just trying this idea, i thought about it a little while ago and it always makes me laugh.



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i think it would be a great kids shirt too!

What a cute idea! I like it. The stripes on the cactus are not quite working for me, I think maybe they need to be thinner and more subtle. If you can make it a little more prickley that will help.

CACTI ARE MY FAVORITE PLANTS. I would hug anyone wearing this.



I think the hugging cactus label is unnecessary. But the free hugs sign is PERFECT.



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i agree with both the comments above.. & aww.. sad.

love the idea!

though i do agree with loislame about the stripes.



critique?

http://www.threadless.com/critique/37793/serial_balloonist

really cute! but the stripes are kindda too thick

help me out?

http://www.threadless.com/critique/37781/straight_or_curly

i added more prickleys and i added some highlights on the water under its eyes, i also changed the stripes a little.





Comment please!!!

more dimension in the eyes and tears are good. the vase and dirt? could stand to use some. Perhaps no dirt, as it is now its a bit distracting.



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cool idea, just needs a little help, I think the only problem with it is that it lacks depth, add some shadowing perhaps.



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http://www.threadless.com/critique/37760/Fluidity

this is adorable. i agree with the shadowing...maybe some around the base. i'd also try using a dirrerent background color...it might be too much green.

Fancy idea but the rocks and the pot could use some highlight/shadow.

maybe some flowers around him hugging?

Okay, so i added some shadow on the pot and alot of shadow on the cactus all around the eyes, mouth as well as the body and arms.



i changed the color of the stripes to be darker rather than lighter and i changed the color of the shirt to yellow (the backdrop)



Tell me what you think!

what does this look like on a tshirt already?



Hope an old man doesnt want to buy this and wear it. would be creepy.

okay here it is on a shirt, hope you like it!



comment please!!!! thanks

I like this pretty good, but have you seen this? http://www.threadless.com/submission/197916/Cactus_Lover

please comment on my design too. Thanks

much better on the yellow shirt. i think its cute : )

So the changes i made were adding the flower and some minor changes in details, i also put pictures onto a flash template.



tell me what you think of the design, the flash template or anything. Comment please, thanks!

Awwwww soo sad! And adorable! Great job!



Please score mine if you have the chance, and leave a nice comment.

http://www.threadless.com/submission/198538/You_Complete_Me#lastcomment

haha this is funny, but i think i like #4 the best

should i keep the flash file but go back to version 4?

Lol! Nice design, love the color choices too. Send this bad boy up to the Threadless Gods! Good luck!



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I would really go for the gut and make the flower dead. Make the eyes x's and see if it is any funnier.

haha thats a good idea with the flower

definitely cooler with the flower! i agree, try making him dead (or even without a face, just wilted in the background & full of spines)



awesome :)

i changed the flower!



what do you think?

what do you guys think about doing a before after, with a design on the front and the back?

I don't thin it needs a before/ after, I think the image is strong enough that it can stand by itself. It looks great!



Thanks for the comments.



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Cheers!

i like it! i still sort of wish the flower had no face, or at least no mouth.. but it's so cute, and each update really makes it stronger!

LOL

this is hilarious! I like it a lot as a design, but it needs more to be a shirt I think. Add some shadows and a tiny background to make it go better with a shirt then it'll be perfect. nice work, I love it.

I think the placement of the pots is odd in this one, but it worked in the last one. The last one was funnier too, but this one is good in other ways.

is the flower better in version 6 or verison 5? basically better alive or better dead?

I like it better dead. I think I agree with psuedofemme...I'd like to see it without a mouth, but i think the X eyes are good.



I think other than that, all you need is to add some kind of shadows to it and it'd be ready to go.

this latest version is adorable! My only complaint is the pots themselves. someone else already mentioned the odd size difference, but also they look like they were drawn in MS paint. The cactus and the flower look great, but the pots don't match their style.



Check mine out too!

http://www.threadless.com/critique/37966/Yes_I_WAS_that_hungry

Hmm, for the pots, perhaps try rounding the corners at the top?



I like the flower dead much better ;) That poor lonely cactus..

LOL. Cant decide between 5 and 6 sorry.



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Good Concept, funny, nice style

version 8 was a blooper, sorry guys. check out V7

i guess the details didnt go up either, so basically i added a bunch of background, kind of went overboard so i just left it for you guys to tell me what you think.



I added some shadows and im currently working on the pots. i just wanted to put this up for some input, thanks guys.

I laughed out loud. I think the sun is a too symmetrical, but this is a hoot.



If you're bored...

Definitely better with the flower dead!! LOL SUB THIS!!

Hah. That is really well done. I particularly like the style of the sun. Maybe change the outline of the pots to that darker color used on the shading of the pots.







I would appreciate your vote and opinion.

This is gorgeous, cute style and well communicated!

