Awkward Party Shirt Giveaway! [unofficial]
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https://shirt.woot.com/offers/awkward-costume-party
I’ve had a bit of luck with the derbies lately; today’s win is special because I’ve been trying to place in a Halloween derby for 7 years. Finally rang that bell! 
Time to celebrate with some shirt giveaways!
- To enter, comment in this thread. Only top-level comments will be considered (but replies are welcomed) so enter a new one if you want to participate in the drawing.
- Any design in the woot catalog is fair game, but something of mine is always appreciated
- Contest will end on Tuesday, 10/4 at 11:59pm. I’ll announce the winners on Wednesday.
I have a few derby entries this week – have a look and vote for those if you can. Here and Here. I’m partial to the science one, personally 
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I think that’s it? Oh, discussion topic… Halloween things seem appropriate. What are you dressing up as this year? Alternatively, what’s your favorite Halloween treat or recipe?
Good luck and thanks for all the support! 
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Love this design. I also do book-fairs.
@capnjb IS THAT YOU?
@ACraigL Yes. When my wife allowed me to buy a movie accurate set of trooper armor, I had to agree to do book fairs at my kids elementary school. I think it was a fair trade off
@ACraigL @capnjb there’s nothing to see here…move along
@capnjb That is awesome!
FOOLS! TOOLS! JEWELS! AWESOME!
No need to enter me in the contest.
Just stopped by to say CONGRATULATIONS on the well deserved win!!!
@tinamarie1974 thank you!
And for what it’s worth… to answer your other question about costumes, I’ve been known to become a pirate and jam out with Darius Rucker on the drums
@capnjb
Just to be clear, I’m not giving away the shirt posted above (unless the winner picks it).
@ACraigL Just to be clear, I want it. And will probably buy it regardless
@capnjb Save 40% on it with coupon code: SPOOKYSHIRTS
@ACraigL Well, that sealed the deal. Picked one up for my daughter… she is a Star Wars dork like me
@capnjb How lucky for you (your bond with your daughter)!
@ACraigL Yeah, she’s pretty awesome
I can say I got at least one thing right in my life 
PANS! GLANDS! CRAYONS! AWESOME!
My top level comment is to brag that I got fiber installed today. Speed jumped from 40 to 900 Mbps. Up & down.
I can buy crap really fast now.
Also love the shirt, was already pondering buying it.
@blaineg There’s that 40% off code, SPOOKYSHIRTS, in case you missed it
@blaineg Internet speed =
Procrastination speed = Meh. It’s like $11 with that coupon. You’ve made worse choices! 
@ACraigL I done did it.
@blaineg But the big question is can you buy irks now?
@Kidsandliz I got one. But don’t tell anyone it was at work. So the IRK potential of fiber remains untested.
This is the fifth [Third, milady!] third comment.
@werehatrack Five is right out!
No plans to dress up this year, but I’ll likely take something like Wookie cookies to work and to the gym. Yes, I take cookies to the gym. The front desk staff says I’m their favorite member.
Congratulations on the win!
@FreePasta Thanks!
That’s an excellent design, but I’m really hoping the Science one wins!
@Kyeh You called it!
@ACraigL FIRST place, no less! Congratulations!
Why is it so hard to surprise Darth Vader with gifts? Because he can always sense your presences (presents).
@braveit1 That joke felt forced.
@ACraigL if it felt forced, just breath, it’ll be ok. Unless you’re Vader, then just vent it out.
@ACraigL I heard it was expensive to join the Dark side. After all, it costs Vader an arm and a leg.
I like the science one better, too. Voted for both.
I was a recent winner so it should be someone else.
I have not dressed up in forever but I did win a high school contest as a two headed ghost.
@speediedelivery AND NOW… drum roll please… you have just given us a VERY GOOD REASON reason to nominate you for goat
as I don’t see that in your icon list in your string of icons.
@Kidsandliz
not 
silly 
@speediedelivery Hahaha… several of us will be on a MISSION… you have been warned. I can tell you first hand that death certificates with forged meh signatures do not get you out of serving.
@Kidsandliz @speediedelivery
And here we are, January 2023, consider yourself hunted down and goated! You can run but you can’t hide!
BWAHAHAHAHA
@Lynnerizer @speediedelivery Yes speediedelivery goat… you made the big mistake of posting so we know you are alive, kicking, and reading meh.
Doubling down on @blaineg’s comment… thanks to everyone that helped support this design! Really appreciated!
https://shirt.woot.com/plus/science-the-gathering-of-evidence-apparel-and-accessories
@ACraigL How did you get the gold leaf effect with a limited color palette? (Besides sheer talent.)
