I still hear on the radio at least once or twice a week. Is that still being played across the country like that, or is it just here in St. Louis?

Hey shan! Yeah, I sent one more, a cartooney one, and haven't heard back. Going to work on my "Woot website" next weekend so they have something to quote in the blog if they pick me sometime...

shan24 wrote:Skek and I both sent in dalies for St. Pat's day, neither one of us heard back. Mine was a take on the "Don't Taze Me Bro" thing, that I still hear on the radio at least once or twice a week. Is that still being played across the country like that, or is it just here in St. Louis?

I only listen to NPR and audio books, so no answer there.

Has anyone submitted a daily since the $1000 and promise that they would reply reasonably quickly?

I know my kids would wear the crab one, Shan, and I'd love the yin/yang and the gas-target. In general I don't like words on shirts, so these no-text derbies are great for me. y'know, if the designs I like place...

I've *got* to buy shan's anatomy shirt for my friend's son, he who is sick with an unknown illness and keeps getting dr appointments, bloodwork, and testing...

mia3mom wrote:I only listen to NPR and audio books, so no answer there.

Has anyone submitted a daily since the $1000 and promise that they would reply reasonably quickly?

I know my kids would wear the crab one, Shan, and I'd love the yin/yang and the gas-target. In general I don't like words on shirts, so these no-text derbies are great for me. y'know, if the designs I like place...

I've *got* to buy shan's anatomy shirt for my friend's son, he who is sick with an unknown illness and keeps getting dr appointments, bloodwork, and testing...

I haven't submitted since they upped the $ ante. If they do pick it, I hope they don't grandfather the cash

shan24 wrote:Skek and I both sent in dalies for St. Pat's day, neither one of us heard back. Mine was a take on the "Don't Taze Me Bro" thing, that I still hear on the radio at least once or twice a week. Is that still being played across the country like that, or is it just here in St. Louis?

Love the crab one!

mia3mom wrote:I only listen to NPR and audio books, so no answer there.

Has anyone submitted a daily since the $1000 and promise that they would reply reasonably quickly?

I know my kids would wear the crab one, Shan, and I'd love the yin/yang and the gas-target. In general I don't like words on shirts, so these no-text derbies are great for me. y'know, if the designs I like place...

I've *got* to buy shan's anatomy shirt for my friend's son, he who is sick with an unknown illness and keeps getting dr appointments, bloodwork, and testing...

You like the "gas pains" one? Yay! That's the first time anyone's commented on it. People usually don't say anything at all when I show it to them. Maybe it's too painful a subject for most. We're still hanging in around $3.50 a gallon here.

A friend who's living in Luxembourg says it's $6.91 per LITER there right now! (2.2 liters = one gallon) - OUCH!

SkekTek wrote:Hey shan! Yeah, I sent one more, a cartooney one, and haven't heard back. Going to work on my "Woot website" next weekend so they have something to quote in the blog if they pick me sometime...

Thanks Skek, I really liked the style of your skateboarder this week, is the daily you submitted in that same style?

Also thanks to mia and Webfoot I considered making the whole shirt without any green, it could have gone either way really. Oh well, I guess I need to put it in my Zazzle site instead.

shan24 wrote:Thanks Skek, I really liked the style of your skateboarder this week, is the daily you submitted in that same style?

Also thanks to mia and Webfoot I considered making the whole shirt without any green, it could have gone either way really. Oh well, I guess I need to put it in my Zazzle site instead.

The green makes the shirt. It's too punny, 'cause as you know the pinch-for-not-wearing-green thing-o gets addressed in the cutest way.

I can tell that my $$$ will be going to the local artists' personal stores, not Woot so much, because so rarely are Woot's winners something I would/could wear.

