So Firefly is awesome and should never have been cancelled, yadda yadda yadda. Anyway, the episode Out Of Gas is possibly my favorite. It has a surreal time structure and cements the characters through flashbacks and current scenes. But what I love the most about it is that none of them would have survived without the actions of each other.

Jayne shut the door and saved the oxygen.
Kaylee showed Cap how to fix the engine.
Doc showed him where the adrenaline is, which kept him alive long enough to put the part in.
Wash set up the beacon.
etc etc.

If each of them had not been exactly who they are, they'd all be dead.

Now my sister saw it and loved the series, but hates this episode. She feels it has a poor narrative structure and a weak ending. The way she paints it, there is a random catastrophe, a lot of dramatic nothings, and a deux ex machina at the end to resolve a problem that was bullshit in the first place.

So what do you think?

A modest goal: to get past the 24 hour cutoff. (` :O)

A not-so-modest goal: to get a T printed, baby! 8-)

Guess the score contests are popular here and for good reason because they are a fun way to generate buzz. Thought I'd do something different. So guess the score and win a year's supply of bubblegum!* Have fun out there.

*Year's supply is relative and will will be negotiated with the winner. No fair saying "I chew a case of bubblegum a day every day." If MalcolmMan plays and wins, he gets a different prize because he recently revealed that he hates gum.

If you do know what bubblegum tastes like, and you have a sec, I'd appreciate comments on:



For your trouble, I''ll share the creation story... just because asking for something for nothing is boring.

I'd been working for hours on another design. Stripping it down to the bare carpet and reworking it. Ugh.

But the whole time, this image was in my head and it would not go away. My butt was numb and I hadn't eaten in hours, but thought "Well, I'll just get the idea down real quick."

Six hours later,I was staring at little swirls and realized that I'd just zonked out. It was a really good kind of zoning, like the design just had its own mind.

That is what I love about art. The mixture of concentration and relaxation. There's nothing like it.

Thanks for listening.

Yeah, Word Girl is a kids show, and PBS may not be as cool as other cartoon networks, but this show is oddly compelling. It has hilarious references to old school superhero shows like Superman, like the poses she strikes are direct homage.

Trying to get some traction in a critique to decide if the idea is worth pursuing further. I'm pleased with the drawing and placement, and in fact I pretty much like the whole idea, but if no one else "gets" it then there's no point. If you have a sec, I merely request a 1,2, 0r 3 from you if you don't have time for a real, live comment:

X-Ray Spyglass

Also, please consider this blog a place to actually discuss optical illusions, which are cool! For example, I'm thinking of drawing
something like this to turn into a belt print:

You know you do.

As a right of passage. Hit me up man. Thanks in advance.

To make it interesting:

I'm new-ish here so forgive my ignorance, but has Néhérénia been printed?





The score for Renaissance puts it just a tenth of a point outside the top 25 scores of all time. But Néhérénia's profile shows no prints. Help me out here?

Hello. Quick "Threadless cred" intro :) : I've been browsing for years, buying for a few (love the Spoiled T!), and recently scoring designs/offering critiques. Now I'd like to submit a design.

In order not to waste your time or mine, I'd be grateful for some brief answers from those in the know:

To submit a critique in this blog forum, you need a 640 x 640-800 png, a thumbnail, and some words of introduction? Or do you need to submit the final vector file?

I've read that all colors must be on their own layer, but I can't find that in the official submission kit or "rules." Is there a FAQ I'm overlooking?

The upper color limit is 8, so how are "watercolor" type T's being submitted? Are they really detailed vector art that mimic watercolors, or is there a separate type of entry?

Thanks for any hints! Looking forward to talking T's with you.