First Pic of McNabb as a Redskin

[Moseph]

This is my first attempt at ever doing something like this and I am pleased with the results. It still looks weird to see McNabb in the B&G.

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[BrianVlietDesign]

Aside from McNabb going to the Redskins, this is a pretty awesome rendering. Nicely done.

[Moseph]

Thanks man, I worked on it a couple of hours last night and finished it today.

[andrewharrington]

Your helmet stripes seem a little choppy, not a smooth enough curve, and your blending modes, especially in the jersey, could use some refining, because you're losing all the highlights and texture of the jersey. Your burgundy is a little too bright and saturated to begin with, and you also don't have t.v. numerals on there and the Redskins' logo should never have a white keyline around it on the helmet.

[knnhrvy16]

I think this is really good, I wish I had the talents to do this kind of stuff. It's a better rendering than most I've seen and give you a thumbs up! And yeah, it is pretty weird to see him in a Redskins uniform. They, along with the Giants, are the last team I ever imagined him playing for.

[BBTV]

It would be more accurate if he had his "pouty face" on.

[BigDmo]

Nice. You should lower the opacity of the maroon layer on the jersey, some of the detail is lost. Aside from that it looks pretty legit

[Cujo]

Good work, considering it's your first attempt.

Later on, if you get bored, how about LT as a Jet?

[oddball]

It would be more accurate if he had his "pouty face" on.

You mean the face that all Eagle fans will have on their faces this year as they realize that McNabb at his worst was 1,000 times better than what they have? Heck, the Oakland Raider QB's are on par with what the Eagles have.

[Lights Out]

As a Chargers fan, I have to suffer through watching JaMarcus play against the Bolts twice a year. Kolb is at least way better than JaMarcus.

[Korkie]

Looking at all these Redskins pics of the burgandy jersey leads me to a question: Do we know how Shanahan will use the white jerseys vs. the burgandys? Gibbs pretty much wore the white jersey/burgandy pants combo every time he could, while Zorn wore the white at home for the first four home games of the year (I believe). Any word on how Shanahan will handle it?

[BBTV]

I hope he goes white full time, since that's what I associate the Redskins with going back to my childhood. Interestingly though, McNabb held up a burgundy jersey at his press conference, so maybe that's a hint that they're going with that this year.

[Carter23]

nice job... it looks good

I hope he goes white full time, since that's what I associate the Redskins with going back to my childhood. Interestingly though, McNabb held up a burgundy jersey at his press conference, so maybe that's a hint that they're going with that this year.

the majority of press conferences for free agents/trades/draft picks use the burgundy uniform for press photos

and from memory i'm pretty sure devin thomas, orakpo, brandon lloyd, etc. were burgundy also.... randle el and archuleta were the only white ones i saw

[Glover]

I think it looks good for the most part. Hell of a lot better than I could do at least.

[kwhey]

Your helmet stripes seem a little choppy, not a smooth enough curve, and your blending modes, especially in the jersey, could use some refining, because you're losing all the highlights and texture of the jersey. Your burgundy is a little too bright and saturated to begin with, and you also don't have t.v. numerals on there and the Redskins' logo should never have a white keyline around it on the helmet.

[mania]

Your helmet stripes seem a little choppy, not a smooth enough curve, and your blending modes, especially in the jersey, could use some refining, because you're losing all the highlights and texture of the jersey. Your burgundy is a little too bright and saturated to begin with, and you also don't have t.v. numerals on there and the Redskins' logo should never have a white keyline around it on the helmet.

God forbid someone offers some constructive criticism beyond OMG 10 YES!

[andrewharrington]

Your helmet stripes seem a little choppy, not a smooth enough curve, and your blending modes, especially in the jersey, could use some refining, because you're losing all the highlights and texture of the jersey. Your burgundy is a little too bright and saturated to begin with, and you also don't have t.v. numerals on there and the Redskins' logo should never have a white keyline around it on the helmet.

You're right. He didn't specifically ask for a critique, so I should have left well enough alone, but that doesn't change the fact that what we have here is not a very good Photoshop job.

In addition to what I've already pointed out, the Reebok logo on the pant leg needs to be changed to burgundy, because it's still green or black or whatever it is.

[andrewharrington]

Here's what I'm getting at: this is quick, very dirty, I don't have the time nor the energy/desire to complete it, but you can see how you need those highlights, and you can see how the color here (and the color of Eagles' jersey in the original) looks much more realistic than the saturated color you have on your image. This color is a little dark, and maybe a little muted, but it fits the tone of the photo well. It has that signature dingy, dark look you find in ESPN (The Magazine) photos. I've also done a bit with the numeral to make it look more like layered tackle twill.

[BBTV]

Looks more like the color of their arrow-sleeve throwbacks, not their burgundy current uniforms.

[andrewharrington]

It's just the lighting in your house. Honestly, I addressed the color already. The original photo is more muted, so I went with the natural tone (I adjusted the curve slightly to darken it and give it a hint more contrast) and used a burgundy that's a little darker and with a little less chroma. If you look at an ESPN feature article, they desaturate and darken their studio photos a little, which is the look I was after, because you can see a little bit of that look in the original. SI has great action shots, but ESPN has the best artistic shots, in my opinion.

Either way, I think we can all agree that that's the color the Redskins should be wearing.