STOP - Old School Graphics - Mattias Modig, Luleå HF, Elitserien, 2008-2009
The story
The special mark on Mattias' latest mask designs created by David Gunnarsson has been the STOP sign. And of course Mattias wanted to continue it on this mask.
Here the STOP sign is big in focus in the middle of the mask. The angry growly Luleå bear is a natural element in all Luleå masks, and here we see him on the chin, a different design solution that delivers big and adds excitement to the whole!
The rest of the mask is painted with a design inspired by Luleå's yellow team uniform, with a sedate touch of cool 3D effects that raise the whole. This is very important to get life in the design, especially important in a design like this with much line graphics.
The yellow base colour is completely unique, mixed by David himself. It glitters almost like gold.
The design gives the mask a perfect profile, that shows both speedness and 100% Luleå, also from a long distance.
Around the cage opening David created a white border, that both ties the graphic feeling together with the whole, and brings out the gold glittering cage to the max. With this design solution the cage is weaved into the design.
All the different tints in the design are painted in glittering metallic that glitters in the light. David has also painted cool composite and star patterns that together add a cool 3D feeling to the whole.