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lokklyn wrote:Thanks for the advice, but wouldn't Woot just change it if it's an issue? I don't know if resubmitting for placement is a common practice; I'd rather just leave it up to Woot to decide where to put the design. Even if people disagree with the placement, I hope they vote anyways — I can specifically request that they alter the placement, right? I don't have any experience with this, so anyone else's input is very much appreciated.

I'll try to make my placements less awkward in the future, I promise! I'm still new here, so I'm sorry if I make awkward placement mistakes.

Turbo is correct in his reply. Woot prints the shirt as-is, outside of adjusting colors to what they can print, if needed. They do not change the placement of the design, and it's fairly common practice to submit second versions of a design if something like that comes up. I think it happens a couple times every derby. Someone either resubs for placement changes or to change up the colors of the design/shirt, and then the Woot community votes for both or neither as they see fit.

Re: cold heart

Heart seems a little big...also having a giraffe licking your heart is a touch bit creepy. Cute giraffe though. Maybe I'd consider it...;P

Re: Not Ready to Hibernate

Haha! Cute! I also love your trees.

derekfilley wrote:I dig it... why isn't your stuff getting any love lately?

Out with the oldtaku, in with the newtaku.

Baileysirish wrote:how do I vote exactly?

Unless you have made a purchase from shirt.woot, (your clear box next to your name on your post says you haven't) you cannot, unfortunately, vote. (yet!) The derby will be going on for a while still, if you see a shirt you like in the next couple days, buying one would allow you to vote!

derekfilley wrote:I dig it... why isn't your stuff getting any love lately?

Glad you like it. I would wager that my stuff isn't getting the love like it used to because I've eased on the pandering (this is a joke entry so it doesn't really count). Haven't taken a derby seriously since... the versus derby? The loss to politically incorrect stick figures kind of put me off for awhile. I don't really want Scurvy to die either. :x

@ sailor - Thank yew! I liked the penguin too. Poor girl.

@ lokklyn - I think you are right. I should have also made the dragon look more like a pokemon, added a few more penguins, and probably some extra blood somewhere. PARODY FA*L.

@ godfrey - Glad you liked the backstory. *stripes you pink* Lawl...

AdderXYU wrote:Out with the oldtaku, in with the newtaku.

Oh harsh. I consider that a challenge.

Re: Snow-pocalypse 2009

Btw bro, I like this more than your other shirt. Less juvenile. ;P (Sorry if I seemed uptight before. No "hard" feelings?)

I love this shirt, and I don't know why so many people are down on the fact that cute cartoon animals always make it in the tops of the derbies or that a few people seem to keep winning. shirt.woot is a collaborative effort, make a better shirt if you think they don't deserve it any more. until then, I suppose you have to live with it.

HalfBakedScheme wrote:Hm, good to know. I wasn't really going too much for anime, but I didn't have any other ideas for how to do the eyes. I'm glad you like the idea! Thanks for the feedback!

The nose and mouth are reminiscent to anime style as well...I have friends who love anime and draw like this, and used to watch a lot of anime myself, you should check it out since it seems to go with your style really well! (Don't be ashamed! Anime CAN be awesome!) ;)

Re: Defrost

Argh, another navy shirt... I just got two rather recently. Love the design though... >.<

+vote

Re: Make My Icy Day

...lmao. I love it and hate it and love it and hate it.

(Unless someone knew about woot and this derby, I doubt they'd "get it"...does that make this design against the rules?)

SarahPants5 wrote:The nose and mouth are reminiscent to anime style as well...I have friends who love anime and draw like this, and used to watch a lot of anime myself, you should check it out since it seems to go with your style really well! (Don't be ashamed! Anime CAN be awesome!) ;)

Thank you! I might play around with that some more outside of Woot thanks!

SarahPants5 wrote:...lmao. I love it and hate it and love it and hate it.

(Unless someone knew about woot and this derby, I doubt they'd "get it"...does that make this design against the rules?)

No I think it's okay. I mean, I always get out my winter blowtorch every year to defrost my car, dragon, friends, etc. Each winter you can watch the winter dragon migration. What says "winter" better than violent snowmen and penguins? ...and if that's not enough, there's totally a winter scarf in there.

fablefire wrote:No I think it's okay. I mean, I always get out my winter blowtorch every year to defrost my car, dragon, friends, etc. Each winter you can watch the winter dragon migration. What says "winter" better than violent snowmen and penguins? ...and if that's not enough, there's totally a winter scarf in there.

