Learning jersey creation

[zroberts1991]

Originally Posted by GiantYankee

That's nice. What font did you use?

The font was from one of the logo's knuckled posted. I also just created a new jersey. I'm trying to find jerseys in the retro forums that are missing an away or home version for the upcoming release. Obviously I'm nowhere near as talented as txranger, just trying to ease the burden for OOTP 14

[Gern44]

Originally Posted by zroberts1991

I'd like one that produces similar caps to the ones that germ and txranger put out!

Who is this 'germ' fellow??



You're off to a good start zrob. If I may provide some tips... it appears you aren't using the 'layering' properly. Looking specifically at the arm stripes.

You've used the 'base' stripe layer without appling a 'coloring' layer. you also didnt use the 'middle stripe' layer over the 'outer stripe' layer, which is why the stripes have a vertical connecting line.

I'm afraid thats a side effect of the way i created the stripes... i never cleaned up the layers. If you download the Jersey Template I posted in my blog, i've cleaned up a lot of those types of issues.

I believe you are using Gimp... of which I have no experience with, so I can't tell you how to do these things... I can only tell you 'what' you need to do. Sorry it's all a bit abstract.

Here's how it looks for me in Photoshop Elements:



Notice the two Sleeve Stripe Layers... one is Inner and the other is Outer.

The Inner layer is 'on top' of the Outer layer. And each layer has a Color layer 'masked' on it. In the case of the Inner layer, its the Orange color layer thats masked onto it. For the Sleeve Stripe Outer, the White Color layer is masked onto that layer.

You can tell its a Mask because its 'indented' into the layer its masked onto. So all i do is replace the Orange color in the entire Color layer and it changes the color on just the Inner Stripe layer. Masking is great.

Many of the 'base' layers i use are very sloppy because i use color masks... which essentially cleanup the slop.

[zroberts1991]

You're spot on with everything. The main issue is that in Gimp of whatever reason you're layer masks dont show up as color masks for that particular area and just color the entire portrait.

I'd probably be better off just downloading and working with the program you use so I can come to you with a question here and there.

[MUFC1878]

Yes, the colored masked layers show like normal layers when you open it in GIMP. I added most of the layers in germ's template to the one I got from OOTPMODS. zroberts, I could upload it if you want. Easier to use in GIMP.

Btw, gern, the template is brilliant.

[zroberts1991]

Originally Posted by MUFC1878

Yes, the colored masked layers show like normal layers when you open it in GIMP. I added most of the layers in germ's template to the one I got from OOTPMODS. zroberts, I could upload it if you want. Easier to use in GIMP.

Btw, gern, the template is brilliant.

Yeah if you could upload it for me that'd be great!

[MUFC1878]

jerseys_modern temp nopgern 1.xcf

[BSAIndyLions]

I know I'm a little late to this party, but I use Excel's Word Art to create the team name and curve it. Once I get what I want in Excel, I "Print Screen" it, pull it into Paint and trim it down. From there I pull it into my Paint.net program (I don't use Gimp or Photoshop either). But this way I can create the team name in whatever font I like and size it.