Shirt.Woot

lyonscc wrote:How is it we have dozens of printed shirts w/ Star Wars characters on them? I thought that was all covered under parody?

Your depiction of the characters might be a little too spot on.

goodlifegardens wrote:Need to remind all of the shoppers that the 4th of July is coming. And the artists also.

Yeah in 3 months....let us get through memorial day first.

ljwilke wrote:i like navy best.

I also like navy best!

BaldDreds wrote:Voskhod 2 (first space walk)

I LOVE THIS

ApeLad wrote:Here's what I've got:

penguins by Ape Lad, on Flickr

This is perfect!!! I love that the penguins are happy.

taternuggets wrote:Your depiction of the characters might be a little too spot on.

What if I make sure all of them have period garb/roughing up? Like this:

kevlar51 wrote:Here's where I am with my entry at the moment. "Chicken Caesar." Thoughts welcome!

I like this!

lyonscc wrote:I just couldn't get Washington Crossing the Delaware out of my mind...

I agree, this is far too close to copyright to survive. Frickin funny, though. Change them up a bit so you have parody, not infringement, and - add a pig on the shore!

Radscoolian wrote:"Pip-squeak"

Rascoolian, FTW!

phylumsynthesis wrote:Semper Fido!



Flag raising at Iwo Jima. Tried to get a good number of common WWII war dogs in there.

Still need to get the sky in all painterly and pretty to really add contrast, but tuckered out tonight. Flag is next as well.

Awesome - just awesome! Perfect for Memorial Day, or next February's 68th anniversary of that iconic photo.

paigeg wrote:I agree, this is far too close to copyright to survive. Frickin funny, though. Change them up a bit so you have parody, not infringement, and - add a pig on the shore!

I like the new version better, with the bandage and whatnot. But, you still need to tone down (simplify) the characteristics of the birds to make them a tad less spot-on. Even though parody, there are some things Woot can't print due to copyright. And with something like Angry Birds, there's no telling that Rovio couldn't develop a Revolutionary War scenario for the game. Doubt it would sell, but...

paigeg wrote:I like the new version better, with the bandage and whatnot. But, you still need to tone down (simplify) the characteristics of the birds to make them a tad less spot-on. Even though parody, there are some things Woot can't print due to copyright. And with something like Angry Birds, there's no telling that Rovio couldn't develop a Revolutionary War scenario for the game. Doubt it would sell, but...

Actually, a RevWar version for Angry Birds Seasons, right around the 4th of July, would be completely plausible.

1. For copyright issues (which I agree this one has): make them more like caricatures of the actual birds, and you'll probably be ok.

2. For derby issues: right now the history tie-in is very subtle...too subtle. If I didn't know what the derby theme was I would wonder what your joke was.

dcroe05 wrote:Actually, a RevWar version for Angry Birds Seasons, right around the 4th of July, would be completely plausible.

1. For copyright issues (which I agree this one has): make them more like caricatures of the actual birds, and you'll probably be ok.

2. For derby issues: right now the history tie-in is very subtle...too subtle. If I didn't know what the derby theme was I would wonder what your joke was.

I totally got it, though the white bird's hat looks a little cowboy-ish. I'd make redbird's pigtail white, too.
If Rovio did RevWar in space, I'd be on it. I'm loving the new game with the zero-G vs G complexity. Good stuff. I'll be surprised if we don't see a sub with Angry Birds space-or moon-walking.

Dodged a bullet. Both cat on the moon and penguins on the Titanic came to mind early on. I went with the first flight. Seems like no one has touched it yet.

Just wish my execution had been better.

Great idea, but it might be even more effective with marshmallow Peeps!

With an hour to go, I'm starting to think trying to draw Benjamin Franklin as an electric eel was a bad idea. :-p

(not a joke)


Lots of great looking designs, guys. Hopefully I'll get to buy Apelad's Titanic next week for a start.

paigeg wrote:I totally got it, though the white bird's hat looks a little cowboy-ish. I'd make redbird's pigtail white, too.
If Rovio did RevWar in space, I'd be on it. I'm loving the new game with the zero-G vs G complexity. Good stuff. I'll be surprised if we don't see a sub with Angry Birds space-or moon-walking.

Alright - added a powdered wig (and made the tail white to go with the wig, since it IS George Washington), altered the color choices, and changed a few more things around...

Thanks for the preferences so far, if anyone else likes this and has one, please let me know!
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jasneko wrote:Here's what I've been working on.
Which shirt color looks best - Navy blue, royal blue, or black? Thanks!

jasneko wrote:Thanks for the preferences so far, if anyone else likes this and has one, please let me know!
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Definitely navy. Black is nice and spacey, but... maybe more people might wear navy than black?

