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Submitted on:
Sep 14 '05
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Final average score:
3.17 out of 5
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ni.m.
About my design
by ni.m.   
This graphic was inspired by a cartoon i saw in an old paper in my grandfather's house by a guy named "bovarini". I couldnt find anything else about the guy or the original cartoon, i think it was in like the 60's.

This shirt took me a long time. Its hard to express in a small little gif, below are some image details. The image is entirely vectorized, also detailed below.

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7015/detail17vn.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6144/detail27qc.jpg
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/5738/detail38tb.jpg
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arzie13
   arzie13 on Sep 19 '05
wow
brotherman
brotherman on Sep 19 '05
that's the best anti-war shirt i've seen - anywhere
cambert
cambert on Sep 19 '05
Incredible. I would buy this instantly, and then I'd buy some more.
Krisbarz
Krisbarz on Sep 19 '05
loved the style! Love the design!
I adore when a shirt has a very perfeccionist pic
$5
Maya_Girl
Maya_Girl on Sep 19 '05
Amazing! smart concept ...exceptional execution.

$$$$5.
monsterfingers
monsterfingers on Sep 19 '05
I love the concept. Definate buy for me. 5.
sarah127
sarah127 on Sep 19 '05
this is a fantastic design...please print it!!!
grayehound
   grayehound on Sep 19 '05
Conceptually one of the strongest things on the site. It almost cries out for one more color to really make it pop, but very, very nice illustration.
amandine
amandine on Sep 19 '05
Wow- very nice. Hope all the detail comes out well if it gets printed, I would definitely buy it.
Kashi
Kashi on Sep 19 '05
The shirt colour doesn't really do anything for me, but I love the illustration
DR DIGGLESWORTH
DR DIGGLESWORTH on Sep 19 '05
Shit me that must have taken a fookin' dog's age to do - well worth it though. Very nice design.
FJackie
FJackie on Sep 19 '05
That is F***ING GREAT!
los lobos
los lobos on Sep 19 '05
great, but seems a little sloppy
causticexe
causticexe on Sep 19 '05
A. Maz. Ing. Holy crap.
Cattrin
Cattrin on Sep 19 '05
Amazing anti-war message! I'm plaing to blog this design in ym next update ;) if only it came in another color. Nevertheless, 5 and buy.
howlynart
howlynart on Sep 19 '05
los lobos: sloppy? death is sloppy. This shirt is awesome.
helo
helo on Sep 19 '05
to ni.m :

Is this design a statement against all wars
or against those individuals who use war
to gain recognition ? Or both ?
The Cheesy Weasel
The Cheesy Weasel on Sep 19 '05
nice illustration and concept but not sure bout the layout..
muhusky
muhusky on Sep 19 '05
you liberal, but i still like the shirt
emprise
emprise on Sep 19 '05
this should be on a canvas and a differant color shirt. $5
kut
kut on Sep 19 '05
wow $5
MoniqueH
MoniqueH on Sep 19 '05
Ohhh, thank xiv, I got to see this.
Sla/sh
Sla/sh on Sep 19 '05
great. 5$
walknbox
walknbox on Sep 19 '05
is it stain proof? if i get my hands on it i'm going to jizz all over it because it's so damn sexy
janellio
janellio on Sep 19 '05
This is the best anti-war, political statement shirt I've seen. It makes it statement but it doesn't hit you over the head. Amazing.
vanni
vanni on Sep 19 '05
this shirt is perfect...clever but not esoteric, sharp but not painful. definitely $5.
Lucaz
Lucaz on Sep 19 '05
Greately message, this image of a generalisimo with all his medals that are records of the thousands of people he has killed. This would be very popular in Latin America. Congrats!!! $5
jalin
jalin on Sep 19 '05
pwnz
ovarycowboy
ovarycowboy on Sep 19 '05
Must. Have. This. Shirt.
Ava Adore
Ava Adore on Sep 19 '05
nice, i can see this one took a long time to do, and the work is worth it.
rudra
rudra on Sep 20 '05
needs to be on army green.
awakeosleeper
awakeosleeper on Sep 20 '05
I'm giving this shirt a FIVE desipite of the small things I would critique on it. I hate to be one of those guys who says "change the placement & its a 5$", "change the color & I'm buying it", "yatta yatta yatta". But seriously, I'm not digging this shirt color for this design. I'm thinking an athletic grey or a charcoal shirt color would do this design more justice. BECAUSE IT IS AN AMAZING ILLUSTRATION. & you're racking up the scores merely because of that.

