Comments on: Need some feedback on Shirt Design

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:57 +0000

Given infinite time and resources I would certainly make that shirt.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:57 +0000

"WHATS EVERYONE LOOKING AT?!"
"NOTHING!"

By: sarcastodon8526

sarcastodon8526 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

Total agreement. Good job on this design, Joel – a little tweaking and you will be there.

By: troy6626

troy6626 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

And a rainbow and you've pretty much covered the fancy bit.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

I could put a trail of stars in the rocket exhaust. hmmm…

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

I wonder if I should make it a more generic "rocket"

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

I liked it too. Maybe Ill make it a desktop.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

it certainly will.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

Seems like the general consensus is that he should be riding the rocket.

By: nacho8670

nacho8670 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

Well.. So say the masses, so say we all. I don't have a problem with him riding the rocket. He seems to be enjoying himself.

By: ElleCee

ElleCee — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

I actually like the one of Josh straddling the rocket as it brings to mind the "Ambiguously Gay Duo" SNL sketches.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

last question: do you guys like the space capsule or should it be a more traditional rocket (nose cone and fins and such)?

By: alex_holden5721

alex_holden5721 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

I do like the Mercury capsule idea because it fits with the "Godspeed, John Glenn" reference, but I would make it a bit bigger and put it on top of an Atlas booster (just the top part; most of it would be off-frame).

By: Michael Rice

Michael Rice — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000

I am a contractor at NASA, and I agree: it's not very fancy. Cool but not fancy.

Josh should be riding a deorbited space station burning up in the atmosphere. More work, but at least more factual.

By: fraktruck8125

fraktruck8125 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

My vision for the GYFB shirt would be the three of ya in an angled line saluting in some sort of costume Godspeed above, and you fancy bastard below (I hope that makes a lick of sense)

By: andy5527

andy5527 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I'm not (frankly) excited about either design.

I like that "fancy" was about being in a NERDY MUSICAL (I can't believe how happy I am that such a thing will exist). We're all geeks and while we're not all gay, I think we're all gay for Joss... is there any way to maintain a geek factor AND a gay/fancy/musical factor? Can you use Fillion (as Tightpants or otherwise) or NPH without getting sued out of existence? Because like... Josh in his flashdance getup inbetween these two with their arms interlocked in a sort of "Chorus Line" is really working for me. Something that places "fancy" in the context of being geeky, too.

could be just me >.>

By: andy5527

andy5527 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

An ecstatic Flashdance Josh on a rocket with GYFB arching over him holds a lot of appeal for me. Might satisfy everyone's needs.

Nerdy + fancy + space = FTW?

By: nacho8670

nacho8670 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Not feeling this one at all. I agree that the power lies in the statement itself, but for some reason now I can't shake the idea that an illustration involving Josh and a monacle is key to pulling this off.

By: ginryu8101

ginryu8101 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Nice I definitely like the addition of the pink, ups the fancy levels …and the gay levels but that's a good thing.

By: hightower775529

hightower775529 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

How bout just a rainbowed visor instead of being able to see a face.

By: Wadmaasi

Wadmaasi — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I need to go on record as being against a tophat and/or monocle; it's too Twisp & Catsby.

By: mikey5538

mikey5538 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Way late to the party, but here is my eleventy cents. I like the pink spacesuit but DRAW IT SO IT MATCHES JOSH mr. photoshop cutout filter. It doesn't hang together so hot right now-- especially the lighting.

By: demiakumu7096

demiakumu7096 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

must have jazz hands. the pink suit makes him look too much like hello kitty darth vader…I like the wording straight as opposed to curved,how about josh in flashdance garb saluting, that makes sense.

By: brandon6664

brandon6664 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Personally, I like the originals concept for facial expression. It just seems like he shuold be straight faced for this tee shirt. Maybe a pose like http://tinyurl.com/5nzjm9 (but reversed to face right), only he's earing the top hat and monocle? You could even put the cane in the other hand. The suit on that action figure is bland enough to allow for tons of 'fancifications' . I only really linked it to show the pose.. and well.. because that's amazing that there is a toy looking like that out there. (fyi, did a google image search for 'fancy astronaut' and got that.)

By: sultmhoor8652

sultmhoor8652 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Bedazzler spelling out "DISCO LIVES" and a disco ball!

By: edwin_dean7243

edwin_dean7243 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Rhinestones?

By: alex_holden5721

alex_holden5721 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I like the first astro-Josh. He needs some mission patches on his sleeve though. And a monocle.

By: iptydafu8334

iptydafu8334 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

How's about flashdance Josh (I feel like a middle-aged Barbie collector) riding a rocketship, a'la Dr. Strangelove, bare-back, as it were, with the slogan blasting out the rocket bell? And maybe laser-beams blasting out of his eyes, in totally rocking glitter? Can you print glitter? And maybe shred the ends of the sleeves and the shirt, in that spaghetti type stuff. Maybe watch the last part of Xanadu (a netflix WatchNow title) and just got to 1:24, to get some ideas.

By: john_darc6624

john_darc6624 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

gotta make the shirt big enough for it to hang off one shoulder.

By: nacho8672

nacho8672 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Jesus was an Astronaut? That is the coolest thing evar!

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I did ACTUALLY DRAW it, albeit from a reference photo.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I might do that.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

you're on to something.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Duh. Thats how he knew magic.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Thats funny, but also lawsuity.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

IT does. I have a similar vision but am having a really hard time translating it.

By: aaron6928

aaron6928 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Flashdance all the way.

