Graphics Collection from CD's Ultra-Fine House of Style

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Now the caps, at least, if not also logos. If I can't fit all the available logo versions in this post, the ones that aren't posted in this one should be in the next one, I think. That is all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Now the logos. That is all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Here's my take so far on the Independence High School Indees in Independence, Wisconsin. As I haven't been able to see much for their softball or baseball teams, as of yet, in terms of pictures and all, there may be at least some inaccuracies here with most of these items, of course. At least for the uniforms and caps, anyway, that is. As for the relevant logo(s), however, I fortunately was able to find, and somehow modify, it or them at least a little bit here for OOTP purposes, if necessary and appropriate enough here, at least. Just so you know. That is all. CD out.

[jg2977]

Your graphics definitely look better when you use only 2 or 3 colors.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Here are some items I've made or found and/or modified so far for the Osseo-Fairchild High School Thunder in Wisconsin, evidently based in Osseo there, as far as I have been able to find out well enough here. While they may not necessarily match the real-world items, of course, these are still my take on the relevant things for them here, most likely as best as I can currently make them here, folks. More items may come later, of course, but probably not for at least a little while longer yet, in truth. That is all. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by jg2977

Your graphics definitely look better when you use only 2 or 3 colors.

Sorry to say it, but CD's graphics look much better when he doesn't pick the colors... his high school teams are the best I have ever seen him do... when he uses the high school colors, his work is very good.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I don't agree entirely with that statement, EC, because I think I've done at least a few items better than a number of these more recent ones in the past. Of course, I could be wrong, but that's just my honest and humble opinion here.

Sometimes, at least, if not often, I think I do pick at least fairly good, if not excellent, color combinations and/or fonts and/or imagery, where and when I can, to use for certain items of various kinds. Not always, for sure, but still at least every so often, in any case. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Your Thunder jersey would look better with just THUNDER on it.
That is what the high school softball team uses on their jerseys.

The baseball teams uses OSSEO for the away jersey... they use O on their caps.

They do not use the team logo on the jerseys like you did.

The team colors are black and orange... you added in a few extra colors that don't match well... just use bright orange and black for the caps and jerseys... leave off the other colors.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Okay, I haven't been able to find any better pictures to use as reference material to work from just yet, for that school's baseball team, unfortunately. I've tried finding pictures on their sites I can get to easily enough, but nothing found yet. Do you have any pictures that I could look at to increase my available items for that school's team easier, by any chance, EC? If so, please post them here, if you like and can. Thank you. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

Okay, I haven't been able to find any better pictures to use as reference material to work from just yet, for that school's baseball team, unfortunately. I've tried finding pictures on their sites I can get to easily enough, but nothing found yet. Do you have any pictures that I could look at to increase my available items for that school's team easier, by any chance, EC? If so, please post them here, if you like and can. Thank you. CD out.

All you have to do is use bright orange and black... choose a font that comes as close as you can get to their font... just use OSSEO for away jersey... and THUNDER for the home jersey.
Use the letter O on the cap.

I will post the picture of the THUNDER basketball jersey here.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Thank you, EC. That's very nice of you, to be sure. I appreciate it. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

As long as I have at least one or two sufficiently good pictures to work from for certain teams, I can often do better with their various items than I might be able to perhaps do otherwise, I think. But seeing as it's not always easy to find such pictures online, it may often be hard to do sufficiently good items for them, you know, EC. CD out.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

As long as I have at least one or two sufficiently good pictures to work from for certain teams, I can often do better with their various items than I might be able to perhaps do otherwise, I think. But seeing as it's not always easy to find such pictures online, it may often be hard to do sufficiently good items for them, you know, EC. CD out.

You do excellent work when you have pictures of the team jerseys and caps and use their colors... it is when you pick your own colors that makes your graphics less desireable... face it... you don't use colors that most people use.

Your recent jerseys and caps for Edgewood, Hillsboro, Independance and Freedom were good because you used the school colors and did the jerseys and caps they use.... both jg2977 and I told you this.

You used your own colors and style on the Osseo Thunder... and those jerseys and caps were not as good as the other teams I listed.

If you want people to like your work... do traditional jerseys and caps and use traditional colors and styles... otherwise your work will not be in demand.

Use traditional styles and colors like txranger, low, knuckler and all of the other fine designers use.

If all of those people used colors like you like, they would not be as popular and as much in demand as they are.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

If I have good enough pictures to perhaps better work with, I can often do much better work, with the help of my somewhat photographic memory, EC. Not always, of course, but often, at the very least, I think. Subject to our Creator's leading and all, you know.