I agree that the sun is too symmetrical... I would look perfect in the looser line work of the cactus. Almost there! :)

Oh - and yes I agree if the arms curved up just a little bit on the ends it might work well as both the classic cactus shape and yet still a hug pose. I think the pot outlines being black fits in because all the foreground elements are outlined in black. If the pots weren't, they'd stand out. Good luck!

I like it. I don't know why people said don't submit.

I actually prefer it without the background, just the characters..do however like the shadows added in beneath the cactus and the flower..really nice illustration!

try making something falling off the flower? maybe a dried up leaf.. also thanks for reviewing mine haha

http://www.threadless.com/critique/38210/Love_freefall

this is too sad to wear on a t shirt

I would hang it on my wall

it is a poignant illustration of what it feels like to be alienated

the dead flower is too much; it really chokes me up

reminds me of "Of Mice and Men"

hahaha, nice. The shadows seem a little harsh, maybe if you went with like a 65-75% black instead of solid. maybe ghost out the background a little as well.



If you get a chance I'd love some feedback. Lamb Shanks

thanks for all the input! im working on it to submit another version soon!

Funny idea. I like it.



http://www.threadless.com/critique/38309/Don_t_cross_the_streams

Coming along.....glad to see you added the flower. Works much better IMO now.

Dang the details didin't follow. Anyway i changed the sun and it looks much better.



I also did transparencies in the background and with the shadows, but i am not sure if that would break the 8 colors or if transparencies were included...im really not sure at all. Any ideas on that?



Please comment and tell me what you think =)

This is great! I laughed as soon as I saw the poor dead flower!





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Def like this version with the new sun better. As far as your transparency question goes, from what I understand, as long as it is the same color as your shirt then it will not count as an extra color. If for example the eyes on your cactus was transparent and you placed it on a yellow shirt, then the cactus would have yellow eyes and that would not go towards the color limit. If, however, your shadow was slightly transparent and showed a slightly different shade of yellow than the yellow shirt it is placed on, then it would count as another color. Hopefully I was able to help.



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I like the idea and it is well designed i would wear something like that.

Hah! I love this shirt!

hahah cute!!! but maybe change the name to something like, the prickliest hug or something like that

version 5 is my favorite. I think the latest version has too much going on and distracts from the main character.

very cute. I liked the colours & the design as well..



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awesome, I like version 4 the most. I would submit. hilariously awesome

yup it's true that too much is going on, but the color for this newest version is the best :) maybe drop the sun..

Colours of V9, design of V5 for me.

oh gosh, i pity him.. but your work is great! please submit! *_~

So long story short, i talked to threadless and the transparencies of colors count as new colors...so on V9 i was working with around 12. So i took the transparencies away, took away the background and can't find anything more to do with it and tweak. So, I am happy to present you with what i think will be my final submission.



i think it looks better the way i originally did it without the background, and even though the eyes of the living flower in V5 drive me wild, it hits harder with the dead flower.



the only thing im not sure about is the shadows, so if you could comment and tell me what you think that would be great. thanks for all your help!

The shadows look good to me, and I think i like it better without the background.



I say it's sub-ready.



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Nice progress! I think its ready.



Please help me too

critique: Building my way out of here



Sub: Inspiration island

The horizontal lines on the pot are not helping the sense of perspective you are trying to create with the shadows... curve the top two up a bit and the bottom one down a bit...

it is time.

This looks done to me. I like it a lot. :)

super cool idea, but not quite there yet....it looks like that one shirt with the cactus and the balloon...a bit...



i think you can take out that flower, it's too much.



T.F.T.A.M.F.S.

cute



http://www.threadless.com/critique/38504/Fill_in_the_Blank

Lookin' good, you tried it on any other shirt colours?



Flaaamingo! thanks :)

t-shirt template?

LOVE IT THOUGH

push it into the running right now!

It looks like ready.

Ons suggestion, If you want to use transparencies is as easy as using halftones wich are a way to create gradients and mixed effects using the plane colors.

man its a pretty nice concept and i think its ready to sub too good luck whit that and if you have time please comment on mine

snore

oo thats adorable poor cactus reminds me of the shirt impossible love with the cactus reaching for the balloon but they cant be together.....

anyways i love it submit it

p.s. i also feel sorry for the flower

o and i really like v5 too the pissed off flower but it works better the way you have it in v9:)

Alright, this is it. im gonna submit it tonight unless there are any major objections! thanks again for all your help!!

submit time.

this looks a lot better than when you set out. you need to work on the perspective of the flower pots though; it isn't right.



All Tuckered Out

this is awesome. i say try and play with line weights a bit for more depth. try making the outlines that are in shadow slightly thicker and see how it looks. also think the dead flower petal that covers it's face should be laying flat on the ground. any reason that every shape has an outline except the note? almost there!



if ya got a minute please vote on my new submission

Quite clever,

Please critique mine

http://www.threadless.com/critique/38158/Made_in_China#v3

ITS UP FOR VOTING, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE AND COMMENTS, THANKS!

my design is on its last day, i would appreciate your vote and a comment, thanks!



The Loneliest of All Plantlife