Using ai for player photos - Page 8

BaseballMan · 01-06-2026, 07:30 PM

Yeah thats why i like what ai can do to help.

It may not be perfect but i would rather not see an old man in a suit when he should be 25 years old.
Or like your image and i have seen worse.
Mlb the show has had the likeness of historical players.
I think ai can help improve that.

BaseballMan · 01-06-2026, 07:35 PM

Found an easier formula for creating the images by letting chatgpt do most the work and i just basically edit. At first i was inputting the age i wanted the player to look. Then i thought why am i doing it. Thats what ai is for.

So i just ad it pull the ages from the net automatically.
Anyway after i get all the teams setup i can make a whole team much quicker.

Here is an example of the 181 Philadelphia Athletics that i completed in less than 10 minutes.

BaseballMan · 01-06-2026, 07:38 PM

more 1871 athletics

BaseballMan · 01-06-2026, 07:39 PM

more

BaseballMan · 01-06-2026, 07:43 PM

I want to get the same text font and format on the card.
Don't really like the comma after the position on some of the images.
Not sure if i want to have the name on the photo or at the bottom.
Been awhile since i looked at some baseball cards.

AESP_pres · 01-06-2026, 07:45 PM

On my side since what's important is the visage this is the instruction I gave him everytime...

Force full frontal reconstruction (0° yaw, 0° tilt).
Ensure the forehead is unobstructed to allow clean frontal facial geometry reconstruction.
If facial hair is present, treat it as structural and perfectly centered.
If an optical accessory is detected on only one eye, assume full bilateral spectacles by mirroring the detected frame unless explicit structural evidence (e.g., monocle cord, clamp, gallery rim, or asymmetrical eye tension) confirms a true monocle.
Assume clean-shaven unless facial hair is unmistakable.
FG Modeller ready.
Colorization: ON

If all I have is a photo of the player as an old man I de-age after it gave me the result.

BaseballMan · 01-06-2026, 10:06 PM

I added that to my base prompt.
Its been a struggle to get chatgpt to do the same thing every time.
Sometimes it gets the age and puts in the prompt where i want it and sometimes it puts the age where it wants.
Problem is that if it doesn't put it in make player look (age) years old in the prompt then it wont age the player.

BaseballMan · 01-13-2026, 10:49 PM

Tried some logos

BaseballMan · 01-13-2026, 10:50 PM

some more

BaseballMan · 01-13-2026, 10:57 PM

Here some other ai photos.
Some ballparks, Trophies and Bronko Nagurski for Madden

BaseballMan · 01-13-2026, 10:59 PM

more ballparks

BaseballMan · 01-13-2026, 11:12 PM

These were made with hardly any effort on my part.
Just a line or two.
Just think what people with far better skills could do.

I also tinkered with having ai write a preseason baseball magazine preview of the season. Did one in the 1990s USA Today style.
Made a text reading of a 1990s sportscenter show for baseball highlights from a scheduled day of action.

Best of all was how much better options it had to offer for selecting a hall of famer for a simulated league.
Might try and see if i can get it to model different types of voters and take them into account but im not sure how far to go with that as i dont want the vote to rely too much on that.

Theres just a wide open field to explore with AI.
Yeah some players may not look exactly like the real players bit so what.
We've had players likeness in games for awhile now.
I can see historical photos of players in cards, books, video, online.
So it doesn't really bother me if the ai doesn't get it perfect.
What does bother me now is to see an old guy in a suit when he should be 25 years old and in a baseball uniform.

BaseballMan · 01-27-2026, 09:10 PM

Redoing all my prompts to include a cap.
Have just the National League 1891-1900 team roster prompts to go.
Currently on 1875 and 1876 recreation of ai players.
The prompts themselves take longer than the image creation.
I had to just give chatgpt the player names and their ages from a spreadsheet as it would often miss a players age or name.

BaseballMan · 02-15-2026, 03:32 PM

Here is the new 1871-1875 National Association Players Home jerseys.
I may do road jerseys later. That is if a team had a road jersey.
For players that played on a 2nd team. i went with the team they were on first. For their 2nd team i added the year and the 2nd team name to the end of their name.

BaseballMan · 02-22-2026, 06:41 PM

1876-1881 players

BaseballMan · 02-28-2026, 09:36 PM

Tried that Venice ai and it wasn't very good.
Instead of Will White i got Where's Waldo.
I used the same prompt and base image.

