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Re: End of Fall

Pretty sweet, mostly because of how big it is. If woot won't print it like that, it'd be a bummer

MissRebeccaF wrote:Great colors, and I love Japanese maples! GMV

Thanks Miss Re
Awesome! They're pretty trees aren't they? Thanks!

lucky1988 wrote:The colors work so well together, nice job.

Thanks Lucky!

jerroul wrote:congrats on some awesome designs...they all GMV...though cotton is my fave...

Jerroul, thanks so much for all the votes! You're in luck, because your fave is doing the best so far...

Shemsah wrote:I just bought my first of what will hopefully be many woot shirts. Thus, this is my first vote. Great timing with this design... feels like fall arrived just yesterday in my part of the world.
Again, beautiful design!

Welcome to shirt.woot, and I'm honored to have your first vote! Thank you.

Re: The Power of the Chiacorn

O M G - A fantasy Chia Pet!! Too good for words!

Re: Take to the Sky

This is almost too beautiful - just mesmerizing!

Re: Mechanica Floratica

I really dig this. I'd love it if it were on a different color tee. I'm not sure why but the asphalt doesn't do it for me =/ Best of luck to you though, the design is very nice.

re: allura venus

kicked out by ramy yet again

Re: Fiery Autumn Colors

Anybody think this really skyrocketed up without any help?

plasmablaster wrote:There are actually some parts of the dog tags that are not black, and give it some highlights. If you could see that I think it would be a lot clearer.

I clicked on the link to the bigger one and I don't see any highlights. The image is all black from what I can see.

Great job!!!! :D

AlexIAm wrote:WOW... beautiful Riff!

decent idea to bad you just straight up traced like the first google image for a flower a flytrap and a bee.

BexGil wrote:I really dig this. I'd love it if it were on a different color tee. I'm not sure why but the asphalt doesn't do it for me =/ Best of luck to you though, the design is very nice.

Maybe a lighter tee? I dunno. Cool idea and looks great though!

Cavni wrote:I know she's got a snake wrapped around her waist, but whoa. That's not what it looked like.

ROFL!

plasmablaster wrote:I like the illustration, but I don't think the white outline is necessary.

Awww I like it lookin like a sticker!

sakleehop wrote:Hi eHalcyon - in answer to your question, no, I didn't convert it into halftones nor use gradients. I know that Woot discourages the use of halftones/gradients and the fact is that I'm just not facile enough with Photoshop to know how to do it. All shadow and shading you see is actually from my watercolor painting. I can only hope that this will not be grounds for rejection. Thanks for looking.

Here's a generic tutorial on how to make halftones in Photoshop.

Convert your design to greyscale, halftone it, then take it back into RGB mode. Isolate the "colour" part of the design - you can use Select > Select Color Range (I'm typing this from memory so the actual menu text might be a bit different) and then just delete or copy+paste the selected part onto a new layer. Set the background to whatever colour you need and modify the colour of the halftone part with layer effects - double click the layer and use colour overlay.

Let me know if you need more help.

kylemittskus wrote:Anybody think this really skyrocketed up without any help?

I can believe it. This one, like so many ramyb designs, has generic, shiny mass appeal.

It's not the only design that skyrocketed anyway. "Don't Stop to Smell the Roses" was submitted later but shot up much faster. "Pottery Training" also made a late run into the fog.

leelaaa wrote:kicked out by ramy yet again

Kicked out by CrescentDebris, actually. "Pottery Training" is the most recent design to get into the fog.

Better luck next time, sir Drakxxx. Thanks for trying to get some more Kelly printed.

chinaka wrote:i like it. wondering about the comments i'll get as a fairly political black woman wearing a shirt about cotton. kind of into it. I also like the grass green lots, but would also sport one in true black for the above mentioned commotion it could cause. hope you win.

