This panda is an otaku! Look, he even drew his version of a rising sun on either cheek!

Looks great! Why not make the chop sticks a little bigger.
Plz crit mine
http://www.threadless.com/critique/41440/motorcone

bigger sticks!

got a sec?

Definitely good advice- I'll make 'em bigger.

Thispanda is very cut, but it needs more work, because it could be a lot more cute.

If you have the time, and give me your impressions.

your attempts at fluffy fur i think make it look a little pixalated. I would potentially suggest changing it... just a thought. Good idea overall though!

Chalk Line

HIS left eye, looks like it's a black eye...but maybe that's just me.
And for sure make the chopsticks bigger.
You're off to a great start:)


If ya have the time, critique mine?

Changes- I gave him a rice hat, and increased the shading throughout, as well as making the chop sticks a lot bigger and cleaner.

Comments and critiques please!

maybe a little shadow would be nice, it would give some depth you know? and have you tried giving him a little rice bowl? other than that i like it, looks cool.

check mine out if you get a chance =) http://www.threadless.com/critique/45532/Walking

nice and cute...agree with the bowl so the chopsticks are there for reason....really cute:]]]]

check mine pls if you can
http://www.threadless.com/critique/45301/halfly_mummified_birds

For this version, the Japanda now has a bowl with rice to match his chopsticks, as well as a back shadow.

Comments and critiques, please!

What do you guys think?

I like the drawing and the idea.
I'm not sure about the colours...
and the arm of the panda is too thin.

Yes, something wrong with this panda anatomy. Less larger on the shirt too :)

I've gotta say that the wooden shoes are wonderful! Nice evolution of the design between 1 and this latest. Overall I think you are about done and ready to submit this puppy, er, panda.

Looking back through previous comments I agree with the comment about the left eye (from our viewpoint, the right) looking vaguely like a shinner (black eye). If it's on purpose: keep it, otherwise it's the only flaw in a great illustration.

donlope01 has a point about the arm! Not sure why I overlooked that. Colors are fine for me and feel just right for the topic - it will be a strong image, for sure!

good idea but the colors :S
can you look at mine plz

change the pandas color from red to blue. make the hat a little bigger too, and fill out his back more (it kinda looks like he's a hunchback).

I like the boldness of the pic, I think Panda's arm need to be further over to the right, looks a little too much in the centre of his body, and I'd be tempted not to go for the yellow tee. All the yellow tees I've ever bought from Threadless I've ended up using them as pajamas ;-)

Funny how your tee is a play on the words "Japan" and "Panda" I have one in the running at the moment called "Japansies!" a play on the words "Japanese" and "Pansies" What an odd coincidence?! :-)

Like the graphic but it's not really telling a story, not that it needs to, but it looks like something is going on. Looks like he's avoiding someone on his left who's trying to eat his rice, might be a great idea to add another panda there or something else to drive the story of the shirt.

Graphic should be a little smaller, maybe a red tee for Red China.

you should change the title too, pandas are from china ;-)

china and japan have a very sorted history and it would be deeply offensive to combine the two elements.

Nice idea... Don't like shades...

Thanks for the comment on my critique!
I think you could play around with some color options and placement. I don't like those little stars on his cheek either.. they're sort of random. And I agree with the arm being a little thin, I would make it a lot thicker

I think the design is cool, the only thing I'd say needs change is the shadow of the panda, I don't know if its just me but it seems a little odd.

But I love the colors and design, if you can get that shadow right I will vote for you, cool name too!

Wish you the best of luck!

Please check my bulldog bully

Really strong design. I like it!

Keep the colours-- the red and white is like the Japanese flag right?

Agree with the others about the arm-- didn't notice it at first though.

If you've got a bit of time check out the latest version of my design

Yea, the colors are supposed to be off of the flag. I know Pandas are from China, but this is supposed to be a "what if" for a Panda that lived in Japan. I'll definitely scoot the arm over and probably make it larger, as well as the hat, but does anyone else have advice about the colors without removing the red and white? Perhaps lower saturation red?

Also, the comment about the yellow shirt is true, I'll see what else it klooks good on.

i would get rid of the asterisks on its face...

The symbols on the cheeks are supposed to be similar to the Japanese rising sun, but stylized a little cuter. Perhaps if the symbol was more clear?

Love the title and the panda is great. The left Geta looks a little off I think the bottom wooden block just needs a little perspective work. It might be the shadow that is distorting it. I love the wood grain!! His left side of his face at the bottom seems a little pointy might need rounded just a little bit. His rt. eye needs some work. The left eye is great maybe you could just copy and reflect that eye and use it for the rt. as well. The black lines around the eyes need to be connected. The shadow to the rt. is cutting him off I think we need to see a little more of his backside and less of the shadow. Love the symbols on the checks!! This is such a wonderful piece and I think people could fall in love with this Panda on a shirt. Very creative and nice job.

yeah maybe change the colors. not sure red is the best way to go for his fur. very clever idea though!

