Profile for stubby43 - how long did it take to get your first print?

stubby43 aka Phil is a 25.42 year old boy, has been a member since December 22, 2006, has scored 3,809 submissions, giving an average score of 2.65, helping 191 designs get printed.

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Mar 23 '11 by stubby43
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how long did it take to get your first print?

Just how many submissions did it take before you finally got a print?

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New question:

what is your average number of submissions between each print?

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Do you think you dramatically improved from your first submission to the one that actually got you printed?

I've never really submitted anything, I've only ever been a part of collaborations though one did get printed so I guess that kind of counts but not quite, after all it was the work of everyone else involved that made it possible.

Ryder Revolution on Mar 23 '11 at 6:45pm

Jess4002 Picked my first print :)

i think once you kind of learn what sells... or how a finished design should look it gets pretty easy...

WanderingBert on Mar 23 '11 at 6:46pm

100

@_@

Farnell on Mar 23 '11 at 6:46pm

printed on my third at the start of 2011 - I was very lucky as som epeople have subbed 150 and not been printed. Haven't been printed since though :(

Hopefully won't have to wait too long.

randyotter3000 on Mar 23 '11 at 6:47pm

25 subs in but it wasnt till my 3rd print and over 300 subs till things started to make sense

WanderingBert on Mar 23 '11 at 6:47pm

actually i'd subbed 100, but it wasn't my 100th that was picked. I think it was my 92nd or something like that.

Farnell on Mar 23 '11 at 6:48pm

its never easy to get printed

stubby43 on Mar 23 '11 at 6:48pm

I finally got a copy of photoshop so I'm thinking about submitting a design, which is a huge, huge step for me I've been apart of the community for 6 years and never submitted anything.

But I feel like this year is about changing everything.

Farnell on Mar 23 '11 at 6:51pm

wow - good work. Can't believe you have been her 6 years and not subbed anything - though there are lots of us who design etc for living so doing this is just a nice creative release from the commercial world

randyotter3000 on Mar 23 '11 at 6:51pm

If there was a definitive piece of advice to give it would be "Idea is king" as spoken my our lord Murraymullet

stubby43 on Mar 23 '11 at 6:58pm

There are a lot of reasons why I haven't but at the end of the day their all excuses, for the most part I was just content voting on designs and being a part of the community.

Also guys, you put an insane amount of effort in, you all deserve your prints.

Randy, thanks for the advice mate though I think at this stage its more important to actually take the first step and make a submission than aiming for a print (not going to lie, it would be nice).

xiv on Mar 23 '11 at 7:09pm

23+

With the exception of two or three designs, I dont submit anything with the intention of it scoring well/being printed. I do it for fun...

My first submissions were incredibly bad. I had just gotten a copy of photoshop and didnt know what the hell i was doing (these subs arent even posted anymore).

randyotter3000 on Mar 23 '11 at 7:13pm

dude your first design could be a print if you want it enough

mezo on Mar 23 '11 at 7:18pm

26

All of my sibs & prints SUCK A HORSE'S TITTY.

....do horses have titties?

myteemo on Mar 23 '11 at 7:28pm

threadless needs more mezo subs. Get tuh subbin!

myteemo on Mar 23 '11 at 7:29pm

I think this blog is a good idea. I hope all the noobs that whine after putting up 3 designs and still don't have a print read this.

mezo on Mar 23 '11 at 7:29pm

YOU'RE NOT MY REAL DAD!

nathanwpyle at gmail.com on Mar 23 '11 at 7:30pm

100, like WB!

I think

it was close

who knows

myteemo on Mar 23 '11 at 7:32pm

MY DAD CAN BEAT UP YOUR DAD AND HE SAID GET TUH SUBBIN!!!

;p

stubby43 on Mar 23 '11 at 7:54pm

myteemo on Mar 23 '11 at 7:29pm
I think this blog is a good idea. I hope all the noobs that whine after putting up 3 designs and still don't have a print read this.

