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Etch Don!

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I used to love my Etch-A-Sketch!
bryanxkid
bryanxkid on Mar 07 '07
I don't know, the placement doesn't work.
zendog
zendog on Mar 07 '07
smaller, right chest side might work better. Don...Johnson?
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 07 '07
You're correct, Don Johnson from his 80's Miami Vice era.
Recycledwax
   Recycledwax on Mar 07 '07
haha! great! I like the idea of mixing 2 things from the past! ;)

Pretty well done ;)
squeegebeckenheim
squeegebeckenheim on Mar 07 '07
gremlins!
mezo
   mezo on Mar 07 '07
I can't figure out what is going on. But I love the mogwais (they are not gremlins!).
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 07 '07
Put your own spin on it :D! Thanks for the comments!
yvas22
yvas22 on Mar 07 '07
This is great! The Mogwais are so cute and doing a great job etching Don Johnson... awesomeee!! $5
Krycke
Krycke on Mar 07 '07
I just love the Etch-A-Sketch part... but the thing it stands on, and the mogwais... no... it's not my thing...
yvanne66
yvanne66 on Mar 07 '07
I am a big fan of Gismo!

I Love, Love, Love the idea in combination with Miami Vice!

Great Thought!

The Mogwais are really cute, especially how they are also artists by pulling the knobs on the "etch a sketch"

Very great concept on displaying this as a billboard, too.

$5 !!!
kathleen kablam
kathleen kablam on Mar 07 '07
ohhh are those furbies? i like this shirt. it reminds me of being a little kid.
kathleen kablam
kathleen kablam on Mar 07 '07
wait nevermind i looked again and realized that they weren't furbies afterall. haha
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 07 '07
nope, they would be mogwais, still cute though! :)
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Mar 07 '07
Huh? But in your WIP it's a black dude. Why did you change it?
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 07 '07
Mainly because it was just an unknown guy I created, so I wanted to tie it all in with the theme of the 80's and joila, Donny J. came to mind. What's WIP?
Dmfan8604
Dmfan8604 on Mar 07 '07
No one has mentioned the Ah-Ha tribute going on here as well! Awesome touch with that.
KDLIG
   KDLIG on Mar 07 '07
i'm so into Gizmo!!! until now!
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 07 '07
until now?
cassiepaige
cassiepaige on Mar 07 '07
I really like the drawing, but the placement just isn't right.
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 07 '07
Placement can definately be changed, glad you like my work!
quaycur
quaycur on Mar 08 '07
do we really need to discuss copyrighted characters again?
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 08 '07
you must be kidding quaycur. have you even seen many of the designs on here! if this is against copyright then many other designs who use well know characters would not have been printed. look around the site then come back to me. Thanks!
swiftasaurus
swiftasaurus on Mar 08 '07
Etch-A-Sketch and... Gremlins... and... wow.
swiftasaurus
swiftasaurus on Mar 08 '07
i mean mogwais... *rolls eyes and whistles*
little_mystique
little_mystique on Mar 08 '07
Whats the difference between mogwais and gremlins..the film was called gremlins wasn't it?
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 08 '07
Mogwais turned into gremlins if they ate or drink anything after midnight. Mogwais = nice, gremlins = evil ;)
desdemone
desdemone on Mar 08 '07
That's great!!! I LOVE 80S and I love your disign!! =]
citrouille
citrouille on Mar 08 '07
Oh, thank you. Haha. $5.
D.Lightful
D.Lightful on Mar 08 '07
Great design, cheesey overuse of 80's nostalgia. "Vintage" can be so gay. So trying too hard.
deadbeathero
deadbeathero on Mar 08 '07
OH WORD! this is awsome. I would totally buy this, wear it, get drunk in it, and hope to not vomit on it. GOOD JOB!
hippiekasey
   hippiekasey on Mar 08 '07
awesomeness! I do agree that the placement isn't working but thats a sweet illustration!
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 08 '07
It's an 80's competition ( to D.Lightful - just incase you did not know) :) Thanks for the comments!
CMan4
CMan4 on Mar 08 '07
Love the design
kittykatstavis
kittykatstavis on Mar 08 '07
I wouldn't know who the sketch was of if i didn't know the competiton and you hadn't named it "Etch Don"
reetzy_chick
reetzy_chick on Mar 08 '07
does not look good on a tee...has to be way smaller. I would also never wear it...
GoldenGod02
GoldenGod02 on Mar 09 '07
That looks really cool but I think it's super big
The Jolly Brewer
The Jolly Brewer on Mar 09 '07
this is brilliant. Great idea.
mephitine
mephitine on Mar 09 '07
Cute, as long as it doesn't rain......
D.Lightful
D.Lightful on Mar 09 '07
Artdrops Dear, if you are going to submit a gayass design perhaps you might consider not being a defensive, blubbering baby boy each time somebody makes a comment that is not so favorable. And since when is "kickin it old skool" neccessarily 80's. THANKS!
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 09 '07
D.Lightful dear, please you must get a hold of yourself. No One came at you. i merely explained the competition is about the 80's Old School... seriously read the competition guidelines before you start spouting off in things you are unware of. THANKS! :)
CaptainCoco
CaptainCoco on Mar 09 '07
I would wear it. Are those Ewoks?
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 09 '07
Mogwai's from the movie Gremlin's
IAmAMonster
IAmAMonster on Mar 10 '07
The middle gremlin looks strange
Wetbo
Wetbo on Mar 10 '07
make the placement lower like the pole is coming up from the shirt.
sevententacles
sevententacles on Mar 10 '07
i really enjoyed that movie
jpiatt
   jpiatt on Mar 10 '07
Of the 45 comments so far, you have 12 of them. That's over 25%!!! Good work.
jpiatt
   jpiatt on Mar 10 '07
The reason this doesn't work are the exact reasons I pointed out to you when it was in the critiques but you failed to listen to me.

