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Re: That Rug Really Tied The Room Together

That's a great plan, Kevlar51. That's effin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss effin' watch!

dekonstruct wrote:This is what I told my wife this morning:

"I could have drawn bunnies, sure. Bunnies would sell. But I don't feel like bunnies. I drew blobby monsters because I feel like a blobby monster."

And that is why I even bothered drawing in the first place.

I also love the characters. I am glad you went with the blobby monsters and stuck with what you wanted to express, and not with what sells.

Re: Rosebud

Nice!

Re: That Rug Really Tied The Room Together

Definitely didn't disappoint ;)

Re: Well, nobody's perfect.

The color choice is phenomenal. Not to mention, there's actually an interesting message conveyed. I wish the design itself could be bigger on the shirt somehow, but I suppose it would require a different set of printing skills that Woot doesn't have. Great entry.

Re: Say hello to my lil friend

I literally said "welcome the holidays" irl but in a good way. Ha.

Re: Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker!

Such a distinct style, even with such simple subjects. You're always quality, Walz.

profbrendan wrote:Man, I hope those are neckties.

Ahahahahhahahahahhaha.

Re: I Gave Her My Heart and She Gave Me a Pen

Love it!

Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.

I like the basic concept, especially since I'm pretty sure this is a throwback to the Owl and the Puss-E cat. But as others said, this would probably be better on a different colored shirt. I like the sketchy look too, but more detail would be divine for certain.

Re: I Feel the Need

Ahahaa, I love those skid marks. And how you somehow make things look so fantastically shiny without using cheap effects.

I wonder if that snail is a greaser or is just having a mid-life crisis..

kevlar51 wrote:Sorry Chump, the Bradys trademarked the 9-box display decades ago. Reject for sure ;-)

I don't think that true if parody still exist...

Season 7, Episode 3: Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily

Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=47809]

I wasn't sure... thanks!

musocat wrote:Perhaps the quote is a bit overused, but I lurrrv Martinis!

Hmmmmmm...martinis...I had a chocolate one once...not too bad!

Re: Big walking carpet

Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?

-Princess Leia
Star Wars IV

AdderXYU wrote:As everyone here knows, I am more fiercely defensive over Mr. Watterson's work than most. It is not because I -like- Mr. Watterson's work more than most (though he certainly was a genius in his field), but because, very simply, it is completely and utterly easy to find his thoughts about merchandising his characters. He wrote about it in prologue to the 10th anniversary C+H book. He has called people who have used C+H behind his back nothing more than thieves. He has said that he didn't even merch the characters himself because he wanted to preserve their integrity. Any artist, even a hobbyist, should realize that if another artist wants their work to remain theirs, they are showing zero respect by trying to sell even a homage. It is not your characters, and the person whose characters they are has laid out exactly why he is averse to them being sold, in a way that no artist shouldn't sympathize with. A person who would go against this, either in designing for their own gain, or in selling someone's work in thie vein, has shown no respect for watterson, and vicariously, brought their respect for ANY art into question. You might have a different opinion, but this is what these actions boil down to when you confront the evidence.

But moreover, there's not even a shred of parody. this is uber similar to the last C+H panel ever created, and the idea of vast, magical swaths of snowy land ready to be explored by the two is a common, common occurrence in the comic. So there is little to nothing to distinguish this from the actual product. Ergo this becomes a copyright issue. You can't just draw someone else's characters by themselves, without a new context and/or some strong commentary, and have it be legal. I am completely unsure where this idea came from, but it's frightening how common sense like that has seemed to become so deadened.

Finally, though, with such a simple line, the first thing that comes to your mind is a pair of copyrighted characters? That worries me most. I think of the moments where I realize how lucky I am to have people in my life, or the time it clicks that you've found someone worth striking up a romance with, or when someone comes into your life and they just click with you. I cannot help but worry what it means for society as a whole if people are having these basic human feelings attach most strongly to characters.

Adder is right.

Calvin and Hobbes is my favorite comic, but by taking his characters and practically copying them onto a shirt (for this image is strikingly similar to Watterson's last strip) it ruins the comic. I dressed as Calvin for Halloween one year, and as much as I would LOVE to have a shirt, a stuffed Hobbes, or anything with their likeness on it, it's just not right. It goes against Watterson and it goes against his comic.