The message of the shirt is thought provoking. I know there is a time for war and a time for peace...but this artwork really shows the evil of man. Many would like to make this a politcal statement now...but I think its much more than that.
xiv
   xiv on Sep 20 '05
i hardly ever give out 5 and buys. but this design has recieved one. great job.


http://threadless.com/profile/112254/xiv/9671/DESIGN_SUBMISSION_SCORES:_Part1_(url_links_almost_finished)
yaymarshamack
yaymarshamack on Sep 20 '05
so amazingly well done

$5
soulDELAY
soulDELAY on Sep 20 '05
i like the concept. war, casualities... etc.
good stuff.
bobfrompikecreek
bobfrompikecreek on Sep 21 '05
fan-fucking-tastic. wow.
spitting_llama
spitting_llama on Sep 21 '05
I'm not sure about the shirt color, just because I think it's a yucky color, but you know what? You still get a $5 from me because this design and the message behind it is incredible.
rainbow_taster
rainbow_taster on Sep 21 '05
thats an amazing design.. must have taken ages.

again, not so keen on the colour of the shirt, but hey.
pinkdecember
pinkdecember on Sep 21 '05
very, VERY brilliant.
mikeb215
mikeb215 on Sep 21 '05
love the design, but doubt i could wear it w/o gettin my ass kicked around here
shootinstar
shootinstar on Sep 21 '05
I love this a lot. Awesome detail!
NotAfraidofLyfe
NotAfraidofLyfe on Sep 21 '05
Simply Amazing art!!!
OHunique
OHunique on Sep 21 '05
I think the illustration is incredible. I personally wouldn't wear it. I love colors, and this isn't really doing it for me.
Gobsnocker
Gobsnocker on Sep 21 '05
Dood, thats sick, in a good way! I really like the mustche!!
meanMRmustard
meanMRmustard on Sep 22 '05
this is sweet!
person
person on Sep 22 '05
This is awsome artwork i'm jealous.
papercupmixmaster
papercupmixmaster on Sep 22 '05
I don't know quite why, but this shirt reminds me very much of the Carl Sandburg poem, The Unknown War. I'm not much of one for advertising political messages on my person, but I must say that I would eat steaming yak shit to wear this t-shirt and pick up liberal hipster sluts. I do love this.
DTLA
DTLA on Sep 22 '05
WOW. liberallific and i love it
love it awesome execution of your concept
drawing is pitch perfect for this design
def buy 5
Devius
Devius on Sep 22 '05
lots of work... it looks nice!
Fortino Samano
Fortino Samano on Sep 22 '05
hang on.when you said this image was inspired by an illustration you saw, does that pretty much ripped it off? if no, well done, it's lovely. if yes, bad man/woman , very ban man/woman
egizio
egizio on Sep 22 '05
uh uh!

5
yesorno
yesorno on Sep 22 '05
I really and truly love this. And I even like the shirt color. I'd definitely buy this. Definitely. $5
degrassi
degrassi on Sep 22 '05
This shirt gives me a boner and I totally have ovaries.
xsweet_nothingx
xsweet_nothingx on Sep 23 '05
Love the idea. I agree about the shirt color though. I don't think this color makes it stand out like it should. Maybe black, something dark? I'm giving you a 5.
aduhm
aduhm on Sep 23 '05
well done. for some reason it reminds me of rage against the machine
ni.m.
   ni.m. on Sep 23 '05
well, as its about 1000 votes and 50 comments or so, i will go ahead and respond. first, i'm glad so many peops like the design and thanks for the compliments. i really dont think it needed any color in the design because the theme is kinda dry and not so warm n fuzzy. similary for the shirt color. i guess for the shirt color, i actually dont care what color it goes on. i like it on charcoal, black, even white. i thought it looked good on this one too. i actually didnt even think to choose more than one or really tease out which looked best. thanks for pointing it out. i prefer it on something similarlly kinda dry and sad personally. its weird, i took so much time on the image, i should have put more effort into something as basic as the color of the damn shirt.

