After looking at my design a bit more and analysing the comments on my submission at DBH, I decided to re-work the Temptation Tree design a bit. I did 3 small but ultimately important changes to the design.
1- I made the whole design 5 colors instead of the original 8. This allows me to submit it to other design sites or print it myself if I choose to go that path (I am looking for resellers at the moment… I need to secure 50 orders before I print the design). I did so by using some halftone techniques to retain the semblance of shading.
2- I changed the placement of the main print design. I always felt it looked better with the girl at the bottom near the edge of the shirt. I didn’t do that in my original design because it left a large void at the top of the chest which looked awkward. So that leads me to…
3- I added the word “Temptation” to the upper chest. This rounds out the design, helps define the concept a bit more for those who are a little slow, and adds a cheeky undertone to the shirt (like the person wearing the shirt is the temptation).
I’ve submitted the new design to a new site called TeeFury. They have an interesting concept; They put up a new design each day, and that design is only available for one single day. Once the time is up, you can never order that shirt from them again. The bad news is, there’s no huge prize money. They do however give one dollar per t-shirt sold in that 24 hour period. And the good news is, the shirts sell for really cheap! On average, the shirts are only $9US. There’s no voting process on this one, it’s up to the site’s curators to decide if they like it and will print it. I’ll keep you all updated if it happens to get printed.
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