Does anyone actually like DaveArt masks?

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

If so please explain why.

 

[mcpw]

I think DaveArt is a pretty cool guy. Eh paints masks and doesnt afraid of anything.

 

[SladeWilson23]

I don't like all of them, but some are really sick looking. Some of his airbrushing graphics are really cool.

 

[Jacques The Mayor]

They're horrible. But this thread should have a poll option. I would vote no then delete my cookies and everything else on my computer just so I could vote no again.

 

[Evergreen]

They're the Ed Hardy t-shirts of goalie masks.

 

[CashMash]

While I do appreciate that he has artistic talent talent, he is not suited for making art on goalie masks in my opinion. His work is too detailed in a way and it has way too much going on in it. I have a feeling that if he actually toned it down a bit, it could actually look decent.

 

[glovesave_35]

I've never understood the fascination some fans have with goalie masks.

OP, why don't you explain why you don't like them before asking someone else to argue the opposite.

 

[Stammer Time*]

The goalies who pay money for him to design their masks apparently.

 

[drganon]

No, they look horrible.

 

[Deutschland Dangler]

His clients, probably? Or in other words, the only people that matter.

 

[Leafidelity]

He probably wouldnt be so bad if he didn't do 1000 masks a year.

 

[MastuhNinks]

Doesn't he design a ton of goalie masks? Inevitably some of them will be hits and some will be misses.

I know he did Ben Bishop's which I like.

 

[Juicy Pop]

How much of the mask is really up to them beyond the execution?

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

[mod]

He makes the majority of masks we see in the NHL and some are over the top and some are simple and cool. He's pretty limited to what he can do with the awkward shape of the masks and the cage hole.

I'm browsing through them all now and for every one that I think is bad, I see two I like.

How can anyone hate this: https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveartmaskgallery/14198428638/in/album-72157645082980871/

 

[JS91]

Some of them are really cool and some of them are awful. He seems to be the go-to guy for most of the goalies in the league when they look for a new mask so clearly they like them.

 

[Butch 19]

His clients, probably? Or in other words, the only people that matter.

So, since we don't own the mask, we shouldn't be able to have an opinion of if we like them or not?

My opinion; they have too much detail which makes them hard to read from 20+ feet away.

He does not use the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid)

 

[aufheben]

Not in general.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Of course. He's the #cradleofcreativity #daveart #hockeymask

 

[Evergreen]

[mod]

He makes the majority of masks we see in the NHL and some are over the top and some are simple and cool. He's pretty limited to what he can do with the awkward shape of the masks and the cage hole.

I'm browsing through them all now and for every one that I think is bad, I see two I like.

How can anyone hate this: https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveartmaskgallery/14198428638/in/album-72157645082980871/

I don't like all the lens flares and gimmicks like the glow in the dark paint. His designs are also cluttered.

 

[The Dayvan Cowboy]

I don't have the hate-on for him that most people do but I also don't inherently hate anything that is "busy" and I also don't have a love affair with a bunch of old atrocious jerseys from the 80s.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

I've never understood the fascination some fans have with goalie masks.

OP, why don't you explain why you don't like them before asking someone else to argue the opposite.

It's the summer. You seem like fun.

 

[who_me?]

It's only a matter of time before DaveArt runs out of ideas and starts incorporating illuminati symbols into all goalie masks.

 

[revolverjgw]

They look kind of tasteless to me, I prefer simpler and more minimal designs.

 

[glovesave_35]

It's the summer. You seem like fun.

I'm bored, which goalie masks don't I like? Sounds like great banter.

"I think they're alright."

"I think they're lame."

Yep, awesome. Thread has delivered.


"Serious" question: which goalies don't have masks that look 95% like all of the DaveArt masks a Google search returns? Almost every goalie mask in the league is "overdone" and has too much detail to appreciate unless you check out a still photograph.

 

[Satan]

It's the summer. You seem like fun.

Still haven't explained why you dislike them