The piano mouthed little creatures are representative of the ability of music. When the instrument dies, they move on.

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Thanks as always guys!

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Nice one, Drakxxx. I love the little guys, they're creepy and cute at the same time.

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You sir, are at your best... I am speechless. GMV. This is a must have for me.

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For you, Drakxxx, we have to make up new words...

Creeptastic !!!

Morbiriffic !!!

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This one is crazy...As always DRAXXX +1

lkackman wrote:You sir, are at your best... I am speechless. GMV. This is a must have for me.

Why?

It looks like they just pulled a music note out of his ass.

lwoodnj wrote:Why?

It looks like they just pulled a music note out of his ass.

hahahahaha it kindof does

but none the less... awesome work! love it!

lwoodnj wrote:Why?

It looks like they just pulled a music note out of his ass.

That's gotta be painful.

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Wow... This is creepy.

lwoodnj wrote:Why?

It looks like they just pulled a music note out of his ass.

Why?
1. He doesn't do anything that anyone else thinks of.
2. His design layouts and placement have progressively become more "wareable" (sp?)
3. Everything is hand drawn. I.E. not using the pen tool in illy. Let see you do a strait line with a tablet... still waiting.
4. The designs stretch the overall theme to new levels.
5. He is not afraid to do different things each week.
6. His attention to detail is unsurpassed as far as I have seen.
7. He is better than you and that's okay by me.

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This is sooooo great... oh man I love slightly gruesome stuff, especially shirts ahaha, this is fricken awesome. Love the concept too.

Drakxxx wrote:The piano mouthed little creatures are representative of the ability of music. When the instrument dies, they move on.

Deep. Haha.

Great design. Very morbid but interesting. It sorta reminds me of the Scion Deviants:

http://www.moo2u.com/2009/01/14/shilo-gets-gruesome-for-scion-fable/

lkackman wrote:Why?
1. He doesn't do anything that anyone else thinks of.
2. His design layouts and placement have progressively become more "wareable" (sp?)
3. Everything is hand drawn. I.E. not using the pen tool in illy. Let see you do a strait line with a tablet... still waiting.
4. The designs stretch the overall theme to new levels.
5. He is not afraid to do different things each week.
6. His attention to detail is unsurpassed as far as I have seen.
7. He is better than you and that's okay by me.

1. Not a sign of greatness, sorry. Originality is not the source of quality.

2. This seems like more of a con than a pro.

3. I don't draw, but I don't think that weakens the value of my criticisms concerning the design as a whole and its practicality.

4. I'm afraid I just don't see what you mean by this one.

5. He does roughly the same thing each week. Incorporating gruesomeness and death into whatever the theme is.

6. I'm almost certain that's a wild exaggeration of the facts. I could go through and present you with examples, but I don't think that's even necessary. It's a ridiculous statement to have made in the first place.

7. He is better than me--at drawing, you mean. Of course, he is not better than me at belittling your points and revealing the flaccid and impotent nature of your argument.And he may or may not be better than me at design. However, he is certainly not better than me at having my opinion. So I'm afraid, once again, I omgwin! to see your point.

Thanks for trying though.

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Maybe he should have named it:

"Tiny Piano-Toothed Ass-monsters Sodomize Innocent Accordion Player; Find The G-Note"

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You did a good job. But this scares me I will sleep with the light on tonight

Drakxxx wrote:The piano mouthed little creatures are representative of the ability of music. When the instrument dies, they move on.

Link to a larger comp:
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/drakxxx/largecomp-2.jpg

Even though I really like the concept of this, I don't think that this is actually very wearable. I don't mind gore or blood in shirts, nor do I mind dead bodies. Something about the placement and the detail just doesn't do it for me. I really do like the style you work in though, and i was hoping to see your other design in this derby. Still hoping you submitt it.

lkackman wrote:Why?
1. He doesn't do anything that anyone else thinks of.
2. His design layouts and placement have progressively become more "wareable" (sp?)
3. Everything is hand drawn. I.E. not using the pen tool in illy. Let see you do a strait line with a tablet... still waiting.
4. The designs stretch the overall theme to new levels.
5. He is not afraid to do different things each week.
6. His attention to detail is unsurpassed as far as I have seen.
7. He is better than you and that's okay by me.

