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Scoring finished:
157 days ago
Submitted on:
Jun 11 '09
Scored by:
677 people
Comments:
143 comments
Final average score:
3.47 out of 5
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quister
About my design
by quister   
Bornega, AFRICA—A team of Italian archaeologists made a stunning discovery Monday, unearthing an intact specimen of "oscines notus”—a species thought only to be a myth by many ornithologists. Native lore credits the long necked bird with the origin of music. See artist’s rendering above.

Simulated process print on navy blue
Great thanks to everyone who helped me in critiques and thanks to Manos for his generous posting of flash templates for all.
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Resistance
Resistance on Jun 11 '09
YAY!!! ITS UP!!! 5$$$$$$
wotto
   wotto on Jun 11 '09
Love it
pmolick
pmolick on Jun 11 '09
Yeah! So happy to see this up for voting! 5$$$$ all the way!
jillustration
   jillustration on Jun 11 '09
Yay it's up it's up and I LOVE IT! This is totally going to be on a shirt very soon. $5!!
classicoke
   classicoke on Jun 11 '09
very welldone but the trees in the background... they dont fit with the feel and execution of the rest of design.

still, awesome illustration!
Maltzmania
Maltzmania on Jun 11 '09
$$5$$
westicles
westicles on Jun 11 '09
Awesome.
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Jun 11 '09
It's like an incredibly beautiful Dr Seus illustration but better.

5$
evan3
   evan3 on Jun 11 '09
so great hope it prints
5
TFail
TFail on Jun 11 '09
Well done! I like ;)
Tranquilo
Tranquilo on Jun 11 '09
Big fan of this design since it was a critique!
5$$
Dexter Spandex
Dexter Spandex on Jun 11 '09
nice work
jess4002
jess4002 on Jun 11 '09
terrific! 5$
lofty softy
   lofty softy on Jun 11 '09
that's a really nice idea. good stuff
NiNTH WHEEL
   NiNTH WHEEL on Jun 11 '09
This came together very nicely. Great work.
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Jun 11 '09
NICE idea and beautiful!!!! $5
aksel
aksel on Jun 11 '09
Niice really love how this turned out, this design is lazer! :D 5$
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Jun 11 '09
wow cool!
bennyd302
   bennyd302 on Jun 11 '09
awesome! great work
opifan64
   opifan64 on Jun 11 '09
Like a page from the strangest antiquarian book of imaginary birds. Beautifully surreal and clever. $5
SuperRyan
SuperRyan on Jun 11 '09
coolio!
WAK O
WAK O on Jun 11 '09
very nice! 5 dolla. wowaweewhooo
WAK O
WAK O on Jun 11 '09
wow wah wee woah
PencilPlusPaper
PencilPlusPaper on Jun 11 '09
really nice,,i like how this turned out from the beginning at he crit section.
Chris Rowson
   Chris Rowson on Jun 11 '09
Never has there been a more awesome quaver note-shaped song bird!
Fantastic work man, keep it up!!!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$55555555555555555$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Heavenward Bound
Heavenward Bound on Jun 11 '09
great 5$ very Edward Lear
Luke...
   Luke... on Jun 11 '09
very clever
Bio-bot 9000
Bio-bot 9000 on Jun 11 '09
Wonderful! Like a creature from Wonderland's bestiary!
alvarejo
   alvarejo on Jun 11 '09
great one!!
radiomode
   radiomode on Jun 11 '09
i like. The colors are cool
TheInfamousBaka
TheInfamousBaka on Jun 11 '09
Very cool. Love the details on the feathers. :)
bsweber
   bsweber on Jun 11 '09
definite winner!
jeffreyg
jeffreyg on Jun 11 '09
was a pleasure to see this develop in the critique. I have a good feelin about this one. good luck manggg
JadenKale
JadenKale on Jun 11 '09
if music and dodos had babies, this would be it! and it would be forever awesome :) $5
nasmo
nasmo on Jun 11 '09
Super. Just super.
Krakaboom
   Krakaboom on Jun 11 '09
Absolutely fantastic - this is SO beautiful.
ben chen
   ben chen on Jun 11 '09
woooo cooooool~~!!
polynothing
   polynothing on Jun 11 '09
5$ sweet!
Edword
   Edword on Jun 11 '09
print!
Love Monster
Love Monster on Jun 11 '09
great talent equals great design. $5.
Kim456
Kim456 on Jun 11 '09
yay its up!! $5
iluvdepp
iluvdepp on Jun 11 '09
I love this.
Omnitarian
Omnitarian on Jun 11 '09
Love it! $5
Ivantobealone
   Ivantobealone on Jun 11 '09
$5!
mad_hatter_17
mad_hatter_17 on Jun 11 '09
YAY ITS UP! i really find this wonderfully imaginative and artistic .
mreisel
mreisel on Jun 11 '09
Nice followup to party animal! Well Done!
Jemae
   Jemae on Jun 11 '09
print!!!! :))
againstbound
   againstbound on Jun 11 '09
I love the bird to no end, not so much the enclosed background, but this is a fiver nonetheless.
quister
   quister on Jun 11 '09
Whoa! Thanks every one, I dooooo appreciate it.

