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Adorable! You did a lovely job on those fuzzy faces! And it's a nice concept, too. GMV.

re: atlantic chainsaw massacre

this shirt = best of the week. Instead of just having another generic 'sea shirt', it's actually clever. and it references my favorite horror movie.

now, can you recreate the scene with the giant meat hook?

Re: what lies beneath

Cute! It reminds me of the old JAWS poster! GMV!

goldenthorn wrote:Seriously? You're going to troll politics on a tshirt design site?

Isn't that what this shirt is doing?

Just saying...

Advance it a few frames. I want to see how this comes out. Surely Pucker survives. Nice color.

I just don't understand how this is not winning...I'll be so sad if I don't get to buy this shirt.

re: otters are jerks

if you really wana get picky he has no weight belt or regulator, i think the otters took the tank from someone elce just to taunt this kid. he was snorkeling and got draged down

CaitMarie wrote:It is like one of those free t-shirts that you got when you made a TV ordered for 'ZookBooks' (by National Geographic) back in the day...or was that the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) ?

Thanks for writing. I don't remember ever seeing a t-shirt offered with a subscription, but of the two I think it would most likely have been the WWF that would have offered them.

Re: Uh Houston....

Ha ha ha. Utter absurdity. GMV.

lucky1988 wrote:great character and style

Lucky - thanks for contributing words when you appreciate something. By your low number of posts, I would assume you keep your silence when you don't care for something.

This is my brother's shirt and I have been edging around commenting one way or the other since this design doesn't appeal to me and I sure don't want to offend the person that is teaching me how to use Photoshop. In fact, on both of my submissions, he did all the computer work. I was just some kind of artistic (autistic?) director. So when somebody compliments his work I am glad to see it. The van he did made me very nostalgic, but I pick on it to show da love.

lwoodnj wrote:Ironically, you obviously have neither.

Weird how that works, huh?

elwood- The irony is you. You are obviously in the practice of using your multiple IDs to hide behind the internet to vote multiple times and to have vehicles to flame other users. You are the one lacking the character of common courtesy and the style to say anything substantive.

databit wrote:Go back to that... Go back to judging the shirts. Stop being so small.

Bro - You covered the essentials and this was well said. Now if we will both get smart we'll ignore this small mindedness and get back to the safe haven that is our geeky existence.

databit wrote:YAY! I did a triple post on myself!!!

First of all, I would like to that the Academy. I would like to thank all the small people who helped make this happen, and finally, I would like to thank my mom without whose support, I would not have been able to be here today.

Post whore! Mom always liked me best!

fairnymph wrote:Ugh, why is this design getting SO MANY votes? It's looking like the frontrunner. The art is fine, but concept = MEH and colours are pastel.

Someone explain to me why this is so popular?

I like it because of the expression of the duck's face. It's like glee and fright at the same time. I also enjoy the contrasting style of the duck mixed with the style of the waves in the background.

And I'm VERY sad that it fell out of the fog.

Re: the sea takes everything, doesnt it?

WILSON!

I love this sooooo much!

Re: Sea Tortoise Tree

Re: The Open Sea

All I have to say is WOW ! This is amazing !
Excellent job ! If this isn't a winner I will be surprised !

Tanapangarap wrote:Ha ha ha. Utter absurdity. GMV.

Thanks!

Beautiful, and also quite wearable IMHO. Very, very nice.

Re: Off and Away . . .

reminds me of that cargo ship that lost the rubber ducks and they found them washing up after 11 years or more, Eric Carle even wrote a book about them: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Rubber-Ducks-Eric-Carle/dp/0007202423

Re: Squid Sandwich

I like how this is drawn. Good styyyyyle. Merp.

Re: Sea Cats of the North Atlantic (RESUB)

That lion looks old and wise. He and your monkey king need to play chess.

Re: Sea Cats of the North Atlantic (RESUB)

That lion looks old and wise. He and your monkey king need to play chess.

BootsBoots wrote:Well, the fisherman is really somewhat of an "everyman" character and his strange attire is representative of the freedom of the individual to exist solely as himself in a bizarre world, free from the teachings of reason and science and religious ideals. The water is symbolic of the "sea of knowledge" and by dipping his (or her) feet in, the fisherman will ultimately be distracted by the cold, leaving him unable to see what's truly going on in the world around him. It's really somewhat of an existential piece, you unsophisticated swine.

...Nah, I'm just messing with you. I thought it looked neat, that's all.