I agree whole heartedly. Plus his design as always speaks to my inner darkside! Keep it up Draxxx...GMV

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very creepy and well-done; I love the piano teeth!

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Oh Gosh, this is terrific! When I was a kid, my parents made me take accordion lessons. Humiliating at the time, but it certainly DID start me on the path to music-love, and I was able to switch to a few more, uh, practical instruments as I grew up!

I wonder what my mom will say if I walked in wearing this shirt? :D

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Oh, and I forgot to mention: I like the positioning of the G-Clef on the shirt. It balances out the design and draws your eye around the whole image, instead of being left-heavy.

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ever considered a therapist?

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Bravo Drakxxx.. thank you for bringing your 'A' game

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I found your original drawing, +1 internets for me!

lwoodnj wrote:1. Not a sign of greatness, sorry. Originality is not the source of quality.

2. This seems like more of a con than a pro.

3. I don't draw, but I don't think that weakens the value of my criticisms concerning the design as a whole and its practicality.

4. I'm afraid I just don't see what you mean by this one.

5. He does roughly the same thing each week. Incorporating gruesomeness and death into whatever the theme is.

6. I'm almost certain that's a wild exaggeration of the facts. I could go through and present you with examples, but I don't think that's even necessary. It's a ridiculous statement to have made in the first place.

7. He is better than me--at drawing, you mean. Of course, he is not better than me at belittling your points and revealing the flaccid and impotent nature of your argument.And he may or may not be better than me at design. However, he is certainly not better than me at having my opinion. So I'm afraid, once again, I omgwin! to see your point.

Thanks for trying though.

Actually I didn't try... I was just spouting off my opinion points behind why I said HE is at his best right now.

But hey, its good to know that I hit a sore spot.

Edit: Quick Note, I said, and believe, he is better than you because you won't ever find Drak ragging on someone else's design. Honestly I don't care about your opinion, I just feel it is rude to bash a design without giving some form of useful criticism. If you don't like it, why don't you? This way you look like less of an asshat troll.

lwoodnj wrote:1. Not a sign of greatness, sorry. Originality is not the source of quality.

While execution is very important, I don't think you'll find many lovers of the arts saying originality isn't important.

2. This seems like more of a con than a pro.

Improvement is a con, really?

3. I don't draw, but I don't think that weakens the value of my criticisms concerning the design as a whole and its practicality.

It helps to have an informed opinion, though. Art is completely subjective. Your opinion of it is therefore only "true" within your own frame of reference--some will agree with you, others won't. It doesn't mean you or they are any more (or less) correct.

5. He does roughly the same thing each week. Incorporating gruesomeness and death into whatever the theme is.

That's a pretty broad "roughly." The two Drakxxx shirts I own are neither gruesome nor incorporate death? Admittedly, The mood of several of his pieces is dark or even morbid (especially of late), but it's absurd to use this as a basis for saying his submissions are "the same each week." Hasty generalization much?

7. He is better than me--at drawing, you mean. Of course, he is not better than me at belittling your points and revealing the flaccid and impotent nature of your argument.And he may or may not be better than me at design. However, he is certainly not better than me at having my opinion. So I'm afraid, once again, I omgwin! to see your point.

You're equal to everyone else in your subjective opinion. Drakxxx hasn't even responded to the post you've referenced, so how can you argue you're a superior disputant? Nice logic--and Freudian allusion, too!

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So nice to see kowaii instead of kawaii!

I have nightmare circus...and now I want this one!

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your characters are top shelf

invisiblecrazy wrote:So nice to see kowaii instead of kawaii!

Haha, funny.

Nice job, Drakxxx!

dekonstruct wrote:I found your original drawing, +1 internets for me!

Hah, awesome man. I've always been found of this drawing / idea, so I figured I'd give it a go as a shirt.

lkackman wrote:You sir, are at your best... I am speechless. GMV. This is a must have for me.

Thank you sir!

lwoodnj wrote:
5. He does roughly the same thing each week. Incorporating gruesomeness and death into whatever the theme is.

