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humbleego
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by humbleego   
I seem so share the current obsession with octopi. I'm sorry for adding to the surplus octopus themed shirts, but I couldn't get this critter out of my mind.
theurbanraptor
theurbanraptor on Mar 26 '07
very coool
darknessinhope
darknessinhope on Mar 26 '07
design b
Kay the Great
Kay the Great on Mar 26 '07
I love this so much. $5

(placement option B, please)
Trouton
Trouton on Mar 26 '07
Really amazing!
mrmajestik
mrmajestik on Mar 26 '07
great illustration.
rathergreen
rathergreen on Mar 26 '07
Lovely. Really stands out from the rest.
LionelM
LionelM on Mar 26 '07
That's excellent.
J-Ray
J-Ray on Mar 26 '07
omg amazing!!!!! $5

and here i thought i was sick of octopuses, you've saved them!
roboroller
roboroller on Mar 26 '07
anything with octopi is golden, i dont care, they are my favorite of all animals and this will get a big 5 bones. thank you.
BlameTheSuburbs
   BlameTheSuburbs on Mar 26 '07
well drawn, but the concept doesn't make sense, even though its a great excuse to draw a well shaded octopus. ... 4.
g-regulate
   g-regulate on Mar 26 '07
please don't apologise, sir. this is magic.
mag391
mag391 on Mar 26 '07
wowza
Once Again
Once Again on Mar 26 '07
I like it but, I would love it if his tentacle wrapped around the light bulb.
mezo
   mezo on Mar 26 '07
That octopus is GORGEOUSLY RENDERED. And the highlights are lovely. But, man, that lightbulb seems irrelevant. 4
dusk
dusk on Mar 26 '07
This really does stand out from the octopodal crowd. 5$
travioli
travioli on Mar 26 '07
Gorgeous. $5
spiveybr
spiveybr on Mar 26 '07
nice, 5$.
Ellsswhere
   Ellsswhere on Mar 26 '07
not a huge fan of the shirt but your linework is insane... great use of form and weight. 5 mezo always seems to beat me to the comments
g-regulate
   g-regulate on Mar 26 '07
what is this talk of relevance? this design is original, whimsical, and shows great skill. in other words, more threadless than threadless.
cpdesign
   cpdesign on Mar 26 '07
Beautiful illustration. Love the texture and colors. $5
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Mar 26 '07
I love the design! But I dunno what's the deal with octopus subs lately. But this is the best so far.

5
crunchygirl
crunchygirl on Mar 26 '07
Placement B. Very well-executed octopus. The "light source" really adds something.
Ueno
Ueno on Mar 26 '07
omg the lighting is awesome :3

its not the usual style that i like but i would definitely buy this :)
Dazla
Dazla on Mar 26 '07
Design B is better, very nice stuff
The Crackers
The Crackers on Mar 26 '07
that detail

is CURAZAYYYYY

5
megjen
megjen on Mar 26 '07
Magnificent illustration.
humbleego
   humbleego on Mar 26 '07
Thanks for the comments, guys. I suppose I should mention that the light bulb means nothing. There's nothing to get, I'm afraid.

This design was the result of some "stream of consciousness" sketching. I know people like a gag or some kind of story most of the time here, but this has none. I was just sketching and this came out of my pencil. :)
i carnt spel
i carnt spel on Mar 26 '07
i'm sick of seeing octopuses and shit but man that is insane... loose the light bulb and i'd 5 it!
sanyrigoyen
sanyrigoyen on Mar 26 '07
love it!
cwilli14
cwilli14 on Mar 26 '07
looks good, keem them comin!
Dandelionbreeze
Dandelionbreeze on Mar 26 '07
Wow, I LOVE the style! I'd like to know what kind of method you use :)

I don't think the light bulb needs to be removed. It changes it from just being a shirt with an octopus on it (you could get that at any old zoo) to being a unique design.
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Mar 26 '07
beautiful..nice!!! :D
ilovecuttles
ilovecuttles on Mar 26 '07
I must have this shirt!!!!!!! awesome design!!
chelly
chelly on Mar 26 '07
mad skillz yo
potatoesrus
potatoesrus on Mar 26 '07
i love the way the light brightens the front of the octopus, this is simply gorgeous. way to bring back the octopus, man!
quaycur
quaycur on Mar 26 '07
don't apologize, there may be a lot of octopi subs lately, but very few are as good as this. your color use is excellent. go with placement b or something close to it. and while i know it's totally irrelevant, i really like your presentation layout.
daydreamz
daydreamz on Mar 26 '07
wow
deadbeathero
deadbeathero on Mar 26 '07
This is great! I would mos-def buy this shirt! great drawing and cool design. Never though i would wear purple...
bektravels
bektravels on Mar 26 '07
Another totally awesome design. Love this, love your others too. $5.
katnipp28
katnipp28 on Mar 26 '07
most impressive octopus design i've seen. glad you entered it :]

Option B is better, in my opinion.
5
jessicatehmoose
jessicatehmoose on Mar 27 '07
Amazing. Option B is just grand.