@blaineg That’s easy. There is no limited color palette.
Since woot moved to DTG (direct to garment) from screen printing, they removed any such limitation. That said, it wouldn’t be too much of a challenge to halftone that effect to just 2 or 3 colors.
@blaineg DTG provides near photographic color ranges via the use of the same tech that is used in other print media, with the addition of a white underbase. Cyan, magenta, yellow and black dots in closely controlled sizes can simulate almost any shade with reasonable accuracy. It can’t do an actual metallic effect, and the press time per shirt is ridiculously long by screen standards, but those (and the very high startup and per-shirt ink costs) are the only significant drawbacks now.
@blaineg @werehatrack It definitely changed the way I think about designing. I still have to flex those halftone muscles now and again (like when I print at Mediocritee, for example) but factoring in how it will be printed is no longer something I have to worry about when I get started.
@ACraigL @werehatrack Cool, thanks for the info.
@ACraigL @blaineg The big thing for the designer is that with most of the printer drivers I’ve seen demos on, you can ignore using color sep layers and just flatten the whole image. Not needing to pay attention to that is a big thing.
Here we are, and congrats to winners!
@Macoland
@phendrick
@mjoline
Please whisper me:
Don’t forget to vote in the derby! Thanks to everyone that participated, and for all the support and kind words! Hope to do this again soon!
Love most of your designs so congrats on your derby winnings. I’ll enter your contest. Good luck everybody.
We’re fans of your designs, including your back catalog
I’m always curious about T-shirt artists like this… is this a primary moneymaker for you, or just strictly a hobby and the money is irrelevant?
BTW… Toys Were Us? Fantastic
@haydesigner
As far as woot in concerned, some in column A some in column B. Personally, I have a full-time job that has nothing to do with art – quite the opposite as I’m in operations. But I’ve always loved drawing and this gives me a great opportunity for a creative outlet while allowing me to express my humor (hopefully!).
As far as the money is concerned, while not my primary source of income, it is far from irrelevant. It’s a nice, somewhat passive inflow, and makes other purchase decisions much easier knowing that it is a factor.
I guess you can say, I came for the art and I stayed for the money?
@ACraigL Cool, appreciate the reply and insight!
Congrats on the win! Love the design.
Congrats. My plans for Halloween are to pass out candy! My city doesn’t always have trick or treat fall on actual Halloween, but it does this year. I dress up as an adult, but this year I have a 3 dollar “chick magnet” thing to go around my neck. It is a stylized magnet with little chicks on it.
If anyone lives in a large city that sells dry ice, I highly recommend getting some for trick or treat. The kids love it! Just put some in a shallow dish inside a cauldron, jack-o-lantern, whatever and gradually add water throughout the evening. In Columbus I can get 20 lbs for 25 bucks. Also ice cream shops that ship their products may have some to sell you if your city doesn’t have a retail supplier.
Star Wars again
All in all it’s a cute star was shirt, one I’d even would wear and I’m not a fan of Star Wars.
If I was gonna dress up for Halloween (I’m not bc we’re not going anywhere and have zero trick or treaters) I would be the Wendy’s girl but make the costume myself. I’d braid my hair and put hangers in them, get some Wendy’s bags and decoupage a purse, I’d have to really be on the thrift store hunt for a outfit though.
@Star2236 I get the Star Wars exhaustion. For better or for worse, it’s a popular topic for voters and purchasers, so it’s here to stay. While I do my share of it for sure, this particular idea was on my to-do list for about 4 years. I kept deferring it because I thought I didn’t have the skills to pull it off.
I went for it this year and was really happy with the outcome.
@ACraigL
You did an amazing job with it.
So I bought 2 different ones of your designs and 3 still on my wish list. Good shirts, even gooder designs!
Thanks for the heads up!
Dragon shelf
Dragon with flowers
Dungeon Meowster
You see I’ve got a theme going on here. They’re going to make great Xmas gifts!
While we’re waiting for @mjoline to claim their prize, let’s award another shirt to: @gt0163c
Congrats @gt0163c! Whisper me the details noted above.
@ACraigL Woo-hoo! Thanks. I’ll whisper you the details once I pick out a shirt (there are so many good ones that I’ve been admiring).
Love that shirt! Sucks(for me) its sold out
@JvB Should be available again in another day or so!
What do I want to say? I want this t-shirt for my Star Wars obsessed child… what do I have to say to win it?
This shirt is AMAZING - I think I’m going to go buy one for my BIL right now, and if I happen to win then I’ll have one for Meeeeeee, too!!! (Oh yeah, the Science shirt is terrific, and I voted.)
