There are ***TWO*** things that I MUST have in order to add a helmet image for the
missing teams:
* 1. As many photographs as are necessary to show CLEARLY what the helmet looks
like;
and,
* 2. A copy of the logo decal worn on the helmet (if there is one).
Clear photographs (preferably in COLOR) are necessary so that I can accurately depict
the placement, size, and orientation of the logo or numerals (if any) which are
used on the helmet.
Unfortunately, the pictures that best show the decals will usually not show the
central stripes well, so an extra photograph may be necessary to show the relative
widths of the stripes (no guessing or assuming, PLEASE!).
Even a logo that appears simple to you, like a red helmet with an "S", requires
a photo because That "S" is a specific size, font, width of outlines, etc.
I certainly appreciate your help! However, please do not hassle me about when your
favorite helmet will be done. I will get to it when I get to it. I love working
on helmets and am doing this for free, in my spare time. As with any hobby, it is
at the mercy of more important life events. Among other things, I have a demanding
job, a fiancee (enough said), I help out the Hudson baseball program in the spring,
coach a baseball team in the summer, enjoy following Miami University sports, keep
statistics for Hudson football, run HudsonExplorersBaseball.com, HudsonExplorersSoftball.com, HudsonLacrosse.com, GreaterClevelandLacrosse.com, and am building
a house. I am not looking for pity, but sometimes helmets take a back seat. (Sorry
for the rant...)
I cannot use drawings of helmets or photographs of mini helmets. Please do not send
me drawings of helmets done by other people (or myself).
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH PRIOR TO SUBMITTNG ANY INFORMATION!:
By far the easiest way for me to complete a helmet is to have an actual decal and
a photograph. There have been many generous folks who have contributed actual decals
and their helmets are featured in the Hall of Fame on the main page. If you would
like to donate a decal, please email me and I will gladly give you my address.
A scan of the actual helmet decal would be great, too!
If I do not have an actual decal in hand, the next easist for me is to have a copy
of the logo. By a "copy of the logo", I do not mean the same thing as a photograph
that shows the logo on the helmet. I simply mean the logo as it would appear on
a flat surface before being stuck on the helmet, as would be used on a media guide
or a game program or a web page, etc. A "copy of the logo" will be a graphic image
(gif, png, jpg, etc.) rather than a photograph, and preferably its color(s) will
be the same as when used on the helmet.
If the logo consists of just a word (i.e., "Tigers" or "GIANTS"), I need a copy
of it, because I have no way of knowing what font it was done in, nor do I necessarily
have access to that font if I did know which one to use. Please only send me actual
copies of these logos or a perfect photo of the helmet, not approximate versions
of them you have drawn yourself!
By "perfect photo", I mean an extrememly clear, straight-on, glare-free, side-view
photo of a helmet and its logo. This is very useful to me, especially for word logos.
I am able to recreate a reasonably simple logo if given an excellent view of it.
I need these TWO things (the logo and a photo) to ensure that the contents of this
site are accurate and to prevent me from having to re-draw something in the future
when I find out that I got something wrong the first time - the artwork is enough
trouble that I want to avoid that. I do have a scanner, so actual decals or copies
of logos on paper would be great if you are willing to mail them to me.
If the material is available somewhere on the internet, please just email me the
address of that material.
* 1. As many photographs as are necessary to show CLEARLY what the helmet looks like;
and,
* 2. A copy of the logo decal worn on the helmet (if there is one).
Clear photographs (preferably in COLOR) are necessary so that I can accurately depict the placement, size, and orientation of the logo or numerals (if any) which are used on the helmet.
Unfortunately, the pictures that best show the decals will usually not show the central stripes well, so an extra photograph may be necessary to show the relative widths of the stripes (no guessing or assuming, PLEASE!).
Even a logo that appears simple to you, like a red helmet with an "S", requires a photo because That "S" is a specific size, font, width of outlines, etc.
I certainly appreciate your help! However, please do not hassle me about when your favorite helmet will be done. I will get to it when I get to it. I love working on helmets and am doing this for free, in my spare time. As with any hobby, it is at the mercy of more important life events. Among other things, I have a demanding job, a fiancee (enough said), I help out the Hudson baseball program in the spring, coach a baseball team in the summer, enjoy following Miami University sports, keep statistics for Hudson football, run HudsonExplorersBaseball.com, HudsonExplorersSoftball.com, HudsonLacrosse.com, GreaterClevelandLacrosse.com, and am building a house. I am not looking for pity, but sometimes helmets take a back seat. (Sorry for the rant...)
I cannot use drawings of helmets or photographs of mini helmets. Please do not send me drawings of helmets done by other people (or myself).
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH PRIOR TO SUBMITTNG ANY INFORMATION!:
By far the easiest way for me to complete a helmet is to have an actual decal and a photograph. There have been many generous folks who have contributed actual decals and their helmets are featured in the Hall of Fame on the main page. If you would like to donate a decal, please email me and I will gladly give you my address.
A scan of the actual helmet decal would be great, too!
If I do not have an actual decal in hand, the next easist for me is to have a copy of the logo. By a "copy of the logo", I do not mean the same thing as a photograph that shows the logo on the helmet. I simply mean the logo as it would appear on a flat surface before being stuck on the helmet, as would be used on a media guide or a game program or a web page, etc. A "copy of the logo" will be a graphic image (gif, png, jpg, etc.) rather than a photograph, and preferably its color(s) will be the same as when used on the helmet.
If the logo consists of just a word (i.e., "Tigers" or "GIANTS"), I need a copy of it, because I have no way of knowing what font it was done in, nor do I necessarily have access to that font if I did know which one to use. Please only send me actual copies of these logos or a perfect photo of the helmet, not approximate versions of them you have drawn yourself!
By "perfect photo", I mean an extrememly clear, straight-on, glare-free, side-view photo of a helmet and its logo. This is very useful to me, especially for word logos. I am able to recreate a reasonably simple logo if given an excellent view of it.
I need these TWO things (the logo and a photo) to ensure that the contents of this site are accurate and to prevent me from having to re-draw something in the future when I find out that I got something wrong the first time - the artwork is enough trouble that I want to avoid that. I do have a scanner, so actual decals or copies of logos on paper would be great if you are willing to mail them to me.
If the material is available somewhere on the internet, please just email me the address of that material.