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719 days ago
Submitted on:
Jun 09 '10
Comments:
75 comments
Average score:
3.12 from 774 votes
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Let's talk color, hey?
Red Rafael
   Red Rafael on Jun 09 '10
brilliant!! 5$
Bio-bot 9000
Bio-bot 9000 on Jun 09 '10
Primary!
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Jun 09 '10
awesome
ben chen
   ben chen on Jun 09 '10
nice~~!!
polynothing
   polynothing on Jun 09 '10
$5 sweet!
zapon
   zapon on Jun 10 '10
i like:)
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Jun 10 '10
coool
Anything Goes
   Anything Goes on Jun 10 '10
Great design!
Akaka
   Akaka on Jun 10 '10
coooool!
jamesf
   jamesf on Jun 10 '10
ha! great
kooky love
   kooky love on Jun 10 '10
GREAT $5
YaaH
   YaaH on Jun 10 '10
5 buy
jerbing33
   jerbing33 on Jun 10 '10
nice!
BOTERIO
   BOTERIO on Jun 10 '10
$uper!
psykomakia
psykomakia on Jun 10 '10
sweet characters. 5$!
crazybonkers
crazybonkers on Jun 10 '10
nice idea 5
The Paper Crane
   The Paper Crane on Jun 10 '10
great characters!
clammie
clammie on Jun 10 '10
really nice
mandibelle
mandibelle on Jun 10 '10
This is fantastic. Also, there's a monocle!
I'm impressed!! $5
ghbkf84
ghbkf84 on Jun 10 '10
Wonderful.
Nephillim
Nephillim on Jun 10 '10
Awesome, best one I've seen yet.
laurastead
laurastead on Jun 10 '10
yes, LET'S!
beckstersue
beckstersue on Jun 10 '10
Awesome!!! Great job!
stanway7
stanway7 on Jun 10 '10
This is your best one yet, dudesie!
baumer5
   baumer5 on Jun 10 '10
Hey, thanks everyone!
morozinka1
morozinka1 on Jun 10 '10
love bubbles:)
r.c.davidson
r.c.davidson on Jun 10 '10
Yeah, I'm diggin' this! This is one of my Favorites, good luck!
r.c.davidson
r.c.davidson on Jun 10 '10
Yeah, I'm diggin' this! I love the little details...This is one of my Favorites, good luck!
the_academy
the_academy on Jun 11 '10
I saw a shark and clicket, and well, it's gorgeous
zicr
zicr on Jun 11 '10
id wear this shirt! :D nice!
Frosby
   Frosby on Jun 11 '10
great style and characters!
Jake2.0
Jake2.0 on Jun 11 '10
Very cool! Love the shark!
m e l i a r t e
m e l i a r t e on Jun 11 '10
well done
outline
   outline on Jun 11 '10
i would totally wear this
ratkiss
   ratkiss on Jun 11 '10
$5
hilaryleung
hilaryleung on Jun 11 '10
THIS DESIGN TOTALLY ROCKS MY WORLD!

$$$$$5
Empire_of_the_Mad_Monk
Empire_of_the_Mad_Monk on Jun 12 '10
Sharks have rather poor vision, however. :) Aren't these guys all color-blind? So, this would truly be theoretical discourse on the principles of color!
nest_two
nest_two on Jun 12 '10
the bear is my favorite...nice!
bottleHeD
bottleHeD on Jun 12 '10
Great concept and character design!
tadstick
tadstick on Jun 12 '10
incredible!
kooool style!
hellothewhit
hellothewhit on Jun 12 '10
The three essentials to a great tshirt.

Bear

Shark

Owl
JuliaB_Design
JuliaB_Design on Jun 12 '10
Really liking this!
vaw125
vaw125 on Jun 12 '10
Great design!
landosamorm
landosamorm on Jun 13 '10
Very cool.
fikri
fikri on Jun 13 '10
coool!!
Le Utopie
Le Utopie on Jun 14 '10
sweet design!!!! I like I like

could you score mine please?
http://www.threadless.com/submission/278102/the_oil_spill/showmore,designs
Tikimasters
Tikimasters on Jun 14 '10
THIS IS AMAZING. GIVE THIS TO ME NOW!!!