It's not 80's enough. But if you're going to combine 80s stuff you should have it all over. Like, you shouldn't have had all Mogwais. You could have had Alf and maybe the Noid or some other 80s character. And the image on the etch a sketch....it's just....it's not 80s enough.

The skyline totally has nothing to do with the 80s. If you had some checkered areas and some steps and other elements of 80s design it would have made this much better. And maybe another 80s pop culture reference drawn on the etch a sketch would have helped. Something that was more recognizeable than a man who is supposed to be...Don Johnson?
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 10 '07
I've changed it since critiques.. but your entitled to your view of what it should look like, but I have to say Mogwais, Don Johnson and Etch-A-Sketch is three elements that were huge in the 80's so I guess I'm not geeting exactly what you mean when you say it's not 80's enough. If I drew Don more realistic it would not look like it was done with a etch-a-sketch.
artdrops
   artdrops on Mar 10 '07
How about Mogwai's break dancing!
itwasa_trick
itwasa_trick on Mar 11 '07
sweet
basspenguin
basspenguin on Mar 11 '07
I like it, but the post sort of doesn't work for me because it is centered. The balance seems a little off.
Vicster
Vicster on Mar 11 '07
Love the colors and Etch-a-Sketch!! but the gremlins and ladder gotta go! much stronger design.
blatantgizmo
blatantgizmo on Mar 12 '07
Hee, hee... I love mogwai's. And Gizmo et al loving Don Johnson enough to sketch him?! Well, that's just great. But please don't give Mr. Johnson any food after midnight.
vheissu
vheissu on Mar 12 '07
The combination of ideas doesn't work for me
mrdeadhead
mrdeadhead on Mar 12 '07
it's almost too many obscure references for me. but that's just me. looks good though.
enlighten_the_messenger
enlighten_the_messenger on Mar 12 '07
The mogwai look kind of flat.

Use more shading?
lemmings4u
lemmings4u on Mar 12 '07
the red on the mogwai and on the etch-a-sketch kind of blend together to make a blob
quotedfortruth88
quotedfortruth88 on Mar 12 '07
I love the design, but as it was said before, the placement doesn't work.

I think on the side would be pretty cool?

I'm not sure...



PS: I love all the references!

aestival
aestival on Mar 12 '07
GREMLINS! 3 just for including the cuties. ;)
twinkleberri
twinkleberri on Mar 12 '07
i like the idea...but i wouldn't really want this on a shirt.
WALSHMahoney
WALSHMahoney on Mar 12 '07
It really does't look like Don Johnson...but the Greamlins rule.
optimalnode
optimalnode on Mar 12 '07
wip = work in progress



I like the idea, and it's a fair design. Just not really my forté
crazyanimallady
crazyanimallady on Mar 12 '07
great design, but the placement should be different
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