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Sep 21 '11 by WanderingBert
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A new idea. WIP - Probable final- might not fly though ...

Here's my latest idea- Elmer fudd has finally hunted down that wascally wabbit and all his looney fwiends.

*UPDATE*

Final colours probably - but not sure if it'll get past copyright

*UPDATE*

New sketch with a bunch of characters. I'm tempted to go nuts and keep adding more minor characters like the Goofy Gophers, the Dodo bird , Sam Sheepdog, Michigan J Frog, the Backyard Dog (from Foghorn Leghorn), but I quite like the composition at present and i'm not sure if people will know the others. I have Beaky Buzzard already who i'd consider minor. Perhaps I just know Looney Tunes too well?

But i'm just not sure if it's been done already or not

At the moment it's just a quick sketch to get it out of my head, so i'll rework it if you reckon it's worth doing.

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WanderingBert on Sep 21 '11 at 5:14pm

Anyone?

ibyes on Sep 21 '11 at 5:17pm

I don't think I've seen the idea done, not with Looney tune characters at least. Go for it, I'm sure you will make it awesome.

Adhesive Hippo on Sep 21 '11 at 5:35pm

I had this exact idea back in February or so, and had a person who agreed to collab backed out after around a month. Happened with two different people about a month apart, and then robingobz I think (can't remember his exact username) came out with a similar design with all the fairy tale creatures--on a red shirt, does anyone remember?--and I decided to stop pursuing it because a similar concept had been done and too many people backed out.

It's always frustrating when I have an idea but can't find anyone who wants to collab, then someone else has the same idea later, it's like, "Man! I wish I would have emailed him a couple months ago!"

speakerine on Sep 21 '11 at 5:39pm

this is cool!!! it reminds me of rodrigobz tee, but it's not the same at all finally, so go for it!

WanderingBert on Sep 21 '11 at 5:59pm

Thanks guys, just found Rodrigo's design. Hadn't seen that one. I think I could still probably do this one. The hunter in his strange trophy room isn't necessarily an original one, but it might still make for a fun tee.

rodrigobhz on Sep 21 '11 at 6:05pm

Go for it dude, it's an awesome idea!

Mine will not print anyway and yours has a LOT of potential! :)

WanderingBert on Sep 21 '11 at 6:11pm

Thanks Rodrigo!

Adhesive Hippo on Sep 21 '11 at 7:50pm

Here's my "sketch" from way back when if you want some additional ideas.

nathanwpyle at gmail.com on Sep 21 '11 at 7:53pm

I love it and you should do it

so good

do it so good

d3d on Sep 21 '11 at 7:55pm

i've never seen that done. i love the idea. careful not to make them too recognisable.

nathanwpyle at gmail.com on Sep 21 '11 at 7:57pm

one way to keep them from being recognizable is to not label them like you have

I mean come on

Adhesive Hippo on Sep 21 '11 at 8:04pm

nathanwpyle at gmail.com on Sep 21 '11 at 7:57pm
one way to keep them from being recognizable is to not label them like you have
I mean come on

Lulz. But yeah I know when Johnny Cupcakes did a Looney Tunes collab thing they were very picky about the details and copyright, so I'd watch out on that.

In other news:

WanderingBert on Sep 21 '11 at 8:08pm

Oh man, that's my favourite part of the design! I was thinking of writing other stuff too- like 'Chair' over the chair, and 'table' over the table.

Thanks Bradley, some good ideas there. Also, i'd totally forgotten about Beaky Buzzard!

I'm going to try the same style as my This Game Sucks design, hopefully it'll be enough to avoid copyright.

WanderingBert on Sep 21 '11 at 8:41pm

Not sure how I should do the birds- should I mount their heads like I have with bugs etc in the sketch, or should I have them with their full bodies?

WanderingBert on Sep 21 '11 at 9:05pm

I'm tempted to have everybodys heads mounted on a wall, rather than have some full bodied, or in rug format. Still not too sure though.

Haragos on Sep 21 '11 at 9:35pm

might be interesting to have them look like real animals?

WanderingBert on Sep 21 '11 at 10:41pm

New sketch!

For this one i've gone with all wall mounted heads, which I quite like.

I'm contemplating adding in more minor characters, but not sure if it will add clutter and confusion to people who don't know Looney Tunes as well as I do.

Let me know your thoughts...

Haragos on Sep 21 '11 at 11:09pm

put marvin the martian as one as it will be out of place but funny

WanderingBert on Sep 21 '11 at 11:24pm

Yeah, i thought about that but decided to stick with animals. If enough people wanted him there i'd do it though.

Adhesive Hippo on Sep 21 '11 at 11:34pm

You could add a nightstand with just his helmet on it.

I'd still watch out for copyright stuff though...

Steven Rice on Sep 21 '11 at 11:52pm

great idea ! I really think you should finish. :)

WanderingBert on Sep 22 '11 at 12:08am

thanks!

ibyes on Sep 22 '11 at 10:39am

Looking good!

skindapple on Sep 22 '11 at 10:45am

new composition rocks!

Dexter Spandex on Sep 22 '11 at 10:54am

superb idea. love your sketch.

WanderingBert on Sep 22 '11 at 9:10pm

Put up the final design, but i'm hoping it'll get past copyright issues.

WanderingBert on Sep 22 '11 at 9:21pm

thanks :)

except the more I look at it the more I think it'll be rejected. Might sub it and in the mean time figure out a way to get around it.

Adhesive Hippo on Sep 22 '11 at 9:23pm

I would just draw them as real animals and they should get the joke from Elmer's hat.

WanderingBert on Sep 22 '11 at 9:26pm

Yeah, that's what i'm thinking might have to be the way. Or at least keep the cartoony style but change the general shape of each- because I think that's where the main problem is.

Caddywompus on Sep 22 '11 at 11:27pm

Maybe put a fire place in there and have the light from the fire cast a dark shadow over all the faces. That way most of the identification can be made with the shape of the silhouette. Then you could draw them in a completely different style if you wanted.

Also I like the idea of a rug on the floor (maybe Taz) and someone stuffed on a stand. Maybe something ridiculous like someone made into a lamp.

Adhesive Hippo on Sep 23 '11 at 12:00am

In any case it looks good and I think the colors work well, but I would add something that's not on the wall to add a little diversity.

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