Shirt.Woot

joelongbow wrote:Er, no, Josephus's design was photo based as he said in his post-winning forum. Mine is all objects created within Illustrator.

I can only immagine that Woots' photo rules have changed since his winning design.

Re: Birth

i'd totally buy this ifnit was a little more blood-and-guts. oh, and if the creature had fangs. good concept tho

joelongbow wrote:I can only immagine that Woots' photo rules have changed since his winning design.

Well, I don't know that the rules have changed. Granted, Woot may have changed the way that they interpret their rules- that's certainly happened before! It was a public domain photo. It was a black and white photo that I toned. Nothing I used belonged to anyone else. I'd not do it that way now, and I really was a rookie at the time, as was woot. Woot changed the colors when they printed it, so I can't say that it turned out as well as I expected it to. I'm still annoyed at the harassment I took from the designer that took second place (using another name) by only a few votes. That was just underhanded.

tehooper wrote:I like the concept of a cat killing The Raven, but I'm not sure on why the cat would have a hangman's noose around it's neck...

not entirely sure, but I think its a nod to another Edgar Allen Poe story called The Black Cat who in the story has its eye plucked out and hung from a noose but keeps coming back. am i rite?

paigeg wrote:Nice! I wish I could see a bigger pic - is that a headless Linus? Lolz!

here is a close up

Re: the suitor!

ha! Adorable.

phantom240 wrote:I couldn't see anyone over the age of 10 wearing this.

Then if you saw me wearing it, would that make me invisible? Or would you just go blind momentarily?

I think it's adorable in a non-sugary way. One of these days I will own a truffle shirt. This is still climbing, so I have hope.

paigeg wrote:Definitely, and who knows where she got it? My sense is it isn't her work, either. There're a whole lotta red moons out there, judging from my quick image search. And a number of them are this one.

actually she is a he, and no i didnt copy work. I took a pic of the moon, put some trees at the bottom and overlayed the orange over the moon. Its simple to do, besides how do you explain how i did the text if it wasnt original. Anyway, its like im really going to get to be one of the top 3, go bother your mom.

Re: Under the Golden Moon Version 2

Yeah, the adjustments are favorable here. Your artwork and style really shines, and this entry is still one of my favorites in this creative derby.

SnowQueenVT wrote:You know midge, I blew past this one because I didn't like the idea of using the Lucy type image, and then a few minutes ago I decided to study it (because I respect your work) and now that I see the charlie brown stripes on the tombstone, and I am catching the idea that maybe lucy is messing with him again (football, either she's about to take it, or she is placing it there...either way, and the hand isn't just some zombie, it's Charlie...and I see the Black woodstock too...well anyway, it is an amazing tribute to the life and art of charles Schultz, it is funny and heartbreaking too.
Excellent job. Must be I am a real sap and softy because now that I get the joke, it has got tears coming down my face, so thumbs up. I think if artists want to give tribute to this beloved artist and are able to do it with parody, we all benefit.

tears of laughter or sadness? I can't deal with causing sadness. I'm glad you appreciate the design at second look.

Re: Up, Up and Aw-wait a second...

I'd vote for it if you took out the top design and focused on the pumpkin. The witch is cute, but the pumpkin made me laugh and I couldn't tell that they were related.

midgerock wrote:not entirely sure, but I think its a nod to another Edgar Allen Poe story called The Black Cat who in the story has its eye plucked out and hung from a noose but keeps coming back. am i rite?

You are right. The Black Cat is about a man who hated his cat so much he blinded it and hung it. The cat came back with a noose marking around its neck and followed him wherever he went. Not one of my favorite stories, but I love the concept of this shirt!

http://www.online-literature.com/poe/24/

Re: Under the Golden Moon Version 2

Get this to the top :D

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Re: Killer New Pet

Similar shirt exists.

Re: Killer New Pet

Death holding a bunny.

Re: Bad Moon Rising

This shirt sucks. Why bother submitting?

Really liking this shirt! Its one of the very few designs in this derby that I would purchase. Good because it is not overtly "Halloween."

Good luck!!!

BTW - Is it on a cranberry shirt??

Re: Eternal Squeak Toy

(I think I messed up my post...)

Really liking this shirt! Its one of the very few designs in this derby that I would purchase. Good because it is not overtly "Halloween."

Good luck!!!

BTW - Is it on a cranberry shirt??

magnus96 wrote:kinda looks like it's this chinchilla's time of the month..... and that's scary.

lol he needs some fangs and a cape

Re: Under the Golden Moon

I voted for both of these designs- the existence of the second, better version doesn't change the fact that this is so much more appealing than much of the rest of the derby. Ideally, this would win, and woot would 'accidentally' print the second version. -we can hope, right?