My stuff is usually weird, and certainly an acquired taste, but throw me bone. I have NOT incorporated death and gruesomeness in all my submissions.

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Death note?

Will this be in a size for my one year old?

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This is a really amazingly demented shirt. I mean this in only the most delicious way. It's great. I love it.

lwoodnj wrote:5. He does roughly the same thing each week. Incorporating gruesomeness and death into whatever the theme is.

No.

Having a negative opinion of an artist is entirely your prerogative, and you're welcome to espouse this opinion in whatever way you deem appropriate, but that statement is wholly inaccurate.

I mean, I don't particularly understand the purpose of clicking on a design you don't like and posting about how you don't like it, especially since the artist in question isn't especially controversial and doesn't cause problems on the site, but if you feel that you must, you might want to consider avoiding absurd blanket judgments that are not, in fact, true.

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draxxx is one disturbed individual.

gmv. =]

lkackman wrote:Actually I didn't try... I was just spouting off my opinion points behind why I said HE is at his best right now.

But hey, its good to know that I hit a sore spot.

Edit: Quick Note, I said, and believe, he is better than you because you won't ever find Drak ragging on someone else's design. Honestly I don't care about your opinion, I just feel it is rude to bash a design without giving some form of useful criticism. If you don't like it, why don't you? This way you look like less of an asshat troll.

Might I remind you, little dude, you started with me first. I just posted a comment. If you can't fight the fight, don't step into the ring. Don't run off crying, "We're done, we're done, I made my point!" when things start to spiral out of control. But, once again, thanks for trying.

lwoodnj wrote:Might I remind you, little dude, you started with me first. I just posted a comment. If you can't fight the fight, don't step into the ring. Don't run off crying, "We're done, we're done, I made my point!" when things start to spiral out of control. But, once again, thanks for trying.

I didn't start anything, your comment was a response to my post. You asked why, I simply answered with the reasons for my compliment intended for Drak and his current submition. It's a public board, you read it and decided to question it. You are the one that decided to dissect my logic.

I honestly could care less about this, it's not worth my time...

Really good illustration. Though just looking at this image could easily give me nightmares... eep.

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Oh hell I love this! GMV

+1

i love your work. i'm actually wearing your circus shirt right now.

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I love your entries every week, and I vote almost every week because I think that they should be printed. I don't think that much of your work could be worn by a female, but I buy them for my boyfriend every time they sell. I voted, and I will buy for him it if it prints.

hishandsare1 wrote:I love your entries every week, and I vote almost every week because I think that they should be printed. I don't think that much of your work could be worn by a female, but I buy them for my boyfriend every time they sell. I voted, and I will buy for him it if it prints.

I totally disagree. I think all Drakxxx makes extremely unisex designs. I encourage you to try wearing one!

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Creepy.

hell yea! great work as always

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Credit to you, for consistently designing the polar opposite of "cute" and still managing to soar to the top. Your designs are great. But I kinda gotta ask, what meds are you on

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Another great design GMV.

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It worries me that the accordian may be underneath my armpit whenever i would wear it.

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Its a nice shirt and all but not for me. A friend wold love this.

And to the rest of you who are "spouting opinions," Stop acting American please. Its infatuated at its best. And you all are certainly at your best. Be smart and not create more conflicts. Be like Fukuzawa Yukichi.

yogs wrote:Credit to you, for consistently designing the polar opposite of "cute" and still managing to soar to the top. Your designs are great. But I kinda gotta ask, what meds are you on

yea, major props. I was gettin real sick of all the freakin "cute" stuff...!

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gross.

Love this! I really hope this gets printed somewhere else if it doesn't make it here.

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This is an incredible design. My fav of the bunch. GMV +1

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i must say ive always loved ur work, though i must say this is one of my least favorite. Id really love to see what u make next.

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I just want to say I think the piano key teeth are brilliant. I was so certain this would end up in the fog.

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As usual, amazing. As usual, not as many votes as you deserve.

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This is creepily awesome! I would love to see this as an animation. Too bad mtv doesn't have liquid television anymore, this style would really fit in on that show.

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I really hoped this one would make it. I love this design. Would have jumped to be among the first to buy it. You are brilliant. Keep doing your thing!