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i really like this idea. the composition is great, but his arms seem too long for his body, and his legs look a little feminine. 4
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bortwein on Apr 21 '06 I like the design on the blue, but I feel like it stands out the best on the grey. Very cool illustration. 5
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Ronin60 on Apr 21 '06 nice image, i like
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grayehound on Apr 21 '06 I designed it for blue originally but found the PMS colors for blue to be too low contrast. Grey turned out to have a wider value range, but green seemed to be a good compromise.
It must be a visual trick, betty, cuz thos arms are as long as he is tall, a little less in fact. Can't do much about his legs, though...maybe it's the curves I used to give the under water effect that makes them feel like that. |
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Very cool $5 im working on a similar concept no way looking as cool as this
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$5 on grey or blue
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this is cool but i dont see the red cross connection
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grey 5$
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GREAT GREAT GREAT BUT NOT FOR A THIS KIND OF COMPETITION..
LOVE DESIGN LAYOUT ... GIVE YOUA $4 |
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So, the Red Cross drowns people? I don't get it.
Sweet illustration, though. Works best on the grey. |
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mrwalrusface on Apr 21 '06 Love the illustration, Not sure how well it will do in the loves comp, but I hope it gets printed anyway 4$ GREY
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Yeah - I can't see how it's related to the Red Cross, but it's a good design.
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Ellsswhere on Apr 21 '06 pretty much what has been said... this is beautiful, the bubbles are exactly where they need to be, down to the very last one... but the hands are waaaaay wonky... they bend back too far and throw off the whole design in my opinion... not that its not great... i would say im gonna give you a 4 and ill reserve the 5$ if you resub with that adjustment, i dont mean to be too picky but i could see myself buying this and his hands look broken at the moment
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AWESOME
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I like it!
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very cool design, love the use of colors and placement on the shirt, grey is my favorite!
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Wow, everything is awesome - the bubbles, and the fact that he has only one shoe. $5
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I usually don't vote... and you can check my profile...
I'm gonna 5$ this... Awesome work... |
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jublin on Apr 21 '06 that's fantastic! i bet it would work really well on the denim color.
this is really a great illustration. i would gladly wear it on my chest. or i guess it would be the side of my gut. Either way it's a 5 and money sign. |
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I KNOW this is different than "burn" but when you see it on the shirt it resembles it a lot.
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I don't get it. He's just drowning?
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Oooooh, I see it now, when I saw it on the shirt. Just beautiful. $5.
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really cool design but i think the placement is sheit. $5
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great illustration
colors give a weird sense of depth |
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Robsoul on Apr 21 '06 Brilliant work, a solid red cross submission with some substance. I like the placement, dig the gray and I like the idea of possibly putting it on denim.
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eskimokiss on Apr 21 '06 that's a gorgeous illustration and I really love the green colour scheme.
Only one minor thing... the placement reminds me too much of 'burn'. Maybe just go for the conventional center placement or left or right shoulder ? |
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hey this illustration is really good. I don't think there is anything wrong with his arms and legs. Just one problem though. I dont get the red cross conection. Are they drowning people? 4
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grayehound on Apr 21 '06 Okay, that makes three comments about the Red Cross drowning people...I guess that's the weak point with this idea.
The concept is all about hope (thus the title). The dude is in a bad situation, but there is a hand there to help. Bubbles go up, so I thought it would work to suggest he is being pulled to the surface with the help of each of these tiny pockets of air, much like the Red Cross relies on the small help of each volunteer to rescue those in dire straits. Did I miss? I guess for some people. In the end, though, I wanted something that'd be more for threadless but aimed at ARC rather than the other way around. |
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Oh wow...I looked at this for awhile, and then bam. I seen the hand in the bubbles. It was like a eureka moment. Nicely done.
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You have NO idea how much i love t his. This is seriously the best design i've seen on threadless ever. PLEASE WIN!!!
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Oh, and for those of you sayin they don't get it, it's a hand picking him up out of the water. Look at the bubbles. You'll get it.
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i love the whispy look of his body. its so great. $5
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I just figured out that the bubbles are a hand. Now I get it. Now I love it. Now I need it. 5$
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kooky love on Apr 21 '06 i love the bubbles that figure out a hand.
GREAT! POSITIVE THINK! $5 |
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Didn't see the hand til it was pointed out. Even without it a5.
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kaloyster on Apr 22 '06 fuckin' great! very detailed!
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lovely on grey.
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timrb on Apr 22 '06 Very good. I like it, especially the bubbles.
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danrule on Apr 22 '06 Great illo per usual,
maybe a little too hidden/esoteric in message, but I love it the same so $5 |
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amazing, $5!
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perfectly laid out.
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label on Apr 22 '06 Excellent, really great job... this one is the best design ive seen so far. Love it, really well done. I think the problem could be solved if the people saw a high-res version so that they could appreciate it more.
Great job friend! 5$ |
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This is the best ARC design I have seen so far.