$$$$$
squintygirl
squintygirl on Jun 14 '10
I think I love this.
Joshua Hurtado
Joshua Hurtado on Jun 14 '10
I like this a lot
teebologna
teebologna on Jun 14 '10
I LOVE this
Plu Shu
Plu Shu on Jun 14 '10
One of my fav from the contest 5$
honeybumble
honeybumble on Jun 14 '10
a thousand times yes!
$5
JargonsJargons
JargonsJargons on Jun 14 '10
I love the idea and the style of this design!
Anna_
Anna_ on Jun 14 '10
this is easily the best design I've seen today
5$
lolRiri
lolRiri on Jun 14 '10
I really like this! $5
mache toloache
mache toloache on Jun 14 '10
love it!
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Jun 15 '10
This is so much fun to looks at.
bsweber
   bsweber on Jun 15 '10
awesome
sarahliew
sarahliew on Jun 15 '10
rofl! this is so cute 5$
2 Headed Monster
2 Headed Monster on Jun 15 '10
Cool idea.
devalentino
devalentino on Jun 15 '10
nice!
wytrab8
   wytrab8 on Jun 15 '10
monocle, pipe, glasses on animal color theorists = super! $5
Battle-Cat
Battle-Cat on Jun 15 '10
Cool characters and style. 4
ndikol
   ndikol on Jun 16 '10
coool!
jodabaum
   jodabaum on Jun 16 '10
this is great!!!!!
nikolina100
nikolina100 on Jun 16 '10
haha, love this!
quister
   quister on Jun 16 '10
Hahaha! Great style and characters, awesome illo!!!
Haragos
   Haragos on Jun 16 '10
Yeah this style works so well on the shirt. $
Musarter
Musarter on Jun 17 '10
This is so great...wish I could have voted.
baumer5
   baumer5 on Jun 17 '10
Thanks everyone!!
5 days later
mgill52
mgill52 on Jun 22 '10
i would wear this
4 days later
beatboxman
beatboxman on Jun 27 '10
cool
26 days later
jess4002
jess4002 on Jul 23 '10
YES! congrats!
soloyo
soloyo on Jul 23 '10
Congrats!
Tikimasters
Tikimasters on Jul 23 '10
Congrats!!!
hilaryleung
hilaryleung on Jul 23 '10
Congrats! Today is a great day :)
balilewis
balilewis on Jul 23 '10
How do you guys know its going to get printed already?
Anyways,, great design! I'm going to go with the crowd and assume your design is going to get printed!! I'll buy it for sure!
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Jul 23 '10
SUPER $5 Congratssssss!!!
baumer5
   baumer5 on Jul 23 '10
: ) Thanks you guys!
cloumbologist
cloumbologist on Jul 24 '10
damn missed this. congrats anyway!
mangobajito
   mangobajito on Jul 25 '10
congraaaaaaaaaaaaatS! this is a very original style!
NiNTH WHEEL
   NiNTH WHEEL on Jul 26 '10
Congrats!!
tadstick
tadstick on Jul 26 '10
big congrats!
beatboxman
beatboxman on Jul 26 '10
congrats
awkwrd
awkwrd on Jul 26 '10
I do like it but there is one problem, the colour wheel is wrong. the centre would be black not white. But I do like the design otherwise.
ben chen
   ben chen on Jul 26 '10
Congrats
Illustrius
Illustrius on Jul 27 '10
I predicted this was going to win. Congratulations!
Illustrius
Illustrius on Jul 27 '10
Awkwrd: I think the colors are supposed to be the filters on old developing machines. They use colored light and combined it actually becomes white. If you were to print RGB together I guess it would be black, but that's not what the point of the design is, at least not the way I understand it.
Illustrius
Illustrius on Jul 27 '10
(I mean CMY not RGB.)
Illustrius
Illustrius on Jul 27 '10
Bah, forget I said anything. I'm so wrong it's silly.
emilyzet
emilyzet on Jul 28 '10
I love this design! Tho i do agree with awkwrd, this is how i understand the color mixing theories to work–additive (light) and subtractive (pigment). Still, i really wanna get it :)
14 days later
ReDub
ReDub on Aug 11 '10
he is mostly using light color theory, but it's not entirely accurate because the CMY mixed should be making RGB (red, green, blue) but instead he has them mixing to make orange, green, and purple.

As a photographer, I just went through this flurry of emotions from LOVING this design, to being REALLY ANNOYED with the color mix, to now thinking.... maybe that's the point (probably not, but maybe) and the fact that it's wrong makes us talk about it and enter into our own discussions of color theory. Besides... why should a bear, owl, and shark automatically get it right in the first place? Okay, I am back to loving it.
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