I...want this.

...like, a lot.
vermillionhorror
vermillionhorror on Mar 27 '07
The difference between your design and all the other octopi shirts is yours is actually well-drawn! Beautiful! $5
(I like option B)
habodes
habodes on Mar 27 '07
This is beautiful.
The Ending
The Ending on Mar 27 '07
holy crap on the detail! 5!
fatheed
   fatheed on Mar 27 '07
Awesome. The subtle texture and contour changes achieved with brushstrokes is fantastic. I also admire the way you have achieved the diffusion of light using that scribbled glow. There's been a surge of purple shirts recently, and this is now my favourite one. 5$
Greenleaf
Greenleaf on Mar 27 '07
love it!
WhoWhatWhere
WhoWhatWhere on Mar 27 '07
NO MORE OCTOPUSES PLEASE
fat pigeon
   fat pigeon on Mar 27 '07
Wow. I love this.
Recycledwax
   Recycledwax on Mar 27 '07
this is so well done! Congrats! great style! 5
helo
helo on Mar 27 '07
What a beauty !
ekaj47
ekaj47 on Mar 27 '07
nice nice nice, add more texture to the light bulb
Fletcher Fashion
Fletcher Fashion on Mar 27 '07
I am so so sick of octopus designs, but this is delish!
applegary
applegary on Mar 27 '07
This is a great illy! I love the shading on the feller... And I like Placement Option A.. Great jarb!
applegary
applegary on Mar 27 '07
($5)
arabiantealeaves
arabiantealeaves on Mar 27 '07
beautiful illustration/shading, though i would like to see a bit more detail on the bulb.

option b = $4
aperobic
aperobic on Mar 27 '07
amazing!!!!!!!!! the light effect is perfect!!!
andyg
   andyg on Mar 27 '07
Excellent work! I'd love to see it centered on the shirt. 5$
Natsguy
Natsguy on Mar 27 '07
OH MY GOD!!! That design is AWESOME!!!
Seriously...I'd buy one for the whole family.
snowblind199
snowblind199 on Mar 27 '07
This shirt is simply amazing.
claude.mercure
claude.mercure on Mar 27 '07
Excellent lighting effect.
siezexthisday
siezexthisday on Mar 27 '07
Super illustration but i think that octopi are becoming somewhat cliche since they have been used over and over
cintrao
   cintrao on Mar 27 '07
I wish it would stop at the center of the t-shirt lol. But great arwork.. the use of color is very cool.
Tmonkey
Tmonkey on Mar 27 '07
NICE!!! Great layout with the tentacles.
firebolt816
firebolt816 on Mar 27 '07
nice!
Edword
   Edword on Mar 27 '07
very well done.
shs2455
shs2455 on Mar 27 '07
LOVE the PURPLE!!!! awesome, love those colors together ;o)
Mayday25
Mayday25 on Mar 28 '07
i REALLY like the design but, the placement seems odd to me.
stardance
stardance on Mar 28 '07
I am sick of octopuses and I wouldn't wear this, but the art is lovely and placement B is fresh in a way that doesn't look stupid so I will give it a 4.
artbrains
artbrains on Mar 28 '07
super great illus. Nice job with the glow on the diff parts and good colors.
nostrils2001
nostrils2001 on Mar 28 '07
I hope you don't mind me asking, but what was your process in creating this beautiful illustration?
humbleego
   humbleego on Mar 28 '07
All Flash, Nostrils2001.
:)
BLAKEGA
BLAKEGA on Mar 28 '07
Nice one, legend.
Jemae
   Jemae on Mar 28 '07
PERFECT! 5$! =)
verilens
verilens on Mar 28 '07
I love octopuses and cephalopods in general, so here's one person who has no problem with the current trend :)
shimala
shimala on Mar 28 '07
that is some amazing detail, nice work!
katiethepython
katiethepython on Mar 28 '07
Anything with an octopus i generally rate high, but this one... I wish I could rate it a million five. $$$$ Can't wait!
Yabi Kuro
Yabi Kuro on Mar 28 '07
Please, please don't let this awesome design lose because people are annoyed by octopi.

It's awesome.
annabellekumar
annabellekumar on Mar 28 '07
placement option b most definately!
Ikarusmyancestor
Ikarusmyancestor on Mar 28 '07
lower placement mos def!
jublin
   jublin on Mar 28 '07
great colors. gotta love the red highlights.... gimme a piece of THAT!
nakedzombieforce
nakedzombieforce on Mar 29 '07
That is such a neat illustration. The colors are perfect.