Its hard to explain, but your 'everyman' comments (and the design itself) make me think of Cirque Du Soleil, and the way they weave their 'off-reality' storylines.
And its probably really as much about looking neat for them, too

This is a definite buy for me. Love it.

Re: Otters Are Jerks

Why does he have a snorkel AND an oxygen tank?

You don't have to be wild to want to run
Look at the ring-doves and you'll see
See them stretching their clipped wings out toward the sun
This pretty cage is not for me.

-- Vixy and Tony, "Apprentice"
(http://vixyandtony.com/lyrics_apprentice.html#select=Lyrics)


On top of making me think of my current favorite song, this is gorgeous. I voted for it. If it prints, I will wear it to cons and sing Firefly filks and be happy.

(Yeah, I know: Geek much? )

looks like more than 6 colors... but i really like the picture..

Tribal is good!!

Re: Uh Houston....
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Toes....you have gotten a number of accolades for this design and I think they are deserved. I have thus far declined to comment because thoughts occur to me and I didn't want to be a negative sounding voice. But having a bit of praise heaped on you gives me a little space to share. And one other qualifier/disqualifier... I CANNOT point to my own body of work as a superior talent. I'm a noob. Clear?

The lander occurs to me as being detailed and well thought out. The ship doesn't seem to possess this same level of attention. They seem like two different compositions brought together. Notice, I don't critique the ship as being poorly done, it just didn't get the same attention as the lander. I also failed to realize the ship being in motion for a while. You might have enhanced this effect so that the viewer realizes this quickly. I say this because this piece obviously has a story and if you miss the motion of the ship the story falls apart.

Our flag bearing friend doesn't even seem to be aware of the incoming menace. Again, this seems to take aware from the story. I did realize that if he were turned facing the ship you wouldn't have the opportunity to showcase his profile, which, btw, was well done. But you might have put him into a jumping run towards the lander which would have given you profile, action, and connection to the story.

I talk too much. I said you deserved the praise because conceptually this thing rocks! I just had to get my geek on and share my thoughts. Its not like I expect you to rework and resub. It has enough votes that my changes would never be worth the difference. But suppose you don't get a sale and you want to tweak it...ah, you get my point. I'd just like to see that ship get the same life you gave to the lander.

All that being said and probably scoffed at, I officially declare.....GMV

Re: They were delicious

I sea Monsters! Great job and good luck.

Re: Exchange Student.

ahuhu

Re: Squid Sandwich
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Really well drawn and placed. Nice!

BootsBoots wrote:Well, the fisherman is really somewhat of an "everyman" character and his strange attire is representative of the freedom of the individual to exist solely as himself in a bizarre world, free from the teachings of reason and science and religious ideals. The water is symbolic of the "sea of knowledge" and by dipping his (or her) feet in, the fisherman will ultimately be distracted by the cold, leaving him unable to see what's truly going on in the world around him. It's really somewhat of an existential piece, you unsophisticated swine.

...Nah, I'm just messing with you. I thought it looked neat, that's all.

I am in the pleasurable moment of returning to find this comp back in the fog. YAY!

Your existential moment there got my philosopher geekyness going and then you let me down with the neat comment. There's no doubt it's neat but I really wanted to put you up on the pillar of deep thinkers. Instead I have to settle for calling you a badass artist.

and hey...you can "see" I'm obviously "fishing" for comments on my thinker piece ....
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Re: Diver's Duel
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I like this, but I would like it more if the shark's head was bent forward so it could see straight or something. Other than that great shirt, you have my vote.

Re: The Open Sea
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Very nice!

cobolisdead wrote:It took me a second to get this, but dang this is awesome! I love the concept and the art style is nice! GMV!

It is sad that you are not in the top four right now. The power squid, which I believe was a woot item a few weeks back, is frickin awesome. Best of luck.

http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=28629

roricha084 wrote:looks like more than 6 colors... but i really like the picture..

Oh yeah. It is. I really like the texture though.

Re: that was zen, this is tao
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Reminds me of a episode of Avatar I just saw.

Re: Sea Cats of the North Atlantic (RESUB)
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Beautiful! I learn so much from your entries.

Re: ALL-NEW Steampunk Discovery
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I'm so impressed with your creative recovery! When they rejected the bathtub drain version, I thought that would be the end of Steampunk. This is amazing! And i love that creepy/awesome frog animal.

Re: They were delicious
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Reminds me of a Bill Pete illustration. Which of course, means you get my vote! =)