@ againstbound, wish you were in critiques, maybe you could have helped me make the background better. I hope you take a look at my last post in the blog linked below, reminiscing about our goings on in critiques when I first came to threadless. It was first posted Feb '08 (with a comment by you up front), I didn't revive it, others did, but I'm glad to remember those days. Cheers!
quister
   quister on Jun 12 '09
Dam, didn't link!
here's the age old blog
SF83
SF83 on Jun 12 '09
Nice!
EricaTheRed
EricaTheRed on Jun 12 '09
wonderful!
Gigguli
Gigguli on Jun 12 '09
I remember something like this!! :) Nice
jorge226
jorge226 on Jun 12 '09
love this design!...its very unique!
badbasilisk
   badbasilisk on Jun 12 '09
sweet
TangYauHoong
   TangYauHoong on Jun 12 '09
This
will
win
Kitters
Kitters on Jun 12 '09
Oh so pretty! Adore the colours too!
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Jun 12 '09
wat
agrimony
agrimony on Jun 12 '09
aother good job quister! love how the leaves fade in the design
garciagirl
garciagirl on Jun 12 '09
Really beautiful! Great idea!
T-Lou
T-Lou on Jun 12 '09
Looked at it up close on flickr - the detail and colour in the bird is lovely! I like the trees in the background as it gives it real depth.
5 from me for sure!
HorsefaceDee
HorsefaceDee on Jun 12 '09
I LOVE this
natchadoodledee
natchadoodledee on Jun 12 '09
and i love the story behind it! :) maybe the story should be included in the print
TheW
TheW on Jun 12 '09
supergreatone. love all of this.
roadkill3d
   roadkill3d on Jun 12 '09
kaloyster on Jun 12 '09
wat
haha I know what you're saying. There's a similar FM/Silverqe sub like mine that went up with this week.

This is brilliant as well.
rodrigobhz
   rodrigobhz on Jun 12 '09
This is a print. For sure. Must be. Awesome. 5. And $.
Resistance
Resistance on Jun 12 '09
62 comments in one day?!! You are gonna get an awesome score!!!
Gem1969
Gem1969 on Jun 12 '09
Cool idea & perspective...$5
SusanTuma
SusanTuma on Jun 12 '09
This is so awesome! I love it.
HaloGirl
HaloGirl on Jun 12 '09
JadenKale on Jun 11 '09
if music and dodos had babies, this would be it!

Great observation!

Great design!
heat.
heat. on Jun 12 '09
Nice!
Casey Laws Lapin
Casey Laws Lapin on Jun 12 '09
Aaaaaamazing.
nikolina100
nikolina100 on Jun 12 '09
wowza! great stuff!!
quister
   quister on Jun 12 '09
Wow! Thanks all :D
You can see a close up on Flickr
hi res
HighlandBagpiper
HighlandBagpiper on Jun 12 '09
Incredible scene, tha background is awesome and the bird looks real!!
jnjmitchell
jnjmitchell on Jun 12 '09
Dude! I am impressed. A big 5$ from me. When this prints, i am grabbing one. Your color work is awesome.
jokkesvin
jokkesvin on Jun 12 '09
Pretty birdie. Me likes :)
HAHA.sg
   HAHA.sg on Jun 12 '09
another print for sure dude!
i really LOVE this, from the beginning!(:
PLEASE PRINTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!
Jebs
   Jebs on Jun 12 '09
i'm SOOOO happy for you with this tons of awesome comments and votes in just one day of vote. I sure think you deserved it, i love this illo and for me that's a 5$! good luck ;)
pietrographic
pietrographic on Jun 12 '09
Excellent!
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jun 12 '09
way cool!
melon.
melon. on Jun 12 '09
Great concept!!, and excellent work!, my 5$
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Jun 12 '09
wat
Kuriko
Kuriko on Jun 12 '09
great concept, great illo, great color choices!
:)
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Jun 12 '09
Wow, your next print methinks! Love this. $5
TTUraider
TTUraider on Jun 13 '09
YAY! Glad to see it up quister...$5 no doubt, and quite possibly your second print ;) Love your color work, love the idea...wonderful!
weirdpuckett
weirdpuckett on Jun 13 '09
5$
wallstreet
   wallstreet on Jun 13 '09
WOW!
lawrence loh
lawrence loh on Jun 13 '09
this is really really superb!how u manage to create those tree effect for the background?
Yumeji
Yumeji on Jun 13 '09
I love it!!
atomic child
atomic child on Jun 13 '09
excellent 5
Pulponium
Pulponium on Jun 13 '09
Thats great! 5$
quister
   quister on Jun 13 '09
Wow! Thanks all, most comments I ever got :D
@lawerence, It's a photo of a swamp tree that I silhouetted and made a deep gray, I put a yellow/blue radial gradient (sun light) on the layer below it, reduced the opacity of the tree layer to let the gradient come through a bit and then put a blue colored layer above the tree and gradient layer, reduced its opacity to let the tree and gradient layers come through to create a misty haze over the tree and sun. Hope that makes sense :p
dbrv11
dbrv11 on Jun 13 '09
Love this! 5$
CaptainWow
CaptainWow on Jun 13 '09
Ooooh you talented bugger. Gorgeous work!
Montro
   Montro on Jun 13 '09
this is so so so good. I´ll be shocked if it doesn´t print
Ellsswhere
   Ellsswhere on Jun 13 '09
well look at you go... trying to get print after print after print
its a good goal because this is a print for sure
quister
   quister on Jun 13 '09
Thanks all!
Ha-ha! Jeff! So wrong! I foolishly rushed a sub for the "Less Is More"comp, (no time for critiques, oh-no!), and scored a whopping 1.47. So, I have to say your great help and the help of others in critiques, on this one and "Party Animal" is what's makes the difference. Love the artist's help artists spirit here.

*realizes comment sounds way corny, blushes, barfs, and gets over it. Cheers!
C Kid
C Kid on Jun 14 '09
Wow, so good and so print!
almozline
almozline on Jun 14 '09
beautiful! 5$
ivejustquitsmoking
   ivejustquitsmoking on Jun 14 '09
Sweet! It's pretty!
EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Jun 14 '09
My new favorite of yours since Night Life! This is full of print.
opifan64
   opifan64 on Jun 14 '09
I can't wait to see the score!
Matts_a_ghost
Matts_a_ghost on Jun 14 '09
Wonderland! $5
maariaa
maariaa on Jun 14 '09
GREAT!! $5
Malcolm Man
Malcolm Man on Jun 14 '09
cooool!

5
DFD81
DFD81 on Jun 14 '09
Nice idea
staffell
staffell on Jun 14 '09
GREAT 5
sustici
sustici on Jun 14 '09
excellent!
VaVa Pie
VaVa Pie on Jun 14 '09
cool
PuterBoy
PuterBoy on Jun 14 '09
great colors. 5
esile
esile on Jun 14 '09
yeaH! 5$
tiffa34
tiffa34 on Jun 14 '09
This is so awesome
pickupRINGO
pickupRINGO on Jun 14 '09
YOU ARE SO 5$
Gar0
   Gar0 on Jun 15 '09
Amazing, simple, and great art.
ebreakx
ebreakx on Jun 15 '09
yeah man, great idea and design this is crazy and hope it gets printed....$5 check out my stuff 2 plz
torturedtiki
torturedtiki on Jun 15 '09
neat!
mtths
   mtths on Jun 15 '09
awesome colors, and the background is spot on!
el peligro
el peligro on Jun 15 '09
great work
Adrian Perrine
Adrian Perrine on Jun 15 '09
Thanks for your nice comment quister, your design is just wonderful, the colours are great, $5 from me!
jimmytan
   jimmytan on Jun 15 '09
WOW!!!!! $555
Ellsswhere
   Ellsswhere on Jun 15 '09
*cough
woops i farted too
AdderXYU
AdderXYU on Jun 15 '09
So great
silverqe
   silverqe on Jun 16 '09
Nice illustration, quite clever! 5'd!
Fontzarelli
Fontzarelli on Jun 16 '09
Lovely shirt, very well done... I'd buy it, nice one!
vittoria12
vittoria12 on Jun 16 '09
i just saw UP and that reminded me of "Kevin the snipe" - anyway, your design is really cool!
quister
   quister on Jun 16 '09
Wow, big thanks :D
You stink Ellsswhere, get off my page.
andyg
   andyg on Jun 16 '09
Nice!
robotwaste
robotwaste on Jun 16 '09
Very nice.
Tikimasters
Tikimasters on Jun 17 '09
Gee what a beauty of a design. This definitely has a good chance of printing.
tomasappleton
tomasappleton on Jun 17 '09
coolness
Resistance
Resistance on Jun 17 '09
132 comments... if this doesn't print I'll cry
jellsio
jellsio on Jun 17 '09
GAHHHHHHHHH I LOVE IT!!!!!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$55555555555
Brightwood
Brightwood on Jun 17 '09
1 more day???? I came searching for the score. I hope it will be as great as the design!
rcaldwell70
rcaldwell70 on Jun 17 '09
Gorgeous! Simply awesome. Love the dark and brooding color palette, but then, I would still want to reach out and pet the thing, regardless!
ounom
   ounom on Jun 17 '09
Reaaallly nice! ;)
mike bautista
mike bautista on Jun 17 '09
I think this will print.
pmolick
pmolick on Jun 18 '09
Quister - thanks as always for the advice! You're becoming my threadless mentor I think... haha.

