Profile for littleclyde - Color help? UPDATE

littleclyde aka Michelle has been a member since January 28, 2008, has scored 7,855 submissions, giving an average score of 2.77, helping 358 designs get printed.

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Jul 22 '09 by littleclyde
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Color help? UPDATE

UPDATE: how about this version? maybe more wearable? or should I just go with the first red/blue version that everyone liked? I felt like it needed to look a little tougher. But now I can't decide. Can you?

Old post:

I know, for whatever reason, there are so many owl subs nowadays, but I hope there's room for one more before people get all "OWL - that's a zero for you!" Been working on this for a while, it's a bit of a nod to Harryhausen mixed with a reawakened appreciation for the pencil and a subtle owl/mouse joke thrown in for good measure.

This is five colors, but I'm still unsure which five to use... Which combination do you like best? Anyone?

littleclyde on Jul 22 '09 at 8:20am

now with image :)

ounom on Jul 22 '09 at 8:20am

First one! ;)

Ivantobealone on Jul 22 '09 at 8:22am

Version 4 is strongest IMO

gumbolimbo on Jul 22 '09 at 8:22am

I'm not sure.. the first one or the last one. Try makeing it grayscale in Photoshop to see how the contrast is between owl and cables?

littleclyde on Jul 22 '09 at 8:27am

Thanks guys. Good call gumbolimbo. The contrast is a little sharper with the first version in grayscale - also there are two red tones from the owl in those cables, so maybe it has a little more unity. Though I think the warm/cool contrast is sharper in the 4th version.

littleclyde on Jul 22 '09 at 8:33am

Though on the shirt I kind of like the all-warm-tones version too.

littleclyde on Jul 22 '09 at 8:52am

Hmm, anyone else want to weigh in?

randyotter3000 on Jul 22 '09 at 8:54am

first or last

ivejustquitsmoking on Jul 22 '09 at 8:57am

first one here :)

littleclyde on Jul 22 '09 at 8:58am

thanks thanks and thanks!

C Kid on Jul 22 '09 at 9:13am

I would go with the second color option(probably the only one :P)! The first, third and the forth version have the same 'weight' between the owl and the cables. Both elements have a heavy contrast and strong colors (first and forth) or both are redish colors (third). With the second version the owl is prominent in colors and the cables just adding to it. Hope this makes sense.

littleclyde on Jul 22 '09 at 9:39am

Thanks Pam, you've given me some more food for thought... I'm going to tweak this for a while yet...

Here's another one - where the owl comes into the foreground a little more, but without the jarring color shift of the pink/blue:

GRANDR on Jul 22 '09 at 12:06pm

I prefer the first one , look amazing!

mismonaut on Jul 22 '09 at 12:12pm

I like the first and second versions.

Nutrius on Jul 22 '09 at 12:17pm

agreed. 1 or 2

WarDrobeInSpareOom on Jul 22 '09 at 12:18pm

First one!

tracerbullet on Jul 22 '09 at 12:20pm

first one for sure

20 days later

littleclyde on Aug 12 '09 at 8:15am

bump fer update

badbasilisk on Aug 12 '09 at 8:17am

first one!!!

littleclyde on Aug 12 '09 at 8:19am

first new or first old?

8 days later

igo2cairo on Aug 20 '09 at 11:51pm

wow, this is so beautiful Michelle and will undoubtably print. The 1st one on the top for sure! When are you planning on subbing this?

ivejustquitsmoking on Aug 20 '09 at 11:54pm

last pic is a winner!

C Kid on Aug 21 '09 at 12:14am

I like the colors of the new version but again the details of the owl are lost in the huddle of the cables.

I like the yellowish version right above the last few comments!

Have you decided on the colors yet? No matter what color scheme you are going to choose it is a beautiful design!

Everytime I see this I'm reminded of the owl Bubo from Clash of the Titans! :)

littleclyde on Aug 21 '09 at 12:20am

Blog resurrection! Thanks guys, I ended up confusing myself with all the versions and then spent the last few weeks concentrating on other subs. Also, so many great owl subs here lately (ahem, Terry), I thought I'd give this a little break until I could make up my mind.

Pam, yes! Bubo was absolutely part of the inspiration for this!

spacesick 2 on Aug 21 '09 at 12:21am

bubububububububububububububububo

igo2cairo on Aug 21 '09 at 12:37am

The 1st one has such a nice, soft feel to it, more like a penicl drawing and I love the sublte blue, pink and yellow highlights against the sepia-coloured line work.

igo2cairo on Aug 21 '09 at 12:38am

er, I mean "subtle"

igo2cairo on Aug 21 '09 at 12:43am

When I was younger I sadly used to pronounce the "b" in subtle.

littleclyde on Aug 21 '09 at 12:47am

Heh, when I was younger I used to pronounce melancholy "Meh-LANK-oly" and was so disappointed to find out that it was "melon-collie" because that didn't sound like its meaning at all. My life is full of linguistic disappointments like that.

igo2cairo on Aug 21 '09 at 12:55am

I know, it's funny because for the longest time I resisted saying "subtle" correctly because I thought my version expressed the meaning of the word way better.

Ha ha , actually your version for melancholy is very descriptive as well because it has depressed little words in it like "meh" and "lank". I could see why you'd be disappointed. )

igo2cairo on Aug 21 '09 at 1:06am

Also, so many great owl subs here lately (ahem, Terry), I thought I'd give this a little break until I could make up my mind

Think there's room for more owl subs when they're this gorgeous! Also this is so completely different in concept and style. Here's hoping they'll print both!

igo2cairo on Aug 21 '09 at 1:21am

Oh, when I said "1st one" I didn't mean the 1st version, but the latest one with the brown sepia tones.

littleclyde on Aug 21 '09 at 1:23am

Thanks! I guess I should just sub and move on to the next thing. Perhaps an image of a dog surrounded by cantaloupe...

igo2cairo on Aug 21 '09 at 1:33am

Are you going to do a flash presentation or just the traditional template? I think the sepia version for the main presentation and then a colour option on a tee would be good - my second favourite version is the one on the bottom with the purple/gold owl and gold wires.

Tikimasters on Aug 21 '09 at 1:38am

I'm a fan of the red/blue

littleclyde on Aug 21 '09 at 1:42am

Yeah, Flash for this one, probably exactly like you suggested. The nice thing about the non-sepia version you like is that it's only five colors, so could be printed as an oversize print. Be nice to have that as an option as well. Thanks for all the input!

igo2cairo on Aug 21 '09 at 1:42am

I agree, that one is really nice too and would be a solid choice as well for a colour option.

littleclyde on Aug 21 '09 at 1:50am

Thanks Tikimasters. This is why I can't decide. The red/blue was my initial color idea, and I still like it a lot as an image. The bold colors and colored-pencilness of it really appeal to me. However, when I think about going to the closet and picking out something to wear, I find it becomes less appealing, and then I tend more towards the sepia or the less colorful purple/gold.

igo2cairo on Aug 21 '09 at 2:02am

Michelle - yes, an oversize print option would be great to have!

So the sepia version would need to be simulated process I'm guessing? You'd be surprised what they can do with it.

I would definitely wear the sepia version and think it has the broadest appeal for both sexes however the purple/gold wires version would be awesome for women.

littleclyde on Aug 21 '09 at 2:07am

Nope, sepia is 7 colors, but I think I read somewhere that 5 colors is the limit for oversized printing.

igo2cairo on Aug 21 '09 at 2:14am

Oh, I didn't even know that! Wow, well I'm even more impressed because the sepia version looks like it should require simulated process. Anyway, the sepia looks like the perfect size to me on the tee.

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