also, some of these comments are absolutely hysterical. see "walknbox", "papercupmixmaster", and "degrassi"'s comments above. ha!
modestmousemissi
modestmousemissi on Sep 23 '05
I love love love the design, but I do agree that the shirt color could be different. Maybe white?
theenjoisk8r
theenjoisk8r on Sep 23 '05
you could easily make that a pro-war shirt if the guy was obviously crying
pshpshcats@hotmail.com
pshpshcats@hotmail.com on Sep 23 '05
darkerrrrr but i love it
badgercakes
badgercakes on Sep 23 '05
Whoa.
mx2122
mx2122 on Sep 24 '05
oh wow.
brilliant.
this will get printed.
sailonsilvergirl
sailonsilvergirl on Sep 24 '05
Print this and I'll buy more than one for sure. Would make a great gift for at least two people, plus one for me.
Katerpillar
Katerpillar on Sep 24 '05
I took my breath away. This is very powerful and is obvious it took a lot of time and thought.
supergrover
supergrover on Sep 24 '05
Excellent design. I hope they print this one.
eggwhiteandyorke
eggwhiteandyorke on Sep 24 '05
BRILLIANT!!! 5! ID BUY IT!
AlkaliLake
AlkaliLake on Sep 25 '05
the positioning of the bodies, the way they're jumbled to appear innumerable, reminds me of the way Shel Silverstein created his illustrations. it seems that a great poem could be written entirely on the image you've made. excellent job.....
i blame history
i blame history on Sep 25 '05
wow.
everyone has said everything i am thinking right now.
it will be a shame if this doesnt get printed. thank you for designing it. it is beautiful.
$5
tiger obrien
tiger obrien on Sep 25 '05
its a great design, looks like it ought to be famous already. here's another 5.
Kerrn
Kerrn on Sep 25 '05
i hate political shirts
but wow.

this is what a political shirt should be
not a bad george bush stencil or oil rig stencil slapped onto something.

-k.
JV2
JV2 on Sep 25 '05
Oh my gosh...this is incredible! 5!
Alive2000
Alive2000 on Sep 26 '05
$5. Unbelieveable.
no poison here
no poison here on Sep 26 '05
Wow. This is ana amzing shirt. I want it i want it i want it.

threadless MUST print this shirt.
ni.m.
   ni.m. on Sep 26 '05
thanks for all the great comments!

the first image (the full image) has been deleted from imageshack (by me) to prevent image thievary.
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flourpower
flourpower on Oct 06 '05
have you ever seen the cartoon "War is Glory" by Thomas Nas(t?)? this sort of reminds me of it in how it presents its message - the cartoon has a skeleton draped in medals and a laurel wreath sitting on a pedestal amid dead bodies and explosions.
8 days later
HowlHowlGaffGaff
HowlHowlGaffGaff on Oct 15 '05
i really love the statement you're making
ive never seen anything like this and i hope it gets printed!
5$
HowlHowlGaffGaff
HowlHowlGaffGaff on Oct 15 '05
& i think it looks great on the sagestone!!!
32 days later
joshchang.com
joshchang.com on Nov 17 '05
CONGRATS!
6 days later
asher27
asher27 on Nov 23 '05
*bows down*

that is simply the most amazing design ive ever seen. the shirt color sucks, but the image is so powerful it makes up for it. and then some.

if i had money, id buy this in a heartbeat. especially if it wear on a different color. it would probably look good on a khaki or army green color as well as charcoal/black/white...
230 days later
surreal_blue
surreal_blue on Jul 12 '06
It's always cool to see a good design have a REAL messege too.
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