Wow, you're right! What was I thinking!? ;P

bellarific wrote:Well....... I mean, I'm not angry at anyone for working together. Just....... *sigh* You're already intimidatingly good, and so is Tgentry. And so is sekiyoku (is that how it's spelled?) and etc. etc. You guys know you are, and you should expect people to react the way they are. I, for one, have pretty much given up on ever EVER maybe getting printed on this site. I'm not saying you guys don't earn your monies from the woot, because you do (you're good), I'm just saying that you're gaining some serious, dangerous sort of momentum. Like, too much momentum. I'm waiting for some hideous backfire. I feel it in my bones.

Good luck anyways! :D

......and I feel really bad for people like Draxxx and BootsBoots who turn out work that's basically as good as yours, and don't get any monies. Just a thought. Hm.

Fortunately the faux-anime style is quite easy to mimic and even perfect. Soon this site will be a haven for manga fans and japan-culture gurus. The comment boards will be filled with mindless fans chanting winwinwinwinwin!!! and WANT! to thier hearts content.

Any artist can do it! It's formulaic and fun! So don't be sad, grab a wacom tablet and and start drawing those big, watery eyes!

But seriously, the people aren't voting artists, they are voting style. And its not a new style or a hard one to mimic. All you need is to give up on the idea of individuality and give in to the need to make enough money online that you don't have to go back to your part-time job as a flash programmer.

marypuppe wrote:Please do!

Will do. I will try and have one up before the morning!

fablefire wrote:Glad you liked the backstory. *stripes you pink* Lawl...

Pink suits me.
*nod nod*

Okay, not really.

fablefire wrote:Oh harsh. I consider that a challenge.

You will need the skills of a child and the ethics of a sailor to compete. Are you still prepared, fable-chan?

Re: Asymmetrical Warfare

This is why I don't have friends. No one wants to play with me. I just like to win, okay?

So they're having a snowball fight, and one person is about to come to an unfortunate end... Just when he thought he was doing so well. Sounds like the story of my life. The girl is a stylized version of myself. I'm generally pretty overzealous when it comes to some forms of competition (namely snowball fights).

I know it's a stretch to submit Monday at 1 am.. But... This idea busted out of my mind and I HAD to draw it. So uh... Vote for it if you really like the design! I can shrink it if it's bigger than 16x20; just imagine it smaller. I'm a REALLY huge dork for big prints, and strong diagonal elements, by the way.

Here's a detail:

Click for a bigger detail!

Also, I would LOVE to hear feedback... especially on placement, since that's something I've been struggling with for my past submissions. I'm an new artist and haven't done tshirt stuff before.

Re: Love Cabin

I like the simple style and the heart in the fire, but not too sure about the white shirt. gmv~

AdderXYU wrote:You will need the skills of a child and the ethics of a sailor to compete. Are you still prepared, fable-chan?

I am, adder sensei.

DeadFrog wrote:Fortunately the faux-anime style is quite easy to mimic and even perfect. Soon this site will be a haven for manga fans and japan-culture gurus. The comment boards will be filled with mindless fans chanting winwinwinwinwin!!! and WANT! to thier hearts content.

Any artist can do it! It's formulaic and fun! So don't be sad, grab a wacom tablet and and start drawing those big, watery eyes!

But seriously, the people aren't voting artists, they are voting style. And its not a new style or a hard one to mimic. All you need is to give up on the idea of individuality and give in to the need to make enough money online that you don't have to go back to your part-time job as a flash programmer.

Honestly, at first I was wondering why this didn't look more 'anime' styled since Gentry said he passed along the idea and Ramy did the rest. Then I read further and saw that Gentry actually did the initial sketch, *then* passed it along.

And I was no longer puzzled.

Still, it's a good match. This entry is pretty cute.

jewelwing wrote:Sorry! I thought I did hear you out, I was just trying to explain my reasoning too. It's so hard to say anything back to critiques here because it's all typed and anything you say ends up sounding overly defensive! I do appreciate you taking the time to comment on my work. And I don't want to be one of those artists that has an answer for everything. I hate those guys.

