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[Threat Doc]

This looks extraordinary, Sears... I like this a LOT. Simple, easy to see on the battlefield, clean lines... bully for you, man.

Edited by Kay Wolf, 01 April 2013 - 07:28 AM.

[Hayden]

Agreed with Kay Wolf. It's a very well-done piece.

[Sears]

Thanks guys. Going to try do a concept repaint like I have seen around here. All good fun.

Lets just hope we can make cool insignias when that option becomes available in game. (fingers crossed) seeing as there is a lot of cool work in here.

[LiGhtningFF13]

Hayden, on 08 December 2011 - 07:23 PM, said:

Donegal Guards Dump! All done between 2011-12-07 and 2011-12-08

Donegal Guards

2nd Donegal Guards

3rd Donegal Guards

4th Donegal Guards

5th Donegal Guards

7th Donegal Guards

10th Donegal Guards, Conjectural

12th Donegal Guards, Conjectural

13th Donegal Guards

17th Donegal Guards

I left out the 6th, 8th, 11th, and 14th. I will probably do those soon. Hope you guys like these!

The 10th Donegal Guards, Conjectural have a nice Unit Emblem: Dragon Killers!
Can identify myself with this ^^

[Hayden]

LiGhtning90, on 01 April 2013 - 02:43 AM, said:

The 10th Donegal Guards, Conjectural have a nice Unit Emblem: Dragon Killers!
Can identify myself with this ^^

Well, you're already using my Tamar Jägers insignia in your sig, so sure!

In all seriousness, all art that I post on the forums is open for community use. By all means, go for it.

[Paul BlackJack Cady]

new update to the 13th Wardogs and the 1st Iberic Battlemech Tercio

[Lex Peregrine]

Kick ***!
Thank you BlackJack!

[Tie Ma]

got bored so i made this


Harloc Raiders

Edited by Tie Ma, 13 April 2013 - 11:00 AM.

[Pariah Devalis]

Ah, man. Flipping through these pages of beautifully redone work is making me want to revise the logo for the the Dragoncat Cluster. Specifically, the clean lines and colors you are using really make it pop. By comparison, mine looks overly busy.



I must correct this..... Unless someone else wants to.

Incidentally, no Nova Cat love in this thread? It is because we bid edge on a coin toss, quiaff?

Edit:


Cannot seem to strike a good color balance, either. Raw paterns:

http://i.imgur.com/y0hfx0o.png

Perhaps too busy textured:

http://i.imgur.com/9Dd59a6.png
http://i.imgur.com/lWFdy4M.png

Possible Refinement:

http://i.imgur.com/PmvjGHd.png

Not sure where to take this, if any of you have idea. :\

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 13 April 2013 - 09:36 AM.

[Threat Doc]

Yes, very busy, indeed, I'm afraid. I know the internal colors pretty much need to remain, so what can be done to edge this, better, so it sticks out on a 'Mech when and if PGI ever gets unit insignia into the game?

Otherwise, the insignia is absolutely beautiful.

[Hayden]

Pariah Devalis, on 13 April 2013 - 07:26 AM, said:

Ah, man. Flipping through these pages of beautifully redone work is making me want to revise the logo for the the Dragoncat Cluster. Specifically, the clean lines and colors you are using really make it pop. By comparison, mine looks overly busy.



I must correct this..... Unless someone else wants to.

Incidentally, no Nova Cat love in this thread? It is because we bid edge on a coin toss, quiaff?

Edit:


Cannot seem to strike a good color balance, either. Raw paterns:

http://i.imgur.com/y0hfx0o.png

Perhaps too busy textured:

http://i.imgur.com/9Dd59a6.png
http://i.imgur.com/lWFdy4M.png

Possible Refinement:

http://i.imgur.com/PmvjGHd.png

Not sure where to take this, if any of you have idea. :\

I see that you're a fan of Washington State University (Go Cougs! Eh, who am I kidding, I went to Western...)

Well, I looked through the various postings, my feedback is this: when coming up with a "base" insignia, one should dispense with all the extra little pieces of "bling"/"flair": These can be nice, and at times VERY desirable, but should be avoided when coming up with a base design: it's always easier to add that sort of stuff in later, than it is to try to take it out.

