My tries at maskmaking - comments?

RobertLidstroem · 08-13-2007, 08:10 PM

Hi, again!

So the forum wouldn't let me edit my threadtitle, so i made a new thread where i will show my masks, or atleast my tries at maskmaking!

This is my second mask, and i've changed template to decyphers mask 06, creds to him first of all. I don't know how or why, but suddenly i can open some of the PS-made templates in PSP (which i'm much more used to)!

This time I tried to make Jamie McLennans Islanders' mask from back in 1995/96. It still takes me lots of time to make a simple mask, like this one, but i guess thats what its like to be a newbie

No copy and paste, all handmade, but i had some problems with making the lines on the side of the mask, since i couldn't get the angle i wanted to. Oh, and yeah, the stretching is pretty bad on the top left and right logos. Whats the trick behind unstretching? Is to make the image not so wide, but keeping the height, so it stretches it self to correct size?:

And here's my reference-shot:

Better referenceshot this time.

Any comments, tips?

Thanks for now!

//Robert

P.S: Next up Don Beaupre's old Sens mask from '95

Unorthadox · 08-13-2007, 10:17 PM

I like the old mask theme you have going, keep it up

RobertLidstroem · 08-14-2007, 05:33 AM

Thanks, I like these old goalies, cause it was in 94-95 I got hooked on NHL-hockey (because then hockeycards came to sweden

)! I have more oldtime goalies on the waiting list!

Anyone who could shed some light on my stretchingproblems?

Thanks for the comments! More to come

VFrocker · 08-14-2007, 05:43 AM

yea, it's really good...

but plz do not make a new thread for every masks

RobertLidstroem · 08-14-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by VFrocker

yea, it's really good...

but plz do not make a new thread for every masks

Hehe, like i said, this forum won't let me edit the title, so i had to make this thread, but from this one i wont make any new ones, i will just add the masks to this one...

RobertLidstroem · 08-14-2007, 07:11 PM

Alright, folks!

Time for my third mask, still using decyphers mask 06, creds to him.

Don Beaupre's old Senators mask from back in 94-95 was the victim this time:

Still no c&p, but darn, what a pain-in-the-crack-job! Yeah, I know its simple, and for an experienced maskmaker this would take like 2 mins

But for me...5-6 hours! I hade to hand-draw the Ottawa Parliament-building of a foto i found on the web, then i had to try to make "gold" for the first time aswell! I don't think the stretching is that bad on this one, but i'll let you be the judge:

And here's my reference-shot:

Am I doing any progress at all?

Comments, tips?

Thanks for now!

//Robert

P.S: Next up: Robb Staubers Sabresmask

(You who messed me about requests, just hang tight, i'm getting to it!)

Karloos · 08-14-2007, 07:39 PM

VERY good!

CanuckFanatic92 · 08-14-2007, 08:43 PM

Smokin! I love it!

RobertLidstroem · 08-15-2007, 03:11 AM

Thanks fellas, so I guess i'm making progress then?

Kub1-k · 08-15-2007, 04:19 AM

Yeah........really good work, and as for the progress.....AWESOME!!!

VFrocker · 08-15-2007, 04:36 AM

AWESOME bro

desouza · 08-15-2007, 05:30 AM

nice job bro. you'll notice as you go along that you can pinpoint where the masks will stretch so you can figure out how to compensate for it. keep up the good work.

RobertLidstroem · 08-15-2007, 07:14 AM

Thank you very much fellas! Keep coming to this thread and you'll see my progress and the vintagemasks i'm focusing on!

To come:

Stephane Fiset (Iceblock design from Nordiques)
Andy Moog (Canadiens logos all over from his years in MTL)
Robb Stauber (Buffalos backup to Hasek in mid 90s!)

Sasso · 08-15-2007, 07:48 AM

Mike Richter?

RobertLidstroem · 08-15-2007, 09:07 AM

Nah, Mike Richter has been done excellent by Jimboni in his Project97-pack, which you can find on mynhl.de

cornuto71 · 08-15-2007, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RobertLidstroem

Thank you very much fellas! Keep coming to this thread and you'll see my progress and the vintagemasks i'm focusing on!

