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Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=41324]A Tale of 2 Cities of War

Great concept. The drawing style is a bit too light-hearted for me personally. War and peace are some heavy themes.

Re: The LIttle Mermaid/Moby not Jane

odysseyroc wrote:I really like the layout, great job!

Thanks odysseyroc! It felt like a slight deviation from my normal layout tendencies (if there is such a thing), glad you like it!

paigeg wrote:I'm devastated. Ariel is going to be so hurt when Ahab and his crew arrive. Look, see - they're coming! Ahhhhhh!

hehe... the little mermaid always falls for the unattainable ones;) (In the real tale, the prince marries a princess and the little mermaid dies broken-hearted and turns into a water sprite... a much sadder ending than with Ariel!)

Re: Dracula / 20,000 Leagues under the Sea

Wow, such an incredibly well-executed piece! And yet, so completely off the wall..

Re: Huck Finn / The Wizard of OZ

I think more sepia with the lineart might have really made this rock.

Re: The Family Jules

rad.

Re: alice's adventures in wonderland/Land of Oz

The coloration on this is masterful. Just perfect!

Re: Tom Sawyer/Moby not Jane

I enjoy this submission! Hope it prints!

Re: Moby not Jane/The Odyssey

I don't know - cool idea, but it seems there needed to be something more, some detail context.

keelhaulkate wrote:Tom Sawyer was always such a trickster.
I hope you guys enjoy this one.

Very clever and funny! Great idea

Re: Gulliver's Travels - Plato's Timaeus

I doubt anyone's ever gonna get the references, but it doesn't matter. This stands on its own.

Re: 80 Days/20000 Leagues

The absurdity of a hot-air balloon under water (or for that matter, a squid in the air) would make this - but... I don't know. I can't decide if the coral is unnecessary and just the squid/baloon should stay, or someing more is needed to really balance the air/water justaposition... A cloud, to add to that faint half-tone of air? Or maybe a darker tee color would server the same purpose, to make the 'air' pop.

Re: 1 Samuel 17/Frankenstein

I am very impressed at 1- your knowledge of the true color of Frankenstein and 2-the pucker version of Frank. Are you entering your Adaptive Period as an artist?

Re: Around the world in 80 days VS 20,000 leagues

Around the world in 80days is cut short by the Ginourmous octopus from 20,000 Leagues under the sea!
...Next the WORLD!

Re: 1 Samuel 17/Frankenstein

Wow! I must say, I usually give the pucker entries a quick look and a quick chortle but don't vote, but this is very clever! I'm going to have to give this one a vote!

Re: Charlotte's Web/The Lord of the Flies

Clever! Two books where they are trying to kill "Piggy!" Worth a vote based on cleverness alone, but the illustration is excellent too!

Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=41324]A Tale of 2 Cities of War

I was looking at this and wondering why it bothered me, then read Eshto's comment and the lite went on. While I think this is a fab illustration with great coloring - on white! yay! It really does take too light a tone for the subject matter (both books, in fact).
That said, no one seeing it worn would have a clue what the references were, they'd just like the design.
So I guess that's a thumbs-up!

dhouse87 wrote:http://romeda.org/rePublish/covers/Huck.jpg

And here: http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/csl2995l.jpg

capedcrusader514 wrote:Was totally coming to say this couldn't be printed but it looks like it can be... Good job even though I don't know what books it's referring to.

Well, Mother Goose's Rhymes (from which Hey Diddle Diddle comes) was only compiled into a book a few hundred years ago, though many of the rhymes themselves date back more than a millennium. The Book of the Dead isn't too much of a book, more like a scroll, but it also got carved in stone a lot. I've been wanting to do a hieroglyphic design for a while and saw this as a good opportunity.

Re: Treasure Island / the island of Dr. Moreau

While your illustration is nice, and the colors well-chosen, think maybe it's lacking some context, back-story. Like, the figure of the monkey pirate in a beach scene digging up his treasure...

Re: frankenstein / little red riding hood

Lol! That's some awesome woodgrain on the door, too.

Re: D.QUIXOTE X FRANKENSTEIN

I don't think the distressing overpowers this. And the color choices are great. I really like how that lightning POPs!

