My "Newberg Report" cover artwork - Wallpapers & stuff

by DSheppard on Nov 1, 2009 11:00 PM CST Comment 33 comments

edit: wallpapers removed at the request of Brad, which is perfectly justified it just didn't occur to me it would be a problem.

Double Newberg fanpost attack!

Newberg subscribers who get his emails have seen the cover design for this years Newberg report which I was proud to be able to participate in this year along with Marty Yawnick (who did the previous covers as well) and Jamey's personal input.

The concept of the cover and photos is a visual of a player development, obviously a key concept of the Newberg Report. A player is shown at different points of a pitch or swing in different stages of his development. For example Andrus begins his swing looking very rough in his Blaze uni, then is much more complete in AA, and finally finished in the MLB. A slight painting style fit in with that pretty well.

Anyway why I'm posting here is because you can't see the graphics at that size, on the book themselves all but Andrus will be too small to really see well heh, so here are some wallpapers for you.

All of these were done in photoshop directly based on great shots by MLB Photographer Brad Newton.

If Jamey sends out the back cover at some point I'll update this with those but otherwise I'll wait for the book release, not exactly a huge deal heh.

Check his fanpost here for info on the books release if you arn't on the email list.

And finally, since not everyone has been here for a long time, here are my last two major ranger art project posts: Stadium art and 30 second fan commercial.

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splendidly beautiful

by chrisR on Nov 1, 2009 11:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Damn Drew...

those look great.

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by slc ranger on Nov 1, 2009 11:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

This is awesome

The Feliz one is my new Opera speed dial backround.

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by lonestarJon on Nov 1, 2009 11:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Very cool Mr. Sheppard

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by NYTXFAN on Nov 2, 2009 12:17 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Heh

I put the Elvis one as my desktop backround and it’s really grainy in that size.

Do you think you could make me a really awesome desktop background Shep? Me wuv you wong time if you do.

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How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel

by jdh90 on Nov 2, 2009 1:08 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

To be clear, did you use the link provided rather than clicking on the image shown?

The ones you can click on are uploaded to SBN which automatically reduces the size significantly (but ensures the thread is viewable if I happen to change the links later on my photobucket).

The text links are the desktop sized images.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Nov 2, 2009 1:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

it works well for me, although the text looks a bit big (specifically the website address). Of course, I really don’t want any text on a desktop background.

"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)

by ab03 on Nov 2, 2009 8:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well I already had andrus with no text up if you want that

link

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Nov 2, 2009 12:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Atta boy Sheps...

new background for this guy right here.

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by slc ranger on Nov 2, 2009 12:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This is sexy.

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by coolaid on Nov 2, 2009 6:39 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Pure awesome

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by WhipSmart on Nov 2, 2009 8:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Tom Landry Statue out

Elvis Andrus in

"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)

by ab03 on Nov 2, 2009 8:24 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Nice work, Shep

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Nov 2, 2009 4:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

the concept is as beautiful as the artwork

by Panorama on Nov 2, 2009 5:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

yeah, I agree

Just outstanding all the way around.

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by tricer on Nov 3, 2009 9:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

this sucks

I can’t pick one,

guess I’ll have to save them all and rotate every fifth day

by kevinkinsler on Nov 2, 2009 6:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Option:

Just put Feliz up for an hour or two before you go to bed every night.

Nah, every fifth day is so much better.

by AmnGuest2006 on Nov 2, 2009 11:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

awesome stuff as usual, Shep!

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"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL

by hinduplaya on Nov 2, 2009 7:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I remember

the first rangers characters he came out with.

2010? 2011? 2012? 2013? 2014? 2015?

by hurlerhurley on Nov 2, 2009 7:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Great work

How much did the photographer ask for licensing the artwork? Do you also have to pay MLB, MLBPA, and the Rangers? If you don’t want to answer here, you can find my email by going to my site, which is in my profile.

Just curious.

613photo

by Black Francis on Nov 2, 2009 7:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't know, I was given pics. You'd have to ask Jamey.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Nov 2, 2009 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh no.

by Mike E on Nov 3, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Thankyou all, glad you like them!

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Nov 2, 2009 9:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Very nice. Great work.

I think Luke French has a lot of potential. TORP potential.-Dstar

by sprite on Nov 2, 2009 11:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm sexually attracted to artwork of this quality.

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by thedirkatron on Nov 3, 2009 5:06 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Great work Shep!

Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.

by rooster on Nov 3, 2009 10:00 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Andrus one is awesome.

by Mike E on Nov 3, 2009 5:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I love 'em

I especially like the part where Blaze Elvis is hitting Rough Rider Elvis in the ass with a bat.

Whatever happened to the T-shirts? Did those ever go into production?

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Nov 3, 2009 5:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

When looking at personally printing one

I decided I would have to front too much money to do that and personally shipping stufft would be too much work to do for the very little money I would get selling them cheap. Simultaneously this project came up and some real life stuff as well.

I’m still chipping away at putting stuff up online though just as a side project.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Nov 3, 2009 5:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs