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The Velveteen Bear

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Jul 14 '09
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by dschwen   
When I first thought about 'pre-loved' or 'pre-owned' my mind went to the Velveteen Rabbit.



Then I thought the twist of the boy's stuffed animal coming to life would be hilarious, if it was the bear (aka pooh).



Enjoy.
ginetteginette
   ginetteginette on Jul 14 '09
yeah probably too similar to be printed for a longggg time, but it's got a really nice execution. i especially like the texturing.
ZACHYandCRISTI
ZACHYandCRISTI on Jul 14 '09
neck a little too thick imo
roadkill3d
   roadkill3d on Jul 14 '09
sweeet
klsmit31
klsmit31 on Jul 14 '09
i want this soo bad. i really really hope it gets printed.. and if it does, ill be the first to buy. i love this!
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Jul 14 '09
um...it's almost the same exact pose as Roni & Mo's just-printed shirt.
KristenKC
   KristenKC on Jul 14 '09
Dude, i'm not okay with this. this is the exact same bear that was printed last week flipped horizontally! lame.
supertastic
supertastic on Jul 14 '09
LOL! Great! 5$
blue sparrow
   blue sparrow on Jul 15 '09
I like it but is there going to be a copyright issue?
greenttentacle
greenttentacle on Jul 15 '09
Quite like Very Naughty Bear, re-printed recently....
zeropluslessthan
zeropluslessthan on Jul 15 '09
I'm sure the resemblance was accidental, everyone. No one apes last week's success story on purpose. Move the righteous indignation along.
HighlandBagpiper
HighlandBagpiper on Jul 15 '09
excellent style and awesome print texture!!
jamesf
   jamesf on Jul 15 '09
nice
dschwen
   dschwen on Jul 15 '09
Wow, I'm really sorry everyone. I wish I would have seen that design before I made this. It was a complete coincidence. I looked at a photo of a grizzly bear, for that pose I used.



I came up with the concept and idea, without even seeing that other shirt. I just thought the pre-loved idea worked so great with the velveteen bear concept.
nielquisaba
   nielquisaba on Jul 15 '09
cool!
Laser Bread
   Laser Bread on Jul 15 '09
no worries david, obviously the similarity here is an complete accident. things like this happen all the time. at the very least it shows that this design probably would've printed, if the other one didn't exist. :)
DANIELwasHERE
DANIELwasHERE on Jul 15 '09
awesome!
phillydesigner
   phillydesigner on Jul 15 '09
bears rule!! nice execution!
apps666
apps666 on Jul 16 '09
FUNNY AS!!! Yeah neck abit thick. but LOL 5*
dschwen
   dschwen on Jul 16 '09
Thanks for the comments everyone.

Appreciate it.
lummieb
lummieb on Jul 16 '09
Yeah this is similar to that other one, though I actually prefer the colours and illustration better on this one. pity
Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jul 16 '09
very nice execution!
TangYauHoong
   TangYauHoong on Jul 16 '09
Nice style!
pickupRINGO
pickupRINGO on Jul 17 '09
nice 5$
austin1227
austin1227 on Jul 17 '09
So good!
Chengui
   Chengui on Jul 18 '09
Yeah - obviously just bad timing - there was another one even before the one that was printed too...
Chengui
   Chengui on Jul 18 '09
For what it's worth - I do really like the simplicity of yours and the texture is great! Here are the two people are talking about:



A Very Naughty Bear - which was not a reprint - just a first time print



Hooves in the Honey
dschwen
   dschwen on Jul 18 '09
Thanks all.

Yeah, I've been out of the threadless loop lately, so I haven't been seeing the ones being printed.



I might try to find a different example, for the velveteen concept.
ilikeitdontyou
ilikeitdontyou on Jul 18 '09
haha, ok this is amazing concept-wise and execution-wise, i just hope disney doesnt see it!! 5!



jmillerdesign
jmillerdesign on Jul 19 '09
I love it, I'd wear this for sure! 5!
tjohn
tjohn on Jul 19 '09
Great, $5 from me!
MasterMonkey231
MasterMonkey231 on Jul 19 '09
I agree with others on here, the bear here is extremely similar to a previously printed shirt..... except the bear here isn't drawn as well :(
KristenKC
   KristenKC on Jul 20 '09
so, i guess dschwen, i have to give you the benefit of the doubt if you say that you had no idea about the other design. it sucks when you think you have an original fun idea and another someone comes along and beats you to it. so i apologize.
Criticizer
Criticizer on Jul 21 '09
Are you copying someone?

This fierce pooh has been done by someone before...
dschwen
   dschwen on Jul 21 '09
KristenKC

I really appreciate it. I really does suck when you come up with an idea, and then see that someone has already done it!



I concepted around the idea of pre-loved. So my mind went to the velveteen rabbit, and how the boy loved his stuffed animal so much, that it came to life. I thought 'Winnie the Pooh' would be perfectly hilarious for this idea.



Again, many apologies, as I didn't see the other design first.
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