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Drakxxx wrote:I appreciate all your support guys. I emailed Barbara at woot and asked her if she could tell me what exactly I got rejected for so I can make changes and resubmit.

Regardless if or when I hear back from her, I'm going to assume it's the character's likeness to an existing one, and change that around. I'll be resubmitting this evening for sure.

Thank you Drakxxx. I can't wait to see how your resubmission looks.

Earlysong wrote:Did it ever occur to anyone that maybe she just likes drawing cats in pumpkins and she thought maybe she'd put it up and see how much other people like it?

If she was new, then maybe. But she's been pulling stunts like this for a long bloody time.

beso0282 wrote:It's amazing that this design has more votes than the resub.

As far as composition, this one seems better. There were things that were fixed in the second version, but some things got a little worse.

Besides which, this one was ahead in the voting and things that are closer to the top tend to get more votes just from the momentum. Which is why so many people were gnashing teeth about the submission errors at the beginning of the derby.

Drakxxx wrote:I appreciate all your support guys. I emailed Barbara at woot and asked her if she could tell me what exactly I got rejected for so I can make changes and resubmit.

Regardless if or when I hear back from her, I'm going to assume it's the character's likeness to an existing one, and change that around. I'll be resubmitting this evening for sure.

Just make sure you change more than just the color of his clothes dude, unless you want to make a point or something.. :-D

Re: The Pumpkin Witch

lol just because i said "needs hot girl"...

not too keen on the cream but lets see if this grows on me

Re: flu-like symptoms

haha, cool concept with a nice title to boot.

GMV

DianaSprinkle wrote:Oh thanks, that makes perfect sense, I've also noticed people commenting about shirt colors in the same vein. =D

If you listen too much to those specific comments, your head will probably explode. Or your art will.

Re: the flavor of the season

Awesome work! I really like this.

lol. The bunny looks like the thing from Totoro.

Re: The Pumpkin Witch

it grew on me.

but Dont think this is the one.

I am still waiting for the one you make that will blow my mind.

Earlysong wrote:Did it ever occur to anyone that maybe she just likes drawing cats in pumpkins and she thought maybe she'd put it up and see how much other people like it?

Honestly what you think of the artist as a person doesn't matter. If you have a problem with the artist, tell woot and let them handle it as they see fit, vote for another shirt, don't buy the shirt, etc. If people like the cat, and they want to wear it, what's the problem?! THREE SHIRTS will be printed. It's not like if you want one it has to be the cat.

It has nothing to do with kittens or pumpkins, and for me it has nothing personal to do with the artist. The problem is that the first version of this shirt was rejected because it's too similar to existing shirts. Woot's opinion, not the voters' opinions. The artist resubmitted the same design with a different colored cat. But it's the same design that was "too similar" before. Nothing has been done to change the "too similar" problem.

It would be the same thing if I gave you hamburger and you said, "I don't eat red meat," and then I took the burger back, wrapped it in lettuce and gave it back to you. It's the same red meat. It doesn't matter if I wrap it in lettuce or put it on rye bread, the original problem has not been addressed.

Re: the flavor of the season

This is AWESOME, and it's pretty much the only design I've voted for in this derby!

Re: Candy Corn!

im still glad ur around buddy.

need moar kdubbs in woot derbies

theinvisible wrote:lol. The bunny looks like the thing from Totoro.

Huh. Don't know what happened to the image.

HalfWheat wrote:It has nothing to do with kittens or pumpkins, and for me it has nothing personal to do with the artist. The problem is that the first version of this shirt was rejected because it's too similar to existing shirts. Woot's opinion, not the voters' opinions. The artist resubmitted the same design with a different colored cat. But it's the same design that was "too similar" before. Nothing has been done to change the "too similar" problem.

It would be the same thing if I gave you hamburger and you said, "I don't eat red meat," and then I took the burger back, wrapped it in lettuce and gave it back to you. It's the same red meat. It doesn't matter if I wrap it in lettuce or put it on rye bread, the original problem has not been addressed.

lol how did u come up with that analogy?

anyways i feel compelled to post.
seki, this is unacceptable, unless u are really really cute.

in which case i will turn a blind eye.

HalfWheat wrote:It has nothing to do with kittens or pumpkins, and for me it has nothing personal to do with the artist. The problem is that the first version of this shirt was rejected because it's too similar to existing shirts. Woot's opinion, not the voters' opinions. The artist resubmitted the same design with a different colored cat. But it's the same design that was "too similar" before. Nothing has been done to change the "too similar" problem.

