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Toe! Love this! Makes me think of the style of artwork Trader Joe's uses on their labels. Love the thick lines and the motion you achieved. Love the neutral shades too!

klswoot wrote:Toe! Love this! Makes me think of the style of artwork Trader Joe's uses on their labels. Love the thick lines and the motion you achieved. Love the neutral shades too!

thanks so much! i tried out this style in the last derby and wanted to try it again. if it's successful i'll keep using it when appropriate.

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I really like this design, hope it can stay in the fog. GMV

Van GO GO GO!

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feel the power!

This design is just awesome. How did you get that woodblock print look?

toe2254 wrote:thanks so much! i tried out this style in the last derby and wanted to try it again. if it's successful i'll keep using it when appropriate.

I'll have to look back to see last derby's entry. I've cut a couple of TJ's labels from their seed and nut bags. I keep telling myself to try doing a derby entry in that thick-lined woodcut style. I'm playing around with a few brushes in ArtRage to do a daily. Maybe I'll try to do one for a derby too.

Did you sketch this directly on the screen with a tablet, or did you sketch it on paper first. I still feel more comfortable with pen and paper, but I'm trying to get used to the tablet too.

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Back in the fog, hope it can stay there. Keep voting

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Toe, This design is awesome! Out of all the designs so far, this is the only one I have voted for. I would love to wear this shirt! Good luck in this derby and may the wind always be at your back!

uhhuhhuhhuh wrote:This design is just awesome. How did you get that woodblock print look?

klswoot wrote:I'll have to look back to see last derby's entry. I've cut a couple of TJ's labels from their seed and nut bags. I keep telling myself to try doing a derby entry in that thick-lined woodcut style. I'm playing around with a few brushes in ArtRage to do a daily. Maybe I'll try to do one for a derby too.

Did you sketch this directly on the screen with a tablet, or did you sketch it on paper first. I still feel more comfortable with pen and paper, but I'm trying to get used to the tablet too.

to answer both you and uhhuh,, i draw directly on the screen. i sketch out the idea with the pencil tool in Illustrator (usually in blue because i used to draw with a blue pencil in the pen & ink days). lock that layer down and do the design on a second layer. again i use the pencil tool to make the shapes and turn on the shirt color layer to see how it looks against the dark background.

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Great on a several levels. My husband is Dutch; nice painterly allusion to Van Gogh; and the whole notion of tilting at windmills is pretty much what my husband does for a living.
Enough about us. I like your take on the theme and the rendering and colour scheme are so refreshing (i.e. a nice departure from the kid-cartoon stuff that Wooters seem to love). Fingers crossed.

ArkAngelsWings wrote:Toe, This design is awesome! Out of all the designs so far, this is the only one I have voted for. I would love to wear this shirt! Good luck in this derby and may the wind always be at your back!

thank you very much.

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Wow. This is really stunning. That is a masterful use of shirt color in the blades of the windmill. Wow!

curb1510 wrote:Great on a several levels. My husband is Dutch; nice painterly allusion to Van Gogh; and the whole notion of tilting at windmills is pretty much what my husband does for a living.
Enough about us. I like your take on the theme and the rendering and colour scheme are so refreshing (i.e. a nice departure from the kid-cartoon stuff that Wooters seem to love). Fingers crossed.

wow, thanks so much. i considered putting a little Don Quixote over to the right but decided that would shift the concept too much from energy. it really makes me happy that you enjoy this design.

I love the windmill done in a Van Gogh style. Very appropriate! These two latest derbies have seen my favorite shirts in the top four (at the time of this post... knock on wood).

You should be proud, it's great work. I just finished lobbying some friends on Facebook to vote for this. I know they'll like it and we've GOT to get this printed!

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I clicked on the thumbnail and it blew my mind. Toe, this is incredibly awesome. The style, the composition, the energy/movement, the colors, the concept. Truly wearable art. Gorgeous!

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these colors will print very nicely.

curb1510 wrote:You should be proud, it's great work. I just finished lobbying some friends on Facebook to vote for this. I know they'll like it and we've GOT to get this printed!

Awesome! Thank you!

heartluce wrote:I clicked on the thumbnail and it blew my mind. Toe, this is incredibly awesome. The style, the composition, the energy/movement, the colors, the concept. Truly wearable art. Gorgeous!

thank you so much! i came very close to scrapping this design last night, but i got up this morning and ended up reworking about half of it.

Beautiful design, very artistic, but I really can't see myself wearing it.

Did not GMV, but I may change that over the course of the week, and even if I don't and it wins I may buy one if nothing else I do vote for makes it in.

Great job, though, on the artwork. I am impressed.

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This is very impressive artwork. This could be a lovely painting to display.

gravitybound wrote:Beautiful design, very artistic, but I really can't see myself wearing it.

Did not GMV, but I may change that over the course of the week, and even if I don't and it wins I may buy one if nothing else I do vote for makes it in.

Great job, though, on the artwork. I am impressed.

fair enough, thanks.

theinfinityloop wrote:This is very impressive artwork. This could be a lovely painting to display.

thanks! i'm including the link to your cat because it is by far my favorite design in this derby so far. everyone please consider voting for it.