Now his hat is larger, his left eye is more cute and less like a black eye, his arm is more pandatomically correct, and his nose and cheek are more refined.

Comments and critiques, please!

haha funny idea. but the black thing on the panda's back it's kinda bothering me. What is that, a shadow? if it's yes maybe you can make it more soft cause the black come up to strong i feel. Good job :D

Thanks for your comment on my design :D

Aren't Panda's from China?? I really wouldn't know--my info comes from Kung-Fu Panda. Is there a way to make it look more like an art print from Japan?--w/ a watercolor look. Or a rice-paper texture? I don't know if that was helpful...

Thanks for commenting on mine.:)

It's left leg looks awkward. Also, I wouldn't use that dark a black for a shadow.

I'm still really digging this design. The fattened arm looks much better.

I don't mind the bright colours-- if it were me though I would go for more of a mustard colour and mute the red and black. Maybe 70-80% of what it is now.

Still pretty awesome.

It'd be great if you could score my first submission!

It's better for the arm.
Another shadow is bothering me... continuing on the panda belly and thus the panda belly does not look correct. The round shape of it should continue down to its leg.

Can you help me on my design?
Distance Love

Good point about muting the colors, I'll do that in the next version, especially on the shadow. Also, yeah, Pandas are from China. This is sort of a joke- it's a Japan-da. Also, I like the idea of filtering it to look like an ukiyo-e print, or like it's on rice paper, I'll try that too. Thanks, all!

Id suggest a bit of shadin on the panda him self. this is a really clever idea though. Id suggest also to make it a bit smaller on the shirt. not sure about it being THAT big lol. but its a really cool design and idea. well done

Could you please vote for my design 1
Could you please vote for my design 2

Funny that you should say that, check out what I just did...

For this version, I lowered the saturation of all of the colors. I also gave each color unique shading, rather than black for everything, and removed most of the white. This makes the image a lot calmer and less contrasting overall, so it's easier to look at. The sandals are also re-drawn to be less chunky.

One possibility would be to make it look aged, like on rice-paper as someone suggested. What do you all think of that idea?

Comments and critiques please!

yes it is too big on placement, maybe sizing a little will make a good character and also what do you think about add some background, jejeje.
help me out too,
for ice cream

Nice one!

A definate improvement from the earlier versions. This one is a lot brighter, due to the new shading.
I'm not sure about the textures on it's shoes (sorry, don't know how these are called..). It's the only place in the design where you use a full texture, so it doesn't fit in that well I think.

i think it's nice. but... just not... feeling it doh. ahha

I think I'd make the overall design a tad bit smaller in size, just so it's not taking up sooo much of the shirt. I think it's a cute design!

Also, mind critiquing mine?

Looks good. very cute.

Very cute and cuddly. For some reason I don't get the asteriks on his cheeks. Everything else is drawn out but that seems like a shape brush or predesigned software shape. Maybe give him different cheek shading. I think he is so cute. I love the color and drawing, the shading is good so I don't see anything else to change. Make me wanna pinch his cheeks! : )

I liked the shading from v4 better.

I would actually wear this shirt just the way it is =] Awesome!

Is it ready to be submitted yet? What do you think?

Vietnam Panda?

It's an improvement--I think you're getting the right idea. I think the more muted the colors the better it looks. No so much like a cartoon, but like Japanese art. Better than the Japanime route. :)

lol...
it's funny....
try smaller design....


need advice for my design

looking good. I also think the design should be smaller. maybe add an outline on the top of the rice?

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Love the color on panda better now :).

Please vote for my design :)

http://www.threadless.com/submission/217848/Ugly_Duckling

Thx

These changes were fine tuning. I removed the texture on his sandals to that they don't stand out, and added and outline to the rice for the same reason. I also hand drew the cheek suns, so that they were a little imperfect, and would better match the rest of the panda. The biggest change is the panda is now a lot smaller on the shirt.

I tried other cheek designs, but I felt that the sun, based on the rising sun of Japan, looked best. I also felt that a background took away from the panda, himself.

In case this is your first time seeing this, this is how a panda would look if he came from Japan!

Comments and critiques, please! Do you think this is ready for submission?

Also, for when I submit this, do you all think I should use the above model wearing my shirt, or an image of myself? An nice image of myself may look more unique, instead of the model everyone has seen.

good size and placement

hmmm don't like the flower things on the cheeks

the shadow under his butt needs to be darker than the contrast on the body....at the moment it is all blending together there creating an odd blob that doesn't read well
maybe use the darker shadow colour off the red to fix this

looking way better tho.....great use of crit!!!

would like your opinion

I like the changes to the colours and shading-- much improved!

