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olio wrote:so I guess the string would be made out of...

Catgut

adavis23 wrote:I would've added a comment earlier, but I had to hit the road (and I'm not using my computer). Thanks so much for liking it! I based it around my first physics class in school and all the diagrams I could remember. This is my first real derby entry, I entered something last time to see how things work. I feel like I need to make better thumbnails, if anyone has advice on it, I'd be more than willing to hear it.

FYI, the hair of your dude might not be printable.

but i thought there was no text allowed???

ruf1o wrote:could you post a link to a detail photo please? I would love to make this my wallpaper at work

Check your private messages.

blanked wrote:why is the black hole forming in the arctic instead of the Netherlands?

My intent was that the north pole and top half of north America be bending away from true north(straight up) over toward Europe, which would be beyond the horizon. I also wanted them to remain recognizable ( not too distorted). Maybe it's a little high, but Geneva should be about the same latitude as Quebec, so it's pretty high up there.

kc8iep wrote:I'm surprised no ones asked but are they African or European?

They have to be european, african swallows are non migratory

kc8iep wrote:I'm surprised no ones asked but are they African or European?

They have to be european, african swallows are non migratory

jessison wrote:I think it's a good concept, but the colors remind me too much of Target. Seems like a shirt all the employees might be wearing...if they were cool of course

I thought of that, too. I used to work at Target. I realized that's what made me kind of recoil at this shirt. The colors, shapes, everything about it is very similar to their design scheme.

zosai wrote:Thanks for your input, but I created this design specifically for this theme because I wanted to use a more natural representation of an observed phenomenon in the study of physics rather than a symbolic or graphical one.

Optics is a major branch of physics, concerning the behavior and properties of light. The behavior of light when interacting with water is key in my submission.

By this description, any shirt with a visible image would be on topic, because light and optics is a part of, well, seeing things. In fact, I guess you wouldn't even need an image, you could just say, "You can see the shirt, right? It's about optics, and light diffusion."
It's a beautiful image, but nothing about this shirt makes me look at it and think, "Physics!" Is physics involved? Sure. It's involved in everything. That doesn't make the shirt about physics, or overtly connected to physics in any way.

Re: Pulleys

Excellent execution! I've been working on a similar design (single mouse with anvil setting a trap for the cat), and you are so right about the pulleys being a pain to get to work right and look nice within the composition.

Excellent job!

Re: Mass X Acceleration

this reminds me of dumbo! i wish they were pink elephants! haha, nice job lucky =)

Re: Cold Fusion

Simply beautiful. Clean cut design.

sgoman5674 wrote:FYI, the hair of your dude might not be printable.

So no gradient coloring? Alrighty. Thanks!

sgoman5674 wrote:FYI, the hair of your dude might not be printable.

So no gradient coloring? Alrighty. Thanks!

Re: Orbital Hoopla

Minor detail: but huge compliment. I love the stars: from far away, the way you did it does look like an actual starry night. *nice*

Re: Wormholed!

Really like this! +1

Re: Mass X Acceleration

You really packed in those derms.... hahahaha I kill myself

Spiritgreen wrote:This is wicked cool.

You need to drop the Q's though! (No lettering or text this week) Maybe switch them for queen's crowns?

Wow, I didn't even notice the Q's at first. They just sort of blended into the design. This is a really cool image but I think it'll get hit for the bunnies and the text. Shame.

Re: KEEP PLUTO A PLANET.

Did you know that Pluto is smaller than our own moon?! WHOA! I just found that out and I blame this design for encouraging me to look that up. Thank you for expanding my knowledge, Memphis.

skyflier8 wrote:I died when I saw this. I don't know if that was an ICP fail or win, but I like the shirt idea, definitely made me laugh.

thanks, i was going for the cheep laugh. so im glad it succeeded at least that much for a few people.

i never expected it to go anywhere. im not much surprised that it hasnt.

Re: Alice in Fissionland

This pops so beautifully, I really want this shirt. Please fix whatever might get you rejected and resubmit it. I hope the little bunny hats can stay, tho. Maybe they don't have to go, I mean, they're not really full bunnies...

Spiritgreen wrote:
Thanks everyone for the compliments and the critique. Both are always welcome. I can see I valued fun over wearability on this one, but the concept is sound. Maybe I can tune it up sometime.

