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BootsBoots wrote:Thanks for the opinions, guys. I thought the sad face made it less pretty and more interesting. I am thinking about taking it out though.

I like the navy without the sad emoticon and would definately vote and buy.

BootsBoots wrote:I also have this. It's from awhile ago, but I spent a lot of time reworking it. Thoughts?

I've just spent the last several evenings reading this book to my son over and over with special voices. My throat hurts. I'd vote for this.

Man, I gave up on a lot of things this week, even on this derby! Hooray!

imsochady wrote:Man, I gave up on a lot of things this week, even on this derby! Hooray!

I'm jealous, I only derby when I drink, and I only drink when I derby. I mean, when I don't derby I don't know what to do with my hands.

Uh, anyway, vote for this thing:

Up for voting, if you like them... Thanks!

I just saw the part about having to export each color on a seperate layer. Any easy way to do that in Illustrator?

Kattywampus wrote:I just saw the part about having to export each color on a seperate layer. Any easy way to do that in Illustrator?

I think you only need to separate layers for photoshop files, not illustrator.

BootsBoots wrote:I think you only need to separate layers for photoshop files, not illustrator.

Oh, thanks much!

Is anyone else having problems uploading their art? I have never had a problem before.

OK, thanks for all the help, gang. It's up!

A question....
I searched but couldn't find a solid answer, and I don't have any navy shirts. I am wondering if back ink shows up on navy or are they too tonally close?

*resists urge to make some kinda Blue Meanie reference*

:D Wooooohooo!

ZombieGorilla wrote:A question....
I searched but couldn't find a solid answer, and I don't have any navy shirts. I am wondering if back ink shows up on navy or are they too tonally close?

They're too close.

One more design this week. Now I'm taking a break.
Voteable:

Some feedback? I keep wondering what is missing. Thanks =]

The theme is amazing! As are all the submissions so far! @.@
Ahhh, I would like to see the werewolf shirt win!!! Vote for the werewolf shirt so that it can be available to buy! lol

kittysoup wrote:*resists urge to make some kinda Blue Meanie reference*

Don't resist!

I love that movie!

tgentry wrote:

Stunning! Your designs consistently take my breath away, but this one nearly stopped my heart. The eyes are amazing.
Can't wait to buy two, one for me, one for the granddaughter. You *have* to win this week.
Cheers and best wishes,
Priscilla

Shirt.Woot you're from St. Louis. No mention of the ST. LOUIS BLUES?!?!?

Can someone please explain why anything in the fog is considered blue? I feel like we should be seeing an EPIC REJECTION FIT on Tuesday.

truffleshuffle wrote:

So, I thought I'd get opinions before I actually post this tomorrow. I'm not sure about what people will think of this design, but I wanna know before it's too late to start something new;)

I will vote for this for sure! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!! You are an amazing artist

Please vote for my two entries, if you like them enough to give them your support. Thanks!

-Tek

rglee129 wrote:OK, thanks for all the help, gang. It's up!

Freaking awesome, Robby. Glad we could help! GMV hardcore. Especially since I have been forced to watch Blue's Clues for the last four years...

AdderXYU wrote:Can someone please explain why anything in the fog is considered blue? I feel like we should be seeing an EPIC REJECTION FIT on Tuesday.

Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but the rules only state the design is on one of the three prescribed shirt colors... all four meet that criterion. Of course, the SPIRIT of the derby might have been to do a "blue" themed shirt, but that ain't stated. Loopholes are a bear...

SkekTek wrote:Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but the rules only state the design is on one of the three prescribed shirt colors... all four meet that criterion. Of course, the SPIRIT of the derby might have been to do a "blue" themed shirt, but that ain't stated. Loopholes are a bear...

the blue shirt requirement comes after the thematic explanation. Ergo theme need be met.

Fabulous!

no1 wrote:um... i do it by picking the code from imageshack that isn't labeled "thumbnail."

Just my preference, but you should add a moon. OH, but then you're stuck with "Blue Moon". Maybe a cloud then, but the upper-left seems naked.

AdderXYU wrote:the blue shirt requirement comes after the thematic explanation. Ergo theme need be met.

Ah. I stand corrected. Based on the wording, yeah, there should be a buttload more rejections.

binkdrop wrote::D Wooooohooo!

Gorgeous. Small question- is this done all in Photoshop? Because i'm just not getting this level of shading control on Illustrator, and have been thinking of switching over since AI is such a bear in trying to draw subtle details without constantly removing lines near where you want to place new ones...

SkekTek wrote:Gorgeous. Small question- is this done all in Photoshop? Because i'm just not getting this level of shading control on Illustrator, and have been thinking of switching over since AI is such a bear in trying to draw subtle details without constantly removing lines near where you want to place new ones...

Thanks Skek! I usually do the line art in Macromedia Flash since it allows me to re-size it without distorting quality. I then do all the coloring in Photoshop after I decide on a size for the lines and import them. I have absolutely no idea how to use Illustrator as I've never had the opportunity to piddle around with the program much, but I think just because of the way I draw Photoshop and flash are easier for me to wrap my head around. :p

binkdrop wrote:Thanks Skek! I usually do the line art in Macromedia Flash since it allows me to re-size it without distorting quality. I then do all the coloring in Photoshop after I decide on a size for the lines and import them. I have absolutely no idea how to use Illustrator as I've never had the opportunity to piddle around with the program much, but I think just because of the way I draw Photoshop and flash are easier for me to wrap my head around. :p

The CS4 Photoshop has this new feature called Smart Objects which lets you scale stuff non-destructively. I, too, have used Flash in the past, and I think Flash and Illustrator share lots of common tools, so it maybe not be much of a jump for you if you switched over. And yes, Photoshop is a beast when it comes to coloring! Also new in CS4 is the ability to rotate your canvas! I just wish Illustrator had this feature also.