I also have some level of creativity in terms of imagination-related skills, I'm sure, but that's only because God has certainly allowed me to have it and has blessed me with it, in my view. While I'll never likely be a master artist like countless other people here and/or elsewhere in world history, I am still improving my visual artistic skills and all here, with God's help and leading, no doubt.

As for Osseo-Fairchild, I still used the school colors available, as best as I could, or at least I tried to. Perhaps I shouldn't have used so many of them, though, in this case. I'll probably revisit them again later, of course. Just not yet, I think. I'll probably have to keep an eye on the school periodically to see if they'll post better pictures I can work from easier, in any case.

Thank you for your comments and all, EC and jg2977, among others around here. And hopefully I'll continue to improve around here here at least every so often, in various ways. Whether it's as an artist and as a human being and all, for instance, and most especially as a truly God-fearing non-denominational Protestant Christian man, for sure, at the very least. CD out.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

Sorry to say it, but CD's graphics look much better when he doesn't pick the colors... his high school teams are the best I have ever seen him do... when he uses the high school colors, his work is very good.

That's a good point, I agree.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

The next team I'll likely do here will be the St. Croix Falls High School Saints from St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, if it isn't the Verona Area High School Wildcats or the Superior High School Spartans, both from Wisconsin, I think. At least in the current thought-vein, anyway. But we'll all have to see what happens, of course.

Of course, I still have many other teams to do certain items for, whether I've already produced uniforms for them or not, for sure. I still don't have any logos for the Motley Misfits, however, unfortunately. Or the Detroit Assemblers, the Baltimore Merchants, the San Diego Chefs, the Milwaukee Cyclers, and the Arizona Canyoneers, either, come to think of it. All those teams are in my first non-imported OOTP 22 dynasty, but still are lacking logos, as are their respective leagues and subleagues, as well.

All teams in the applicable leagues do have caps and uniforms for them, I believe, but the six above teams still need some suitable enough logos for them all. Here are the colors I envision for the respective leagues and subleagues that are currently part of my Forlchul Baseball Society dynasty, in order from the Forlchul Premier Consortium down to the Forlchul Novice Legion:

Forlchul Premier Consortium:

Bright red, light blue, platinum

Roberts Alliance (FPC):

Light blue, bright red, white/cream

Daniels Alliance (FPC):

Medium blue (?), medium red/orange (?), platinum

Forlchul Challenger Syndicate:

Medium purple, light tan, gold

Webster Company (FCS):

Bright purple, medium tan, medium gold

Forbes Company (FCS):

Light purple, copper, yellow

Forlchul Contender Zone:

Navy or royal blue, silver, black/dark brown

McConnell Sector (FCZ):

Dark blue, light silver, black/dark brown

Galloway Sector (FCZ):

Sky blue, dark silver, light brown

Forlchul Novice Legion:

Green dark red and/or medium brown, bronze

Volois Platoon (FNL):

Light green, dark red, bronze

Wakefield Platoon (FNL):

Dark green, light red, bronze

I don't know if anyone would be willing or able to make such logos for those leagues and teams, but if they could and would, I'd certainly appreciate it, of course. Just so you know, folks. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Post 3020 here in this thread has details on what I'd currently envision for the Detroit Assemblers and the other four teams I've just mentioned besides the Motley Misfits, in truth, for anyone's information here. Other posts on that same page of this thread mention my preferences for Motley's relevant logos as well, for sure. Just so you know. CD out.

[jg2977]

How many potential baseball associations do you have?

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

I have several dynasties spread out through various versions of OOTP, if that's what you're asking. But this latest dynasty only has one four-league association in it at present, jg2977. I haven't yet imported any dynasties from 21 into 22, to be sure, however. Maybe later, I will, but not yet. CD out.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Clovidequano Dovatha

I have several dynasties spread out through various versions of OOTP, if that's what you're asking. But this latest dynasty only has one four-league association in it at present, jg2977. I haven't yet imported any dynasties from 21 into 22, to be sure, however. Maybe later, I will, but not yet. CD out.

It would be for the best if you concentrated on just one. When I was doing two it became too overwhelming. I stopped the other one, my NHL themed dynasty, because I was enjoying the IPA more. Someday I may have another NHL dynasty, but that will only happen if I decide to retire the IPA at some point. Hopefully that wouldn't be for many years from now.

Even two was way too much. I couldn't imagine having several.

Just do one dynasty, and you will become really immersed in it. You will learn about all the teams and a lot of players, and gather a rich, long history.