01-06-2026, 07:35 PM	#142
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	Found an easier formula for creating the images by letting chatgpt do most the work and i just basically edit. At first i was inputting the age i wanted the player to look. Then i thought why am i doing it. Thats what ai is for. So i just ad it pull the ages from the net automatically. Anyway after i get all the teams setup i can make a whole team much quicker. Here is an example of the 181 Philadelphia Athletics that i completed in less than 10 minutes. Attached Images

01-06-2026, 07:38 PM	#143
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	more 1871 athletics Attached Images

01-06-2026, 07:39 PM	#144
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	more Attached Images

01-06-2026, 07:45 PM	#146
AESP_pres Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Province of Quebec Posts: 4,134	On my side since what's important is the visage this is the instruction I gave him everytime... Force full frontal reconstruction (0° yaw, 0° tilt). Ensure the forehead is unobstructed to allow clean frontal facial geometry reconstruction. If facial hair is present, treat it as structural and perfectly centered. If an optical accessory is detected on only one eye, assume full bilateral spectacles by mirroring the detected frame unless explicit structural evidence (e.g., monocle cord, clamp, gallery rim, or asymmetrical eye tension) confirms a true monocle. Assume clean-shaven unless facial hair is unmistakable. FG Modeller ready. Colorization: ON If all I have is a photo of the player as an old man I de-age after it gave me the result. __________________ Here I link the FGs I did but aren't included in the pack yet untill the next updates. 19th century (1,533 updated FGs) 1901 to 1910 (1,098 FGs updated) 1911 to 1920 (1,408 FGs Updated) 1921 to 1930 (In progress)

01-13-2026, 10:49 PM	#148
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	Tried some logos Attached Images

01-06-2026, 07:30 PM	#141
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	Yeah thats why i like what ai can do to help. It may not be perfect but i would rather not see an old man in a suit when he should be 25 years old. Or like your image and i have seen worse. Mlb the show has had the likeness of historical players. I think ai can help improve that.

01-06-2026, 07:43 PM	#145
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	I want to get the same text font and format on the card. Don't really like the comma after the position on some of the images. Not sure if i want to have the name on the photo or at the bottom. Been awhile since i looked at some baseball cards.

01-06-2026, 10:06 PM	#147
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	I added that to my base prompt. Its been a struggle to get chatgpt to do the same thing every time. Sometimes it gets the age and puts in the prompt where i want it and sometimes it puts the age where it wants. Problem is that if it doesn't put it in make player look (age) years old in the prompt then it wont age the player.

01-13-2026, 10:50 PM	#149
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	some more Attached Images Last edited by BaseballMan; 01-13-2026 at 10:52 PM.

01-13-2026, 10:57 PM	#150
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	Here some other ai photos. Some ballparks, Trophies and Bronko Nagurski for Madden Attached Images

01-13-2026, 10:59 PM	#151
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	more ballparks Attached Images

01-13-2026, 11:12 PM	#152
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	These were made with hardly any effort on my part. Just a line or two. Just think what people with far better skills could do. I also tinkered with having ai write a preseason baseball magazine preview of the season. Did one in the 1990s USA Today style. Made a text reading of a 1990s sportscenter show for baseball highlights from a scheduled day of action. Best of all was how much better options it had to offer for selecting a hall of famer for a simulated league. Might try and see if i can get it to model different types of voters and take them into account but im not sure how far to go with that as i dont want the vote to rely too much on that. Theres just a wide open field to explore with AI. Yeah some players may not look exactly like the real players bit so what. We've had players likeness in games for awhile now. I can see historical photos of players in cards, books, video, online. So it doesn't really bother me if the ai doesn't get it perfect. What does bother me now is to see an old guy in a suit when he should be 25 years old and in a baseball uniform.

01-27-2026, 09:10 PM	#153
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	Redoing all my prompts to include a cap. Have just the National League 1891-1900 team roster prompts to go. Currently on 1875 and 1876 recreation of ai players. The prompts themselves take longer than the image creation. I had to just give chatgpt the player names and their ages from a spreadsheet as it would often miss a players age or name.

02-28-2026, 09:36 PM	#156
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,590	Tried that Venice ai and it wasn't very good. Instead of Will White i got Where's Waldo. I used the same prompt and base image. Attached Images