Not quite finished with the trees and background. And I really want to learn how to make a nice raster shadow. Anyone know of a good tutorial?

It`s supposed to be WALKING THE DOG, not waling...

It`s supposed to be WALKING THE DOG, not waling...

it's nice work in progress, at the moment i'm being a bit put off by the trees, even though i know they're going to be improved. good start though.

please vote for my latest sub
http://www.threadless.com/critique/37590/waling_the_dog

oops thats your link, hold on...

Tempus Fugit

Yeah, I`m working on the trees right now.

Made some changes to the trees, but I`m still not sure. Are they too "scary"?

trees needs leaves to quit being scary... If you are going with the green tee, wich seems a good choice, you could just us a lineart to define the folliage.
Also the real dog position is kind of odd it should be facing the path direction.

Please take a look to my Dirty Dancing -deer-tee-dancing- idea

i kinda like the trees..
maybe some green lines around them to show leaves??

any thoughts?
link

maby some more shading on the human and tress? also how will this be placed?

LOL. I like it.
I agree, a little highlight and shadowing would make everything po more.

The dog's two black legs are a bit strange. Would the design just cut off on the edges? I'd like to see how you're going to solve that on a shirt template.

A bit more work on the trees, added leaves to make them less scary. Also a brand new dog!

What do you say about the placement on the template?

the dog looks much better, and so do the trees. the placement looks pretty decent. i don't know where else you could put it.

Love the bird in the tree! Maybe some more details like that? Maybe something in the grass? I donno it’s just a suggestion.

I would maybe add more leaves to the tree and also color.

I love the blended effect of the leaves. I agree with more leaves. I don't think the robot needs words. Its funny without it being a poop disposal.

Comments on the progression? Any thots here?
Catfish Games

Thanks, more leaves it is! Yeah, i`m not sure about the word either.

haha i like it
maybe more leaves
other then that its pretty cool!

Anyone else think I should keep/loose "poop disposal"?

loose it
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keep the poop disposal, its a small joke that just adds to it, the placement is what definatly wins me over on this design, feels just right.

So that`s 1 for keeping the text and 2 for loosing it.

I have a q about the placement, is it possible to print the bottom area, below the dotted line?

i like it alot
oh yah and think more leaves too

I`ll make some more leaves tomorrow! Thanks for the feedback.

This is really cool, you sould play up the robots multidimensions a little more.

Score my submission if you get the chance:
http://www.threadless.com/submission/197899/Roots

YES! Our society is totally backwards. Yeah, the text on the chest draws my attention to that joke first. I would draw mostly on the reaction of the guy on how ridiculous his life is. Great concept!

Looks great! just maybe a few more leaves and grass.

check out: link textKnow Your Roots

nice concept...maybe make the real person and dog more cartoony? and the robot seems a bit flat...keep it up.

Really cool idea and for the most part good execution. I wish the trees had a few more leaf bumps to fill them out, and the path could be detailed a bit more. Well done though!

Ediscope Awesome-O-Meter

I love the idea! I think you should probably have both of them walking by each other on a horizontal path. That way you wont have to deal with the complicated angles. That is just my opinion. This idea made me literally laugh out loud, great job!!!

thanks for the comment on my design :)

It looks good have you tried it with a little darker outlines around the man and robot to seperate them from the background. I know that is probably a stylistic choice but I was just curious to see if it would made a difference? Looks really good.

Loose the poop disposal. I don't think that it needs more leaves... the guy has a face with a funny expression.

nice design, although i think the red cord that joins the dog to its robot master is too tight. I would maybe loosen it up a bit just so it doesnt look like its been drawn on a computer

Good ideas people, wish I had put some of my other designs up for critique first...

LOVE the concept but you need to sell it more- like maybe have them meet- the dog robot and robot dog sniffing each other while their owner kind of face each other as well--

that way they would be the prominent idea of the shirt--
just my humble opinion- good luck!!!!

Please vote on my latest submission:


Punching Kitty

A bit more details added to the design. Tell me what you think.

I think that it would look odd on the t-shirt that the paths just stop at the edges... maybe instead of the paths going out to the sides, they could curve back inwards and meet behind the trees (of course you wouldn't have to see that, since it could be obscured by the foliage).

Yeah, I´m trying to find a solution to that. Do you think it would be better if they went all the way around the back?

Please vote between these three versions to the layout problem I have been working on. From the top 1,2,3.

For details to the design, please see previous version.

Oh, the shadow on the robot in nr. 1 is places wrong.

I like the one on the bottom right best

Should I change the dog color on the one on the bottom right? To dark brown, or is it fine as it is?

The bottom right to me is the best, as without the path this would work great as a t-shirt. It doesn't need to be framed as such as the juxtaposition of all the elements (trees, robot and man) all work well as they are. Good stuff!

