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dacat
dacat aka Jack (is back) is a boy, has been a member since November 10, 2006, has scored 20042 submissions, giving an average score of 2.53.
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  Apr 07 '08 by dacat        28 Comments        Watch this      Share:  Share on facebook    Share on delicious    Share on digg    Share on MySpace    Tweet this    Stumble this    Share this on Kaboodle   
Thank you threadless for printing this, I was shocked but very happy it was picked since it had not too many comments (thank you for those that did)!! Perhaps there's someone on staff that really liked it :-)

Maltzmania and Ladykat will receive a shirt of their choice, thanks for modeling!

BTW, it was said in another blog to describe the thinking behind this, so here goes: I just wanted to do something to give hope to the future by showing objects of war evolving into objects of peace. Originally I had no backdrop, but thought that a tree also could resemble a mushroom cloud, so I added the background and did gradients to enhance the transition, and give it a cut-out feeling with the other elements. I also originally designed this to split evenly in the middle in the hopes the zip-up hoody would be offered. The lines are there (to the dismay of some) for separation from a distance, like a six-panel triptych.

FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Apr 07 '08 at 12:27pm
Yeah Jack~ Looks fabbo on the tee and now i can't hold the fact that we won our first print together since you have your own solo one now too! Dammit! just kidding buddy, you are destined for several more prints as the days wear on, great stuff and congrats big time!
fatheed
   fatheed on Apr 07 '08 at 12:30pm
Came out really nice, Jack. Interesting to see it printed with 'gradient technique' I assumed it might have just been straight-up sim process. Looks great on the tee.
jean_warhol
   jean_warhol on Apr 07 '08 at 12:36pm
nice job on print #2
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Apr 07 '08 at 12:37pm
i has this great art deco feel to it -
yoshi andrian
   yoshi andrian on Apr 07 '08 at 12:39pm
great job, dacat! congrats man!
Maltzmania
Maltzmania on Apr 07 '08 at 1:31pm
It's a bootyful shirt! grats!
bortwein
   bortwein on Apr 07 '08 at 1:33pm
congrats.
Bisparulz
   Bisparulz on Apr 07 '08 at 1:42pm
Congrats dude. :)
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Apr 07 '08 at 2:01pm
Congrats Dacat! What a fantastic design, looks amazing.
phyntosia
phyntosia on Apr 07 '08 at 2:10pm
I can't believe this design got such a low score in the first place, but threadless obviously made the right decision in deciding to print! Congrats Dacat :)
opifan64
   opifan64 on Apr 07 '08 at 3:17pm
Congrats! I missed this during voting, but it's brilliant. I'm not at all surprised it was picked. :)
ladykat
ladykat on Apr 07 '08 at 4:51pm
Congrats again! I'm happy to be your model anytime! :-D I'm just sad I missed it during voting too :(
Pizazz
Pizazz on Apr 07 '08 at 8:50pm
super-grats!
Jemae
   Jemae on Apr 08 '08 at 1:35am
yay! congrats dude! ....job well done! :D
herky
   herky on Apr 08 '08 at 3:21am
congratulations dacat!
aphextron
aphextron on Apr 08 '08 at 6:22am
This is an Amazing shirt!!! I will buy one as soon as I have the spare Ca$h!
bellesantori
bellesantori on Apr 08 '08 at 8:24am
what a beautiful design, and i loved "house salad" too...
so creative and such great style.

cheers!
jriddim
jriddim on Apr 08 '08 at 8:39am
im sorry but this looks a little too much like Alex Grey's Gaia Painting....
dacat
   dacat on Apr 08 '08 at 12:06pm
I've never seen that painting before, but this idea was first created with the planes, bombs, tanks evolution concept...the mushroom cloud / tree were just a happy afterthought.
shelltree
shelltree on Apr 08 '08 at 4:59pm
This is a really creative design--nice job!
mamechan
mamechan on Apr 08 '08 at 5:54pm
This is one f the best t-shirts I've ever seen on Threadless - if I hadn't just ordered a bunch of stuff (twice!) i'd be getting this one in a heartbeat!
Bleak Harvest
Bleak Harvest on Apr 08 '08 at 9:00pm
Too bad the photos make the colours look REALLY drowned out! Will be picking this one up a soon as I can (hopefully before the weekend!)
5 days later
Noac
Noac on Apr 14 '08 at 8:48am
I have to agree to some extent with jriddim, the reference to Alex Grey's Gaia is fair. I bet Decat has seen the painting before even if he doesn't remember it. That said I think it's in no way a copy, nor a atomic bomb version of it.

Brilliantly done! I will buy it next batch I order, if it isn't sold out.
56 days later
recycleorburn
recycleorburn on Jun 09 '08 at 6:29pm
this design is so amazing, but it doesn't look as good on a girl fit... I wish they would print in on that paper so I could frame it instead!
ladykat
ladykat on Jun 09 '08 at 6:30pm
I am sad because I wanted to get this for my husband but didn't buy it fast enough and it sold out. :(
ladykat
ladykat on Jun 09 '08 at 6:31pm
I am also sad because it wasn't made into a zippered hoody, even though the design is PERFECT for hoodyness!
dacat
   dacat on Jun 09 '08 at 7:16pm
Yeah, I did design this for a hoody :-) oh well...

Hey recycleorburn, please vote at : Blik Threadless Voting if you would like this design on a wall...thanks!
228 days later
purple-tangerine
purple-tangerine on Jan 23 '09 at 8:02pm
Dang, the only ones left are xsmall! I really like this D:
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