It's ok. I hate feeling like I've insulted an artist, and I might've been a little overly defensive about my own critique. Glad you aren't one of those artists with an answer for everything! ;)

Re: Ignorance is Bliss

i am pretty sure i have owned THAT dog at least once.

Re: Asymmetrical Warfare

Love the title. :P

Re: Hot and Cold

Yay for hot cocoa!

;) I had to do it..

I love the heart steam swirling out of Ms. Cocoa. Not to mention...I think hot cocoa and pizza would probably go perfectly together. Very cute.

marzipanapple wrote:Yay for hot cocoa!

;) I had to do it..

I love the heart steam swirling out of Ms. Cocoa. Not to mention...I think hot cocoa and pizza would probably go perfectly together. Very cute.

...Wait. Chocolate, and cheese/tomato sauce? Really? Really?? *shudder*

Re: I'm So Sorry Elmer...

GMV man, gotta love those over used symbols going to original use...put those hypocrite hunters in their place, i wish this shirt were in the top three...

Re: Asymmetrical Warfare

Wow, I love the design and the title!! So awesome!!

The placement? Reeeally hard to wear...if this were smaller and placed in the center, or a little above center, I know I'd LOVE to wear this. As is, it's just so huge, and on a girl it would look a little strange. Just my two cents. (GMV anyway because I LOVE the design so much! You're on a roll!!)

Re: Asymmetrical Warfare

I think it'd be better if the girl on top looks down on the boy instead of looking straight ahead.

IG64Assassin wrote:Love the title. :P

Thanks, I was having a lot of trouble deciding (was torn between "uneven playing field" or "no one wants to play with me" or "victory is mine"), but my super-awesome boyfriend suggested this one. :D

SarahPants5 wrote:Wow, I love the design and the title!! So awesome!!

The placement? Reeeally hard to wear...if this were smaller and placed in the center, or a little above center, I know I'd LOVE to wear this. As is, it's just so huge, and on a girl it would look a little strange. Just my two cents. (GMV anyway because I LOVE the design so much! You're on a roll!!)

Haha, on a roll, that's a pun! Thank you~~ I should probably try to not be dumb about sizes, but.. I'm torn between submitting something I'd personally want to wear and what everyone else would want to wear.. I guess the latter is a smarter decision D: Also, I'm a HUGE threadless junkie, and the majority of newer shirts i own are oversize prints that are surprisingly wearable.

sidenote: this is the style i draw in for my weekly comic strip for my university's newspaper, if anyone's curious. It's not intended to look anime-y, it's just how my cartoon style evolved over time. If you want to see some of my comics, they're in my portfolio site at the bottom.

lokklyn wrote:This is why I don't have friends. No one wants to play with me. I just like to win, okay?

So they're having a snowball fight, and one person is about to come to an unfortunate end... Just when he thought he was doing so well. Sounds like the story of my life. The girl is a stylized version of myself. I'm generally pretty overzealous when it comes to some forms of competition (namely snowball fights).

I know it's a stretch to submit Monday at 1 am.. But... This idea busted out of my mind and I HAD to draw it. So uh... Vote for it if you really like the design! I can shrink it if it's bigger than 16x20; just imagine it smaller. I'm a REALLY huge dork for big prints, and strong diagonal elements, by the way.

Here's a detail:

Click for a bigger detail!

Also, I would LOVE to hear feedback... especially on placement, since that's something I've been struggling with for my past submissions. I'm an new artist and haven't done tshirt stuff before.

It's excellent.
The upward curve draws the eye right to danger and makes it a quick read.

Also, it's good to know that more people than me think giant snowballs are fun.

parrotworks wrote:Yes. It's supposed to be a crowd. Would it work without them?

I think it does, I like the resub.

godfreytemple wrote:It's excellent.
The upward curve draws the eye right to danger and makes it a quick read.

Also, it's good to know that more people than me think giant snowballs are fun.

Yes, they are!! I was inspired by Katamari Damacy and one of the sidequests you could do in Okami (which was push a snowball around to make it big). Also I'll go to sleep now so it doesn't look like I've been on the site all day... which I definitely have been, cry.

Re: Defrost

Wow! Impressed.

Re: My Turn?

Blech, OH GOD! MY PANTS ARE AFLAME!. Too cutesy.

Re: Imposter

If it weren't for the ears the impostor could be a seal which I think would make more sense. Cute anyway ^.^

Re: Crystallize

Are you kidding??? Who the hell voted for this???