If I make the shadows a bit more transperant, will that count as a new color? Please let me know if you see something obvious that can stop me from getting printet. New to this

maby my screen is off but bottom left(without road) dog is fading to backround and i like woodpecker:D

Bottom right - without the path is the best for a shirt.
Make the shadows halftone patterns and they'll be lighter. Google "halftone tutorial" and the name of your program.

Yes, you are right about the dog Waidesign. I`m thinking of changing the dogs color to dark brown.

Thanks Francesa.

I like the bottom right a lot it would look good covering the entire front of the shirt

what do yo think of mine
http://www.threadless.com/critique/37687/Gas_Mask

I like the lower-right hand version as well. It would make the entire shirt part of the illustration. Nice work! This has come a long way.

I like the lower-right hand version as well. It would make the entire shirt part of the illustration. Nice work! This has come a long way.

Good job. Agreed lower right. But without the path I think the mushroom placement is out of balance. It is so red it makes me need something in the lower left of the image.

bottom right looks best looks really good

I can`t thank you all enough for helping me with my design, if you look at the first one you can see I`ve come a long way... All thanks too you!

So just bear with me a little longer, and I´ll be off to be voted.

e-cybo-pooch!

love the idea. i might move the trees a little to the right, the placement just seems a tiny bit awkward to me at the moment. also, the mushroom are cool but they seem out of place. if you want to keep them i'd add more of them throughout the design

anyway, great work, i'm sure it will do well

Thanks, yes I´m also having a problem with the mushrooms. Anyone else think that I should loose them, or make more of them?

I would lose the mushrooms. I just don't feel like they add anything to the design. I really like the robodog's plug leash.

Thanks, does that also go for the poo on the left?

I think the idea is great! My opinion is that all of the smaller elements in the design kind of distract from the main concept. So, maybe lose the mushrooms, poo and bird in the tree? I agree about the plug leash, that's awesome.

Oh, no not the bird :-( But I`m happy to take away the poo and the mushroom.

In one of the erlier versions it was a text on the robot, poop disposal. I am wondering about taking it back again. What do you think?

No leave the text off, and lose the smaller elements, their distracting.

yeah put back the text and loose the mushrooms. cool idea!

I`m feeling torn...

consider adding some light light light green text at the bottom, round edge fonts (no sharp angles). Also, I vote taking the poo out, it might be too controversial :)

otherwise, awesome idea

http://www.threadless.com/critique/37663/Summer_Clouds if you'd take a look at my first submission, I'd appreciate it

Any comments on the shadows? Not used to shadowing, so could use some help.

:)

this is wicked cute. I would wear this. I really like how you did the trees too. What program did you use?

Thank you! I used Illustrator, I really like that program now, but I sure had a hard time with it at first.

This looks alot better since you got rid of the paths! I kind of feel like the person, robot, and dogs need outlines, but maybe it's just me. The shadows look pretty good to me.

lol i love how the robot dog's leash is a plug. I think it's good as it is.

Any thoughts on mine?
http://www.threadless.com/critique/37633/You_Complete_Me#lastcomment

The shadows look good. I say submit. When you get a chance, http://www.threadless.com/critique/37740/Watch_Your_back
Thanks

Thanks! I guess I´m near the end on this one.

Looking really good now. Ready for Sub. Good luck!

nice concept

Last chance to comment befor it`s off to be votet!

this is great...i say go for it!

check mine out?
http://www.threadless.com/critique/37650/peace_tree

Looking good. The human looks a little stiff though. His foot looks like it's aimed the wrong way. Also, the whole design seems to be leaning a bit to the right. You could rotate a degree or two counterclockwise. Good luck!

All Tuckered Out

Thank you for the feedback, yes struggeling with the human... Any suggestions how I could make the design balanced?

Please pick on me, I want even the smallest critique.

I like it on the green shirt

i think is great with nice use of negative color but i see this shirt as happy!!! so i think u need diff green sth more lighter! cause its depressing kinda kelly green shirts have to be handleed difrently they are nice but hmm i duno they are kinda dark if used in such happy though

looks great! i think you should make the trees look like they are in the ground more with some grass coming over the roots.

Yeah! that's it!
It's almost ready... but, why did you remove the "poo deposal" it was a great idea!
and I agree with pattron about the tree roots... also, you should suggest the paths... maybe just with some green lines, it helped the composition...

Please advice: RAM Memory

Maybe the poo disposal should come back, I`m all for it, but a lot of people told me to take it away, so I havn`t really desided yet. Font ideas would be great!

Great idea on the tree roots Pattron, I´ll work on it and see. And I´ll try to see if I can suggest the paths, Santo.

