Just as I was getting over my Photoshop contest obsession (see Worth1000.com to drink the KoolAid yourself), I stumbled upon Threadless.com.
It's a brilliant little site that allows the community to vote on each other's art work, and for the lucky winners, it prints the stuff on Tshirts and pays the artist - $2000 per accepted design!
I immediately became wildly optimistic and inspired. I sketched for days, I made myself chuckle with my own brilliance, I photoshopped like a fiend, and finally sent off a couple ideas ...
Both designs tanked.
Because it's a stupid, stupid popularity contest. Which I would feel fine about if I were popular. Or more talented.
But I still love the site and am impressed/tickled by the other kids' work ...
Graphics by people who are not me, and who are therefore more popular and talented:
Sigh ... I will press boldly on!
Sketch for possible future submission, as soon as I finish up the battle-wound licking:
I like yours better.
ReplyDeleteso much cooler haha
ReplyDeleteawww, schucks. big <3 for you.
ReplyDelete(secret meaningful extra 'c' yiddish joke! oooooo!)
I like your designs! Threadless is a strange sort of micro-economy. I'd say stick with it. It seems like if even one tshirt design goes through it would be worth losing out on a few other designs.
ReplyDeletei think your designs are fun! they obviously don't know what they are doing.
ReplyDeleteNertz to them!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the IOU one. I would sport that in a heartbeat.
I say keep going, whether with that site or another...people will eventually come to their senses. :)
Thank you all for your kind comments! I feel so much better! :)
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