Okay, I really like this idea, and I want to see you submit it again. With some changes (maybe a reworking of the same concept), I think it could score very well.

My suggestions: Change the position. The pot should be closer to the soldier, and maybe on the other side. Right now, it seems like he's looking away.

The rest has to do with color: You have four colors, use them! Right now you are using four, but just barely. Lose the black outline around the thought bubble--in fact, lose the black. Replace with a dark reddish-brown color (if you're a Crayola fan, I'm thinking along the lines of mahogany). Don't just use it for outlines, either--use it for shading. You picture is very flat right now, and it could be a lot stronger.

Similarly, replace the white with a a very light terracotta-family color. Use it not only for the speech bubble, but also for highlights on the soldier and the pot.

What you do (or don't do) with the heart color is up to you. And remember that, depending on the color of the shirt, it is possible to incorporate that into your design as well.

Good luck. :)

that made me laugh

i agree with everything verdana said, and you should do it, too. i love this- it made me laugh like crazy. :D

Liking the concept.. but still lacking something.. What if the soldier was kneeling "in" the pot... perhaps a nuanced facial expression?

Keep it up! ;)

haha, cool! 4

whoa. you got a step-by-step instruction manual to improvement there.

i kinda like it the way it is.

Too small. WAY too small.

Verdana is right on. Very cute, though.

Great idea!

But i agree that the execution could be abit better. I like how the design is spaced out over the t-shirt. You've created a feeling distance, which is unusual on a t-shirt. It would be nice to see the images rendered a bit more subtley, maybe some shading.

Good!

i like it

Well..toastburner.. (cool name by the way)...a very descent submission. Photoshop eludes me at the moment, but watch out in the future! Anyways, great idea, made me laugh. :)

haha i deffinatly just learned about terra cotta in SS.

I like it! Well done old chum.

I think its great. Can't think of how to make it better so well done.

size it up, kid!

Haha, I bought the same figurine at the dollar store about five years ago. Rock.

What is with all these submissions with hearts in a thought bubble?But this is cool

this REALLY made me laugh, and not many i've seen today have. i think it's hilarious.

Great idea. Made me chuckle a bit.
I think the colors are fine. There's nothing wrong with a little black outlining here and there. I think the design could be bigger though.

I love, love, love this!! I agree with Verdana, but I think also it could be bigger.

$5

his right knee/leg definetly looks like a penis.