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The Culprit Flees the Scene

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Dec 19 '06
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LARGE VERSION HERE. for the decemberists comp. a blood puddle with the escaping murderer in the reflection.
Hannahhughes
Hannahhughes on Dec 19 '06
too bright on white.
harrysally
harrysally on Dec 19 '06
it is REALLY interesting, with the assasin in her hair



very good work!
Raid71
   Raid71 on Dec 19 '06
looks great... like it on shit $5
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Dec 19 '06
amazinggggg
mrhand
mrhand on Dec 19 '06
The bevel and drop shadow make it look like plastic or wax instead of a liquid. Good concept just needs better execution.
yion072
yion072 on Dec 19 '06
Great
Jezebel.
Jezebel. on Dec 19 '06
its really well done, but the blood should be darker.
chelly
chelly on Dec 19 '06
i like how her eye looks like a bird head and the shadow in the reflection. not a fan of the white tee, but still gonna $5 because it is awesome.
valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Dec 19 '06
Good job! I'm always a fan of layers of discovery. It's subtle and clever.
Blazewing
Blazewing on Dec 19 '06
Seconding the wax comment but kudos on the subtlety.
maija
maija on Dec 19 '06
Ah, yet another Tom Burns "hidden face" design that all my guy friends will stare and stare at and be unable to see. At least, they claim they can't see the face in 1975 hidden on my chest. I smell a guy conspiracy with Tom Burns as the skillful mastermind.
maija
maija on Dec 19 '06
Seriously, I like the fresh interpretation of the theme. :)
tomburns
   tomburns on Dec 19 '06
thanks! and anything i can do to make it easier on us fellas to get away with staring at chests is a deed well done! :) haha
speedyjvw
   speedyjvw on Dec 19 '06
amazing
p 8673469827776
p 8673469827776 on Dec 19 '06
darker blood 4
squintygirl
squintygirl on Dec 19 '06
Very simple, very effective and compelling. Great work!
turtle-pants
turtle-pants on Dec 19 '06
took me a sec, but MAN that is AWESOME!
tomburns
   tomburns on Dec 19 '06
haha, sweet!

sucks though, cause now that i think about it, i bet alot of people are scoring it before they realize its a face. they probably just think its a big puddle with a reflection and thats it. :|
lemonalle
lemonalle on Dec 19 '06
Very clever!
autumn fairie
autumn fairie on Dec 19 '06
i love the design, but the colors are too bright...either a darker red, but i think a different color of background would be better. still...4
drmtama2
drmtama2 on Dec 19 '06
darker shirt... perhaps natural... the color of fffllllleessshhhhhhhh!



$5
tracy.murphy
tracy.murphy on Dec 19 '06
Cool idea.
Raid71
   Raid71 on Dec 19 '06
I'm apologizing for my earlier comment... I can't think for the life of me why I wrote that... I love this on white $5 should have been the correct comment
helo
helo on Dec 19 '06
I noticed the lady's face first and could barely see the reflection of the man. When I finally saw the reflection I thought you were using d3d's skeleton guy (the one in the lower right hand corner of his profile page) -- which is not the case. An interesting image.
helo
helo on Dec 19 '06
oops --- d3d
rudra
rudra on Dec 19 '06
love the sublety - i agree the blood should be darker - and the shirt also - i'm thinking silver/ash light grey (not heather grey) - or maybe khaki or olive - you just don't want to fall into that hot-topicy black and red look
rudra
rudra on Dec 19 '06
subtlety*
robynbanx
robynbanx on Dec 19 '06
Wow, strong!
Mr Rocks
   Mr Rocks on Dec 19 '06
Very clever. 5. Nice work as usual Tom. Not as scary as your santa rap though....
J-Ray
J-Ray on Dec 19 '06
Tom Burns is the shirt, minus the arrrr.
Hello.Pity
Hello.Pity on Dec 19 '06
MMM
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Dec 20 '06
Tom attempts to defund my pockets once again with yet another groin-grabbingly amazing artistic freakout. Perhaps a little lower on the shirt, a smidge smaller, and defintely a silver or different color for the shirt to compliment the purty gore spray. But i think most people are mistaking the face-shaped blood for a face; it's just a pile of the victim's blood on the ground with the perpetrator fleeing the scene; we never actually see the victim's body. Right, Tom? At any rate 4 & $ nuff said. Word.
theclumsycorvid
theclumsycorvid on Dec 20 '06
I said out loud "WOAH, tight."
biticol
   biticol on Dec 20 '06
Nicely done
herky
   herky on Dec 20 '06
very creative and nicely executed design.
tomburns
   tomburns on Dec 20 '06
thanks!



