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MaryESP wrote:I like it, but it does kind of look like a money tree....

lol, I thought the same thing when I was drawing it out.

homeschoolwinner wrote:I agree too. I think it's awesome until your eyes reach the canopy. The trunk is so textured and the pot and the robot have a lot of character and then the canopy is just...there. It almost looks like someone else did the canopy part haha. I would add some cool leaves and branches and stuff (maybe since it's a robot tree, some robot parts too?) and re-sub. I will vote for it then for sure!

I completely disagree. I like the contrast between the detail of the trunk and the simplicity of the canopy. It makes it stand and is more unique.

ChuckleNorris wrote:This is axesome!

Thanks Chuckle. I really thought I had a chance this time. Oh well

Radscoolian wrote:Thanks Chuckle. I really thought I had a chance this time. Oh well

It'll pick up some speed.

ChefRAZ wrote:great shirt. even on yellow.

Ditto. I love the design, but no way will I wear yellow. Voted, though.

MaryESP wrote:I felt the design and colors were more impressive on a lighter background, but apparently I'm in the minority.

In any case, beautiful job.

Hey thanks Mary! I actually had it on white/grey at first, but I changed it. I then added stuff that only works on dark backgrounds. I have to make some more changes to make it work on white again.

Re: Flora Nouveau

Gorgeous design, beautiful colors! Wish I could vote 100 more times for this shirt!

imsochady wrote:Hey thanks Mary! I actually had it on white/grey at first, but I changed it. I then added stuff that only works on dark backgrounds. I have to make some more changes to make it work on white again.

I kinda preferred it on the lighter shirts too. I thought you might try another light background like lemon or grass or baby blue... not a dark color. It's still good, but it doesn't standout the same way to me either.
However, still something I would wear myself, and that doesn't happen that often

Re: Autumn Cometh

I really like this theme!

Unfortunately... autumn is coming for some of us.

Feedback and votes appreciated.

Re: Surfing the Web

Great concept, very cool stylistically. GMV

wugsby wrote:
Now when I post it's usually to decry the shameless exploitative design tactics that certain artists use to appeal to the anime subculture on this website for an almost guaranteed win, but I think I have to speak up in this case as well. Though I'm a fervent supporter of video games and clever designs involving video games, I feel I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't comment that this shirt is doing much the same thing that the chibi designers do, just with a different theme. Chibi shirts shouldn't win sheerly by virtue of being chibi and video game shirts shouldn't win simply by virtue of being related to video games either.

Anyways, I applaud the effort and though I am a mario fan I would have to say that I don't feel this design would stand on it's own if it didn't have a mario theme backing it. It's a good effort and I'm sure that many people will vote for it but I am not going to be one of those people.

You know what I don't get.... is how some people are so critical of something people spent a lot of time on. In addition, they don't vote for the mere fact it isn't original. Like there is some code people "have" to follow. This website is about people having fun making designs and hoping that someone will like it and vote. If they win, it is because it is what the fellow wooters want! I applaud anyone who sticks to there guns and designs things they know will win. Don't get me wrong I love, love, love the originals, I just wish there wasn't so much negativity. Kudos to all the people who are encouraging and constructive rather than critical. I think sometimes people know how to play the system and win the votes! I love Mario and I know many do. Great artwork.

No offense Wugsby. I know you were trying to be positive near the end. I just have bottled up my thoughts on responses like yours and it just so happens you received the wrath of words.

Re: Love Grows Inside Us All.

I don't really have a lot to say about this one. I wanted to try a more bold graffiti-ish style, just to do something different. I do believe it would've looked a bit nicer stretched more vertically on the shirt, but of course here at woot we can't quite do that yet.

Re: It's a record record record.

This would be spiffy with some woodland animals rocking out to the beats.

Re: the woodsman

this is a "style" i have been wanting to take a crack at for a while. hope you all dig it.

o, and i live in kansas

Re: Love Grows Inside Us All.

I think with a conservative pot or roots or something other than the mouth at the bottom, this would be headed for the fog. My 2 cents.

Re: Love Grows Inside Us All.

Bink...I love all of this but the mouth.
It's just too much for me. But the rest is great.

Re: Autumn Cometh

Is that tree shedding marijuana leaves?

Re: Spicy Italian Meatball

GMV. I will buy many of these if it wins.

parrotworks wrote:I think with a conservative pot or roots or something other than the mouth at the bottom, this would be headed for the fog. My 2 cents.

I realize this took the wrong tone. I REALLY love the heart, the colors, the style, the placement.

sugareeali wrote:Bink...I love all of this but the mouth.
It's just too much for me. But the rest is great.

I know. It creeps me out too, and I don't think I like it either. It happened to be the first thing I drew though so I was like whatever, I'll just keep going.