It would be the same thing if I gave you hamburger and you said, "I don't eat red meat," and then I took the burger back, wrapped it in lettuce and gave it back to you. It's the same red meat. It doesn't matter if I wrap it in lettuce or put it on rye bread, the original problem has not been addressed.

but if you put it on half wheat... ;)

Re: Franken Panda!

So, this is you, too:

http://www.zazzle.com/frankenpanda_halloween_shirts-235390276263395292

huh.

Re: but srsly it's mai pumpkin

At this point I really don't give a rat's ass about what designs are submitted anymore because I know that regurgitated designs like this will always show up in the fog, and will usually always win. I know some people like this design and would wear a precious Halloween Puss in Boots cat on their chest to prance around gaily in, but this is just not for me. Man, I don't even wanna come into the derby anymore just because I see stuff like this that five year-olds would wear.So good luck seki on your design, I guess.

Re: Franken Panda!

You fail sir.

theinvisible wrote:Huh. Don't know what happened to the image.

Re: DINO REAPER!

This:

http://www.zazzle.com/n1kis_halloween_grim_reaper_ladies_destroyed_tee_tshirt-235084211594857803

Re: DINO REAPER!

Found this shirt at:
http://www.zazzle.com/n1kis_halloween_grim_reaper_ladies_destroyed_tee_tshirt-235084211594857803

Adding "Dino" to the name doesn't make it yours. And even if it is yours, you can't use it here.

Re: I Like Candy

After looking at the two versions of the Trick r Treat movie posters, I'd say that's exactly the reason it was rejected. There are elements from both posters in this shirt, almost like they were combined into one. I'm not sure a resub would help since the main character of your shirt appears to be the problem.

icymallard wrote:lol how did u come up with that analogy?

Probably because I'm hungry.

Re: Death Haunts the Night

Good to see that you've rehashed your failed reaper design and held over the background from "the jungle within". Hate to not end up using that something this derby.....

Re: Boo!

oh, dang- I get to be the first to vote for this? That's really cool, cuz this is great!

glad to see you submitting here, I hope you do well!

Re: Boo!

Completely adorable!! Hope this wasn't submitted too late to garner enough votes.

Misskari wrote:So wait, you AREN'T a childrens' book illustrator? That just baffles me.

As an aspiring children's book illustrator, the reality is that the market isn't that easy to break into.

Re: but srsly it's mai pumpkin

Check it out...Orange cat in a pumpkin has also been done before.

its not the actual design that makes me dislike the shirt, its the 'cutesy' title.

jumcdona wrote:After looking at the two versions of the Trick r Treat movie posters, I'd say that's exactly the reason it was rejected. There are elements from both posters in this shirt, almost like they were combined into one. I'm not sure a resub would help since the main character of your shirt appears to be the problem.

Looking at the posters, I'm guessing that's the issue as well.

Re: Bad Moon Rising...

Thanks to everyone for their votes and support!

And thanks to anyone who helped me reach the finished design. The sword and axe really added a great detail to it.

Re: I Like Candy

i actually watched trick r treat for the first time last night and if this was rejected due to similarities than there is one large fundamental problem...the trick r treat movie incorporated a variety of elements from commonly told and commonly known tales of horror or halloween. so yes there are similar elements however it is not a rip off of the movie nor does it appear that it is meant to be the character from the movie. almost every part of the four tales from the trick r treat movie came from stories that have been told over and over again. what made the movie unique was tying those tales together. i personally do not see the rejection problem here. the character's head is not shaped the same, he is not attired the same, does not have the same face or even a similar face for that matter, in fact the way his head is done is more reminiscent of a scarecrow's head than the character of the movie. it's a creepy little ragheaded kid on jack o'laterns....elements i associate with halloween. so while yes it might invoke the image of sam in your head ....it's not sam

so woot, the company that consistently prints live traces, copyrighted images and weak parodies of copyrighted characters thinks this is too similar...wow

Re: Zombie Vampire Robots from Space

I wish I could vote for this a thousand times over.

Re: but srsly it's mai pumpkin

So this made my 4 year old son very angry at me.
He asked why there was a monster in a pumpkin. I told him that it was supposed to be a cat. Now he isn't talking to me.

Big-eyed orange pumpkin cats: causing familial strife since 2009.

So woot censors videogame and star wars tshirts, but kawaii shirts get a free pass?

What is the sense in that?

lol, this is what I wrote on my gravestone whenever I died on Oregon Trail!

Re: Zombie Candycorn

i agree that this is a funny concept...however i think it looks really bad on the shirt
but at least it isn't a cat in a pumpkin

Re: most efficient way to get candy on halloween

This is REALLY cute! I love it!

Re: but srsly it's mai pumpkin

Wow. I spray painted my Honda Civic yellow and now it isn't a Honda Civic anymore.