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truffleshuffle wrote:Really cool effect with the lighting!! However, I feel like a lot of people might derive religious connotations from this...you know with God looking down on the Tree of Knowledge in Eden. Maybe that's just me though...

I am a religious person and didn't think of that at first. I actually thought it centered around the idea that the single apple was a bit of hope to end hunger.

Turns out that the shirt is more of a metaphor though anyway for the tree being hunger and the rain and light being hope. I guess it can be interpreted many different ways.

I really do like this design, but I do have to admit that those halftones are pretty fine in size for how much the shirt uses them.

Re: Give a little love.

Votee!

Re: I am here for you - v2

I really like the majority of the changes made here. Her expression is much softer and conveys more meaning. The background makes her pop out better, and the highlighting is excellent.

The glow coming from the umbrella still isn't doing it for me and the halftones aren't helping. Overall, I do like the piece much better and I'll give it a +1.

duckcake wrote:to me it looks like the story of sleeping beauty (i think it was her) and the poison apple

... Snow White?

Re: It's a Live

lolwut

Re: I am here for you - v2

I have my doctorate(that means no one can argue with me) in art and this is the truest piece of art I have ever seen.

Re: Hope on the horizon

Initially, I really liked this concept, but that was with your explanation. I don't think it'll be very easy for others to get anywhere close to guessing it.

Besides, there are much stronger concepts that are also beautiful, but more visually interesting.


....Plus I, too, am worried about those halftones.

jfetterman wrote:Incredible design! I volunteer at an all-cats (no-kill) shelter and we'd easily sell dozens of this shirt if it were available. Hunger doesn't only affect humans.

Thanks so much Jfetterman!

creamcake47 wrote:I also volunteer at no kill animal shelter, this would be a big seller there.

To both creamcake, jfetterman (or anyone else who has thought likewise)... are these non-profit animal shelters? If so, and if they have the motivation/capacity/know-how to get shirts printed, PM me with the info of the shelter so I can check them out, and you ask the shelters if they are interested, etc and we can go from there.

As long as they are not for profit, I would be willing to give the design for their use gratis. I love animals (especially cats!) and try to donate when I can to the animal humane society, to the no-kill cat place near me, etc. I would certainly be happy to help by providing this design if they would like to sell tees to raise awareness/funds for the animals!

(I couldn't give it until a certain amount of days are up that woot has a hold (60? 90? I'd have to check), but it could be sorted out in the meantime).

Or, I could try Good Joe, (haven't tried it yet, but I believe it tries to have positive messages on their shirts?), and I think they donate to good causes per shirt? I think users can nominate the causes.

Re: Here, Friend...

NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo!

Get back in the fog, I command you! Back, I say!

Altheahelaine wrote:Um, no. I'm sorry but I know what hope is, and regardless of what you say this does not represent hope for *me*. To be honest, it reminds me of a bunch of homeless people standing around a trashcan fire.

I concede that interesting art can be interpreted differently by different people (is the Mona Lisa smiling?) but I contend that a fire in a trash can can symbolize hope, especially to a cold, homeless person.

Re: Fire of Hope

I wish this had been submitted to a different derby. Where it would fit the theme better.

That said, I'm not seeing an explosion, because I would expect people to be falling back or flying through the air from the force.

But it doesn't have the organic feel of a campfire or trashbin fire or any other earthy fire. These rays of light are more directed and forceful. You'd expect a more flickering/moving light from a fire.

It reminds me of what you'd see in sci-fi where some alien orb opens up and people are drawn to look at whatever is emerging. The aliens could be bringing peace, love, and chips and dip, but that's usually not the case.

Re: Here, Friend...

Naturally, the runaway best design in this derby gets knocked out of the fog.

factory47 wrote:The perfect shirt?.... i think yes

Not quite.

It's a great concept, but I don't like the emphasis on Africa over other countries, even if it wasn't intentional, it's there. (Actually, if it WAS intentional, if the artist had a particular interest in Africa, then I'd probably be more OK with it....)

Also, the design isn't very visually interesting, although it is well done.


I like it, but not enough to vote and buy, sorry.

Re: Here, Friend...

It's BACK!!!! (please, PLEASE stay!)

not only are people here mostly jealous but its hilarious to me that even if you did copy/paste some of the anime stuff and have "not so real" birds. your stuff is at the top. regardless of how it got there..its on top. AND you get paid.

end of story.

Re: spoon

I like the logo, but not the ribbon or the brown shirt. I think it would look a lot better on a lighter colored shirt.

Horseypants wrote:Looks like the same tree branch vector you used in your Japan design... the abusing of vector packs is getting really cancellation around here.

That's because it is:

KaylaJ wrote:lol, no worries, the squirrels have 2 large acorn trees in the front and one large one in the back,many more around the neighborhood, and they steal tomatoes from the next door's garden. i'm shocked they can still run and climb, but i guess they get their exercise from being attacked by the birds

haha, tomatoes? I wasn't aware that was a big squirrel treat. hehe that must be very amusing! Are the birds big and aggressive? Why are they attacking?
Where I live, the birds are scared of the squirrels! The squirrel is always taking over the birdfeeder, and the birds hover nearby looking anxious, but usually won't go on until the squirrel leaves.