TurboGraphx16 wrote:I personally feel that the majority of the people who complain about a video game themed shirts success need to restack their priorities in life.

This is a cute, wearable, shirt; one that I'd easily buy.

I think that people who wear video game themed shirts need to restack their priorities in life.

parrotworks wrote:I think with a conservative pot or roots or something other than the mouth at the bottom, this would be headed for the fog. My 2 cents.

I might totally take your suggestion and rework it later tonight when I get home. No time though now. : (

I guess I wanted to go for a more "hey I'm in yo' face" design, which kind of came out that way, but it does creep me out.

Livnxtreem wrote:I applaud anyone who sticks to there guns and designs things they know will win.

My personal distaste is for designers who stick to their guns and submit designs that have been seen countless times before and are clearly just playing all the cards to try and win the cutesy or "cool" random swirl votes. There's a difference between being crowd pleasing and fun (say, "Night Owl" and the more recent "The Chemist") and blatant pandering.

That said, I do agree that the negativity goes too far at times, sometimes with reason, sometimes without much.

edit- I just realized I wasn't responding to the artist, heh

Re: Spicy Italian Meatball

Hey look! It's another video game "parody" shirt that doesn't really parody anything. Unless of course you were trying to parody this shirt from the "Video Games Through Art History" derby:

His Hat, Glove and Boot in the style of Realism

Re: Aquatic Bonsai

This is pretty cool...is it on Navy?

jasneko wrote:I kinda preferred it on the lighter shirts too. I thought you might try another light background like lemon or grass or baby blue... not a dark color. It's still good, but it doesn't standout the same way to me either.
However, still something I would wear myself, and that doesn't happen that often

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

Re: Flora in furs.

Edgar, this is beyond cute. I don't usually do cute, but I would wear this. It has your whimsy, and I love your whimsy. GMV.

Jestik wrote:Fire bad. Tree pretty.

Hooray for forest fires!

Re: Puny Plumber vs Carnivorous Clog -2nd version

My first shirt. Taking the derby by storm, an unstoppable phenomenon. What? My inspiration? Oh, I don't know... That which we call God, the ethereal body. Do not wallow, dear friends, in self pity. Look instead towards the heavens. There you will find me, Wacom tablet in hand, mighty lords posturing for me.

Thanks for all the support!

Re: a thousand forests is in a single acorn

just trying another time. hope you like.

Bunnies? Ugh.










I kid, of course. This design is somehow charming, absurd, cute, and utterly strange at the same time. The colors are rather lovely too.

jmmbell1987 wrote:My personal distaste is for designers who stick to their guns and submit designs that have been seen countless times before and are clearly just playing all the cards to try and win the cutesy or "cool" random swirl votes. There's a difference between being crowd pleasing and fun (say, "Night Owl" and the more recent "The Chemist") and blatant pandering.

That said, I do agree that the negativity goes too far at times, sometimes with reason, sometimes without much.

edit- I just realized I wasn't responding to the artist, heh

Well being that I have only been a Woot member for about three months I will have to say this is the first Mario shirt I have seen. So I can understand the irritation there. I guess my point was the negativity. I am all about some tips or advice on making it better, but if you are going to whine, complain, and be negative rather than helpful in a positive manner, go take some prozac on your high horse and get over yourself. Life is too short for negativity and complaining.

Well, lol. I guess that was a little hypocritical, huh? I guess I was just complaining about the negative folks on my soap box, eh. CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG! GOSH! That was the point, geez!

Not directed toward you jmmbell1987. Guess the newb here needed to know that there were a lot of the mario prints.

D3lusional wrote:Is that tree shedding marijuana leaves?

Japanese maple actually

Jestik wrote:ya, that be Seymour!


phunee.

You mean Audrey II?

Re: Flora in furs.

Edgar, you made me do it. Something I thought I would never do. You made me vote for a white shirt. I love this!

Re: the woodsman

Amazing job Kasey! the shadows are off the charts man.

wrackune wrote:Not sure about the hat and glove. They sort of stray from the smooth style of the piranha plant (which i dig btw)

Without the hat and glove, this shirt is meaningless and loses the votes from all the video game fan kids.

Re: How Does Your Garden Grow?

A garden of CATerpillars, HORSEflies, snapDRAGONS, DRAGON flies, BIRDS of paradise and dandeLIONS. 4 ink colors + halftones

valorandvellum wrote:A garden of CATerpillars, HORSEflies, snapDRAGONS, DRAGON flies, BIRDS of paradise and dandeLIONS. 4 ink colors + halftones

I like the style and detail. Very nice.

Re: Flora in furs.

I'm a tad bit frightened. Is the rabbit getting a more human-like face with each re-submission?