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Thanks for the comments and support guys! And thanks for the Best Loser award too, I really appreciate it.

I *love* this concept, I just wish it was rendered with just a little bit more detail! I love how..determined.. our hero the Octopus looks.

Re: Octopus in Orbit

Re: Orange Black OctPS

I definitely like the colors on this shirt better than the 1st version. Great Job!

j5 wrote:Much better composition.
now stop with these resubs, I'm tired of voting for you.... :P

Done, no more resubs, thanks for voting and the feedback!
brUno

jnorah wrote:I would like to thank my mom and my fellow Wooters I am humbled

Awesome, J!
Well deserved, this rocks!
BlindDog3D

Re: Orca's Ocean

This is the one t-shirt my wife said she would wear out of this whole derby. Except mine.(but I don't think she was serious about the "except your's honey")

Re: Outer Space Orbit

Must have been tempting to go full CMYK with this. I'm glad you held the Y, these colors play very nicely together just like this. :^)

Re: Outer Space Orbit

This shirt is essential for my survival.

But really, great use of colors and positioning, looks very crisp and clean. GMV for sure

Re: Octo Opposes Oni V.2

I'll answer Paigeg's question. Because anyone who has ever gone diving, snorkeling or even swimming with Octopuses/octopi learn really quickly to LOVE them. I prefer more realistic looking ones to cutesie cartoon ones, but admit to loving One Man Band from woot not too long ago. I love this one with the oni, too; wish others would take a look at it.

bluetuba wrote:I love this, and I love the fisherman on top. From a distance it'll just look like a cool octopus shirt, and then you are treated with a wacky detail once you see it closer.

The real question is, Is that octopus reaching for the fisherman to devour him or just a friendly tap on the shoulder?

Considering the tree/lure on top I would say devour.

paigeg wrote:I think I like your little animated sig even better than the shirt!

The animated signature is pretty freaking awesome. But I love the shirt, too, and it's one of my favorites in this derby because it doesn't rely too heavily on the theme. I feel like a lot of them are just a bunch of O stuff thrown into a design, but out of context, I wouldn't want to wear them...

Re: Octopus Island

One color on Green. Awesome. Really great work!

originaljoe wrote:Darn. . .you're right. Well, there's always next week. This is my first derby.

Haha no worries - still a cool design.

amreli wrote:Awkwardly placed relative to the branches? I was trying to vary angles and such, so I could see that.

I think more in relation to the trunk and other limbs that don't produce leaves (in the maples that grow in my area). A wind would move a leaf into any position imaginable. But like I said I didn't notice it full design, It was probably more because I was staring at the leaves trying to see the pttern

Re: Orintholestes

Cool.

Re: Ocean's Ink

It really annoys me that this probably won't win:\

nblottie wrote:Really great, I love the detailed breakdown.

Thank you so much!

krouth wrote:Beautiful design! Wish I had more than 1 vote to give...

Thank you! I wish you did too... ;)

paigeg wrote:The color graduation from light to dark on the back of the owl seems a bit abrupt from the comp. Perhaps it's the monitor, or the size. Dunno. The linework is crazy cool, tho. Nice!

Yeah, it doesn't look that abrupt on the full version, not sure why it does on the comp. Most of the linework was taken from a fractal dragon I'd been working on, couldn't think of a way to make it fit the "O" theme though!

blanked wrote:I think more in relation to the trunk and other limbs that don't produce leaves (in the maples that grow in my area). A wind would move a leaf into any position imaginable. But like I said I didn't notice it full design, It was probably more because I was staring at the leaves trying to see the pttern

I have to admit, at the end I wasn't using any kind of real pictures to guide leaf placement. It was also a little more difficult since I was using fractals, essentially, I had a limited number of shapes to size/orient differently to make it look more interesting.