Interesting! I didn't forsee this as a potential political talking piece, but now that you've mentioned it, it certainly could be! If it does print, I'd love to know what happens!
Glad you like the grass anyway, and thanks!

imsochady wrote:Hmmmmm, maybe I'll try different lighter backgrounds tonight or tomorrow or when I get to it .

Only if you want to;) Either way, this is something I would wear! Do more pieces like this (in addition to your other goodness)!

Re: Kudzu Cottage

What a wonderful shirt. I'd buy one if it ever was made. Good luck - Mom

Oh please, please, please...... people need to vote for this shirt!

sbaszto wrote:the dragon heads look a bit like pigs to me.

maybe because of the color of pink used? red might have been better. I still like the design and voted for it.

Re: Pottery Training

So glad to see this back in the fog!

Re: Fiery Autumn Colors

So it's a tree, I suppose. Feels more like it would fit a fire derby than the flora derby...

Pretty, but not very original...

Re: Mechanica Floratica | v2

New version with a different color scheme.

I think I'm done now. Hopefully it doesn't split my votes too badly. I'm happier with this version.

Thanks for checking it out.

Enlarged version:

I posted a new version with an adjusted color scheme.

Check it out.

re: flora in furs.

reminds me of watership down, my all-time favorite book. =)

Thank you so much!

Great shirt man. That is an awesome design.

Re: farm guru

This is really cute but you can't tell from the thumbnail how funny it is...

This is a great shirt. Love it.

xtinaftw wrote:He/she was asking an honest question. I feel the same way, though to me it looks like a Celtic-ish style knot or some other ancient civilization's style and that this is their symbol for the flower of life or what not. No need to be so defensive in your reply.

Now, all of that aside, as for the actual design, since it is a pre-existing design as you stated, and there are many images of it on the internet already, I don't feel like you've done anything special with it here to make it your own. I think it would be much better if you did it in a way that it looked like vines intertwining into that pattern or something to make it more artistic and unique.

well his comment just came off as snide...

either u like it or u don't, i can't control that...

thanks for looking

Re: Mechanica Floratica | v2

Yessss this is awesome... I do like the new colors a lot. Congrats on a great design!

eHalcyon wrote:Here's a generic tutorial on how to make halftones in Photoshop.

Convert your design to greyscale, halftone it, then take it back into RGB mode. Isolate the "colour" part of the design - you can use Select > Select Color Range (I'm typing this from memory so the actual menu text might be a bit different) and then just delete or copy+paste the selected part onto a new layer. Set the background to whatever colour you need and modify the colour of the halftone part with layer effects - double click the layer and use colour overlay.

Let me know if you need more help.

You are too kind sir - thanks for the info; I'll have to try it out. Watch, I'll actually practice, use it in a derby and promptly be rejected for it...lol!

xtinaftw wrote:Interesting. However, with the choice of brown on a light-colored shirt, I'm imagining someone wearing this, and it looking like they have strange body hair, especially as it gets thicker down towards the bottom...

lol...i kind of thought the same thing...alas, i am just a newbie, need to get my design skills stronger...

xtinaftw wrote:Interesting. However, with the choice of brown on a light-colored shirt, I'm imagining someone wearing this, and it looking like they have strange body hair, especially as it gets thicker down towards the bottom...

btw badseed gmv

jasneko wrote:Only if you want to;) Either way, this is something I would wear! Do more pieces like this (in addition to your other goodness)!

Maybe I'll try to cook something up today .


Edit: I can't think of anything to draw. Plus it's too hot around here! Maybe this is it for this week for me .

Re: Bonsai

I like the highlights you used on this jasneko. Makes it look like a wonderful sunrise, and a refreshing shirt to start the day with! : )

Re: Aquatic Bonsai

I really like their little hats. In fact, I think the hats are what does it for me. Oh they are so tiny. :p

Re: Fiery Autumn Colors

ramyb...

i will never know why people hate on you so bad...jealousy i guess...i might be wrong...

nice design...gmv...will buy if it makes it to print...

Re: Circular Logic.

off topic? nice design though...