A Grassroots Democracy
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1381 days ago
Submitted on:
Aug 15 '08
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Average score:
2.77 from 1,124 votes
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this is so f***ing amazing!!!!! $5!!!!!!!!!
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crazy good!
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Numinous on Aug 15 '08 |
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Laser Bread on Aug 15 '08 uh...wow. There have been some good subs in this contest, but this blows the others, including my own, out of the water. The overall illustration and idea is flawless and the details are hilarious. Glad you put a link 'cause they're hard to appreciate from this view.
Brilliant, I'm jealous. $5 and PRINT |
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I'd ditch the blue background/outline and just put it in for the sky to minimize the blocky look a little bit.
and if the awesome details aren't really showing up at this level, they'll likely look too small to appreciate on the shirt as well. I think this is an excellent design, but a couple things hold it back from really being incredible on the shirt. |
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Completely disagree with shakethesheets, completely agree with LB. This is a flawless design. Details that are hard to see in a 640x800 template are much easier to see on a 13x20 design on a shirt. Best in the comp so far. Intelligent and well executed idea.
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$5ive I LOVE IT!!!
the ant government structure is very clever |
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Numinous on Aug 15 '08 |
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4 fives, so you completely disagree that it's an excellent design? :P
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I've bought shirts before that had small details when I loved the big detail images of them in the submissions... they ended up being shirts I wore less and just wished I had big posters of. that, and not seeing the need for an outline on the below-ground portion of the design are where my comments stem from. But it may do really well... Nice job, and good luck!
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this has a major flaw in not being a full-shirt print... at this size it'd just be too boxy... it needs to stretch out and really breathe on the canvas, really take over the shirt.
Still voting well, tho, because you can't deny the skill that went into this. great illo. |
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i agree, it would be great if it covered the whole shirt
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Numinous on Aug 15 '08 |
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Fantastic! Perfect, original, and great placement. $5
Nice detailed images too. |
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I like it, I like it! This is my kind of shirt. Nice job $5 and PRINT.
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i would love to wear this, very clever design and original interpretation of contest $5
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Numinous on Aug 15 '08 |
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5! i feel like i just ate a huge bowl of awesome. really cool idea and it looks dope on the shirt. peace out.
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ISABOA on Aug 15 '08 very nice
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FRICKINAWESOME on Aug 15 '08 DEF a design that needs some belt printing pronti! this gets a 5$ if it isn't confined to the center of the tee...so many amazing details and fantastic ideas abound in this one.
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This is so awesome work! 5
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Yeah I totally agree with shakethesheets and some others, this is a really sweet design, but the boxyness is holding it back. It really just needs to full the whole shirt. But this is awesome!
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interesting design but no way this would be legible on a soda bottle
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Numinous on Aug 16 '08 |
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Numinous on Aug 16 '08 |
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Belt print and smooth/fade the edges? Either way, but just sayin'. $5
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...see, I knew when I saw that unwearable Gandhi that your style could easily translate into something incredible. :D
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i actually really like the edges and the shape of the illustration. makes it fit with things like bill of rights, declaration of independence...the parchment feel looks like an actual historic document from the ant world. very clever actually...
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i agree with cyanidee, but this is still getting a $5.
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I sort of disagree that it should fill the shirt. But I could see how that would look good, too. I guess its just preference. The reason I like it as is is because it reminds me of old botanical drawings where you see the roots of the plant underground. (They tend to be confined to the same shape.) Not sure if this was the intended effect.
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Numinous on Aug 16 '08 |
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quister on Aug 16 '08 Incredible detail, lots of fun stuff going on, great thinking, the analogy is perfect for the theme, and an awesome rendering. EASY $5
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Crazy delish!
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amazing detail
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neat neat neat neat!
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Five dollars for that! I don't think the boxiness is a problem.
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$5 this is soooooooo amazing!!! remnds me of those ants in Sock Monkey
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really love it!
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Nice idea$$
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Same here with the boxiness... but sweeet, though!
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awesome detail $5
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jillustration on Aug 18 '08 nice!
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Numinous on Aug 18 '08 Thanks for the comments everyone!
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walmazan on Aug 18 '08 love it!
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Laser Bread on Aug 18 '08 just came back to see how this design is doing....I LOVE IT. and i'm jealous of it...
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great
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beautiful
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gorgeous!!
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Great illustration and the old sepia tone feel really works for this. Nice.
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Numinous on Aug 19 '08 Thanks for the comments and scores.
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NomadSlim on Aug 20 '08 This is awesome, I wish the placement was on a real model because I think it'd add to the appeal.
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simply gorgeous
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roadkill3d on Aug 21 '08 WOW! WIN
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$5 .... print it !!!
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Great idea, really well done.
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neat
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ilovedoodle on Aug 22 '08 Amazing detail! so great
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Numinous on Aug 22 '08 |
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igo2cairo on Aug 22 '08 wow, great stuff, love it! 5$
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this is so great! color, concept, deisgn....and message especially...nice work!!! 55555
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Numinous on Aug 22 '08 Thanks everyone, go check out my latest submission (pending approval). Remember to come back and vote for it!
Go here to see the preview. |
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I see an "ant" series here. How about ants during a war time scenario? Most ants, are in fact, always attacking, invading, fighting w/ other ants ( sometimes termites etc.. ) to survive. WWII ..ANT STYLE! Oh yeah! 5$
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W.O.W.
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Laser Bread on Aug 22 '08 AWESOME SCORE, VERY DESERVING! I love this one and really hope it prints.
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This would make a great print. May be too much for a t-shirt though.
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About my design
It appears these ants developed a kind of ground-up, or grassroots, democracy, with three separate branches (not to mention gobs and gobs of eggs): judicial, executive, and legislative. I never thought ants needed representation, or had a voice, but go figure. Apparently, ants love democracy too.
ATTN: For HIGHER RESOLUTION images of the many, many, details illustrated check out my profile page or Flickr photo page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29326014@N05
Design: Shirt color is cream. Roughly four colors with texturing to give a soft worn groovy look.