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yankeebird wrote:I took their reply to be sarcastic, as it very specifically described "Music is Life".

Why would you think that? This amazingly unique design element is unprecedented and looks nothing like this completely unrelated shirt as well.

imsochady wrote:Hahahah. The third beard was clearly set up! Awesome!

Is that a bear with a beard? ;-). Heh. I really love this one.

SnapesAndChains wrote:It's an octoalien eating crop, leaving behind a crop circle.

There's an octoalien coming out of my belly-button!

Re: Bad News Bears

easily one of the best of the week so far.

Re: Aurora Borealis - Mystery of the Northern Lights

Really tough to figure out what's going on in this shirt. If it wasn't called "northern lights", I would think it was a bunch of random color splotches. These shirts (and any, for that matter) really should not count on knowing the title to understand them. That, and your dots in the background over the mid-range of the torso are clearly lined up in some kind of matrix. It doesn't look organic at all, which is sort of the one thing it would have to be to capture the Aurora Borealis.

SailorButterfly wrote:I don't believe this is supposed to be an obvious joke, like the crayons are. The main reason there are cats instead of people? Because voters have shown that they would rather wear animals than people on their shirts. It's as simple as that...no deep meaning or ill intent to it.
These are well-drawn cats, too. Not overly cute and super-deformed or anything like that.

I love it.

That's basically what Adder said. Cute animals = votes. I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing (using cats adds a certain "huh?" factor, like with those communist dinosaurs), but I agree with him that the crayons have a stronger concept and thus makes for a better shirt. Not that this one is bad.

Re: What the heck is in a hotdog?

I'm for it.

Re: Secret Sauce

This should be placed on the bottom left of the shirt and the steam should rise to the chest. I think it would look pretty cool but I've never seen the effect before.

Re: Masquerade

I smell a conspiracy!

Re: Bad News Bears

Well done.

Re: Right On His Tail

Yeah. It's a curve ball and I'm pretty sure I know exactly who threw it. I like it.

Re: the mystery of the pirate chest

I wish the pirate chest was a little more prominent. Now, it'll just look like the girl's gazing into... well... nothing.

Drakxxx wrote:Awesome!

Well this confirms that it is indeed a very good imitation.

kbgmaslow wrote:Abstract art always has its underlying mysteries. As an artist, my favorite aspect of the abstract art that I do is hearing what others see in my work.

Looks like a compass!

Re: The Mysterious Evolution of The Killer Whale

The only mystery here is how this entry has mysteriously appeared in a derby titled "Mystery".

Who needs a thesaurus?

yankeebird wrote:I would kill to see someone in a Maury Povich audience wearing this shirt.

nevermind the audience member. I'd kill to see Maury or his guest where it.

skirochester wrote:
as for lazy? This isn't an easy style to draw. It takes a long time to make the textures look nice and subtle.

when i say lazy, i mean lazy in conceptualizing. i mean, its a fedora...
yeah, thats it. granted it could be seen as a symbol of noir, it could also be seen as a symbol of prohibition, or mobsters, or FDR. or the FBI during the 1940s and 50s. im sorry, but there is just no way in hell i would ever want to wear a shirt with a simple illustration of a fedora on it.

arcsus wrote:What color is this supposed to be on? Looks like asphalt with a green shade. Or is it black with a green shade? Either way, am I the only one thrown off by the green shade in the comp?

Pretty sure it's supposed to be navy, but yeah the artist must have greenified the highlights.

Anyhoo needless to say this is ridiculously similar to Music Is Life. Same artist or no, if KDeuce's recent Urban Painter rehash didn't fly, neither should this.

EDIT: It also seems to be outside the printable area. Those florals are clearly entering the sleeve on the model, and are pushing the sides of the shirt on the comp. Tallness-wise if that is not ON the collar, it is way too close to it regardless.