By: brandon6664

brandon6664 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

A quick idea, it took me about 45 seconds to make (googled salute, and found me a starsky and hutch font.. because when I think of fancy bastards in this light, I think of them) http://tinyurl.com/667vug obviously it would be you 3 saluting, not military people. But that was the idea I saw in my head. (ALL 3 would be in flashdance clothing)

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

OK, check out the most recent updates.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I like it. Check out the updated post.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I like it. Check out the updated post.

By: nacho8670

nacho8670 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I like that a lot better. I like the one where he's inside the pod. Although it does kinda of look like he's being sent away against his will. But having a fabulous time.

By: brandon6664

brandon6664 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I like your take on it, but like Nacho, I do like the pod one better. This means I will most definitely be buying one of these, as I help shape it 😀

By: doug5364

doug5364 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Seconded!

By: fraktruck8125

fraktruck8125 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Love the new concepts 😀

By: iptydafu8334

iptydafu8334 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Certainly the first of the two in the second update puts the bump on the pickle! However, on a more sober note–his rocket blast seems awfully flaccid. It's less a question of where Josh is going, as where he's going to land. Then Apache Chief and Wonder Woman would grow gigantic and retard/monstrous and stomp around the desert.

By: iptydafu8334

iptydafu8334 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Ooooooh… and can you do a lenticular effect on the jazz hands? So you can see them being jazzy? Oh! Oh-oh-oh! And the glitter laser-beam eyes! Oh! And maybe make the blast be glow-in-the-dark?

By: mysterioust5403

mysterioust5403 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I would totally wear that if it came in a baby tee

By: Wadmaasi

Wadmaasi — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

FUCK YES.

The one where he's riding the rocket; that makes it a voluntary trip, which carries off the same feel as the strip that's inspired this whole exercise. Plus, I mean, he IS homosexual. The symbology of a gay dude riding a rocket is so juvenile-perfect.

By: rerun7088

rerun7088 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

The pink josh is the best, fantasmagoric…

By: adam_myatt8577

adam_myatt8577 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I like the 2nd myself.

By: alex_holden5721

alex_holden5721 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Two things bother me slightly about the designs with the Mercury capsule:
1. the capsule is way out of scale WRT Josh.
2. where's the booster rocket?

That aside, the Strangelove/Flashdance riding the rocket to oblivion pose is good.

By: troy6626

troy6626 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I think this is the way to go. You're the foremost person in the line, doing a regular salute. Eli is next in line, also saluting, but you need to give him a schtick of some sort, probably mildly offensive like put a sombrero on his head or something. But nothing too big, he should me mostly normal. And then last in line is the fancy bastard himself, being fancy. Either the jazz hands or a salute with one hand and an "I'm a little teapot" with the other hand, or just the whole teapot pose. Then dress them accordingly.

By: troy6626

troy6626 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Hmmm, ok, late to the game and didn't read all the way down, I assumed the pod pics were the first test versions. So, Josh on the pod, but way back in the flashdance end-of-dance getting dumped on pose being showered by stardust (which my ex and I always pronounced in the gayest way possible when talking about the movie Stardust).

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Wadmaasi Said:
He needs to be in a hammed-up WWI flying ace outfit; goggles pushed up on forehead, cute little leather helmet, flamboyant scarf...

An astronaut's spacesuit just doesn't look FANCY enough.

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What I I were to fancy up the astronaut. Like with a tophat and a monocle?

By: josh5363

josh5363 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

i'd go for just me in my flashdance outfit

By: jerry_thoma8632

jerry_thoma8632 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I'm all for Josh in anything leather!!!!

Oh right... Feedback...

As much as I love everything you create, I think the saying is funny enough without illustration.

By: pete_the_ge8631

pete_the_ge8631 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I like the whole spacesuit angle... but it's not fancy enough... maybe if you put him in one of those old Star Trek TOS spacesuits? Those were fancy...

*...*

No wait, come to think of it they were just funky...

A monocle would be pretty impractical/hilarious, especially if it were to fall off... no way of getting it back in place in the suit. :P

Anyways, what I'm trying to say is: Me likey. Me likey very much.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

http://hijinksensue.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/0…

By: doug5364

doug5364 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

But I hope you realize that what I really, really want is a "Caress this shorn badger!" T.

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Yeah, the shirt's pretty kickass, but it'd be kickass-er if you went with the WWI pilot idea.

And pose him like Captain Morgan.

Yeah, that'd be totally fancy.

By: Muinamir

Muinamir — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Thirded. I was kinda looking forward to seeing Josh recreate the audition scene.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

Ok, what about Josh, in the flashdance suit but ALSO wearing the flight goggles and a scarf and maybe a leather pilot helmet?

Feedback is appreciated since I dont want to spend 6 hours doing this if its going to suck.

By: josh5363

josh5363 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

how's this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubinplano/240195979…

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

That is indeed fancy. I now have NO IDEA what Im going to draw. Maybe I'll trace over that picture... and add a monocle and top hat.

By: aaron6928

aaron6928 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

I like the new updated shirt concepts better. My favorite would have to be Josh sitting on the rocket.

By: john_darc6624

john_darc6624 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

he looks like a trapped Zod.

By: deanhatescoffee

deanhatescoffee — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

An astronaut with a monocle and a tophat? Like a combo of John Glenn and Rich Uncle Pennybags? Hell yes!

By: deanhatescoffee

deanhatescoffee — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

@ Josh: Ha ha, you really do have short fat fingers. 😉

By: deanhatescoffee

deanhatescoffee — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

On second thought, the tophat would truly be overkill and take away from the astronaut helmet. A monocle would be classy and, more importantly, fancy – I'd definitely add that in.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

http://hijinksensue.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/0…

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:35:55 +0000

http://hijinksensue.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/0…