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Outlaw01
Outlaw01 aka Robert is a 23.6 year old boy, has been a member since July 11, 2005, has scored 33366 submissions, giving an average score of 2.26.
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  Oct 24 '09 by Outlaw01        14 Comments        Watch this      Share:  Share on facebook    Share on delicious    Share on digg    Share on MySpace    Tweet this    Stumble this    Share this on Kaboodle   
These Kinds of Designs Intimidate Me...
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These kinds of designs are mind boggling to me. Not just these designs, but these are good examples. They are all masterfully crafted. These represent a quality of work I can't begin to comprehend. It's actually quite embarrassing to submit some of my designs after seeing some of these. Good job to these artists, and others who submit the same quality of work.

d3d
   d3d on Oct 24 '09 at 3:23am
yeah there's some intimidating artists. we all improve though. check out my first 50 or so, they're mostly shit.
Bio-bot 9000
Bio-bot 9000 on Oct 24 '09 at 3:24am
just wait until my Select comes out.


heads will explode. Panties will be moistened. snakes will evolve legs.
Bramish
   Bramish on Oct 24 '09 at 3:31am
They are technically fantastic, but remember it's not always intricate illustration with amazing detail that wins. Sometimes simple is better.

I wouldn't bother comparing my stuff to their stuff, since I know that kind of work is beyond me. Just concentrate on being as good as you can be at what you do.
Outlaw01
Outlaw01 on Oct 24 '09 at 3:32am
I look forward to it, Bio-bot.
d3d
   d3d on Oct 24 '09 at 3:37am
look at stuart defending his right to barely draw anything. makes me sick.
Outlaw01
Outlaw01 on Oct 24 '09 at 3:40am
You know -- beauty and the beast REALLY sets the standard in my eyes -- cause I've been using watercolor's heavily in my work recently, and I have no idea (even after looking at the WIP blog) how any of that was done.
Bramish
   Bramish on Oct 24 '09 at 3:41am
I'm pretty good at not being able to draw.
gumbolimbo
   gumbolimbo on Oct 24 '09 at 3:45am
What bramish said.
Some of my favourite shirt have an astounding well thought out simpleness. In a way, doing simple well is harder. you've nowhere to hide.
againstbound
   againstbound on Oct 24 '09 at 4:33am
Yeah, listen to Leon, he used to suck and now he's so-so.
againstbound
   againstbound on Oct 24 '09 at 4:37am
And yeah, I for one very much prefer attention to detail than lots of detail, people tend to look at highly detailed illustration and think that's the best there is cause it surely takes a lot of time and it's really hard to do and there's lots to look at; but not so seldomly these designs have pretty stagnant compositions, weak concepts, boring colors, etc.

Of course that doesn't mean that lots of detail and attention to detail can't go hand in hand.
againstbound
   againstbound on Oct 24 '09 at 4:43am
Oh, and I'm not talking about the designs you posted, just in general
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Oct 24 '09 at 4:52am
d3d
   d3d on Oct 24 '09 at 5:06am
i'd love to see more really simple designs like skunk 2 and operation needed, but it's hard to get one past the voters.
Outlaw01
Outlaw01 on Oct 24 '09 at 12:01pm
I think generally voters need to know that there will be a certain amount of ink involved to justify the price and the act of purchasing said shirt.
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I am a 20-something year old guy currently attending the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design as an Illustration Major. I'm usually quite shy -- so internet forums and the like are great for me because I can hide behind my computer. I love Questionable Content and the character Hannelore.

I love Threadless, and I even founded the Threadless Meet-ups with a simple blog. I made a few designs that scored 'ok' -- but I had them cleared to start fresh. If you send me Street Points, I will love you forever. I sometimes find myself bothering Charles Festa whenever I visit Threadless HQ -- he's just a cool dude.

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