frickin, it is a puddle of blood, though there is a face formed from it too, the victims face. ;)
Marinabrinsky
Marinabrinsky on Dec 20 '06
I really like this design. I would buy it for me & my boyfriend.
invalide_silencieux
invalide_silencieux on Dec 20 '06
i would say the blood should be darker and more... splattered? or just look like the consistency of blood. but, very very well done otherwise.
invalide_silencieux
invalide_silencieux on Dec 20 '06
i think the blood should be darker, and maybe more splattery, like the consistency of blood. otherwise tho, very very well done.
invalide_silencieux
invalide_silencieux on Dec 20 '06
oops. you can probably tell what happened there, sorry.
Quag
   Quag on Dec 20 '06
Badass composition!
Petanca
Petanca on Dec 20 '06
Good one, would like it on a black shirt, also,more dramatic, perhaps.
sugarkitten
sugarkitten on Dec 20 '06
OOOHHHHH! I like this
JELLYTANK
JELLYTANK on Dec 20 '06
smaller will better!good job n great concept.
The Orange Peel
The Orange Peel on Dec 20 '06
Hmm... The blood should be darker. At this point it looks kind of like katsup.
The_Calamity_of_Humanity
The_Calamity_of_Humanity on Dec 21 '06
your the shit 5$
Frekinscnoth
Frekinscnoth on Dec 21 '06
this is simple and so beautiful.
Tabs
Tabs on Dec 21 '06
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!



$5
nylorac
nylorac on Dec 21 '06
I think the design is a bit large for the tee shirt, but other then that it looks great!
euryleia
euryleia on Dec 22 '06
I'd prefer if the reflection was easier to see. Other than that, I really like this.
Mista_Twist
Mista_Twist on Dec 22 '06
This is a great concept, executed well, but I agree with previous comments on the wax or plastic look of the blood.



Still, gets 5$ from me :)
Hakaidur
Hakaidur on Dec 22 '06
blood should be darker and less shiny.
whootie
whootie on Dec 22 '06
that's really, really well done. i don't think it's too bright at all.
Dark Turtle
Dark Turtle on Dec 23 '06
The blood should be darker. Really good design too. Try make the blood look more lucid, too. It looks kinda solid.
Dark Turtle
Dark Turtle on Dec 23 '06
Argh, I meant liquid, not lucid.
Cliss
Cliss on Dec 23 '06
Took me a second to get but I really like it. It's very thought provoking. $5
LeatherSofa
LeatherSofa on Dec 24 '06
artwork that you can take in all it once glance is not artwork at all....so beautiful job! $5, definitely.
hokorasu
hokorasu on Dec 24 '06
mm splendid

I'd definitely wear it
Unmaskedreality
Unmaskedreality on Dec 25 '06
Woah! It took me forever to see the face! I love it just for that! And the reflection is also crazy cool.
goojoomoonoo
goojoomoonoo on Dec 26 '06
Brilliant design, but I think the shirt colour and placement could be better.
tattooed_triumph
tattooed_triumph on Dec 26 '06
Nice job but looks like it is from "A Perfect Crime No. 2" no? And, try the red on a burgundy, perhaps? That should look better than on the bright white and will still stay with the theme.
13 days later
ecky_ducky
ecky_ducky on Jan 08 '07
My reaction to this was: 'Mmm, cool...WHOA!'



I expect you can guess when I noticed the shadow. Excellent.
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