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TheDood
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by TheDood
They just squeeze really hard and POOF!

So this should work fine as long as Threadless can match the normal black ink with the black UV ink. It looks good in lots of different colors and I can post some other color options if anyone wants to see them.

Everything in this design is UV ink except the black ink that makes up the caterpillar.

Cheers!
Raphe10
Raphe10 on Jan 11 '08
you sure you can overlap inks?
Audiovore
Audiovore on Jan 11 '08
So would this be a caterpillar inside and a butterfly in the sun?
TheDood
TheDood on Jan 12 '08
yup, and the inks don't overlap because there are two different black inks - the UV and the normal. when printed the butterfly would have a cutout of the caterpillar since that part of the shirt is already covered by the normal ink. that's why the two black inks need to match for this to work as they both make up the body of the butterfly. i hope that clears things up and also that the color matching thing is possible.
opifan64
   opifan64 on Jan 12 '08
That's really clever, and an amazing use of UV inks if it would work properly.
slow_learner
slow_learner on Jan 12 '08
that's AWESOME!!! $555
FVG
FVG on Jan 12 '08
YES!
TheDood
TheDood on Jan 12 '08
thanks guys =)
thinksnow1288
thinksnow1288 on Jan 12 '08
awesome! $5
tanango
tanango on Jan 12 '08
bwahahahaaha $5
_edg_
_edg_ on Jan 12 '08
I've never seen a design using UV-activated ink before (where've I been??) but after this I expect to see a hundred more, soon. I also predict that none of them will be as good as this. Perfect use of the technology! 5$
FRICKINAWESOME
FRICKINAWESOME on Jan 12 '08
Finally a decent use of the UV inks we've seen so many lame concept for. If it works, then im sold on this one.
kafferslee
kafferslee on Jan 12 '08
I hope you can get this to work. I likey! $5
Bramish
   Bramish on Jan 12 '08
Not a bad idea. It'll score really high based on the gimmick alone.
Chelseaoyesums
Chelseaoyesums on Jan 12 '08
cute but it kinda looks like a turd that needs to poop
TheDood
TheDood on Jan 12 '08
thanks for the nice comments everyone - it took a lot of thinking about the different ways to use UV's before coming up with this one and so i'm just glad it's appreciated. and yeah Chelsea it looks kinda like Mr. Hanky huh?
fearingmonday
fearingmonday on Jan 12 '08
Sweet as idea. I don't like the look of the caterpillar though.
horizontal vertigo
horizontal vertigo on Jan 13 '08
i was really worried that this was gonna b a scatological joke when i saw what looked like a really constipated caterpillar n the title of 'how Caterpillars do it' but its actually pretty good. i like.
SnowOtherside
SnowOtherside on Jan 13 '08
Really cool concept. The colors should be a bit more vibrant though. Also, make the caterpillar look a little more like an insect and less like a piece of poop. (No offense.) All in all, very nice work.
glamjets
glamjets on Jan 14 '08
Girls would eat this up if it were the caterpillar on the front and the butterfly on the back.
Merzi
Merzi on Jan 14 '08
wow that is some talented caterpillar! Nice idea!
Freddie Mokuyobi
Freddie Mokuyobi on Jan 14 '08
amazing
jaz999
jaz999 on Jan 15 '08
neat!
Monkey III
   Monkey III on Jan 15 '08
very gimmicky -- but very clever too ^^
abbster
abbster on Jan 15 '08
Okay, that's a really cool idea.
TheDood
TheDood on Jan 15 '08
thanks for the comments everyone!

and to the people calling this gimmicky...i spent a whole lot of time trying to figure out a good use of the UV inks and was really happy when this came to mind. i also spent a lot of time on the illustration since i'm not the best illustrator in the world. so gimme a break huh, a lot of effort went into this, and none of it had the underhanded feeling that often comes along with the word gimmick. sheesh.
quister
quister on Jan 15 '08
Using technique for the sake of technique is gimmicky. This usage totally supports and conveys the central idea of metamorphosis in an unexpected and oh so relevant way. I love the expression on the caterpillar, wish you would have done the same for the butterfly. However, just a nit that won't stop my 5$
TheDood
TheDood on Jan 15 '08
thank you quister, i'm glad someone understands why this doesn't deserve to be deemed gimmicky.
cinderellas heels
cinderellas heels on Jan 15 '08
I like it, I think that you should do different colour variations if you can but I think it's a fantastic idea
ANCHORESSE
ANCHORESSE on Jan 15 '08
i like the idea but the execution is too MSpaint for my tastes.
MissMime
MissMime on Jan 15 '08
I feel like the only time this would be really interesting is when you just go into light. Otherwise half the time there's just a caterpillar and the other half there's a butterfly.

elizalyon
elizalyon on Jan 15 '08
If the butterfly looked slightly surprised, that would be even cooler, but it's a fabulous idea regardless!
gboetzer
gboetzer on Jan 15 '08
I Love it! $5
I like the UV stylin, this site needs more UV!!!
Bio-bot 9000
Bio-bot 9000 on Jan 15 '08
I thought this was gonna be about caterpillars, you know "doing it", and I was gonna lay down some science about caterpillars not having functional genitalia because they are the immature larval stage of butterflies, but then saw that you had a different "it" in mind. Nicely done.

and speaking of butterfly genitals, the males of some species have light-detecting eye spots on their "business ends", that help in getting proper alignment with the correct species of female. so there you have it.
TheDood
TheDood on Jan 15 '08
thanks bio-bot for your peek into the absorbing world of insect reproductive organs, i have a feeling i'll remember that eye spot thing for the rest of my life.

so i think i'm going to re-design this one since the overall illustration doesn't seem to be going over nearly as well as the idea its self. i suck at illustrator, so i think i'll hand draw the next one... stay tuned folks. and thanks for all the comments, especially the constructively critical one's they've really helped a lot.
sciwonk
sciwonk on Jan 15 '08
definitely turd-like
WhitneyBeth
   WhitneyBeth on Jan 16 '08
really nice concept. i might even wear it too, even though i'm scared of butterflies and moths.
JJtheJetPlane
JJtheJetPlane on Jan 16 '08
Really cute!
CuriousPinkCat
CuriousPinkCat on Jan 16 '08
oh thats so kool!
BuFFeT
BuFFeT on Jan 17 '08
wow thats an awesome concept...if it works i'll definately buy it
DreamAboutCake
DreamAboutCake on Jan 17 '08
awesome idea
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duchess_of_stl
duchess_of_stl on Jan 17 '08
cute!
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DanC.
DanC. on Jan 17 '08
I love this design so much, I've even shown my friends and we concluded that it is the manlyist butterfly tshirt ever
i know very little about art
   i know very little about art on Jan 18 '08
Whoa!!!
creative!
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SheepMan22 on Jan 19 '08
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opifan64
   opifan64 on Jan 19 '08
nice score! congrats
gboetzer
gboetzer on Jan 19 '08
thank you =)
gboetzer
gboetzer on Jan 19 '08
for the idea that is, i'm subbing it today =)
TheDood
TheDood on Jan 21 '08
my pleasure, i can't wait to see it. it was good to see you this weekend =)
TheDood
TheDood on Jan 21 '08
did mike finish the video yet?
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gboetzer
gboetzer on Jan 23 '08
nope, he's taking his time with this one. they shot down the tree shirt for "overuse of specialty inks"...so i think i'm going to take out the moon. funny because i could have sworn i've seen shirts with 2 specialty inks posted before.
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TheDood
TheDood on Jan 24 '08
sheepman i love how you just go around saying PRINT everywhere, it's hilarious. and thanks for the support.
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