Re: The Mystery of the Opposite Gender

Nice clean simple style here. I did want to point out that on the shirt the composition looks off-center because the thought-bubbles aren't evenly spaced. Minor detail, but it did pop out to me.

Re: I'm an 8 ball

Another mystery: What could the designer have done with their time instead of making and subbing this design? The time in question was clearly wasted.

Re: The Mystery Behind the Mask

Quick! Resub with swirlies in place of Question marks.

You'll be rejected for using text

Re: Stonehenge

It's so nice when aliens, druids, and God can all work together, but this is what they built? I really like this shirt, gmv.

Re: Mystery Men

I thought luigi was a chick taking off her shirt. Look at it...

Re: The Mystery Behind the Mask

Those question marks count as text.

Re: Oooh candy!

Who is the mysterious figure in the doorway? What is reaching out from the darkness? What is the.... oh hey, look! Candy!

yankeebird wrote:Hahahaha!

You are definitely xtina FTW!

Yeah, I was trying to create some buzz around the water cooler. I do believe all those things, thanks woot for hiding my name in the comments also. I appreciate it!

Re: Building A Mystery

All puzzles are mysteries until you solve them. And these guys are building one.


Inspired by the Sarah McLaughlan song.

Re: A Test of Character

This quote was in the PS3 game inFAMOUS. Yes I spelled it that way because it was an amazing game and it deserves respect. One of the load screens after a story section has this quote. It's the first thing your shirt made me think of.

Re: A Test of Character

I like the design, but where's the mystery? Looks more like you got lost in time and submitted for the Famous Quotes Derby.

omnitarian wrote:Pretty sure it's supposed to be navy, but yeah the artist must have greenified the highlights.

Anyhoo needless to say this is ridiculously similar to Music Is Life. Same artist or no, if KDeuce's recent Urban Painter rehash didn't fly, neither should this.

Agreed.

Re: Right On His Tail

I think it's a fake too. Cute tho. It's an original FootsFoots!

Re: viral video theater 3000

say hello to the rejectionator

Re: Stonehenge

Had my vote until I saw the hand. It's at a weird angle or something. Would have liked it to be more life-like proportion-wise.

eHalcyon wrote:That's basically what Adder said. Cute animals = votes. I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing (using cats adds a certain "huh?" factor, like with those communist dinosaurs), but I agree with him that the crayons have a stronger concept and thus makes for a better shirt. Not that this one is bad.

Well, I don't think it's the same thing at all.

These are obviously over cute animals trying to get votes:




I don't think the cats in this design are here for the same reason. They're here just because human figures on shirts don't go over well. They're not even trying to be "cute".

It's 2 separate things to me. They don't have to be to you, but they are to me.

i cant believe you went there....

Re: Crop..um, I mean Cow Circles

Makes me giggle and think of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMbXvn2RNI

SailorButterfly wrote:Well, I don't think it's the same thing at all.

These are obviously over cute animals trying to get votes:




I don't think the cats in this design are here for the same reason. They're here just because human figures on shirts don't go over well. They're not even trying to be "cute".

It's 2 separate things to me. They don't have to be to you, but they are to me.

I believe the first is actually someone making a point about the mystery of the steampunk derby and not a serious entry.

I think the second one makes a sort of "Curious George" reference with the monkeys, plus it ties in the animal with the concept by flowing the characters up and down the tree. It's not a cute animal just because.

Again, I didn't say that using the cats was a bad thing at all. You're right and I agree with you - animals are more popular than people. It works. I still think that the crayons have a stronger concept, but that's just me.

monkeyswag wrote:What category did it win? It's good for mystery.

Dino Demise?

for the love of god, will you stop posting a thumbnail of your entry in your posts? there is a reason signatures are hidden this week

Re: Big Foot: Case Closed

Best part is him poking it with the stick.

Draike wrote:Well this confirms that it is indeed a very good imitation.

Unless Drakxxx has uploaded this entry under his alt account, and is trying to throw us all off! J'accuse!