Thank you for helping me! I`m fealing kind of stuck.

you should try to write it curved so it adjusts to the circle. Try it in one line over or under the circle... and also try it in two lines... you could use any font, I don't know if you need a robotic looking font, maybe just helvetica is ok... try it on dark gray instead of black so it is a little more subtle, a detail you will only see if you look closer, and this way no one will complain about it!

Please advice: RAM Memory

jajajaj so funny.....

wow, thanks Santos! I really think that will work well :-) I love it when people get spesific, and don`t just say "nice, keep it up"...

I assume this is to be printed on the green color shirt? Kinda overwhelming, but I love the idea alot! Keep it up!

Critique me please!

nice work
check out mine
http://www.threadless.com/critique/37760/Fluidity

I would buy this if I had money.

I like this bunches!

Yes, it is supposed to be on a green shirt, but I would also really like it on mint, but I can`t seem to find a template for it. Maybe there is no mint color anymore?

Also it is on creme.

Now I`ve added some gras at the trees roots, put pack the "poo disposal" on the robot (but in a descrete way I hope) and done some changes to the man. What do you think?

id like to see this on a different color background. would this only go on a green shirt? why not more versatility. what about a curvy horizon line? that might make it more versatile on other colors.

lol nice 1,but maybe make the robotic dog look a bit mor robotic, i almost didn't realize...

It's a well put together design :) the only thing really is making the robot dog more robotic, like the person above said . Oh, why did you take away the bird/poo/mushrooms? I think they added a nice touch. White looks great too imo.

I was also thinking about creme as a color on the shirt, and I would really like it on mint. But I can`t seem to find a template for it.

The dog and man is going to be a bit bigger, so hopefully that will clarify the robotic dog. But maybe I should do some changes on it. What do you think?

I took away the bird, poo and mushroom because a lot at people told me they were distracting, but I`m missing the bird myself... But then again there is a lot of trees and birds at Threadless

It's lookin good. I'd like to some more detail in the man tho

This on a shirt? LOL. for wal-mart maybe

HEY LOOK AT ME I'M DONNA LISA, I HAVE A BIG FAT FOOT OF INSECURITY SHOVED UP MY ASS, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOTTEN LAID IN A COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS... I AM A BITCH ON NEARLY EVERY SHIRT I SEE, I'M 40 AND STILL USE THE WORD "LAME", I ALSO HAVE SUBMITTED JACK SHIT FOR DESIGNS, AND SLOGANS, I'M A NOOB AND HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL ANYONE ON THIS SITE ANYTHING ABOUT THEIR DESIGN, BECAUSE NOTHING I SAY IS CONSTRUCTIVE!!! fuck off

awww fezzy is upset because he is unoriginal.

Nice Job through critique. It's looking great!

Thanks! I feal like I`m nearly finished. Working on what I think will be my last critique before submitting. But of couse, thats up to your feedback...

Added a few details on the man. What do you think, old or new?

i'm a little confused. i apologise if this is a stupid thing to say, but it's supposed to be a robot dog right?

if this was me, i would add some more smaller details for instance the branches still look a little jagged i would bring some of the leaves just overlapping a bit to take off the edge? also the roots of the tree and the man could do with a bit more detail.

I like the shadows and the way the trees merge into the t shirt colour, i would suggest it gets printed only on this colour? otherwise another colour might take away an important aspect of the design?

otherwise very good, in spite of what i said above you could probably submit this now.

Yes, it is supposed to be a robot dog. Because you`re not the only one asking about that I guess I have to make a new one. Any tips on that?

I think green on mint is the best color on this shirt, but also mint and creme works well I tink.

Thank you for the advice on the trees!

i think its done. i prefer the new.

like the changes you made to the human. I think I liked the snowscape version from while back, but this works too.

Like the power cord leash. I think they should interact or something should be going on to take it to the next level. Like the robot waving to the guy. Or the robot dog barking up at a live cat in a tree from the base. Or someone is peeing.... Thanks for you comments. I voted on you design and checked out your other working design.

Now I´ve done some work on the trees. And the robotdog hopefully looks more like a robotdog now?

I think you've done some excellent fine tuning since its beginning. I think you could submit this, although it's your choice if you want to continue working on it.

http://www.threadless.com/critique/37665/Sumo

I think this is definitely ready! Thanks for the comments on mine, i'm working on it tonight so please come back and re evaluate!!

Last call, before I submitt!

I'd submit. I think it's ready!

Send this bad boy to the Threadless Gods!

Critique me please!

Now it`s submitted! Thank you all for the amazing help :-) Please help me when it`s up for voting!

Walking the dog

wow lots of work done on this one! i'd add critique, but since its submitted i'll just say... good luck!

It's looking great and definitely ready to go! Good luck with the submit!