So Im trying to figure out this different shading technique. I'm having a hard time finding an example of what I mean, but this image from Ray Frenden's flickr is pretty close. Does anyone know how to achieve that look? Im referring to the green, speckled shading in the skeleton. thanks!

My Travel 2 sub is up for scoring. Thanks for all the help you guys gave along the way. Show some love please!

Hooray my highest score! Rossmat8 wins, congrats man! Contact me at ben(at)benjamindouglass(dot)com. Let me know what shirt you want and where to send it!

Thanks for all the comments and great scores people!

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Lhiiiz - 3.53
Felix-the-ghost - 3.5
rossmat8 - 3.39
frostedlemoncoward - 3.36
lily1029 - 3.33
Heartson - 3.32
sjem - 3.31
bhoomika - 3.28
ratkiss - 3.26
FRICKINAWESOME - 3.25
Brando Graphic Art - 3.23
xiv - 3.21
quister - 3.2
psykomakia - 3.19
randyotter3000 - 3.18
Fotologica - 3.17
Algi - 3.16
mgill52 - 3.15
trishxtrash - 3.12
B7 - 3.10
scao - 3.08
jodabaum - 3.07
frogking - 3.05
bengineer - 3.04
jeffreyg - 3.03
evan3 - 3.02
nasmo - 3.01
soloyo - 3
Bio-bot 9000 - 2.99
Jaakie201 - 2.98
surreal_blue - 2.96
Mountain Gnome - 2.95
stoma - 2.93
Stlphotogirl - 2.91
Chengui - 2.87
jess4002 - 2.85
Efunk2332 - 2.83
chatnoirrouge - 2.77

Big thanks to everyone that helped out along the way. Now show some love! I have yet to hit 100 comments before scoring ended, help me achieve my hopes and dreams.



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Sadly the 90 day expiration date for this puppy is up. Oh wells.... its one of my favorites, and one of my best scores. Is this worth resubbing? Anyone have any suggestions on what I could do to make it better?

So for about the last two months I feel like I have been fighting a serious case of "artists block". My last three subs here were flops, which is fine.... I don't expect everything I do to score well. Plus there is always something to be learned from a design that isn't so well received. But I am having a hard time with developing new killer concepts lately. How do you guys work through a dry spell? What's your usual process for coming up with new ideas?

Maybe I am just trying to hard. I want to just let the ideas come to me, but when your working against deadlines, thats really not an option. Any insight you guys have would be much appreciated.

I have to admit I'm not thrilled with how this came out, but maybe you can check it out anyway? Thanks for looking.

I really cant believe something of mine has made it to threadless. It feels completely unreal. I have to thank everyone that helped out in the critique, and all the threadless community and staff that made it a print! You guys are the best. I really believe having your work printed at threadless is an amazing accomplishment for any artist.

I had not planned on subbing anything for this, but I loved alexdmc's first sub so much that it made me want to try something different from my normal style. This probably doesn't really qualify as new art, but whatevs.

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How many designs did you submit until you finally came up with that winner? Just wonderin'.