Definitely need a thread where people can post links to their online stores, though Woot may not like the direct competition. I have one too but it's mostly designs for simpler tastes - it pretty much caters to my friends, my four sisters, my mom, etc., nothing really very trendy.

http://www.zazzle.com/easeandgrace/find/sp-0/ps-15?pg=1

superspryte wrote:Wooooooo just bought my 25th woot! Shouldn't surprise anyone that it's a wine.woot. That means my picture sig goes away and linkable text comes in.

I also bought a new puter last night. They say I should get it first week of May. I'm going to call and try to convince them to get it to me earlier--apparently they'll rush and overnight it--because I "need it for work" or something like that. When I went to Best Buy to show my stepmom (and to look at the case) the guy there said he called the next day and got them to do it for free because they're cool like that. ^_^

Congratulations! Wow, a new computer. How big is it? I'm thinking it wouldn't be unrealistic to have one with about 500 gigs of HD and several hundred megs of ram, hehehe. Why not?

BTW, here is an interesting article from PC World, that lists a bunch of free or nearly free downloadable software. Apparently these indie proggies compete well with the big software giants (Adobe, Microsoft, etc.) - I obtained one of them and will be giving it a test run today.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,143367/article.html

superspryte wrote:It's 2.4 GHz dual core, 320 GB hard drive, 4 GB RAM, 15.4" LCD panel (I upgraded it to the highest quality, which was my only upgrade aside from an extra AC adaptor), warranty up the wazoo (also included). It's a notebook and will be my first. ^_^ Currently I have a 1.6 GHz single core with 512 MB RAM and 80GB hard drive. Pretty weak. But I do have a 17" graphics monitor.

oooh, sounds like a sweet laptop, even if it isn't a MacBook.

and I got my black box - for some reason woot is letting me buy additional copies of a shirt I already bought with the same cc info. yay! all this buying extras for kids thing is going to use up my available cash.

Webfoot08 wrote:You like the "gas pains" one? Yay! That's the first time anyone's commented on it. People usually don't say anything at all when I show it to them. Maybe it's too painful a subject for most. We're still hanging in around $3.50 a gallon here.

A friend who's living in Luxembourg says it's $6.91 per LITER there right now! (2.2 liters = one gallon) - OUCH!

We're around $3.25-$3.30 here (New England). Ick. And because of my kids we now have a minivan. My step-dad gave my mom a Honda hybrid for xmas (complete with bow!), and I am very jealous. sigh.

Part of why I like the gas pains is that I can really say I remember when gas was under $1/gallon. In fact, I was able to fill up the tank of our Saturn for under $10, and was doing that when I went into labor with oldest kid. We did live in Texas at the time, though.

PemberDucky wrote:Skek, I'm extremely excited about the prospect of a Lurker shirt this afternoon!!

I'll let you know when it's up... been having school taking me from my time...

hit post instead of cancel before.

why didn't anyone tell me that shirt.woot is addictive?

I'm happy I got my black box, and happy that woot fixed my order (Lady Out of Water was lost, so they FedExed a replacement). But dear lord - 22 shirt.woots? gah. At least we are now more ready for summer.

PemberDucky wrote:Skek, I'm extremely excited about the prospect of a Lurker shirt this afternoon!!

Oooh yay, we're really having a Lurky the Lurker shirt? I know Skek will dip it in awesomesauce. <--did I really just say that?!

@Webfoot--thanks for the Zazzle link, I really like the blue and pink floral rectangle shirts at the top of your page. Kind of Hawaiian I agree with you on the place to post your personal shirt site on Woot, I wonder if they'd be up for that.

PemberDucky wrote:No worries--remember my 'afternoon' starts much later than your 'afternoon' anyway! I won't know the difference!

Just to give you a heads up, afternoon might be dinner time Freaking students won't stop pestering me with silly things: how they're doing in class, advising for careers, and generally trying to be better citizens. You know how annoying that is? Just kidding!

Webfoot08 wrote:A friend who's living in Luxembourg says it's $6.91 per LITER there right now! (2.2 liters = one gallon) - OUCH!

1 gallon = 3.79 liters. More ouch per dollar.