To come:

Stephane Fiset (Iceblock design from Nordiques)
Andy Moog (Canadiens logos all over from his years in MTL)
Robb Stauber (Buffalos backup to Hasek in mid 90s!)

i was hoping someone was going to give this a try "Stephane Fiset (Iceblock design from Nordiques)" i tried it myself did not turn out to well robert i hope you have better luck keep up the good work

RobertLidstroem · 08-15-2007, 08:04 PM

Here we go again!

Fourth mask in my "vintage"-series, using decyphers mask 06, creds to him.

Andy Moog made his only season in Montreal (1997-98) his last, after 17 seasons in Edmonton, Boston and Dallas. Even though he was in an respectable age, when he retired in '98, he posted some 3 SO and an GAA of 2.49!

Well, this might not either be the most beautiful or difficult mask out there, but I really like the simplicity in these old masks. This perticular one of Andy Moog in Habs, was actually an request from fortuna, also my first request to be done. The mask is a little to shiny, but i think that is the temp i'm using, will try to think of that next time. I have actually tried to put the Habs-logos on the accurate place where Moog has them, I didn't just throw them on

Just a little "detail"-thinking! I think it turned out ok, what do you guys think?

I tried to get better on small details, and enhancing my zero-2-none-skills this far

A little stretching occurs on some of the top logos, but i'm practising to get rid of these!

Todays reference-shot:

Enjoy, people!

And keep telling me right from wrong

Thanks for now!

//Robert

RobertLidstroem · 08-15-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cornuto71

i was hoping someone was going to give this a try "Stephane Fiset (Iceblock design from Nordiques)" i tried it myself did not turn out to well robert i hope you have better luck keep up the good work

Yeah, I know, that one is a b*tch

I've been searching for reference-pics and thinking out how to do this the best way. Its a huge mask and darn hard to make, so i'll se when i have time for it! Its on my schedule atleast!

turco35 · 08-15-2007, 09:21 PM

how about jon Casey

CanuckFanatic92 · 08-15-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by turco35

how about jon Casey

Watching that video of Pitt VS Minnesota, its a bunch of Star logos on the mask (North Stars colored)..shouldn't be that hard..

VFrocker · 08-16-2007, 04:19 AM

Wow, it's awesome..but isn't it a little tooo pink??

RobertLidstroem · 08-16-2007, 05:08 AM

turco35: I will look into Jon Casey!
VFrocker: Yeah i know its pinkish, but i think that depends on the masktemplate. It has too much different lights on it, so i have to check where to lower the shinyness

VFrocker · 08-16-2007, 05:32 AM

Okey

Other than that, so is it veeeery good

RobertLidstroem · 08-16-2007, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by VFrocker

Okey

Other than that, so is it veeeery good

Thank you very much

More to come soon!

hanzzon_7 · 08-16-2007, 09:55 AM

nice to hear ! like them

dino_dmac · 08-16-2007, 02:16 PM

LOVE the beaupre one, just amazing

RobertLidstroem · 08-16-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dino_dmac

LOVE the beaupre one, just amazing

Thank you, quite proud of that one, think its my best this far actually

dino_dmac · 08-16-2007, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RobertLidstroem

Thank you, quite proud of that one, think its my best this far actually

you're welcome robert. beaupre was one of my favorite goalies of all time, i loved him in washington too!

keep up the great work. i check this thread like 10 times a day to see updates!

RobertLidstroem · 08-17-2007, 08:36 PM

Here we go again!

Fifth mask from me, using decyphers mask 06, creds to him.

José Theodore played his first rookie game on the 21st of februari 1996, when he made a 8 min jumpin, replacing Pat Jablonski. The Habs lost that game with 3-5, opposing goaltender Sean Burke in Hartford!

When I was importing my mask i saw that it had already been made very good by Jimboni (for his Project97!). Here's his mask:

Although I notice he had a better Itechlogo than me, I also see that he was kind of sloppy on the Habslogos, since the topones don't have the blue around them, but i'll let you be the judge of who's the best

Oh and mind the spelling on Jimboni's mask: CANANADIENS

Not a very difficult mask, but i'm still perfecting my skills, so bare with me on this ok?

This Habs-mask is also a request from fortuna! I regret not finding the correct OLD itech-logo, so sorry for that!

Todays reference-shot:

Enjoy, people!

Any "simple" requests guys?

//Robert