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smusi
smusi aka Sarah Musi is a 26.17 year old girl, has been a member since November 17, 2008, has scored 6520 submissions, giving an average score of 2.08.
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  May 18 '09 by smusi        17 Comments        Watch this      Share:  Share on facebook    Share on delicious    Share on digg    Share on MySpace    Tweet this    Stumble this    Share this on Kaboodle   
New Design - tell me your thoughts
3.18! Thank you!!!
Mermaids Are Highly Territorial - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More
Currently up for voting:
iGeiko - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More

Jemae
   Jemae on May 19 '09 at 1:58am
i so admire almost all of your work! all the best to you sis! and thanks for that! :))
TTUraider
TTUraider on May 19 '09 at 2:07am
BEAUTIFUL!!!
lifeis2112
lifeis2112 on May 19 '09 at 1:07pm
How do you do those details so many, what program do you use
garciagirl
garciagirl on May 19 '09 at 1:13pm
I gave this love ages ago :)
Super lovely/cool illo!
smusi
   smusi on May 19 '09 at 2:43pm
thanks guys, i really appreciate it!

lifeis2112: here's my process:

1) on 11x14 vellum-finished bristol: sketch the design in pencil
2) ink over the pencil with speedball india ink and a size 2 or 3 point brush
3) erase the pencil (speedball doesn't smear)
4) scan the artwork to PDF
5) clean up in photoshop using "curves" feature and save as PSD
6) open PSD in Illustrator and do a "live trace". this turns the artwork into vector.
7) drag the vector object back into photoshop.
8) add a transparent layer underneath the vector object and paint on it with a wacom tablet (but you don't really need one)

hint: type "free textures" into flickr and it will come up with a bunh of great stuff for you to use in your designs.
smusi
   smusi on May 20 '09 at 4:12pm
one more day!
smusi
   smusi on May 21 '09 at 8:57am
a few more hours...

thanks to everyone who voted and left comments! :)
Jemae
   Jemae on May 21 '09 at 5:48pm
3.18

..congrats smusi, awesome score! ..the way to go! :))
smusi
   smusi on May 21 '09 at 10:41pm
jeez that's my highest! thanks you guys! now we wait...
garciagirl
garciagirl on May 22 '09 at 5:59am
Heck yeah! Well deserved!
tomasappleton
tomasappleton on May 22 '09 at 6:18am
Shouldn't it be iGeisha instead of Geiko?
smusi
   smusi on May 22 '09 at 9:44am
thanks garciagirl. :)

tomsapplteton: geiko refers to a woman who is a geisha. most japanese women's names end in "ko".
TheInfamousBaka
TheInfamousBaka on May 22 '09 at 9:46am
Congrats on the kick ass score! ;)
smusi
   smusi on May 22 '09 at 10:01am
thanks tiffany! :)
smusi
   smusi on May 22 '09 at 11:53am
iGeiko is up.
tomasappleton
tomasappleton on May 23 '09 at 3:50am
Okie :)

voted + commented
Mosquito88
Mosquito88 on May 23 '09 at 3:52am
IGeiko is really awesome! although it is not something I'd wear :) but still 5'd it :)
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I am a comic book illustrator living in Seattle.

People often ask me how I create detailed artwork on computer. The answer is: I don't. Here's how it works:

1) on 11x14 vellum-finished bristol: sketch the design in pencil
2) ink over the pencil with speedball india ink and a size 2 or 3 point brush
3) erase the pencil (speedball doesn't smear)
4) scan the artwork to PDF
5) clean up in photoshop using "curves" feature and save as PSD
6) open PSD in Illustrator and do a "live trace". this turns the artwork into vector.
7) drag the vector object back into photoshop.
8) add a transparent layer underneath the vector object and paint on it with a wacom tablet (but you don't really need one)



About my rating system:
I used to get upset about the bad designs but now they just make me tired so I try to be as helpful as possible leaving comments to make sure that the designer learns where to make improvements. I myself am nowhere near perfect so I really appreciate all the constructive comments folks have provided me in the past; I want to know what you are looking for in a shirt. Here's a little insight into my thought process for rating designs:

5 - If your design is clearly brilliant and deserves to be printed.
4 - If you have a wearable design that's in good taste but it could be better.
3 - If you have a good design idea and decent art but missed the mark.
2 - If you have skills but failed to put together a decent design.
1 - If your design or sense of humor really sucks.
0 - If I am actually offended or think you are mocking me because you think you are the cleverest person alive. That just pisses me off.

Designs that I never want to see again (but know I will):
- little girls with bloody knives
- peace signs
- clip art collages
- the planet earth
- polar bear balancing on an ice cube
- women who are naked for no reason
- skulls and skeletons
- zombies
- sex jokes
- chicken and egg
- guns shooting hearts