Re: the tell-tale heart/Little Red Riding Hood

Funnee! You have a good eye for NOT drawing in things that don't need to be there (like the rest of the bed). Ssomething I need to learn.

paigeg wrote:While your illustration is nice, and the colors well-chosen, think maybe it's lacking some context, back-story. Like, the figure of the monkey pirate in a beach scene digging up his treasure...

thanks paigeg. I had few different versions of this. I had the Island and one that was a 3/4 view with a parrot on his shoulder. they all looked to busy. In the end the kids like the plan design; so I went with it.

phild3791 wrote:Thanks to everyone who voted. it would be good to get some feedback/criticism.

You only have one cute animal, usually to win you have to strap something to it's back or have another animal who looks sad/tired/annoyed. Nothing in this shirt differentiates the pirate that you are referencing from any other pirate or the monkey you are referencing from any other monkey. Basically your shirt lacks context.

My advise is to leave this cute animal stuff to RamyB and put a little more thought into it.

theWanker wrote:You guys both had nearly the same idea!
http://shirt.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=3882628&PageIndex=8&ReplyCount=362#post3884058

Kate's is far more cartoonish and Lol, while this is a smile and a nod of recognition. There's room for both. And this is just so pretty...

paigeg wrote:I don't know - cool idea, but it seems there needed to be something more, some detail context.

i agree.

Re: Sherlock of Oz

This is a mash between Sherlock Holmes / The Wizard of Oz.

Hope you enjoy!

Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=41339]Victor's

I sortof agree with the 'just a head' comment, though it'd work a LOT better if it were bigger on the shirt.

The insanity of this really makes me smile, tho!

Re: Around the world in 80 days VS 20,000 leagues

This is cool!

visix wrote:You only have one cute animal, usually to win you have to strap something to it's back or have another animal who looks sad/tired/annoyed. Nothing in this shirt differentiates the pirate that you are referencing from any other pirate or the monkey you are referencing from any other monkey. Basically your shirt lacks context.

My advise is to leave this cute animal stuff to RamyB and put a little more thought into it.

I agree with you. But after watching a few of these derbies it seems like the cute animal stuff plays pretty good around here. The Octopus wasn't over thought.

Beefmoe64 wrote:This is a mash between Sherlock Holmes / The Wizard of Oz.

Hope you enjoy!

LMAO +1

gla3dr wrote:I think its mashed up with the painting of dogs playing cards?

Which isn't literature. Or art, for that matter.
Cute, but I don't know if mashing the fables together qualifies... Oh hell, maybe it does. Who knows with Woot these days?

Re: Alice in Wonderland / Flatland

This is nice, and you draw and color very well. I'm just a little let down at the interpretation of the Flatlanders. I dunno - I was hoping for something more, I guess...

Re: Sherlock of Oz

FUNNY. great concept and shirt color.

Re: Hunchback of Notre-Dame/The Odyssey

*facepalm*
Nice cobblestone BG!

paigeg wrote:That said, no one seeing it worn would have a clue what the references were, they'd just like the design.
So I guess that's a thumbs-up!

I think you'd be surprised. I don't think that anyone would argue that the war/peace dichotomy is in any way ambiguous. And I also think that the fact that it is two cities is perfectly clear as well.

You are probably correct that most wouldn't make the automatic jump that it's a mash-up of the two but don't think that has anything to do with the tone of the shirt. The designs which are obvious mash-ups are simply juxtaposing iconic scenery and characters. I for one find a more original and creative take on the theme quite refreshing. And while the "war" building is sort of light hearted, the people there are most definitely not.

Re: The LIttle Mermaid/Moby not Jane

Hey the fog! Thanks voters!

I was just saying this in the pre-derby thread... I'm a tad embarrassed of being one of so many whale entries... I didn't quite expect that. I personally have had whales on my mind because I've been researching them recently.

And since I have... speaking of Ahab...I discovered that despite it being illegal, 1000 whales per year are still hunted - very upsetting! And then there are all the other dangers for whales because of people - pollution, collisions with ships, getting caught in fishing gear - pretty bad. Whales are really awesome creatures! So, since this seems to be a very whale-y derby, but there aren't actually so many in the world, if anyone is interested in reading more about whales: Link to World Wildlife page about them.

And, just in case... if you even want to donate (any amount!) to help protect them, you can do that too - or even adopt a whale:D

Re: Hey Diddle Diddle in the Book of Life

This has to be one of the freshest takes on this theme ever. Ancient text and nursery rhymes - LMAO! I love it, and will buy if it prints. GMV!

Re: Dracula / 20,000 Leagues under the Sea

This is 12 shades of awesome Riff... GMV

Mavyn wrote:Ummm...that opening for the Nautilus is...vaginal?

Cripes, what kind of women are you dating?