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Re: Flying Machine

It looks to me like a coo-coo clock coo-coo has escaped. I can hear it yelling 'FREEEEEEDOOOOM!!!!!'

Re: Flight Cub

I like the look on his face; seems like that's what flying should feel like.

jasneko wrote:Thanks halfwheat! I don't actually own an olive shirt yet, so I don't even know what the real color is, but I've definitely heard a lot about the differences. I do try to keep it in mind whenever I design on these errant colors.

The olive is pretty dark, so black doesn't show up as well as it does on the template. You've pretty much taken care of that by highlighting your black lines with the green that should show up pretty well.

I like the actual olive better than the template olive.

choumore wrote:Well, it is good to know that people have children/human issue here. This never occurs to me before and had it not been brought up I probably would never know. Growing up reading tons of manga/animation, I am particularly fond of human depiction. This may truly be a cultural thing.

Maybe I will try the pre-derby threads the next time, though not every of us have the time to actually make design in weekdays.

And thank you for the kind words. Never hurts to hear someone making positive comments about your work.

Hang in there. It might take a little while for you to figure out what catches attention, but I think you'll get there.

The funny thing about Adder's comment about children was that until I read it, I didn't realize I had that much of a bias. Some shirts with kids have appealed to me, but it has to be just right. Maybe it's because it's only appealing if you think that it's how you were as a kid, and if you don't empathize, it doesn't work. If it's a non-person, you don't have to empathize.

jmmbell1987 wrote:If woot began censoring all dissent, that'd be a reason to boycott.

I'm not asking woot to censor all dissent. I'm asking woot to remove posts that contain hate and attacking comments. Call it censoring if you want, but this world could do with a little less hatred, of which this site has more than its fair share.

jasneko wrote:Baby owl birdy! Thanks Imsochady, where've you been?

Heheh. Sometime ago I decided to go grad school, and now it's taking up most of my time . BUT!!! I'm secretly taking an art class (Drawing 100 ) to sharpen me drawing skillz. Hopefully I'm getting better. And the class is really fun. Maybe I shoulda been an art major instead, hahah.

Re: Something I Must Do

LOVE IT!!!!!

Re: Fail

love it! I hope to buy this shirt!!!

PixelPotato wrote:I would totally wear this, because this is awesome.

Thanks! That means a lot, because I learned that using heather gray for the shirt was the kiss of death for a design. ;)

blammoed wrote:I simply searched for references for my drawing, not existing designs. At the time I didn't consider there would be any, it didn't cross my mind.

I wouldn't purposefully create something I knew already existed, and I don't work for woot. :\

The point is that simply searching a bit harder would have shown all of the above shirts that already exist. And you may not have intentionally done it, but you did it nevertheless. It's frustrating that your design, which as mean as it sounds is completely unoriginal, is taking the place of other designs that don't look nearly identical to shirts that already exist.

Re: Flight Cub

Fun illustration Honestly I wasn't entirely sure he was flying at first though until further inspection. After I realized it though, I completely enjoyed the design!

Re: The Joy of Flight... almost

so glad you went with the olive!

8bitcat wrote:I really just wanted to draw something interesting and ridiculous, that looks like it shouldn't be able to fly but somehow is able to. If nothing else, this was a fun challenge for me, I've always wanted to draw something that's needlessly complex. Hope you enjoy, thanks!

I really like it! Great color combination, quirky look and fluid style. Nice!

Re: Red Flew

that deep red looks great on the design.

AdderXYU wrote:Just as a checklist for anyone who might be interested:

~halftones which don't clash with each other or the shirt, and convey themselves peacefully to create a mood, not just to add frivolous gaudy glow? Check.

~Sleekness while not sacrificing needed detail and maintaining lack of deformity? Check.

~Dark, beady eyes that are not only used in a creature for whom they are appropriate, but nevertheless convey emotion through expression without just seeming empty and dead? Check.

~A concept? Check.

~A concept which pushes the theme without being fully outside the theme or else only on theme incidentally? Check.

Not naming any names, but some people could learn a lot from one Bootsboots piece compared to all of their own.

[Mod says "snip"]

I really don't see that this is any different from any of the other "beady-eyed" artwork. And yeah, that fish is so slick that it seems to have shaved its fins off. Really, the only thing that makes her artwork any different from the other "cute" art that you hate so much is the muted palette.

Is her design good? Yes. It's a nice design. Is it "great"? Not to me. Setting this piece up as some sort of ideal that everyone else on Woot should aspire to is just stupid. You seem to be confusing opinion for fact.

lonelypond wrote:nice

Thanks! Fingers crossed for breaking 10 votes...

Re: Something I Must Do

its 4x better with the quote.

without the quote, it gets a minor heheh.

possibly a chuckle.

yea, id give it a chuckle.

Re: Something I Must Do

Almost in the fog...Come on, beat out that ridiculous ET parody, boots!

Re: One Flight Per Customer RESUB

YES please!

Re: The Joy of Flight... almost

i love his expression.

sgood on olive.

kylemittskus wrote:The point is that simply searching a bit harder would have shown all of the above shirts that already exist. And you may not have intentionally done it, but you did it nevertheless. It's frustrating that your design, which as mean as it sounds is completely unoriginal, is taking the place of other designs that don't look nearly identical to shirts that already exist.

Wouldn't the burden be on the voters, since all reading this forum have been informed of the design's proliferation, to make sure that an "unoriginal" shirt doesn't stay in the fog?

dcvanderbush wrote:Wouldn't the burden be on the voters, since all reading this forum have been informed of the design's proliferation, to make sure that an "unoriginal" shirt doesn't stay in the fog?

