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silenceonmyradio
Keep on trying, my flightless friend ...
cement_shoes
cement_shoes on Aug 19 '05
I just bought a shirt like this that has a penguin and the words "i wish i could fly". Both very similar, but I like this one a lot better.
OrangeJuiceRevolution
OrangeJuiceRevolution on Aug 19 '05
ha, cement shoes I have the same shirt.

but, this one is better, beause the penguins are so detailed.
silenceonmyradio
silenceonmyradio on Aug 19 '05
Oh no! Does anyone have a link to the shirt? I'd like to see it. Alas, the "flightless waterfowl wishing it could fly" is, I'm sure, not an uncommon theme.

Also, I know there are a TON of penguin submissions on this site as of the last few days. I tried to give my penguins some character, though (note the one slouching on the left, for example).
meltdown12
meltdown12 on Aug 19 '05
this is awesome!! 5*****
shontoon
shontoon on Aug 19 '05
I would buy this, love those penguins
lockergnome
lockergnome on Aug 19 '05
love it
Unejoie
Unejoie on Aug 19 '05
hello sunshine 6
hello sunshine 6 on Aug 19 '05
reminds me of march of the penguins...
MeetMeAtTheCrimeScene
MeetMeAtTheCrimeScene on Aug 19 '05
i love it. i feel bad for the penguins though...
iLikePie
iLikePie on Aug 19 '05
i like the layout with the graphics in opposite corners, but i think this won't work for threadless because it's supposed to fit within a 13'' square.

also, i don't really like the way the penguins look like they're just a photo with a filter (maybe posterise) on them... maybe i'm just a trendwhore but i do think that the vector style looks nicer, even if its a sketchy style... just not filters in my opinion.

still, nice work overall. the layout is definitely a plus, very well balanced.
quoperate
quoperate on Aug 20 '05
really like the idea. I think you could do it better. see iLikePie's comment. but they sometimes print shirts with bigger print areas, as on "I Like Trees Too". Emphasize the penguins' eyes.
silenceonmyradio
silenceonmyradio on Aug 20 '05
iLikePie and quoperate - thank you for the comments!

As for vectors ... I agree. They just look better on shirts. Cleaner, maybe? Unfortunately, I don't know how to use them (wish I did, but I haven't the time to learn right now, nor do I know the first place to look in order TO learn). So, in order to get the penguins as I wanted them (certain postures, etc.), I had to first draw them on paper, scan them in, then fill them in using the clone tool on Photoshop 2.0 (old school, I know), cloning from samples of penguin fur I had in vacation pictures, which had been run through various Photoshop filters (sacrilege!), like the ubiquitous "cutout" filter, and adjusting hue and contrast. So there you have it. That's one of the ways someone who doesn't know the proper methods and tools of design manages to make something for Threadless. (Another method of mine includes ... gasp! ... Microsoft Paint. See one of my other submissions, "Lost")
Spaztastic
Spaztastic on Aug 20 '05
I've had a lifelong love of penguins.. So yeah, 5+$.
tamagotchi love
tamagotchi love on Aug 20 '05
Amazing.
d3struct0r
d3struct0r on Aug 20 '05
who cares about a fucked up clean look? this is not hollywood here!

and btw the tech used is up to the artist and doesn't say a thing about quality and success of a product. great pingus!
silenceonmyradio
silenceonmyradio on Aug 20 '05
Thanks, d3structor, that's reassuring. :) I'm probably going to end up teaching myself Illustrator anyway, though. Alas.
xmrsuave
xmrsuave on Aug 21 '05
it makes me sad
2 days later
amigovirgen
amigovirgen on Aug 23 '05
not again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sad penguins!!!
[wintermute]
[wintermute] on Aug 24 '05
ME HATE AUTO TRACE! ARRRG
silenceonmyradio
silenceonmyradio on Aug 24 '05
Sorry, not auto trace ... don't know how to properly use illustrater (see coment from Aug. 20)!
wideasleep
wideasleep on Aug 24 '05
awww, i love the penguins!!!
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