The suns on the cheeks also look great. You've done a top job on this!

I think the outline suits the rice but I really liked the pattern on the sandals and think its a shame to remove it.

If you haven't already it would be great if you could vote for my first submission - Tiger-Bat

Nice work. If you haven't already set your colour limit, then maybe the shadow should be dark yellow, instead of grey. The panda looks a bit pasted on with the grey shadow - it needs to sit on the shirt and cast a shadow onto the yellow fabric. you could use the yellow you have on the bowl and hat.

It might just be the preview, but it looks like you have different lineweights on the sandals to the hat and bowl.

I like this image.

I like it. I think work it a little bit more though.

Version 5 is the best. Try cropping him off the shirt a bit.

nice illo

Hopefully, this is the final version!

I only made small changes here. The chopsticks and sandals now have the same line thickness as the rest of the panda. Also, the shadow's color has changed to stand out from the panda better. The shadow is also slightly bumpy now, like the furry parts of the panda. Finally, I noticed the sandals were uneven in length, so that was fixed.

Comments and critiques please! Thanks to all who have critiqued so far, the advice has been really helpful!

I really like this its a great illustration, great colours, gonna look great on a Tee. Submit

Ya, I'm digging this too. I really like it on the yellow T.

i like it.. just not sure about that shadow behind it.. maybe u could try to make it smoother, and also add some under the plate and the hat..


can u pls check out my v2?

Actually I agree with Ekspanzi - you might need some shadow under the hat and bowl.

I'm also a bit uncomfortable witht eh stroke style around the eyes. A bit too smooth and the standard capped ends are really apparent. I wonder if they had some low amplitude roughness they'd integrate better.

haha this is sweet nice play on words and design, I think your ready to sub.

if you get a chance
Lep-RECON

it's a little strange that he's red and sitting in a pool of red. I know it's supposed to be this shadow, but... the stars on the cheeks are a bit strange too.

What if you just made him black and white and put makeup on him to make him look like a geisha?

it's a fun idea, just needs a bit more development before I think it will be ready.

Good luck.

If you have a chance, I'd love a vote for Someone Loved Them Once. One of my entries for the Pre-Loved contest. :D

Very cute! I'm just not sure about the red shadow either. Plus, his left (our right) hind leg seems bent a bit too far out. Is he supposed to look a bit angry? Very nice tho.

Nice illo, I agree that the shadow looks a bit weird. I'd also like to see more of a story to make it more interesting, maybe try dversdzn's geisha idea??

I'm digging this! very nice illustration. Just one nit picky thing you may want to work on is how the panda is gripping the chop sticks. Right now, though I see his claws and all, I'm not really getting that he is holding those lil chop sticks..

Yeah, I noticed the chop-sticks thing myself but figured I'd let if fly, sort of like how Strong-Bad types if you get that reference.

The hat and bowl shadow are good points however, I'll touch those up.

I must admit I'm at a bit of a loss as to how improve the shadow, other than maybe curving it. Does anyone have any other ideas?

i thin the shadow looks fine ... maybe moving it a little bit to the right?
other than that i think its a cute idea. great work :)

if you get a chance can you comment on mine thanks

i think you should leave his cheeks plain, and use the sun as a background.

very cool panda.

More fine detail changes. I added a shadow under his hat and bowl, and stretched his drop shadow a bit to correct for the angle of light. I also took the fuzzy off of the shadow, it wasn't really working. Finally, I noticed his hat had a Hershey's Kiss style point, so I fixed that.

Comments and critiques, please! Again, they've been very helpful, and I'm hoping this time it will be ready for submission!

pretty nice
a little more work maybe
his right face is kinda too sharp
and are those clogs supposed to just sticked to his feet

i think the claws on his paw holding the chop sticks are throwing me off a little...like it looks like his paw is wrapping around the chopsticks until i see the claws and then i gets confuzzled. lol

p.s. thanks for your feedback on my design :)

Thanks for the comments on my design.

I like the illustration but it could do with a little bit more going on?

maybe you need to elaborate on the idea a little more.

This is much cooler than the last time i say it. I say submit it. Its cute and funny.

Would you mind taking a look at my design?

I like the idea, its looking pretty good, I like the placement too. I think the outlines could perhaps be a little bit thinner, they seem a bit dark to me.

it looks like it needs to be cleaned up a bit.

couple of points mentioned already - the claws are confusing and his sandals need to attach to his feet somehow.
i don't like the colour of the shadow behind him either - looks weird on the blue shirt.
at risk of opening up a can of worms here, have you considered putting him in some context - in a japanese room/house or cherry blossom trees or something?

oh yeah
do you have any comments for my critique please?