Did you know that if you trap an octopus in a jar...he'll find his way out
Robotic Moose
Robotic Moose on Mar 29 '07
Sweet light bulb, but needs better placement.
kellabella
kellabella on Mar 29 '07
Love it. Option B for sure.
skittle_007
skittle_007 on Mar 29 '07
i like placement B, looks great!
dsoto25
dsoto25 on Mar 29 '07
pretty sweet Flash illustration D. I vote for B as well.

MagusMaster
MagusMaster on Mar 29 '07
VERY cool 5$
sncfrk
sncfrk on Mar 29 '07
Awesome lighting. A perfect example of what great illustration is. Either placement looks good, but I think placement B works the best.
smartbacon
smartbacon on Mar 30 '07
I think I'm under the sea! Awesome rendering, I love it! ^_^
whoohooangela
whoohooangela on Mar 30 '07
I love it.
fuerte
fuerte on Mar 30 '07
I love the design and concept. prefer the lower placement!

xox!
karimus
karimus on Mar 30 '07
B
ilovecuttles
ilovecuttles on Mar 30 '07
it just has to be said and I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but all you octopus design haters are lame!! Octopus are freakin awesome! I love this design. I hope the cephalopod submissions just keep on coming!
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Mar 30 '07
this is a great drawing love your work
r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus
   r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus on Mar 31 '07
holy crap what? placement is crappy but whatever $5 because this is amazingly rendered.

law7355
law7355 on Mar 31 '07
not big on octopi, but I love the illo, particularly the lighting.
toomanytentacles
toomanytentacles on Mar 31 '07
top position, please, if it's gonna be off-center. that's the only way i'd buy it, but i love it anyway. 5!
headbangingtonothing
headbangingtonothing on Mar 31 '07
I LOVE IT! many of the other octopi ones i find lame...but this is like...WOA!

i'd buy two...seriously.

only thing i dislike is the lightbulb. The lightbulb being there is cool. i like the concept. i like the beauty of the design.
however something about the filiment seems childishly drawn and takes away, in adition to the scibbles 'round ze lightbulb.

amazing design, I HOPE YOU WIN!
headbangingtonothing
headbangingtonothing on Mar 31 '07
(placement B)
Jebs
   Jebs on Mar 31 '07
the design is really beautiful, but i think the concept is a bit weak... 5 anyway, because your style is something interesting, go ahead ;-)
mondoholocaust
mondoholocaust on Mar 31 '07
design placement A! 4+!
gluetooth
gluetooth on Mar 31 '07
Beautiful illustration. I'd buy this for my Dad.
REGGAE MUFFINS.
REGGAE MUFFINS. on Mar 31 '07
oh my god
this is awesome

5$
dr. loopy94
dr. loopy94 on Apr 01 '07
best boctopus shirt ive seen so far
V_Me
V_Me on Apr 02 '07
I really like the text with it. It makes it look like the cover of a really cool book.
dacat
   dacat on Apr 02 '07
All your work is amazing $5
SnowmanJones
SnowmanJones on Apr 02 '07
The illustration itself is incredible. The lightbulb *does* come off as a bit of an excuse for the really cool shading, but then...the shading is *really* cool, so...

Not wild about off-center placements. I would probably wear this if the lightbulb was gone (maybe replaced with something else tying the concept together somehow) and if the placement was dead-chest-center.

Still amazed at that linework, though. Nice work. 4.
Rica214
Rica214 on Apr 02 '07
option a!
aumphalos
aumphalos on Apr 02 '07
Placement B. I like the lightbulb, especially its swirly aura. It's unexpected, maybe a little "exquisite corpse."
Also, humbleego, "the lightbulb means nothing"? "there's nothing to get"? Both you and your design are all the more interesting for the psychoanalysis you inspire.
Henrik46
Henrik46 on Apr 02 '07
Placement B is best, it gets to be bigger, and looks better.
leahann
leahann on Apr 02 '07
placement B
5$
g-regulate
   g-regulate on Apr 02 '07
a decent score, but this deserved better. good luck for a print!
humbleego
   humbleego on Apr 03 '07
Thanks, g. Also, thanks to everyone else for the comments.

Fingers are crossed. :)
ilovecuttles
ilovecuttles on Apr 04 '07
I don't think I've enjoyed a threadless design as much as this one! I really really hope it gets printed!!
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fatheed
   fatheed on Jun 05 '07
I had a dream this was printed.
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Red Strychnine
   Red Strychnine on Aug 14 '07
Seriously. Of all your designs, this was by far my favorite. I want this shirt so much it hurts. =(
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idioMorph
idioMorph on Feb 03 '09
Why the heck hasn't this been printed yet?!
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