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i think it is perfect and the arms and legs look fine. plus, we dont really need a high-res version because you can zoom in
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does anyone else think he looks like the godfather?
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I like the originality . However, if the bubble-hand is pulling him up, then his hair is flowing the wrong direction and so are the bubbles. I think most bubbles should be below him. He should also be looking upwards.
As it is now, he appears to be sinking in the water....thus reminding me of the scene from Titanic. |
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ok flip the pic upside down, then it is perfect.
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i disagree, janell; it's evident that the hand is reaching for him as he is sinking - it's not pulling him up, yet.
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i really could say that this illustration is amazing and the only thing that kind of ruined it for me is the hand sorry i liked it better at the start when i didn't notice it...
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I agree with you Blacksheep77, it would make sense if the hand was still reaching for the sinking man.
But in grayehound's last post, that is not what he said. He said the hand IS pulling him up. ..."I thought it would work to suggest he is being pulled to the surface with the help of each of these ..." |
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It still works, a symbol of hope that he soon will be pulled to the surface. I like it a lot, the purportions could use a little work, but even as is I would wear it in a heart beat. Great job! I hope this gets printed.
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grayehound on Apr 23 '06 Wow, actual discussion in a comment section. Whodda thunk it possible? In fact, BlackSheep is right (at least in my intention for this). I was aiming at capturing the action just at the turning point, right when the man had sunk as low as he would and before the bubble hand begins to pull him to the surface. The inspiration came from a photo a friend took underwater during a swim meet, just as the diver was beginning to turn to the surface and the bubbles were just beginning to rise. I like those moments, but I can understand why this is a confusing. I'm working on an alternate version that will show him moving up. That'll hopefully clear some of the confusion up.
Thanks everyone for the comments, and keep em coming! |
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i like it, i think it works, but yeah a going up version would be nice to see.
awesome illus as usual! |
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yes I think the whole concept is awesome as well. But I would like to see the going up version. I think for ARC it would make more sense. Good job !
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grayehound on Apr 23 '06 Go to my blog to see the alternate rising version!
http://www.threadless.com/profile/103793/grayehound/40260/Drowning_or_being_saved....you_decide |
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fastjumper on Apr 23 '06 cool design!
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fantastic.
$5 really superb. |
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I like the going up version better except for 1 little thing. I liked his mouth shut and cheeks puffed out like holding his breath in your first version. Do it like that again and it's a winner ! $5
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Love it, though I can't quite bring myself to see it as him rising instead of falling...
Regardless, I want this shirt. |
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umm i maybe one of the "slow" people who actually cannot connect a drowning man and the red cross.... where is the connection?!
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is he a katrina victum?
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mezo on Apr 24 '06 CANNONBALL!
Good work- the bubbles really make the design. |
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wow, incredible illustration and underwater fx.
the green has a really stunning effect imho. i bet people who like the grey and blue just have wardrobes biased towards those colours. i would buy this in a second |
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I like the design, but I have no clue what it has to do with the contest.
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I don't get it!
No, not the design, I get that. I don't get you people! Why're so many people having a problem getting this? It's a guy being saved by the bubbles goddamit! Don't you people see the hand? It's a subtle and powerful statement and it amazingly well illustrated. I think it's absolutely perfect for this contest! $5 and PLEASE PRINT! |
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fantastic illustration1
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mikemills on Apr 25 '06 In all honesty, I missed the hand until a comment in a blog clued me in (dangit - and I call myself a visual guy). But I see it now, and I'm blown away - and that's enough for me. One way or another, this shirt should be printed on its own merits, and I would definitely buy it. I would love asking people "do you see the hand?"
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Beautiful artwork. Simply stunning. I adore the message, and I'd buy it in a nanosecond.
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I really really like this design, just not for the Red Cross.
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i love this design prob my favorite for red cross loves threadless but i dont see it representing red cross
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reminds me of car underwater by armor for sleep.
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I LOVE THIS SHIRT!!! <3
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center placement, green,
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travis76 on Apr 27 '06 great concept and execution...it'll look good on denim for sure, it's the perfect color palette for that dark, deep water feeling. i like the face of your tormented version better, but this is for red cross after all!
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on gray, please!
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please, please print this threadless. i really really want it. please. it is so so cool. i will donate to you my ass for free, for two hours and you can do what ever you like with it. but please print this shirt.
by the way it definitely looks best green. |
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not particularly fond of this-- too much for a RED cross shirt
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montmont on Apr 28 '06 nice work, looks excellent on the denim shirt. You are the only person I've heard here talk about pms colours and their relative range!
I dont think it represents drowning at all. Your idea was and is sound. |
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Luke... on Apr 28 '06 wonderful illustration and placement...high marks from me
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just ordered this - looks fantastic
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congratulations grayehound and thanks treadless i am so happy i'm gonna vommy.
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grayehound on Jun 17 '06 Thanks everyone for the positive comments! Much appreciated!
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