Altheahelaine wrote:much happier ;)

Hehe, I tried to this a bit more cheery

CoryG69 wrote:not only are people here mostly jealous but its hilarious to me that even if you did copy/paste some of the anime stuff and have "not so real" birds. your stuff is at the top. regardless of how it got there..its on top. AND you get paid.

end of story.

Eh... what? The "they're jealous" argument is about as logical as invoking Godwin's Law. It's never the case, and people who use it look stupid. Additionally, neither of these designs are currently in print territory.

Those lost three sentences are practically non-sequiturs.

seriosly?

I gotta say some of these are cool but make almost no sense. Even so, there's some impressive artwork out there.

Keep em comin guys!

Re: Decision To Help

cool lovin it

jmmbell1987 wrote:Eh... what? The "they're jealous" argument is about as logical as invoking Godwin's Law.

It's also getting really old. Every critic, it keeps being said, secretly admires who they're criticizing. It's armchair psychoanalysis and a way of dismissing the arguments by appealing to motive.

Re: Rice Bowl

This is the best shirt ever! i would totally buy this shirt. You should keep entering derbys.

Re: Fire of Hope

I don't see hope or anything related to hunger here.

And the lines evoke an explosion at the center of the crowd, even without the "flying body parts."

Re: Planting Hope

Out of all of the derby entries, this one is my personal favorite. GMV

Re: It's a Live

Some people need to be permanently banned from derby submissions.

Re: RSS Feed the World

RSS symbol... trademarked?

Re: Insert Food Here

Poorly drawn. I might as well buy a blank T shirt and draw on it with a sharpie myself.

theinvisible wrote:I guess they've tilled the world's oceans then...

Yes, let's nitpick at minor issues and completely forget the purpose of symbolism.

punkrock210 wrote:It is similar to this t-shirt on snorgtees

http://www.snorgtees.com/popsiclebreakup-p-561.html?osCsid=5d8512a9442eba6e411a0d1da7e6fcab

In that it has popsicles on it, yes.
In design/message/etc, not in the slightest.

simontsui wrote:RSS symbol... trademarked?

shittake... maybe? I'll do some research. but i doubt it? i figured its edited enough to be considered original artwork.

I think we're in the clear.

Glad that you submitted early enough to contend Lucky - always love your designs and always GMV

Thanks for the votes! I greatly appreciate all the support.

cmdixon2 wrote:I don't have much of an issue with the halftones, but I'm bothered by the angles of the sun rays. The way it is now, they look more like spot lights than sun rays. They shouldn't converge like that.

Funny you mention that, when I first started I had all the sun rays separate from one another. Surprisingly it actually looked more like spot lights. To be honest, the sun rays actually never converge, they just are diffused at the bottom. That was intentional to give it a more natural lighting effect.

theamazingv wrote:...as long as the halftones don't come out like a plaid print. Which they probably will :/

Just another unpleasant effect from scaling the design to fit the shirt comp. Not present in the print file.

southpaw3687 wrote:...I actually thought it centered around the idea that the single apple was a bit of hope to end hunger.

That is exactly why I added the apple to the design. I liked the idea of the multiple meanings. I had mentioned it in the discussion thread, I forgot to post it here.

truffleshuffle wrote:I really like that the elephant is just a round shape with no legs, haha. Very cute

Thanks!

simontsui wrote:Some people need to be permanently banned from derby submissions.

What are you talking about? This is the best submission in the Derby! It is the only one that is remotely on topic that follows ALL OF THE RULES!

Wow guys, everybody bashing this shirt design needs to learn how to RTFM and know what this Derby is about, and what ALL OF THE DERBY'S ARE FOR.

rudyrudell wrote:this shirt


is firing Rocket Number 9 amazing.

Agreed. I heart this shirt.

Re: Fire of Hope

I remember telling my wife that there was no way to comment on someones design being off topic this week. The topic is just so vague that I couldn't see anything that attempted to be on topic not being on topic....then there was this.

Tanapangarap wrote:It's also getting really old. Every critic, it keeps being said, secretly admires who they're criticizing. It's armchair psychoanalysis and a way of dismissing the arguments by appealing to motive.

Indeed. For it to be true, critics of Ramy/Ski would have to bash EVERYONE whose talents they secretly desired. Of course, that's not the case. Adder, for example, frequently praises many a designer and design. He has a whole blog dedicated to praising good designs. And yet he probably gets more "you're just jealous" remarks aimed at him than anyone else.

anjulka wrote:I'm bummed that this isn't doing better. I think it's a fabulous design and captures the spirit of the issue perfectly. You should contact some groups that work with hunger issues, like Feeding America. They might not be able to pay you, but it's such a great shirt that it shouldn't just get lost in nowhere land.

Thank you so much!

I really just went with my inner feelings. All I could think of was happy kids, sharing nutritious food together. I would happily give this design to a foundation if they liked it. My friends actually suggested it too. I would be just fine not getting paid if it meant the money went to the hungry. <3