The burden is on Woot, because if they printed this shirt, they would be the ones who have to deal with any potential lawsuits over infringement. I'm not saying that the companies responsible for the other shirts would have a case if they did try to pursue it, but it was always my understanding that is the reason why the no similar shirts rule exists (and, less importantly, because woot claims to sell "original" shirts).

HAHA this is so hilariously random

Re: Death Rain

By the way, i don't want to sound ungrateful to everyone here who has said such nice things about this design. I am very appreciative of the support...i just can't help but be snarky sometimes. Human emotion makes me uncomfortable

mikeyvach wrote:I have to say, I own a fair number of woot shirts, but very few are from derbies, because, well, people vote for really cancellation shirts. This, however, is about the most ridiculous and pointless shirt I have ever seen (and I mean that in a good way). I am very, very sad about how this shirt will probably not print.

i agree, this will be a close second to my favorite woot submission ever (that also didnt print):
http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=29968

I love this guy. That's just how I fly in my dreams. And his buddies on the ground? great expressions. Nice shirt.

SeedUvPain wrote:Human emotion makes me uncomfortable

That is what wearing this shirt would tell the world, I think. Which is why it is awesome.

"Your human emotions make me uncomfortable. I would rather rain death upon them. This unicorn doesn't f*ck around, man. And that dragon? He gave his soul to ROCK."

Re: Flying Fish V.3 (Watercolor on white)

This is closest version (so far anyway!) to the original design I imagined when starting to create this design... thought I would get closer to that conception and see how it does.

Feedback and votes appreciated.

Thanks!

Re: Flying Fish V.3 (Watercolor on white)

Oh, wow--that looks super. I like this one the best of all, and would definitely wear it! I don't do white shirts all that often, but I love how these colors complement it. Well done!

dcvanderbush wrote:Wouldn't the burden be on the voters, since all reading this forum have been informed of the design's proliferation, to make sure that an "unoriginal" shirt doesn't stay in the fog?

So it's ok to steal something and try to sell it. It's just not ok to buy the stolen thing?

I think the voters are absolutely culpable, but that doesn't remove any blame from the submitter.

Kex wrote:i agree, this will be a close second to my favorite woot submission ever (that also didnt print):
http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=29968

Though i could never even hope to touch on his style and particular brand of genius, i actually had edgar in mind when i started this. I take your having linked to his work in relation to mine as a very high compliment. How he feels is something else entirely.

graffd02 wrote:reminds me of that twilight zone episode with Shatner in it...

totally.

Re: One Flight Per Customer RESUB

I'm really very sad that the origial wa rejected, and more sad that I don't think I wold buy this, and thus can not vote for it if following my voting code. See, the yeti seemed like he would be the kind of guy to provide a nice service to the penguins. The polar bear seems like he is maliciously taking the clueless penguin's fish, then throwing them to their deaths. Sorry about the rejection, man.

dcvanderbush wrote:Wouldn't the burden be on the voters, since all reading this forum have been informed of the design's proliferation, to make sure that an "unoriginal" shirt doesn't stay in the fog?

I'd bet that a lot of voters never read the threads or just skim through. I've seen entries that were direct copies of already-printed designs that got a number of votes before Woot got around to rejecting. So those voters either didn't know or didn't care.

raevynpheather wrote:I'm not asking woot to censor all dissent. I'm asking woot to remove posts that contain hate and attacking comments. Call it censoring if you want, but this world could do with a little less hatred, of which this site has more than its fair share.

A lot of what people generalize as "hate" are comments rooted in a context that makes them less hateful and more general voicing of displeasure. I think woot does a decent job of deleting baseless attacks, and the ones they leave up have (if you do some research) plenty of reasoning behind them. They are less "hate" than they are an extension of a long, long series of critiques that grew weary over time.

I think a good place to start would be for people to stop generalizing so many posts as "hate", as for the most part they are not rooted in genuine hatred for anyone. Even a lot of the harsh ones need to be taken in their context.

Re: Your Time to Fly

Everyone keeps harping on originality. Why? Its not like the same cutesy (make me want to throwup) animal dropings aren't in the fog every week. It is a great picture and a great idea but because its not strapped to a cat, dog, or god forbid a penguin, everyone wants to rip it to shreds. You got my vote and if it wins i might just buy 2. >:P

I voted for the original, but I do like this one much better. Great work!

Stercrazy wrote:[Mod says "snip"]

I really don't see that this is any different from any of the other "beady-eyed" artwork. And yeah, that fish is so slick that it seems to have shaved its fins off. Really, the only thing that makes her artwork any different from the other "cute" art that you hate so much is the muted palette.

Is her design good? Yes. It's a nice design. Is it "great"? Not to me. Setting this piece up as some sort of ideal that everyone else on Woot should aspire to is just stupid. You seem to be confusing opinion for fact.

It's superior at a conceptual level, I think. The focus isn't on the Our Movie Genre cuteness! of the animals, but on the entire construction of the design. It tells a story. It's funny, and it's kind of touching. It's cute, but not cloyingly so. These are all subtle differences that add up to a design that's a hell of a lot better than most "beady eyed critter" designs.

fivfutdwarf wrote:Everyone keeps harping on originality. Why? Its not like the same cutesy (make me want to throwup) animal dropings aren't in the fog every week. It is a great picture and a great idea but because its not strapped to a cat, dog, or god forbid a penguin, everyone wants to rip it to shreds. You got my vote and if it wins i might just buy 2. >:P

I think because people want to see woot be consistent with its rules. Designs have been rejected for similarity for far less in the past.

Re: Something I Must Do

Wow. Winner, winner... Chicken dinner! Or sushi, however it maybe. :D