I figure it's always better to draw something you feel than try to guess what people want. Even if it bombs you learn a little more about your own style and strengths. Every trail has puddles, son.

Agreed! I don't feel like I'm skilled enough at this point to consider my time wasted if I work hard on a design that doesn't happen to win. Every derby I learn something new and also it just gives me an excuse to draw which I don't really get to do otherwise. Double win!

Also I just want to comment that that is one hard skull on ricochet #1. ;)

Re: Light as a Particle and a Wave

I always thought the whole wave-particle design shebang was pretty cool.

Closeup of design:



Second attempt at a shirt, constructive crit appreciated

Re: Maxwell's Demon

And now I'm going to have the "Ballad of Maxwell Demon" stuck in my head for the rest of the day. AGAIN! :p

Re: The Sky Is Falling

I loooove this design. I wish it had more votes. I think the thumbnail you chose doesn't sell the design, unfortunately. Anyway, it's got my vote!

megsck wrote:im gonna pretend that these are rats because they are much smarter than mice =)

Oh, rats are by far a win in the brain department. They are actually too smart for their own good in most cases...




Thanks so much for your compliments, Megs!

Re: Nuclear Physics

It must be mine!

Great concept and execution, and unlike some others, I think you made an excellent choice with the lemon color. It ties in to the radioactivity without being too loud. Very, very well done.

Re: a simple question of weight ratios (v2)

Crap, easy win here. I WHERE ARE MY PANTS?! this one at all, but I can almost guarantee it will get first place. Monty Python is hilarious though

Spiritgreen wrote:

I figure it's always better to draw something you feel than try to guess what people want. Even if it bombs you learn a little more about your own style and strengths. Every trail has puddles, son.

+1

Lately I've been just doing whatever I feel is fun, and sometimes that's like a drink of fresh water to your art tongue. Hmm. That sounds kind of gross doesn't it? LOL, you know what I mean though.

I really, REALLY like this illustration, Spirit. It's exactly the kind of stuff I love to see. While some people don't favor more illustrative shirt designs, I sure do! Character artists unite! -highfive!-

bassanimation wrote:I still think you should have named this "Fluffy McStaticpants" :}

Ha ha ha, I wasn't sure how you wanted me to spell it.

I happy to see you got your mice up finally. Woot seems to be having trouble right now I keep getting a 503 error when I try to look at the site.

Re: Pulleys

Yay it's up! I really like the way you've colored the cheese on this image, lol sorry I just really like it. The background wood texture is a really nice touch too. Pinches those tiny mice cheeks. =D

DianaSprinkle wrote:Ha ha ha, I wasn't sure how you wanted me to spell it.

I happy to see you got your mice up finally. Woot seems to be having trouble right now I keep getting a 503 error when I try to look at the site.

I am in the Land of 503 Error myself. I wish the site would simmer down, yikes!

Re: BRACE FOR IMPACT

no offense, but brace for rejection.....
Perpetual Emotion

paigeg wrote:Definitely not something I could wear, I'm afraid. Being female, I'd feel like a walking mammogram.

Normally it would be rejected for that reason, but apparently Joel is on hiatus.

kc8iep wrote:I'm surprised no ones asked but are they African or European?

There was a lot of talk about in the first sub, but once it was resubbed with a furry coconut, it would have been redundant, as declared by the Department of Redundancy Department.

Nekkochan wrote:Now I just want to know how to get a version of the shirt with the animation happening...

http://www.geeklabel.com/lcd_tee.php

Re: Pulleys

Great job Bassanimation! The mousies are so adorable, the colors stand out nicely and I'm loving the textured background!

itsbeth wrote:Very cool! I suppose it works out well for the octopus that we don't count Pluto anymore.

Nice one, way to shove it in Pluto's face...lol.

Re: The Black Hole

Of the current Top 9, this one is the one I want most!!

Spiritgreen wrote:The fluffiness and the way you've shaded it, gives this shirt a wonderful tactile feel. Awesome design!

Heh heh I'm so happy people like the kitty. I really like the way it turned out. I actually have a whole sheet of little images of this cat getting in trouble now.

My brush pen saved me on the fluffiness. But since I didn't think far enough ahead to do the shading in the inking stage I had to select the outside of the cat and use the edges of the selection to make all the shadows have the same fluffiness.