Shirt.Woot

jel2301 wrote:I like the cleverness of the shirt title.

Thanks... that was the whole reason I ended up doing the shirt. Keep the votes up, it will at least help me have a shot at an honorable mention.

Re: Safe Journeys (White)

I approve of this narwhal. Great job mito.

capedcrusader514 wrote:awesome illustration but doesnt this qualify under "this could totally be a tattoo"

I disagree. It's perfectly qualified.

JadenKale wrote:submitting that to Teefury?

Okay, I almost did a spit-take on reading this one.

Anywho, nice job on this one and doing something other than dragons. It's refreshing to see it doing well.

Re: The elusive TaMoko Kiwi

Fantastic!

Re: Hanauma Bay

How the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is this not back into the fog? Maybe you should have put a hidden dragon in the rock formations.

Excellent work, TG! Completely on theme.

Re: Little Red Heather Gray RESUB

Much as I prefer the h/g, you are now using 7 colors.

Re: Haka howl

Excellent artwork, GMV.

It seems to be stuck in the rankings, would you consider a different color scheme for this one?

capedcrusader514 wrote:awesome illustration but doesnt this qualify under "this could totally be a tattoo"

agreed, idk my brain apparently did not go there for some reason. +1

Re: Dolphin versus Tiger

I'm not entirely sure this is an even match. I got $20 on the tiger..

Re: Acherontia lachesis IIIx

I think I like this better. +1

abelleauc wrote:Beautiful! The colors are wonderful (though I don't know if they're Wootable). Could you post a larger version?

Thanks much.

Yeah I would like to see a larger version as well. Looks a lot like gradients from here.. Looks cool either way though. Just doesn't look like it will make the cut.

UserDemos wrote:I'm curious...will the pixelation really show up if this prints? I think that's a nice touch and the picture of it on the shirt makes me skeptical about that.

It'll definitely show up, from a very long way away it wont but thats how pixels work. But the graphic is pretty big like 14'' across so if your standing next to someone they'll know.

Re: The elusive TaMoko Kiwi

i married into a maori family, so its nice to see some new zealand inspired themes going on i wanted to do a traditional style maori tatoo on my Zebra design but my husband explained to me how their tatt's actually represent different things and seeing as how he didn't know what i decided better to be safe and go abstract. but i do think their style tatt's are awesome, and i love your style. Well done!

Re: Bessy Got A Tramp Stamp

if you would have entered this earlier i dont doubt you would have gotten like 1000 votes.

Re: Hanauma Bay

i really like your color choices! i'm a fan of the dark gray and the orange and purple really pop. as my son said "nice occapuss"

Re: W.W.I.D. (resub)

You know I initially liked this because I thought it was a play on how everyone is constantly deifying Jesus even though he was just another guy like the rest of use who had to make all sorts of difficult decisions. I thought that indeed, Jesus was passing judgment and telling everyone wearing one of those bracelets to ask themselves WWID as opposed to WWJD. Then I realized it was just a joke based on the fact that Jesus was so great that even he loved that stupid egotistical WWJD slogan.

Re: The Living Canvas

hay well done! you managed to get a bit of every tattoo i've known and combine it into a very well done design.

Re: Number One Threat To America

Punisher Bear. Awesome.

Re: Weapon of mass disruption

imo this would be infinitely better without the tattoo gun but i understand why you put it there.

Re: Weapon of mass disruption

great use of light and shade!

Re: Acherontia lachesis III

nice detail, this mast have taken forever! impressive.

capedcrusader514 wrote:It'll definitely show up, from a very long way away it wont but thats how pixels work. But the graphic is pretty big like 14'' across so if your standing next to someone they'll know.

Good to know. Got my woot.

Re: Safe Journeys (White)

Mito + Narwhal = Joy

this is awesome! we need more zombie shirts!!!!

artulo wrote:How the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is this not back into the fog? Maybe you should have put a hidden dragon in the rock formations.

Excellent work, TG! Completely on theme.

I must admit that early on I was skeptical about the design being a tattoo. I am from upstate NY and I have never seen a tattoo like that. Looks like it is more of a West coast surfing culture tattoo. That being said, it is a shame yours isn't in the fog, it is one of the more visually appealing, and graphically-wearable shirts in the derby. Good luck!

earthart wrote:Despite my brainstorms I couldn't scrounge up anything that wasn't offensive or too ambiguous. Sorry.

No problem, and thanks for brainstorming... ah, well... a design to bite the dust this week!

CarpoMarx wrote:I'm asphalted out & would prefer it on another color (white, maybe? woot heresy, I know), but I'll gladly buy it if it prints. Damn you ;) Best of luck.

ditto. would be good on blue maybe. put it on blue!!! please

Re: Yeah, thats what it really says.

Just spotted a very similar joke over at BoingBoing, appears to have been posted back in May.

Not a shirt though so this design should still be in the clear.

camoor wrote:Excellent artwork, GMV.

It seems to be stuck in the rankings, would you consider a different color scheme for this one?

I've actually been thinking about that all morning. But doing this in color seems to stray too far from it's traditional roots. I think black on white would be striking but from reading the boards people seem to put up a lot of fuss about not liking white tees. So I'm split between spending a beautiful day outside or redesigning a late submission. We'll see

plasmablaster wrote:I made the tails pointy so they could look like both tails and feathers. But thanks for the advice, I will give it a try and see how it looks.

I tried it out and the design doesn't look as cool, so I think I will leave it. I hope that won't stop people from voting.

Re: Acherontia lachesis IIIx

This is beautiful. I thought I'd said that last night when I voted, but evidently not.

Re: Live Caged and Complain

Very funny. GMV

limeox wrote:You brought sexy back yeah!

Oh hey....Justin Timberlake. I didn't realize you frequent these forums....

:D

Re: W.W.I.D. (resub)

The only connection to tattoos is that you added two tattoos onto Jesus. This isn't really on theme. And isn't this a celebrity likeness?

Re: Acherontia lachesis IIIx

Wow! The new colors really send this into the stratosphere (of awesomeness)

Wow, this is really nice. It has got to be my favorite one in the derby. ^-^

starseuss wrote:Skiro....

I LOVE YOUR DESIGN SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH.

I can't even tell you... Its the most amazing rendition of Jesus in modern day times I have ever run across.

So beautiful with the Lamb. I am just in awe.

........ I wish you lots of LUCK!!!

Yeah... I always thought Jesus was a good looking white guy with flowing, clean hair. Read a book.

Re: TattooTs - Jgreen Giant

Isn't this a Naaru from WoW?

capedcrusader514 wrote:awesome illustration but doesnt this qualify under "this could totally be a tattoo"

This could definitely be a tattoo. Sailor Jerry would be proud.