Re: Eternal Squeak Toy

eating ghost mice can't been very filling. =)

kick ass entry this week diana! +1

But I feel so bad for the narwhale! Before I noticed the source of the horn, I thought this was cute. Now I realize the cute horse, all dressed up, is actually a mean bully. *sigh*

tjost wrote:I'm sorry bout the resub. I think this is my first in over a year of posting designs though and I did a lot of work to it to resub. I'm actually kind of embarrased over the quality of the original now compared to this one, the first one looks like a rough for this one.

Nice work on the resub! It definitely looks like you put some time into it... My main issue with resubs is when folks are lazy and don't put any substantial work into it the second time around. Good luck!

w00zle wrote:I really like this.

Thank you, w00zle!

Re: Incognito

Until he wins, I will continue to vote for Senor Pickle!

hollitrading29 wrote:actually she is a he, and no i didnt copy work. I took a pic of the moon, put some trees at the bottom and overlayed the orange over the moon. Its simple to do, besides how do you explain how i did the text if it wasnt original. Anyway, its like im really going to get to be one of the top 3, go bother your mom.

I think not.
http://www.stargazing.net/david/moon/moonrise20050917.html
"The above Harvest full Moon rise over the Cascade Mountains was taken on Saturday evening on September 17, 2005 at Cape Horn above the Columbia river in Washington state seven miles east of Washougal city."

Re: RETURN TO NIGHTMARE CIRCUS

Out of the fog, what the....

Re: Von Bite, Two Bites

Thanks to everyone who supported this one. I realize that some probably held back because of the controversy it caused and I apologize to any who think I was trying to work the system. Thanks again and onward to the next derby

Norsemin wrote:Ah approve of:
A) this shirt and would like to get it for my girlfriend and
B) the Of Mice and Men reference

Sorry, I think it was a Bugs Bunny quote (I will love him, and hug him, and call him George)

Re: Hallowagon

This is so great. It tells a whole story in one image. I am wondering did the ghouls choose this car because of the cool monster striping or did they do that after they seized it?

Great job!

tjost wrote:Out of the fog, what the....

I know. I seriously don't understand what goes on around here much of the time...

baishengli wrote:Sorry, I think it was a Bugs Bunny quote (I will love him, and hug him, and call him George)

True, but Bugs was actually just quoting Of Mice and Men.

Re: Smashing Pumpkins

Thanks again for the suport on this one guys, it was fun to do and I'm glad some liked it. On a side note I think this is the largest ratio of votes to comments I've ever had. A lot of silent support

Hey guys, sorry I've been absent. What'd I miss.

tjost wrote:Out of the fog, what the....

COOOOOOOL!!

hollitrading29 wrote: I took a pic of the moon, put some trees at the bottom and overlayed the orange over the moon. Its simple to do, besides how do you explain how i did the text if it wasnt original.

Put the text over a preexisting picture it seems (from the link below)... it is very simple.

sTyLeS wrote:I think not.
http://www.stargazing.net/david/moon/moonrise20050917.html
"The above Harvest full Moon rise over the Cascade Mountains was taken on Saturday evening on September 17, 2005 at Cape Horn above the Columbia river in Washington state seven miles east of Washougal city."

Shame on you. You didn't even try to alter it. This is a bad habit to get into. Also, if it wasn't for your comment, I would have giving you the benefit of the doubt and said that you took the picture for this website (took the picture WITH the trees). Your comment and the website's words prove to us that your hands are red.

sTyLeS wrote:I know. I seriously don't understand what goes on around here much of the time...

Hah, yeah. I've been around for awhile and you really can never be sure what to expect week by week. Personally, I've been told numerous times by numerous people that my stuff is to detailed, intense, and illustrative for the t-shirt medium, and I'd guess thats the case with this one. Sometimes it'll get through, sometimes not. Those are the breaks. As always though guys, thank you for all the support!

CrescentDebris wrote:Hey guys, sorry I've been absent. What'd I miss.

You! I blame this on you! Our lack of Halloween glory here at shirt woot is your fault! When I sent you the lineart for this you should have told me to make the carousel horses look like my little ponies, and the dude at the top should have been some kind of rabbit!

F A I L!!!!!

...what.

Drakxxx wrote:You! I blame this on you! Our lack of Halloween glory here at shirt woot is your fault! When I sent you the lineart for this you should have told me to make the carousel horses look like my little ponies, and the dude at the top should have been some kind of rabbit!

F A I L!!!!!

Sorry man... Let me get you some revisions ASAP!