(I think I sounded like a spokesperson for Adobe CS4 )

imsochady wrote:The CS4 Photoshop has this new feature called Smart Objects which lets you scale stuff non-destructively. I, too, have used Flash in the past, and I think Flash and Illustrator share lots of common tools, so it maybe not be much of a jump for you if you switched over. And yes, Photoshop is a beast when it comes to coloring! Also new in CS4 is the ability to rotate your canvas! I just wish Illustrator had this feature also.

(I think I sounded like a spokesperson for Adobe CS4 )

I have CS2 on my PC and CS3 on my mac (school gets CS3 as part of the network shared programs). That's always fun as the CS3 stuff can't be opened correctly in 2, but they don't exactly throw around CS3 licenses for home computers .

The bulk of my stuff is in Illustrator because I'm so familiar with the tools. Photoshop, I can't even get my head around the dang paths. But if I want shading, I gotta break out the slice tool and chop pieces off the shape to recolor.

Thanks for the suggestion of Flash though, I never thought of that.

Where do you download the sample shirts upon which to place your art?

[I think I found the FAQ. Will go read it....]

SkekTek wrote:I have CS2 on my PC and CS3 on my mac (school gets CS3 as part of the network shared programs). That's always fun as the CS3 stuff can't be opened correctly in 2, but they don't exactly throw around CS3 licenses for home computers .

The bulk of my stuff is in Illustrator because I'm so familiar with the tools. Photoshop, I can't even get my head around the dang paths. But if I want shading, I gotta break out the slice tool and chop pieces off the shape to recolor.

Thanks for the suggestion of Flash though, I never thought of that.

I, too, do most of my stuff in Illustrator, but been doing lots of Photoshop painting recently. There is indeed a big jump from AI to PS. Like it's a whole new monster to conquer. Well, that's how I felt when started using PS. The techniques I use are very different for each program. Like in AI, most of the time I use the White Arrow tool, but hardly ever in PS. Likewise in PS with the Lasso tool, hardly used in AI. I have always wondered if they'll ever combine the two, turn it into the best raster/vector program out there, and call it Photostrator! Hahah.

imsochady wrote:I, too, do most of my stuff in Illustrator, but been doing lots of Photoshop painting recently. There is indeed a big jump from AI to PS. Like it's a whole new monster to conquer. Well, that's how I felt when started using PS. The techniques I use are very different for each program. Like in AI, most of the time I use the White Arrow tool, but hardly ever in PS. Likewise in PS with the Lasso tool, hardly used in AI. I have always wondered if they'll ever combine the two, turn it into the best raster/vector program out there, and call it Photostrator! Hahah.

I always use the paintbrush and just draw away. Never even learned how to use the pen tool because I think it creates dots on the line you draw and I don't understand how to manipulate that stuff. All that slicing and manipulating lines in Illustrator sounds like it would be irritating. :p

And were you talking about Content Aware Scaling in PS4? I watched a video on that - seems to be pretty awesome for manipulating photos and such, but I doubt it would work for super large scaling needs. Still a very sophisticated new gizmo that seems really neat.

ckeilah wrote:Where do you download the sample shirts upon which to place your art?

[I think I found the FAQ. Will go read it....]

If you didn't find what you were looking for, here is the link the woot template (They're on the left side). If you meant the realistic looking shirt, then here is that.

And here are the other links you might want:
Tips for New Designers
Unofficial derby rules
Designing for the derby

So, I'm not about to argue that sekiyoku's shirt should be reinstated, because it shouldn't. It was correctly rejected because it is a just a bird which is blue. It could have been a pig that was blue. In fact, I think sekiyoku should be banned permanently for the sheer ugliness of her entire portfolio. But her "PICTURE" being rejected makes me have to ask: Where is the blue in half the rest of the fog? Robbie and Ramy have at least a tenuous grasp on said theme (though I'd say the latter could easily be rejected for horrible halftoning). truffle and kdeuce, not so much. Boots' piece in 5th? also not so much. It was a correct rejection, but there needs to be more by virtue of that one.

binkdrop wrote:I always use the paintbrush and just draw away. Never even learned how to use the pen tool because I think it creates dots on the line you draw and I don't understand how to manipulate that stuff. All that slicing and manipulating lines in Illustrator sounds like it would be irritating. :p

And were you talking about Content Aware Scaling in PS4? I watched a video on that - seems to be pretty awesome for manipulating photos and such, but I doubt it would work for super large scaling needs. Still a very sophisticated new gizmo that seems really neat.

Pen Tool is a godsend for mouse users! Heheh.

That Content Aware Scaling is one new nifty trick alright. I think it's more for photographers, maybe some creative genius can find some use for it in shirt designs. But the one I'm talking about are Smart Objects. Really cool feature. The guy said in the video that it has been around since CS2! Fancy that.