The shirt is gold, just the preview background is blue, so as to let the design stand out more. I've already considered the issues of holding the chopsticks, but I think I'll let it go as his hand looks too nubby without visible claws, and he could just be pressing them on his body anyway. Sort of like how Strong Bad types.

Also, I have tried a background, but ultimately it only takes away from the Panda himself, especially since I wanted him to be (still) so large on the shirt.

I have the sandals held on around his toes, but I can see where the confusion comes in, I'll fix that up.

I added a Sakura blossom background and visible straps on his sandals. I also shaded the shadow and changed its color to make it clearer.

Comments and critiques please! If there's nothing important, I'll submit this version!

Also, I thought that when I submit it, I'll probably use a flash submission so the model can be larger.

I just wonder, but wildlife Pandas are found in China and not in Japan...

Read the title, this is a "Japanda."

It's a little rough. The illustration I mean. I'm not sure the "Japanda" Joke works here: see Asia's comment. Keep working on it.

Nice improvements, I love your panda, the arm is better now and love the backgroud too.
As for the panda claws, on its arm, imo they are not at the right place.
I think you shouldn't see the one of the thumb and the other need to be lower on his hand. But it's a detail, good work!

Can you vote on my design?

You have a good color scheme going. I agree with elemenopy, I don't understand the title joke because the panda looks Chinese to me.

the illustration is cute, the colors work nicely, and the graphics in the background work well with the design. my only comment would be, the claws on the hand don't look quite right. if the chop sticks are in the paw, it would be wrapped around the sticks, so the claws would not really be visible at all. maybe see how it looks with the claws not on the paw.

what is the thing behind the japanda's left leg? is it a rock ? the sakura pattern as a background is working i feel. It helps this art look better.

Thanks for your comment on my design :)

It's really coming along. nice work. :)I like the background pattern. I agree w/ the above comment about the chopsticks. And I don't like the shadow behind him. The light source seems to be very high left. That shadow wouldn't be sticking out that far. It looks like a tail kind of, not a shadow. I'd tone it down.

if you have a sec

Hmm. I think that the Japanda joke is allowed to work because it plays words rather than context. Same has having a Bulgarian halibut, far as I'm concerned. If you could play those two words. If the wordplay works, the historical element is unnecessary.

This has come a long way when looking at all your subsequent versions! I thoroughly enjoy the design, however I honestly would not have gotten the title had I not read the comments. I think that the previous, less busy forms of the panda's shadow worked better than this current version and I'm not sure how I feel about the claws on the forepaw holding the chopsticks. This is a really great piece! Sometimes adding things just makes stuff too busy and the simple route is best.

For this version, the main adjustments were the hand and shadow were adjusted. The bigger change is the preview image, which no longer uses the standard Threadless model.

Comments and critiques please! Think this is ready to submit?

It feels balanced. The white blossoms on yellow are a nice color choice. Without the claws the hand fits well, and the smaller shadow now looks like a real shadow. The style is consistent and doesn't try to be too cute or too real.

It's cute, but I'm not sure I like the fuzziness of the lines. That could just be me though. I think it's a great idea otherwise...

You know I love this design. Its good to go. Submit!

Time is running out for scoring on my design. If you haven't already done so, I'd appreciate it if you could vote for Never mind the tigers

This is adorable! You should go submit it!

This is very unique and adorable. You would be well served in your "chances of printing" if you could decrease the number of colors. I know TL says 8. But you could do this in 5 with halftones. Outline the bear in the darker red and the shoes and hat in the darkest brown. He is very lovable. Keep going.

Hi Ike,
I agree with Tigerbill, let's submit it. I like the style and the colors.

yes this is looking good!

but i would fix the fuzziness and thickness of the storkes of the panda... and also his eyes look a bit funky and the shapes not fully connected (maybe intentional)... otherwise looks good!

mmhmm im not too sure i like the thick outlines as well, but i guess you are going for a certain style?

cool name i like the colors

I like it, and honestly can't think of anything that could improve it more. Submit!

noce, just make all the lines to have the same texture

please check out my new version

thanks

Great title, great art. SUBMIT!

I wouldn't change a thing. The evolution has been amazing. Submit, for crying out loud...

Sub'd, waiting for approval!

Great W0rk!

If you're not too busy can you check out my designs?
http://www.threadless.com/critique/48588/SuperPower
http://www.threadless.com/critique/48582/Fall2095

Hey, I know Japanda! Blossoms looks great. He's been done for too long. Give him to the wind! (Mods)