Really happy to see so many responses to this design because I really dig it... hope to see it on a tee soon!
ayearinreview
   ayearinreview on Jun 18 '09
Excellent use of the crit forum Quister, as always. It turned out pretty damn nicely! Good luck!
quister
   quister on Jun 18 '09
Last hours, thanks for the support everyone :D
ayearinreview, yeah, plenty of help from some very talented, caring people in crits. Cheers!
RuffinIt
RuffinIt on Jun 18 '09
ha, love it.
Spam69
Spam69 on Jun 18 '09
WoW - Just WoW
Resistance
Resistance on Jun 18 '09
yay! what a great finish!! tons of comments!
Ivantobealone
   Ivantobealone on Jun 18 '09
Great score! congratulations!
HorsefaceDee
HorsefaceDee on Jun 18 '09
wow fantastic score!
jillustration
   jillustration on Jun 18 '09
nice!!!
fatheed
   fatheed on Jun 18 '09
This is really awesome. Well deserving of a great score.
courtney pie
courtney pie on Jun 18 '09
holy crap! this is awesome! i missed scoring, but don't think it's going to matter much ;)
jess4002
jess4002 on Jun 18 '09
great score! print print print print!!!!
bhoomika
bhoomika on Jun 18 '09
Oh I missed scoring this. This is awesome and pretty! Definitely a print.
Boucher
Boucher on Jun 18 '09
I wish I didn't miss scoring this! This is the absolute bomb!
AdderXYU
AdderXYU on Jun 18 '09
TTUraider
TTUraider on Jun 18 '09
oh wow....print number two for you in the near future I would imagine! :) Nice work!
EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Jun 18 '09
Awesome score John!! This is going to print.
quister
   quister on Jun 18 '09
Wow! Thanks all!
Adder it looks like you left a link, (here's a blog to go with it! in blue text) but it doesn't link. :(
Eric, thanks for the cool stuff! Is the windmill sticker a previous sub? My wife lol when she saw it! Very cool! I'm totally into a collab, you got my email address, let's discuss, woot!
Gem1969
Gem1969 on Jun 19 '09
Awesome score...congrats!
ayearinreview
   ayearinreview on Jun 19 '09
BOOM! Nice score. Job well down quis!
Brightwood
Brightwood on Jun 19 '09
Awesome score. I actually thought it might be higher. I hope you get a print out of this. Congratulations.
Chris Rowson
   Chris Rowson on Jun 19 '09
S000000000 deserved!!
SusanTuma
SusanTuma on Jun 19 '09
What a sweet score! I actually thought you'd push 4 - it's such a clever design. Way to go!
agrimony
agrimony on Jun 19 '09
sweeeet score! :)
opifan64
   opifan64 on Jun 20 '09
the link to AdderXYU's blog and congrats on the amazing score! sure to print
quister
   quister on Jun 20 '09
Thanks opifan, I had no idea it was up there.
rcaldwell70
rcaldwell70 on Jun 20 '09
Nice score! Congrats! This will be a great shirt to own.
PencilPlusPaper
PencilPlusPaper on Jun 21 '09
congrats *claps
45 days later
Maltzmania
Maltzmania on Aug 05 '09
PRINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10 days later
nathanwpyle at gmail.com
nathanwpyle at gmail.com on Aug 16 '09
priiiint
15 days later
jess4002
jess4002 on Aug 31 '09
PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT!!!!
jeffreyg
jeffreyg on Sep 02 '09
Something tells me this is going to be a Monday print ;)
EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Sep 02 '09
^yes!
jess4002
jess4002 on Sep 02 '09
YESYESYEYSYYEYSYEYYYY! *DIES OF JOY*
AdderXYU
AdderXYU on Sep 03 '09
I'm going to agree with jeffrey and hope we are all right.
2 days later
Jebs
   Jebs on Sep 05 '09
Not yet printed? come oooooon, i hope it's scheduled soon too ;)
jess4002
jess4002 on Sep 05 '09
YES! congrats, quister! :D
ayearinreview
   ayearinreview on Sep 05 '09
Pfft, I knew It'd get printed.

