Guest Concept Post #72

Hello again!  Before we get to today's concepts I just wanted to let you all know that I'm going to change up the Templates page soon, which will include getting rid of most of the templates that are currently on that page.  So if you want those images, save them to your computer now.

In other news the 2015 Stadium Series jersey designs have been leaked, and they look just like my Montreal Canadiens De-Edge concept from last July (but I can't take credit for the idea, many other people have made similar concepts).  I'll review the jerseys sometime after they have been officially unveiled.

Jean Béliveau Memorial Patch, by Ricky:

Our first concept is a memorial patch for the great Jean Béliveau created by Ricky.  The patch is simple, it's Béliveau's number four inside of the Canadiens' C (which is a similar idea to what Patrick Roy did on his helmet), and I think that simplicity works great here.  I also really like the presentation of this concept, particularly the use of Béliveau's signature.  My one suggestion would be to make the background black and white, since the image of Béliveau is black and white (and also it would make the rest of the concept stand out more).  Rest in peace Béliveau.

Anaheim Ducks, by Ricky:

Ricky also sent in this orange third jersey concept for the Ducks, which is based off of the Anaheim's 2003-06 third jersey.  It was a solid jersey in black and eggplant, and it's still a solid jersey in the Ducks' current colour scheme.  I think the logo and player's name both need to be a bit bigger, but other than that the execution is good.

Thunder Concept, by SM:

Our final concept is from first time contributor SM.  He created this concept for the team he plays for which is called the Thunder (the team is also Canadian which is why there is a maple leaf in the logo).  I think the striping on the torso of the dark jersey and the hem of the light jersey looks good, but the rest of the striping suffers from paint bucket syndrome (which is just colouring in the different panels on the jersey).  The execution could also be improved, there is also a lot of empty space on the image which can be fixed by just cropping the image, and there are a lot of loose pixels near the lines of the template.  I'd recommend trying a different template, because I don't think this one is very good unless you have a lot of experience.  My last suggestion would be to use a light neutral colour like silver or white as the background colour, which will make the jerseys stand out a bit better.

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