Anyway, from the various insignia variations you posted, I would say that this is my personal favorite:
http://i.imgur.com/y0hfx0o.png

It's biggest strength is that the form is easy to make out; it's a bit busy, but what saves it is that the "busy" portions are all unified in color and when put against a proper background, they'll "pop" into place. I'm a little less crazy about the red in the background as that clashes somewhat with the blue: better colors might be yellow, orange, or black, but really: you're the artist and the best part about being an artist working for fun* is that you can say "THIS IS HOW IT MUST BE!" The last thing I would recommend is that you put all of the "cat" portions on the same background, instead of having it spill over, but that's kind of a personal thing, I recommend it here, because you risk losing the unity of color that allows the "busy" cat to work.

Some rules of thumb (but by no means mandatory:

-Limit yourself to about 3-4 colors. This is the most flexible rule, but trust me, fewer is better. This is especially true if you ever decide to get patches made.
-Contrast is important. This is a sense that must be developed over time, but from the BattleTech Universe there are quite a few examples of "good" insignia/color combinations (Eridani Light Horse: two colors, black horse clearly stands out from the bold yellow), and some less desirable insignia (I.d describe Brion's Legion: the brown-bear's-paw-on-black-field just looks like a giant black blob, especially from a distance).
-Avoid the use of gradients: it may be tempting, but often it's just adding more for the sake of adding more, or if they are necessary, then something is going wrong (I.E. you probably need to change the arrangement of your colors). Solid colors are more "reliable".

Anyway, there's other suggestions/advice I can give, but these are the really important ones. On the whole, good job and kudos for experimenting with art. Last thing: you're trying to please yourself here, so have fun. Do what you ultimately feel is "right" for you and what you need in an insignia.

*The equation changes when you're working for someone.

[Pariah Devalis]

Thank you for the input, Hayden and Kay Wolf. I was actually (slowly) heading in a direction along the lines you were suggesting. Where I am at now ( http://i.imgur.com/Guwndyq.png + http://i.imgur.com/bygdMKh.png depending on branch of the Dragoncat) feels promising, but, of course, I am not the final call on what the Galaxy's logo will be. Loosely inspired by the Nova Cat 179th Strikers logo . Anywho, either way it is fun to derp around on photoshop now and then.

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 13 April 2013 - 12:40 PM.

[Threat Doc]

What about expanding the size of the hexagon and fitting the cat within? I liked what Hayden had to say about getting patches made...

The following is sort of smallish, but this was the unit logo I was going to go with if I ever started AU back up, back before October 2011, and I actually had this one made into a real patch...



Though I feel this patch came out very well, you can see that this is really busy, with gradients, about six colors, unless you include the gradients as separate colors, and the noses of the wolves on the sides stick out from the patch itself. I asked the business-owner who made this patch if it was difficult to do, and he sent me to a page on his web site with a bunch of patches he considered to be more difficult.

I like what you're getting to, and I think it will look wonderful with some more refinements.

[Thomas Covenant]

guy says he got these here. What art style is that I really like it.

[Skye Storm]

Can I get this cleaned up good sir.

[Threat Doc]

That looks pretty dog-gone good to me, already?

The only thing I can think of is to size up Company on the right-hand side. I know Armalite Rifle can be difficult to work with, but if you can find a way to size it up to fit between that inner-thick circle and the sun beam, so it's closer in size to Bravo on the left, you'll do well.

[Loc Nar]

NASA left a unit insignia on mars. True story.

[Ironhawk]

[Hayden]

Ironhawk, on 20 May 2013 - 04:51 PM, said:

Bully! ;D

[Ironhawk]

Responding to a request from Skoll for the 1st Rasalhague Dragonregimentë. Took some liberties and wanted to include the FRR shield. Inspiration was Odin's 8 legged horse but spun it with a different approach to hint at that dragon/cavalry theme the unit is going for. Diagonal bars on the left side of the shield is a recurring theme on their website and some of their camo schemes. Hope it is a win.