In the end, it's really no more respectful than a decal of Calvin urinating on a car logo.

Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=47834]

Arnold Schwarzenegger The Predator- "Get to the choppa!!!




http://i55.tinypic.com/33dclzs.jpg/

SirGecko wrote:Neat shirt but it seems to me it is doing exactly what the rules of the derby said not to. (interpret the scene instead of the quote)

Cool shirt though.

I agree. Love the quotation and the design, but I think this will get the six fingered man treatment.

chumpmagic wrote:I don't think that true if parody still exist...

Season 7, Episode 3: Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily

Only joking buddy

bluejester wrote:This shirt design is Incontheebable!

GMV

hahaha

Re: This goes to ELEVEN

HA! I was trying to think of a non-text way to do this - you did it! Great job Skek!:D

Re: Well, nobody's perfect.

Fantastic. Love the squid!

Re: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship

I agree with bluejester. Beware the Internet Trolls and just try to ignore them.

I appreciate the message you are trying to convey through the design and like that you did it from scratch.

People on here are REALLY touchy about Calvin and Hobbes, in case you didn't notice, haha. Just something to keep in mind for future derbies.

odysseyroc wrote:Since I also hate Top Gun...

"Look at that S-Car Go!"- Trading Places

I was coming to suggest just that.

Re: Do i feel lucky? Well, do ya, Punk?

"You've gotta ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" - Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

This punk wolf is feeling awful lucky, big daddy style.

Check out the BIGGER version.

Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=47769]

How is this not on the top of the pack yet? This is awesome. Its exactly what this derby is about. I want this one.

Re: You'll Shoot Your Eye Out

A simple Rebus to illustrate everyone's favorite quote from "A Christmas Story."

Re: Get in my belly!

Nice one. I'm suddenly hungry!!!

Re: I wish I knew how to quit you

So romantic! Lol. Nice one!

Re: That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in 10.

HAHA GMV. I can imagine the dialogue:

Luigi: "I dun shot Toad in the face!"

Mario: "What in the Mushroom Kingdom you do that for?"

Luigi: "It was an accident. You must've gone over a goomba or somethin'"

Mario: "There wasn't no mangy-haired goomba! Man, we gotta get outta sight. Cops tend to notice you ridin' around on yoshi drenched in blood!"

Re: A Beautiful Friendship

This shirt rocks the hut.

+1

Re: I'm king of the world!

BIG VERSION here.

"I'm king of the world!" warbled by Jack Dawson in 'Titanic'.

The re-interpretation: it's post meteor-zombie-nuclear apocalypse, all huuuuumans are dead, Dave. Now macho cucaracha is king of the world. Take that Leonardo DiCaprio.

Re: I wish I knew how to quit you.

I like it but I'm looking at three diffrent pictures and I'm a little confused...

btw gradients are vector

If you're using Illustrator, please submit your final art with gradients. We'll create the halftones on our end.

Re: Like a monkey, ready to be shot into space.

For the Fight Club fans out there.

I would wear this shirt everywhere! Citizen Kane is one of the best movies ever made plus I dont think alot of the corporate/sporty zombies out there would get it which adds a bit of sweetner behind the shirt.

kevlar51 wrote:Only joking buddy

You got me!!! You win, sir! But beware, I will seek my revenge... when you least expect it

dmcgee3 wrote:I like it but I'm looking at three diffrent pictures and I'm a little confused...

Same here. It's nice and all, but all three pictures look different.

Re: Mrs Robinson youre trying to seduce me

Benjamin: "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me."
Mrs. Robinson: [laughs] "Huh?"
Benjamin: "Aren't you?"
-- The Graduate

Poor Professor Robinson. While he's off trying to find a new source of water or do battle with the latest technologically advanced super-alien who mysteriously speaks perfect English, Mrs. Robinson sends the kids off to play (or be taken hostage, whatever) and see if Major West is good for more than just yelling at Dr. Smith.

Why, yes, I did recently find Lost In Space on cable, why do you ask?

Here's hoping the rejectionator sees the parody and that with this cartoony style I also squeek past the No Celebrity Likenesses Rule, because when I thought of this line, I just couldn't resist.

5 colors on Orange: green, silver, black, beige, yellow.