New T-shirt Design: Comments/Critiques?

Hey this is a new design I worked on. It will most likely not get printed, but I kind of liked it so I wanted to hear what you guys think.

I just wanted to make a badass piece of toast.
It's a 5-color print on purple, but it works on a load of other colors too.

Tell me what you think! Like it, dislike it? What could I improve? Anything!

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*Update* I made the grapic a bit smaller.
*Update 2* I made the toast graphic just an outline.
*Update 3* It looked sad without any shading whatsoever, so I added a diagonal halftone.
Here's a more detailed look: Click here
*Update 4* Made the graphic smaller.
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Thanks a lot guys! I really appreciate all your advice. This is actually turning into something really worth printing.

New T-shirt Design: Comments/Critiques?

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RobThanatos 2008-07-11 23:14:16

that actually lookes like something worth printing

RAWRoutLOWD 2008-07-11 23:14:16

you think so? maybe like a super limited print or something.

If I get more requests to print it, I might consider.

Lalo 2008-07-11 23:17:27

no its too big, make it smaller...

RAWRoutLOWD 2008-07-11 23:17:27

Made it a little smaller

Ogiyose 2008-07-11 23:26:35

yea i agree make it smaller ... and it looks great

Ibanezarus 2008-07-11 23:30:10

Smaller would be nice, but actually, I think you should put the holes in the letters. I know that might ruin the style slightly, but just small holes i think would be better if you make the image that big on the shirt. I likes it though!

RAWRoutLOWD 2008-07-11 23:30:10

Thanks for the tip. I tried adding the holes, but it didn't look that good. I appreciate the advice though.

fede1920 2008-07-11 23:47:17

Maybe a little background painting would help , something simple

imjeffhip 2008-07-11 23:58:08

the toast guy is too big if he's going to be in full color like that, try making him in a outline or a solid color.

I'd like to see it all one solid color faded on that purple.

RAWRoutLOWD 2008-07-11 23:58:08

Thanks a lot, buddy! I really appreciate your advice coming from a fellow illustrator. I changed the graphic into one single color. Any thoughts?

What do you think about the color choice? It doesn't come up too well on-screen but the graphic is an off-white ivory color on the purple shirt. Do you think there are other combinations that would work better?

I'm not really sure what you meant by "one sold color faded on that purple"

zer1 2008-07-12 00:40:32

"It doesn't come up too well on-screen but the graphic is an off-white ivory color on the purple shirt. Do you think there are other combinations that would work better?"

I'd suggest having a black t-shirt and print being neon green. I know it's well, out there, but that's what you see a lot of teens wearing these days, black/white shirts with neon prints.

But with saying this, the should would have the slogan smaller, but repeated many times. So I guess what I'm getting at is:

Neutral Colour: Black/White
Smaller slogan/text but more of it, also text should be neon colour.

Idk, just coming from a 14 year old kid. Try out a version like this if you want?

RAWRoutLOWD 2008-07-12 00:40:32

yea, I tried out the black/neon green combination but it didn't look too good. With what you said, even though it's a pretty popular color combination, that's what makes it uninteresting. I want something fresh and original, that's why I like the ivory/purple combo.

Repeating the slogan makes the design too busy, IMO. And I personally designed the text so that it would be to the sides of the toast. So it wouldn't repeat well even if I tried.

Thanks a lot for your opinion though.

mrpibbs1 2008-07-12 00:52:35

Great shirt design. I agree with everyone to make it a little smaller but really, great job man I'd wear that shirt and act really cool and people would be like "OH i see what he's getting at, he's cool"
People already do that.. but the shirt would make more people do it. Because toast

MindChamber 2008-07-12 09:06:51

to big, no one likes pounds of acrylic plastered across their chest.

RAWRoutLOWD 2008-07-12 09:06:51

Is that small enough, or should it be smaller? I still want to keep the print pretty big and bold. But I still made the print significantly smaller than the last revision.

Unknown-Inc 2008-07-12 09:50:01

I like the shirt, I probably wouldn't buy it myself just cause that's not personally my style (I more enjoy the shirts with the tiny, tiny little logos or no logos at all on them, I'm not a walking billboard), but there would definately be a market for these shirts.

falarinx 2008-07-12 10:56:27

The shirt looks nice, I just don't like purple that much. However changing the color might change how the shirt looks overall making it not look so nice anymore. Meh.

Gu-rrilla 2008-07-12 13:54:01

You should print it, I'd buy myself one.

P.S. What your website again?

RAWRoutLOWD 2008-07-12 13:54:01

thanks, I'm thinking about doing a limited print, so I'll let you know if/when I do.

http://www.rawrclothing.com

skinnyeddy 2008-07-12 14:14:18

This looks buyable! I think that the graphic is well drawn and a decent size. Well Done!

BOOMBLAST 2008-07-12 14:25:32

yo if you our printing it, i would standardly buy one, that is as fly as hell, think about it man.

ZombieKangaroo 2008-07-12 14:26:43

I think it looks great, I'd consider buying one. Is there any way you could show us what it looks like with holes too?

camobch0 2008-07-12 15:40:00

That's awesome man! I'd tottally buy it.

tacoman764 2008-07-12 16:20:18

It's pretty cool i would buy it You should definatly print it.

JonBro 2008-07-12 16:22:43

lol

Me likes it.

Rooster 2008-07-12 16:26:43

I love toast.

Groundead 2008-07-12 16:40:58

I really like it! I'd even be willing to buy one! Great design :P

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