Jay! I liked your 2 other designs but this one is the strongest of the 3 some I’m going to focus on it. I don’t have much backstory on the orgins of the Billy Goat Captains (Did I miss a reference?) but I love the idea of a boat or a seafaring town having a goat for a mascot. Reminds me of a bar that might be at the docks of an old New England town or something. I really like the character and your rendering is good. I also really like the colors and a good use of shadow. I want more of a story though. How can you tell the story of what the goat does or some tall tale that he’s now a legend because of? Get what I’m going for here? You got the skills now lets see the story expanded.
Brad! Amazing skills here. This guy is full of personality and I love the idea of a doberman as a mascot for Alcatraz, perfect. I was bit by a doberman when I was a kid so I’m instantly frightened by this design. Nailed it. I’m wondering how we can tie this guy to Alcatraz more though. An “A” on his hat? Maybe an “SF”? I don’t normally encourage test but maybe “THE ROCK” around his collar? So close to a one-and-done. Get on that last detail.
John! This. Is. Awesome. Every inch of this little guys is pure sports logo folk art perfection. One-and-done.
Im feeling the rock dogs looks like a classic minor league logo!
I dig the Folsom Blues!
My only suggestion is maybe some variation in line thickness.
It’s my favorite so far, awesome work John!
Wow, all these are dope.
Jay, I love the simplistic style of the goat. What i like the most about the design is the symitry of it and how you threw it off just the slightest bit with the beard. Great color choices, this color way is killin it. I really like that little touch of aqua on the hat.
Brad, the Rock Dogs is such a great concept. I’d like to see what it would look like without the white outline on it, though that does really make it pop.
John, I would like to hear the inspiration behind your design this guys awesome. And I agree with efra, varying the line thickness could really make this stronger. The stitch on his cheek is a nice touch. The “F” kinda gets lost in the black lines along the hat, maybe thickening the white outline around it would make it stand out more.
A nice varied series of designs in this post.
Jay – Billy Goat Captains, crazy concept but I like it! Love the colourway too, nice job.
Brad – Cool name and cool rendering. Is it just me or does anyone else think of Blitz from Warner Bros. Road Rovers? or to be less obscure, Alpha from Pixar’s Up? I’d really like to see some sort of “prison” themed accessory in there, a different hat or maybe a key hanging from his collar would set it off nicely? ps. I recently was lucky enough to visit Alcatraz, such an amazing and eerie place!
John – Awesome Name, awesome classic baseball character. One-n-done, indeed.
Fantastic work all around! Congrats on the One-n-Done, John!
ALL of these are fantastic. The Folsom one is just simple and clean.
I love the Rock Dogs….The Rock on the collar would be the coup de grace.
Billy Goat Captains just trips me out….I think it’s an awesome idea.
John that guy reminds me of Mr. Met. Love the concept, maybe you can mess with some of the line weight within the face?
Billy Goat Captains – I really like the silhouetting on this design and the colors. It just feels like it is slightly missing something. Maybe highlighting on the face? Not sure, but really cool illustration!
Rock Dogs – Real nice and clean illustration, well done! I like the idea of incorporating an “A” or “SF” to the hat, something to make it a little more unique and stand out more.
Folsom Blues – Really fun character! The line weight and design could be refined a little more but the concept is killer!
When is the deadline?
Casey, I resubmitted with thicker line type and a few tweaks, please re-post if you can…
PS, the context… Folsom is home to Folsom Prison and made famouse by Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues”… hence, the theme.