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Wow, thank you, Toe!

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Is the title of this entry a Toad the Wet Sprocket reference?
If so, that's awesome.
If not, that's still awesome. GMV.

mpaoloni wrote:Is the title of this entry a Toad the Wet Sprocket reference?
If so, that's awesome.
If not, that's still awesome. GMV.

no, but i do love Toad the Wet Sprocket. will that do? thanks for the vote!

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GMV...I'm loving this derby already!

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I'm pretty sure this shirt will win, even though im probably not going to buy it or vote for it.

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Wow!! Beautiful colors and wonderful design. Congrats on the fog status.

I really love this alot!!! I hope it wins!

BTW---does the cloud look like an angry teddy bear to anyone else but me? *:-)

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trumpetgal wrote:I really love this alot!!! I hope it wins!

BTW---does the cloud look like an angry teddy bear to anyone else but me? *:-)

thanks! interesting observation.. i see the bear, but he doesn't look angry to me.

2thFairy wrote:Wow!! Beautiful colors and wonderful design. Congrats on the fog status.

thankee thankee

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This is cool and I know some people that would love it

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Beautiful, I love the woodcut look of it. Deserves to be printed.

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This is a great design, but I haven't seen it on the hotness list in a while. I'm afraid it might be slipping out of the fog. Keep the votes coming.

jones21403 wrote:This is a great design, but I haven't seen it on the hotness list in a while. I'm afraid it might be slipping out of the fog. Keep the votes coming.

Thanks very much! i thought Edgar and Tgentry were ahead of me so i'm surprised it hasn't already.

ChrisRisse wrote:Beautiful, I love the woodcut look of it. Deserves to be printed.

thanks Chris!

toe2254 wrote:no, but i do love Toad the Wet Sprocket. will that do? thanks for the vote!

way cool! I love Toad, listen to 'em all the time : ) don't know anyone else who does

narkus wrote:way cool! I love Toad, listen to 'em all the time : ) don't know anyone else who does

now you do

Oh. It must just be me then. hehe. Way to go anyway!!! *;-)

toe2254 wrote:thanks! interesting observation.. i see the bear, but he doesn't look angry to me.

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My personal favorite in the derby, unfortunately that means that it won't win.

hattopic wrote:My personal favorite in the derby, unfortunately that means that it won't win.

hopefully it'll break that record.

This is fantastic! The style is a nice change from the regular woot style, and I love the colors.

anneandkita wrote:This is fantastic! The style is a nice change from the regular woot style, and I love the colors.

thanks very much.

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Stunning.

GMV

toe2254 wrote:thanks very much.

I am 95% sure I will buy this shirt. The other 5% is due to my damn wallet. Damn damn wallet.

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Definitely my favorite in the fog. A really beautiful style and shirt design. I like the sense of light.

tigerlillies wrote:Definitely my favorite in the fog. A really beautiful style and shirt design. I like the sense of light.

thanks! that's always great to hear.

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I hope this wins so I can buy it, very well done!

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This WILL be the first woot shirt I ever buy, Awesome design.

Arkanist wrote:This WILL be the first woot shirt I ever buy, Awesome design.

cool, thanks very much!

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I never wanted a brown t-shirt... until now.

2thFairy wrote:I never wanted a brown t-shirt... until now.

brown is the new black.. it's what all the hep cats and chicks are wearing.

toe2254 wrote:wow, thanks so much. i considered putting a little Don Quixote over to the right but decided that would shift the concept too much from energy. it really makes me happy that you enjoy this design.

AHHH! I want don Quixote!!!

The use of negative space here is what sells it for my detail-oriented eye. Beautiful... unfortunately brown shirts do not suit my skin tone, but it still will GMV.

narkus wrote:way cool! I love Toad, listen to 'em all the time : ) don't know anyone else who does

I do! Love the Toad!

Love the shirt. I will buy it for a friend who fancies himself to be like Don Quixote.

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Great work, toe! Those colors are popping and I love the chunky and loose linework.

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tgentry wrote:Great work, toe! Those colors are popping and I love the chunky and loose linework.

thanks t! my wife really wanted the hummingbird design so we were both disappointed to see it drop out of the fog.

2thFairy wrote:

ikay, just a few more minutes and this derby will be over and can i just say,, Thank God! this has been one of the most nerve wracking weeks of my life. for those designers who haven't been in the fog yet let me tell ya, it's not all beer and roses.

i'd like to thank everyone who voted for this design, especially curb1510 who lobbied to get others to vote. i'd also like to thank everyone who commented (i know i've missed a few individually) it made it all worth it to know so many liked the design so much. for those who said they can't wear brown, i apologize.. brown just seemed to call out to me on this one. i tried it on navy with blues and it just didn't feel right.

i'd like to congratulate the other foggers, and those that made the BLAs, good work folks!. there were a lot of great designs this week and i wish woot would print more than just 3 per derby, but hey, them's the rules.

thanks again to everyone and see you in the next derby!