So this is my idea for the preloved competition. The concept being its an old, used up, preloved crayon. And he's saying "Prussian Blue and Flesh, now those were colors!" Prussian blue and flesh are retired crayola colors, as is blue gray. Is this dumb? Shoot me straight, I can take it. I really like this character, but wasn't sure if its enough by itself. Thanks for the help!

teehee. :) LOVE. It. I like the detail in your design. And I love his old-man eyebrows.

thanks savetheents06!

Awesome!!

I think you should emphasize the word "those" more. i.e. slightly bolder.



"Prussian Blue and Flesh, now those were colors!"



Also, maybe change flesh to another short color word that is more evocative of color. "Flesh" might lead viewers astray thinking about skin or meat, and then misinterpreting the crayon guy.

and perhaps make his cane a different color from his hand.

I think it would be really funny if you had him talking to a really young color like macaroni or something. Great concept, i really like it. Word of caution, I personaly like the word bubble and the saying, but almost everybody on threadless wont from my experience. Im having that problem mabye help me out?



http://www.threadless.com/critique/46909/Call_Me_Old_Fashioned

haah... thats cute... simple and enough to explain the idea...

oh man thats a PERFECT idea. well done. You did it the best anyone could have. :P I think you could just fix the cane so that its a grey or brown. THis is truely awesome. You have my votes on it.




Could you vote for my design 1



Could you vote for my design 2

yeah, cane and boots must bedifferent color, but work is smart and funny, good luck!



if time permits, check out mine, please

Lol! That is so cool! :D I think that the speech bubble needs some work though.. The text should be more readable.. Took my like 3 attempts until i understood what it said, but that might just be me, lol!



Can you comment on mine please? Match Box! Thank you!

i rather like this

great idea... agree with potentially using another colour than flesh and I LOVE the idea of him talking to a younger more current crayon colour.

this is fantastic though - drawn and coloured so well it makes me want to cry!



some thoughts on my pot and kettle please

LOVE the illustration, but I agree with everything Bio-bot said. I got a kick out of "flesh" because it's so not PC, but not being PC is probably problematic. Perhaps you could use "maize."



I also like the idea of adding a young new color. Newest colors are: inch worm, jazzberry jam, mango tango and wild blue yonder.



Seems like people are struggling with the Pre-Loved contest, not that many submissions so far. But this is awesome!

great suggestions everyone, thanks!

I thought about having him speaking with a new "hipster" crayon too, but I also want to keep this one simple.



anyone else?

buummmppp

maybe instead of a wooden cane have those metal walkers that you would use with both hands.



that way the color of the metal can be greyish and wont blend in with the blue hand as the current cane does.



check out mine





http://www.threadless.com/submission/217372/Squarephant

hahaha i love it! Submit!



A little help please on my design :)



http://www.threadless.com/critique/46993/Princess_and_the_Frog



Thx

$5

Love the humor. Maybe make it on a black t-shirt? :)



Checkkerrr out too pleaseee :)

Great illustration, and very witty. I'd buy it.

If you do get a lot of negative about the text, you might be able to put the "lost" crayon colors as drawings in a thought bubble as superhero styled crayons with halos or wings to show they're great, but gone.



You're skills are remarkable - what a lovable old crayon!

Thanks for the help on the first version peeps!



So this is my idea for the preloved competition. The concept being its an old, used up, preloved crayon. And he's saying "Prussian Blue and Mulberry, now those were colors!" Prussian blue and mulberry are retired crayola colors, as is blue gray. Is this dumb? Shoot me straight, I can take it. I really like this character, but wasn't sure if its enough by itself. Thanks for the help!

thanks for the help on the first version, especially bio-bot! Would love to get some more feedback.

The comb over is great.

double post - might wanna enlarge the text a little bit.

Still love this, but I actually like several v. 1 elements better.



I prefer the more monochromatic look of v. 1 since it really emphasizes his blue-grayness (I would make the cane gray though).



If he's not going to be talking to a younger crayon, then I prefer the speech bubble on the right.



I loved the crayon-like font of v. 1, but I know some thought it difficult to read. I'm not sure this new font has quite the right character.



Mulberry is better than Flesh but doesn't strike me as particularly "old."



Sorry if I sound too critical, but I think you have something really great here and actually hit it almost spot-on the first time.

hmm good suggestions, I like the first font better too, but Im worried its tough to read. I thought mulberry sounded kinda old, some other good options might be magic mint, thistle and maize.



anyone else?

jaja this its just awesome, i love the concept the illo and the text everything fits perfectly, the only thing its like you said before maybe its kinda difficult to read, but only if your eyes doesnt work well anyway i love this design, it fits great with the preloved theme, any designer should have a tshirt like this.



ps it would be a nice touch if the type would look crayon like



if you have the chance...



http://www.threadless.com/critique/45819/Im_obviously_forgetting_you

Amazing idea. Fits the pre-loved theme perfect.



I really think the greyness of the first version is great. I think if you scale down the character, but leave the bubble the same size you would have a ringer. It's a great great idea.



If you have a second I have two critiques up, I would really appreciate some suggestions!



Suggestions please!

Suggestions please!

I prefer thistle or maize.



I found a font that might work for you. It's not free, but it's cheap (only $19). It's called Drawzing

thanks halogirl! I love that font, wish it wasnt $19 tho haha..... im cheap

bump

I love it the dock-siders are a brilliant touch I would sub as is

wow :) this is a really cute concept.. I was thinking though, what if instead of the speech balloon, just put splats of crayons that previously rubbed off against his paper covering? Remember how our oldest crayons are? They have splats of colors here and there and they're no longer recognizable? Teehee...



Otherwise..I really looooove the way you colored it + the color combo + the lines...how the legs appear frail *Okay..I should stop..haha* (LOL)

yeah, not feeling the brown -- gray shoes and cane, please.



Also, I like mulberry. It sounds old to me.

i think critiques just end up confusing me more. seems like brown shoes was the wrong way to go.



thanks dudes!

maybe some cmyk children crayons sitting at his feet....all new and bright



great idea



please crit mine

life breath

So this is my idea for the preloved competition. The concept being its an old, used up, preloved crayon. And he's saying "Prussian Blue and Flesh, now those were colors!" Prussian blue and flesh are retired crayola colors, as is blue gray. Is this dumb? Shoot me straight, I can take it. I really like this character, but wasn't sure if its enough by itself. Thanks for the help!

I think you should submit it. :) You seem happy w/ it and I have nothing to add.

I was looking at all your work though and I think it's all really really fantastic. Are they ever gonna print you?



I could use some help with my Pre-loves Cirtique if you have a chance.

Agreed, pretty funny! Submit.



If you don't mind, would you comment on my Panda?

This is it! The font can be read, the colors are spot on. Everything is excellent. Sub it!

hahhaaa I love it

thanks peeps!

It's ready to sub. Good job.

looks ready

Make his rear end a little misformed...

this is a great design, i'm not sure about the placement maybe lower on the shirt



check mine out?

Have you subbed this yet? Can't wait to vote for this. I think it has a great shot of winning the contest.

Love it! :))

...esp the comb-over hehehe

thanks! yup I subbed it last week. I think it will be up today or tomorrow.

Awesome dude!

This is great.

nice and cool design!



can you help me with mine?

http://threadless.com/critique/51907/The_Girl