Truth, though they do occasionally cause hilarity.

stubby43 on Mar 23 '11 at 7:55pm

for example...

myteemo on Mar 23 '11 at 8:02pm

exactly.

ratkiss on Mar 23 '11 at 8:12pm

Jason picked my first print(alumni pick)
sub #35
(bonus ~ I found out about it a few days after my birthday, which probably made me even more excited beyond belief!)

my second one was sub #82

who knows when or if more will come? I just do what I love:D

viralVISUAL on Mar 24 '11 at 11:25pm

#32. Interesting how it worked out. I drew the main character for it and had noooo idea where I was going with it so I set it aside for like a week or two then came back with some better ideas for it, really took my time with it and sat on it for a day or two before subbing. So I guess my advice would be to take it slow and wait a day or two before you settle on the final product.

taz-pie on Mar 25 '11 at 2:59am

i have only subbed once. it was so stressful! am not sure if i will ever do it again :)

AweAndWonder on Mar 25 '11 at 3:39am

Very glad you asked this. I was always curious.
...but now I'm scared to submit anything. :( What if I put tons of work into something and end up with nothing... which is very likely? :(

It's very sad to hear about people creating nearly 100 designs before getting printed. And I don't know if I'm clever enough to be one of the lucky few.

Farnell on Mar 25 '11 at 3:43am

To get printed is really tough - I think there approx 500,0000 submissions a year and probbaly only about 300-400 get printed
( somebody correct me if I am wrong) so you just have to do it for the enjoyment and if something gets printed, then brilliant

Bramish on Mar 25 '11 at 3:51am

20 subs and 2 years before I was printed. My first sub was something anyone here could have come up with, put together and subbed and yes I've definitely improved since then.

amanitium on Mar 25 '11 at 4:01am

Still a long way to go for me it looks like. So, when somehow someday I've reached that stage, I want everybody here, to still be here to see it, and say, "well done son, you deserved it."

stubby43 on Mar 25 '11 at 6:39am

Farnell on Mar 25 '11 at 3:43am
To get printed is really tough - I think there approx 500,0000 submissions a year
and probbaly only about 300-400 get printed
( somebody correct me if I am wrong) so you just have to do it for the enjoyment and if something gets printed, then brilliant

300 to 400 is a pretty reasonable guess, I came in at 520 which is generous but accounts for all the special random prints not released on a monday but even then it was assuming threadless was printing 10 new tee's a week.

AweAndWonder on Mar 25 '11 at 3:39am
Very glad you asked this.
I was always curious.
...but now I'm scared to submit anything.
:(
What if I put tons of work into something and end up with nothing... which is very likely?
:(
It's very sad to hear about people creating nearly 100 designs before getting printed.
And I don't know if I'm clever enough to be one of the lucky few.

Dust yourself off and start again, if it doesnt get printed there were reasons why I think everyone here just learned from their mistakes and carried on until they got a hit.

Tonteau on Mar 25 '11 at 6:43am

4 or 5, I forget.

Tonteau on Mar 25 '11 at 6:43am

5, just checked.

jamesf on Mar 25 '11 at 6:45am

8 - i lucked out with some ridiculous piece of shit

Bramish on Mar 26 '11 at 3:39am

Bramish on Mar 25 '11 at 3:51am
20 subs and 2 years before I was printed. My first sub was something anyone here could have come up with, put together and subbed and yes I've definitely improved since then.

I meant my first print

moulin bleu on Mar 26 '11 at 8:25am

7th, 2 months after I joined. I spend a lot of time looking at winning designs and scoping out what the top designers are doing.

It's super intimidating to see designers like ben chen, naolito, or alexmdc that get 3+ scores every time and are cranking out more subs than anyone else. Obviously this marriage of quality and quantity is bound to get you multiple wins, but for us mere mortals, all it takes is one great idea and a little bit of luck :)

120 days later

stubby43 on Jul 24 '11 at 4:24pm

bumping because its been a while since I've asked.

d3d on Jul 24 '11 at 4:32pm

it took me 30 subs to get my first, 30 more to get the second, then it's about one every 5-10 subs.

sweet n sour on Jul 24 '11 at 5:01pm

my 17th sub was an alumni pick it was chosen by the super talented sonmi, which made it doubly awesome.

fun fact I knew it was going to be printed before it had finished scoring.

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