I put in a vote for the Science shirt, I typically go for a Halloween costume that would have been a great idea a month earlier with a few more hours of prep.
Not saying that’s my goal, just that’s where I seem to land every year.
Congratulations! Glad you bucket listed that bell.
I really love the secondary joke that Darth’s mask is a creepy clown. That’s Farside worthy.
@mehcuda67 high praise indeed!
Congrats on the bucket list achievement!
Another well deserved win…
EDIT
OK, so I wrote that then read the rest of the comments! Glad to see mehcuda67 and I share a sense of humor!
@chienfou Gee, I’m sorry!
I won once so I’m probably ineligible. If I won again I’d get Merry Llamas. I was at a trivia event last weekend where that would have been very popular.
My go-to Halloween costume is Pirate, but the last few years since my kid aged out of trick or treating I haven’t really bothered at all.
@kostia Merry llamas sold really well when it debuted.
Glad you are making some wins!
Congrats! That awkward party shirt is hilarious
@BrownMamba Thanks!
Congrats on the science win!
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/science-the-gathering-of-evidence
@blaineg Thanks!
@ACraigL @blaineg
Woohoo! Dad of the year when kiddo gets home from school
This is awesom… e (Sorry mediocrebot). Nice work @ACraigL ! I likes it!
@capnjb That came FAST! Looks good.
@ACraigL The detail works different in different lighting angles. This was a was a quick phone shot. The detail in your original shot isn’t quite there, but if I dance about like Kevin Bacon (as I often do) I can see it. But for $11, this is a homerun
Love it!
@ACraigL
Congrats to the winners and thanks again for the opportunity to play along!
Shirts have been deployed. Congrats to the winners!
(even @mjoline, I guess)
@ACraigL The package arrived and to my surprise there was the shirt I chose as well as an amazing BONUS shirt!
Love them both and will wear them often. Thanks again @ACraigL for being some awesome!
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
@Macoland Yay! Glad they arrived safely. Enjoy
Is the force with me?
@chefhanna probably?
Best halloween themed shirt ever!
Would love to win!
Love the Halloween costumes they have.
Congrats, oh oh oh my son…my baby who of 45 would so love any of these, but oh for hom to be Darth, he could tell
his 22 yr old…and 2 yr old sons he is their father…now I did not ever profess that said 45 yr old child of mine was a genius…and I do love him and his boys dearly…but Really??? Who has two planned children 20 yrs apart …what an idiot
So, uh who are you going as…?
@markkorn Kids are grown and flown so we don’t do a whole lot for Halloween anymore. We did move to a new neighborhood last year, so I intend to show up with FULL BARS for the kids.
That’s how I roll now
@ACraigL @markkorn Careful! Especially with small children generally even the little bottles from the mini-bar is more than they can responsibly handle. #TheMoreYouKnow
@allthatisjosh @markkorn That treat is for me
I love love love that shirt! Snaztastic!
@moonhat Snaztastic, lol
Save one of the Awkward shirts for me, when they resupply! (pretty please)
@phendrick It’s back on sale, but maybe you’ll win!
I can only pick one?
@snotbottom You can pick as many as you’d like. How many you get is the issue.
Just a quick reminder that the contest ends tomorrow night, so post away if you want to be entered!
Also, I have 2 new derby entries to check out, if you don’t mind throwing some votes over there. Good luck!
A Bipawtisan Committee
https://shirt.woot.com/derby/entry/126932/a-bipawtisan-committee
I Support The Taco Party
https://shirt.woot.com/derby/entry/126938/i-support-the-taco-party
@ACraigL voted
Bump and winner re-tag
@Macoland
@phendrick
@mjoline
Just say no to candy corn!
@jeffahlers
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/cuddly-corn
@jeffahlers love candy corn 🥹
@ACraigL @jeffahlers Is it cuddly or moldy?
It scares me.
@blaineg @jeffahlers If you had that sucrose blood level you’d be scary too.
@ACraigL @blaineg @jeffahlers It’s kind of like those fuzzy caterpillars - they look cute but it’s best not to touch them.
@ACraigL @jeffahlers My doctor would be scared too!
@ACraigL @jeffahlers @Kyeh Can you lick the science?
Congrats on the win! Sadly seeing this a day too late to buy it. Sigh…
@cinoclav Will be available again soon! I promise!
@cinoclav It’s available again!
@ACraigL Ordered! You’re welcome.
Anyone have any group dressup ideas for 4-6? Must be wholesome costumes and nonpolitical because work.
@SylvreKat You put 4-6 year olds to work? What is this, China?
Unworthy comment. : )
(Especially since the OP is creative and talented.)
Calling @mjoline… are you out there???