That's A Rip! (xiv's brainchild)

posted Oct 12, 2010 in general

1337 Comments

Tired of scoring those designs with stolen images? Post 'em here so others will know what to look out for!!!

Found something that isn't a direct rip but is heavily influenced by a design already found on Threadless? Post it as well so people can make an educated decision. :)

Update: November 2, 2011

I've compiled a list of the user names found in this blog; I did NOT include those names which legitimately did not realize their error and have since redeemed themselves. I know some names are missing, as the links don't go anywhere anymore. I'm not going to link these, as it would take me forever; one can use the search function. :)

Users:
barroncuda
fdman
Zookeeper_and_Rum
ari86
Deibir
Snickles
swellsights
chairit
mcgillvraydesigns
visserall
graphicsnovice
ray-raven
JSPS11
artwarriors
trentpub
SqopS
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airoptimistic
PatchK
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MagnumApp
Darkolfo
red_apple_moon
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FRDesign
Glinka (aka Glinka2)
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bcrider

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:36:07

Threadless design:

Ripped from: which was used for a San Francisco Zoo ad.

biotwist

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:37:20

1 design submitted - Score now!

yep, cool photo tho

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:39:23

Sorry, meant to mention that the zebra/giraffe rip was found by pilihp. :)

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:41:05

Ripped from: Hexagonall's video.

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:41:44

reTRO-N found by bortwein.

bortwein

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:42:57

Ripped from: created by Vimeo user Hexagonall

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:43:19

haha, I was typing that one out at the same time.

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:44:15

Threadless design (this one seems to be a hung jury):

(potentially) Ripped from: by Sam Weber, found by xiv.

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:44:45

Oh, oops! Sorry Brandon! LOL

Ivantobealone

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:49:05

I disliked all of these when voting and I didn't even know!

bottleHeD

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:53:34

I have a ton of these marked under "Watch This".. will post them one by one.

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:54:56

That would be awesome, Kailash!

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:57:01

Copied from This

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 14:58:08

Copied from this

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:01:54

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:06:29

Trace the subject from here

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:07:40

ripped off from Woot

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:08:36

Copied from here

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:10:28

Honestly, I think Cannonball is more like a source image and less like a rip. It's a photo and the tee designer changed up a lot about the character to make it his own. We all can't draw like Alex so sometimes we source.

Plu Shu

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:13:23

Alex used a source pic for his first Tron sub ;p I hope someone from the staff flags this thread though

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:13:26

bortwein on Oct 12 '10 at 3:10pm We all can't draw like Alex so sometimes we source.

I cracked up so bad at that.

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:18:06

@Bortwein, I understand that, I often use a montage of images for reference, perspective and lighting and stuff when I'm drawing too, but I don't directly trace any of them. Tracing someone's else's work without credit is a rip, no matter how you look at it.

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:18:28

"We all can't draw like Alex so sometimes we source." The next big Type Tee!

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:19:12

And the Alex thing was a crushing disappointment really.

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:20:42

bortwein on Oct 12 '10 at 3:18pm "We all can't draw like Alex so sometimes we source." The next big Type Tee!

I'd Buy It!

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:21:46

Ripped from this

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:26:22

I can't see the rip for Royale with Cheese... dunno if it's because I'm at work or what. :) I missed scoring that one, however.

Mya Jamila

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:39:58

I couldn't see the rip for Royale with Cheese either. I got a "You do not have permission to view this directory or page." message.

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 15:47:23

Royale Rip link

FRICKINAWESOME

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 17:10:47

This is a super good idea for a blog...WATCHED and then some!

Can we also post shirts that aren't direct rips but heavily "inspired" by other Threadless designs from the past?

on Oct. 12, 2010 at 17:30:09

Bort, Royale rip is is signed by "scam"

aled

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 04:21:48

TRACED! ZERO

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 04:26:53

Compare that to the source image I used for my Tron design.

randyotter3000

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 04:28:40

2 designs submitted - Score now!

fatheed calling trace, now I've seen it all lol

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 04:34:30

that was a joke btw ^^

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 04:34:43

god im going soft -_-

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 04:37:05

lol

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 07:25:41

FRICKINAWESOME on Oct 12 '10 at 5:10pm This is a super good idea for a blog...WATCHED and then some!

Sure; if it's noted that it's not a direct rip, at least it gives people an idea of what's what to make their own decisions. :)

rhythmdev9

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 14:58:16

the fucking guy submitted another one with the same character :|

KartuneHustla

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 15:35:24

Found one!

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 18:58:46

MOTHER

FUCKER!!!

Original:

http://www.threadless.com/product/415/My_Life_Is_A_Game

Morkki

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 19:27:16

Aw man :(

It looks like he can draw, so... why not draw his own stuff?

EricDiaz

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 20:48:26

oh man.

on Oct. 13, 2010 at 22:50:13

actually he cant draw, he said he found it on google and mixed it with a bunch of other stuff he had, probably didn't even know about resolution

mgill52

on Oct. 14, 2010 at 00:04:51

I don't see a problem with cannonball

mismonaut

on Oct. 14, 2010 at 11:24:29

I scored this earlier and gave it a pretty okay score, thinking, "Oh, what a similar idea. Oh well, he probably didn't know about the other design and he did a pretty good job with this."

But looking at the two of them side by side, it's pretty egregious. Exactly the same image, redrawn to be more edgy. It's like a mountain dew commercial from the nineties.

Shot one: Normal, ho-hum scene of old ladies playing BRIDGE Shot two: XXXTREME SNOWBOARDERS ON FIRE BATTLING EACH OTHER WITH DEADLY, KNIFE-SHARP PLAYING CARDS!!!!

Cut to Mountain Dew Logo.

on Oct. 14, 2010 at 11:57:09

Yep, totally agreed about gametee.

CommunistRobot

on Oct. 14, 2010 at 12:31:28

I like how he admits to just taking gametee off google.

on Oct. 15, 2010 at 17:04:01

"If I admit it, it's not wrong."

on Oct. 19, 2010 at 02:22:33

haha, straight from the number one scoring Tron Loves design!

Who would have noticed? the perfect crime!

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