I mean, it had to, right?

RIGHT?

Slick shirt, Quis. Threadless took their sweet ass time gettin' it around my shoulders though.
NiNTH WHEEL
   NiNTH WHEEL on Sep 05 '09
Congrats!
EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Sep 05 '09
CONGRATS!! this is so awesome...
ivejustquitsmoking
   ivejustquitsmoking on Sep 05 '09
congrats!!
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Sep 05 '09
wow, this is awesome, sorry I missed it when it was up for scoring...grats on the print
tomasappleton
tomasappleton on Sep 06 '09
Congrats!
opifan64
   opifan64 on Sep 06 '09
congrats! a wonderful design
Brightwood
Brightwood on Sep 06 '09
I knew you would print!
Jebs
   Jebs on Sep 06 '09
well....i don't understand...why guys, you say it's been printed? i mean, i don't see it on the shop... :/
Tikimasters
Tikimasters on Sep 06 '09
Congrats!!!
HAHA.sg
   HAHA.sg on Sep 06 '09
congrats! im so happy for you bro!(:
quister
   quister on Sep 06 '09
Thanks all, couldn't have done it without your help in critiques and your support in scoring, I doooooooo appreciate it!

Jebs it's in Caroline's blog.
shirt spoilers
Jebs
   Jebs on Sep 06 '09
OMG :)
Quister, CONGRATS, i'm really happy for you, that's very well deserved...so enjoy :)
quister
   quister on Sep 06 '09
Thanks Jebs, Radio-Activity rocks btw, so, I'm happy for you too!!!
Jebs
   Jebs on Sep 06 '09
eheh, i've received mine, and it looks really good, now, i'll wait for your bird to come ^^
Chris Rowson
   Chris Rowson on Sep 07 '09
ANOTHER PRINT!!! Congrats dude you're on such a roll!! Keep hitting us with stuff like this and those prints are just gonna keep rolling in! By the way, thanks for all the support you give to my designs it really is very much appreciated.
quister
   quister on Sep 07 '09
My pleasure Chris, great work from you. I'm betting alien (awesomeness) is your first print, though I don't have any idea why elephant wasn't. Song bird looks way too bright (supposed to be moody) don't you think? I hope it's just the pics, maybe they used a flash when taking the pic. Strange too, that they didn't mention how it was printed as they usually do. Oh well, I'll see when I get one, shouldn't be complaining about a print right :P
ayearinreview
   ayearinreview on Sep 07 '09
I know what you mean. The colors for 'Hello In There' on the tee are brighter than the design, but it actually works better like that. Perhaps they did the same. I personally think 'Song Bird' looks rad regardless.
ArTrOcItY
ArTrOcItY on Sep 07 '09
An amazing 2nd print!Congrats!!!
pixls
pixls on Sep 07 '09
nice! i knew this was a print!
rcaldwell70
rcaldwell70 on Sep 07 '09
YES. Thank God. I was worried about this one since it's been like ten thousand years since scoring ended on it!!!! Congrats, it's an awesome design.
TTUraider
TTUraider on Sep 07 '09
YES, YES, YES! Congrats Quister!!!!!!!
Ivantobealone
   Ivantobealone on Sep 07 '09
Congrats! I shall be wearing mine soon!
69 days later
Arrow08
   Arrow08 on Nov 16 '09
Awesome illo, concept and print. Congrats!
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