I don't know, but I like the Navy one better

cgrant3809 wrote:Definitely navy. Black is nice and spacey, but... maybe more people might wear navy than black?

I don't know, but I like the Navy one better

I was going to say navy too.

orabbit wrote:Do you guys have any suggestions for me? Does my fire work? I haven't halftoned it yet...
I'm pretty new to the derbies, so I thought I'd test the waters.

I like this, but I'm pretty sure it's been proven to just be a rumor started by an angry populace.
Nero apparently gets a terrible rap... misogynistic tendencies aside...

paigeg wrote:Rascoolian, FTW!

AGREED.
MERDE. I really need to stop looking at this thread BEFORE I start a design.
The awesomeness to be found in this thread is kind of killing my motivation xP

Hamsters re-enacting Woodstock? I'm new to the forums and haven't tried to design my own yet (don't have the software?) but I think this would be fantastic...

Thanks cgrant and spiritgreen! Looks like it's going to be navy

Spiritgreen wrote:With an hour to go, I'm starting to think trying to draw Benjamin Franklin as an electric eel was a bad idea. :-p

(not a joke)


Lots of great looking designs, guys. Hopefully I'll get to buy Apelad's Titanic next week for a start.

More like a great idea! Love it!!

lauresagoldfireoftheblueelves wrote:Hamsters re-enacting Woodstock? I'm new to the forums and haven't tried to design my own yet (don't have the software?) but I think this would be fantastic...

Try using gimp... It is a little harder than Photoshop and not as elegant but thats what us cool people use! (Cool = poor)

jasneko wrote:Thanks for the preferences so far, if anyone else likes this and has one, please let me know!
(bigger versions on previous page)

I love it on navy.

Spiritgreen wrote:With an hour to go, I'm starting to think trying to draw Benjamin Franklin as an electric eel was a bad idea. :-p

(not a joke)


Lots of great looking designs, guys. Hopefully I'll get to buy Apelad's Titanic next week for a start.

Other than the eyes, I like it. Needs hair, though, JMO.

jasneko wrote:Thanks for the preferences so far, if anyone else likes this and has one, please let me know!
(bigger versions on previous page)

Navy

Hey diddle diddle,
The Cat and the fiddle,
The Cow landed on the moon...

Moooon Landing

so the count so far...
2 Napoleans
2 Teddy Roosevelts
3 Trojan Horses
6 Wright Bros
9 Moon Landings
equals 22 of the current 51 designs subbed.
almost 50% of the designs subbed...

there's got to be more events that have happened prior to 1970 peeps.

midgerock wrote:so the count so far...
2 Napoleans
2 Teddy Roosevelts
3 Trojan Horses
6 Wright Bros
9 Moon Landings
equals 22 of the current 51 designs subbed.
almost 50% of the designs subbed...

there's got to be more events that have happened prior to 1970 peeps.

NUH UH! >.<

midgerock wrote:so the count so far...
2 Napoleans
2 Teddy Roosevelts
3 Trojan Horses
6 Wright Bros
9 Moon Landings
equals 22 of the current 51 designs subbed.
almost 50% of the designs subbed...

there's got to be more events that have happened prior to 1970 peeps.

The number of penguin Wright brother designs is outrageous! Guess I won't be subbing my penguin Wright brother design, though. Need a new idear...

Someone please make a Laika design. Seriously, first earthling in space -- this derby is crying out for her. If only I had a modicum of artistic ability

roysterer wrote:Someone please make a Laika design. Seriously, first earthling in space -- this derby is crying out for her. If only I had a modicum of artistic ability

But she's a real animal in history. You want to replace her with a fake one?

It looks like rule 62 section b has been retired.

Any suggestion on it, any thing I can do to make it better.

jfsiv wrote:

Any suggestion on it, any thing I can do to make it better.

more anatomy. it looks like he's standing on his tippy toes for no obvious reason.

no1 wrote:more anatomy. it looks like he's standing on his tippy toes for no obvious reason.

O.K. well do you how any tips on how I can find or figure out the anatomy of a cartoon character. Because I don't know if the 8 or 7.5 head thing is going to work? And I'm open to some suggestion.

jfsiv wrote:O.K. well do you how any tips on how I can find or figure out the anatomy of a cartoon character. Because I don't know if the 8 or 7.5 head thing is going to work? And I'm open to some suggestion.

horizontal feet?