Tough to make helmets- Hastings St. Cecilia Blue Hawks
Well, Ry had quite a night last night trying to make a Hastings St. Cecilia helmet that looked good enough to put up on the Project. The Blue Hawks went black this year and updated from the old Philly Eagle wing to the new one. We searched all over the Helmet Project and various other state projects hoping someone had a new, blue wing. No luck. So it was time to test the Photoshop skills. Dad failed miserably. Ry was able to do better. Take a look:
Not too bad. He’d still like to get the ‘reflection circle’ that appears on all our helmet templates to show on the wing, but until then, I think this gives people a pretty good idea of what StC is wearing.
While we struggled with the new super-modern StC look, Ry put together a version of their old helmet which they’ve worn since, at least, the early 80s.
Here is his version of the old helmet:
I think maybe the wing needs to be a little darker. We have a few old team helmets that we discovered or drew while working on current helmets (sometimes we didn’t know about the change until we had drawn up the previous helmet). I’m sure next fall several teams will change and their current helmet will become a ‘throwback’. Soon we’ll start to gather these historical helmets on a page of their own.
Besides St. Cecilia, we’ve got a few others that are going to be challenging to draw. The first that comes to mind is West Point. They have a red oval with two crossed swords inside, but we can’t tell if their is a word or anything else in the oval. Anyone know? Here’s their football page with lots of pictures.
Tags: St. Cecilia, throwbacks, tough helmets, West Point
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