Re: aPEELing Onion

Just for fun a made a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP-TIvOo39w

I hope you like it

Re: Octogami

:'( It's killing me inside knowing that I'm not going to be able to buy this shirt over the weekend.

fairnymph wrote:This would be extra awesome on Navy! Pretty please?

space isnt navy?

wren1024 wrote:I love this shirt. LOVE. I will buy 3 of it if it wins.

Thanks for the support!

Narfcake wrote:Now now, be nice to the dearly departed ...

Besides, wouldn't it be more "tragic" if a "tornado" accidentally went through and took out a couple of the mourners? I mean, spare Mr. Carrot, please, but the others ... may they find peace ... in a salsa bowl.

GMV.

:D

Re: Osakazuki Owl (resub)

ooo, a fractal dragon?! Wow, hold onto that idea for a derby coming soon!

Re: Octopus Island

Nice, clever, simple, and I really need a green shirt. GMV.

Re: Obsequious Octopus

Not that I think this is a trace, and for that matter, not that I think it isn't a trace...but geez, how the heck do you go about finding that out? I just Googled "Octopus," and that image definitely isn't in the first hundred or so. Seriously, this isn't a joke...how the heck did you come up with that?

taylertot wrote:Not that I think this is a trace, and for that matter, not that I think it isn't a trace...but geez, how the heck do you go about finding that out? I just Googled "Octopus," and that image definitely isn't in the first hundred or so. Seriously, this isn't a joke...how the heck did you come up with that?

Probably not discovered this way, but I tried "octopus necklace" on Images and, sure enough, the necklace design was the first image, along with many others of the octopus design among the PWNIES! of pictures.

Re: Odd Orchestra

On olive?

Re: The Ouroboros Games

Cool design. Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed there weren't more Ouroboros-related designs in this Derby.

If this were on a darker color I would vote for it in a second...but I've just never been able to pull off the lighter stuff. *sighs* I still think it deserves to win...I just regret not being able to buy it when it does.

Either way, this is a beautiful and evocative design. Nicely done! ^_^

Re: Octopus Island

It looks like this

Re: Osakazuki Owl (resub)

Really nice and GMV!

jasenlangley wrote:I am kind of curious how this isn't being rejectionated... don't the final shirts have to be submitted with Halftone dots if they are made in Photoshop? Does that mean Woot has taken to making the halftones for both Illustrator AND Photoshop now?

I love the design though, don't get me wrong, amazing work.

Sorta, All shirts comps for the voting public must display halftones.
how ever the file you send to woot for them to use in printing varies by the program used. Apparently it is hard to make halftones in illustrator, so woot took that job off the artists hands, or for some reason.
This artist is a pro, so I am assuming that this comp is displaying halftones. Frankly I cant tell the difference in these small images, so I shrug when ever I see the gradient rejection and just take their word for it.

Re: Orange Peel

I think this is a witty concept but needs a little bit of graphic umph to make it work. gj on the idea

Re: Ancient Oak

This is gorgeous. I will be buying three of this shirt if it makes it: one for me, one for my boyfriend, and one for when mine inevitably wears out.

Thank you for posting your excellent artwork. <3

Re: Soap Opera

very nice (+ squeaky clean fun)

Re: Open Ocean

This design is amazing! It reminds me a lot of M.C. Escher:

http://bcm.bc.edu/wp-content/images/summer_2006/in-the-beginning.jpg

Please print it somewhere else if it doesn't make it here!

paigeg wrote:This has a more cartoon feel than the other, but I htink I prefer it, simply because it lacks all those lines...

Emperor Joseph II: My dear young man, don't take it too hard. Your work is ingenious. It's quality work. And there are simply too many notes, that's all. Just cut a few and it will be perfect.
Mozart: Which few did you have in mind, Majesty?

;^)

sharvey3345 wrote:Which part is text? the 9 or the math symbols?

Basically every character up there represents a symbol. Everyone of those could be considered text.

madcobra wrote:done [b[man[/b] thanks

I'm a mam, not a man!

I really love this!
The casket looks longer at the bottom, to me?

BG