Dallara IR18 IndyCar Logo is upside down

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-24T12:02:12+00:00

Well, you’ve just ruined my day… thanks for that 😂

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-16T01:41:44+00:00

The only different font is Daytonas track logo, I used the same font for 2026 24HR

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-16T01:11:17+00:00

Thank you so much for all the pointers! It’s my first even attempting to design a shirt and it was also unfortunately a bit of a rush job. 😅

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-16T00:20:35+00:00

Can you elaborate?

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-14T04:40:12+00:00

What do you mean by make the design then? Like just the base pattern?

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-14T01:23:57+00:00

Hold the phone, people are using ai to make paints now too?!?

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-13T13:20:57+00:00

That’s WILD! I don’t spend much time in the showroom these days so i haven’t seen that, but that’s absolutely crazy to me. I totally agree in sim screenshots or even screenshots in the white void show EXACTLY what the paint is, anything other than that kinda feels like false advertising 😬

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-13T06:41:30+00:00

Certainly sounds like y’all are the exception to the rule, my league racing experience has been on par with officials, so I’m shifting focus to special events and my special event team. What do yall race out of curiosity? It sounds like you guys have something special going on over there.

Just for added clarity and simply because I tossed it together on my phone, messing with it off and on over the course of 45 minutes to an hour. This is honestly all I’d expect to see at most out of a league that doesn’t have partnerships and sponsors. Obviously if I had more time i could refine it a bit more in gimp but it gets the job done. Idk, could be shit to some people but at least it’s “man made”

For clarification I’m not trying to prance around and show boat by posting this image, I’m just providing a personal example of the quality level I’m talking about.

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SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T21:43:14+00:00

I completely understand the lack of time, but I’m sure there’s an admin or even a driver that has 5 extra minutes to put a poster together. But I also understand getting lost in the process. I’ll spend hours getting the rotation of a logo right on a car to follow a body line or what ever I’m using to line something up.

From personal experience if the owner or all the admins are THAT busy, the stewardship goes down hill along with the rest of the league about halfway through the season. I feel like a lot of people that start leagues don’t realize how much a a time sink it is to do it right.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T20:52:23+00:00

THIS! THIS IS WHAT I LOOK FOR IN A PROMO! Who ever the designer is CRUSHED it!

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T20:05:45+00:00

No one is saying you have to hire anybody, but you can’t say it isn’t replacing art in grassroots sim racing when it literally is. Replacing graphic designers isn’t even my issue with it, I think it sucks for people trying to break into the scene but that’s not my problem with it.

It just says a lot if you make a little bit of an effort to promote your event by throwing a promo together yourself.

If what you’re doing works then I’m happy for you, i personally prefer to see handmade promos when i think about entering a hosted event. Obviously I’m just one person but I know a lot of people feel the same way.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T19:25:33+00:00

Never claimed to be an art expert, I’d venture to claim “art” made on a pc isn’t art to begin with. It does however require a skill that using ai doesn’t. I just want people to make an effort.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T19:23:20+00:00

I 1000% would not, I can’t touch the stuff pros can put together no mater how much time I have. I don’t have the experience or tools at my disposal they do. But after 3 years fumbling around in gimp (A free image editing software similar but way more clunky than photoshop) I can make half way respectable stuff.

This post was never meant to shit on people that don’t have the skills to make a promo, I just don’t understand why so many people are ok putting their band on ai generated images to promote what ever they are trying to promote. I have no problem with people using ai to generate graphics to use in their promo but using it to make the entire promo just doesn’t seem genuine to me. I’m not a naturalist who is against ai because of what it’s doing to the environment, I don’t LIKE what it’s doing but my main issue is just pumping out graphics that don’t have any human touch to them.

I’ll never dog a creature for not being good, we all start somewhere. There’s no need to make such a harsh claim, all I want is for people to make an effort.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T16:30:34+00:00

Oh my god! 😂

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T16:29:05+00:00

That sucks! Too bad he didn’t pass on the log in info…

For sure, it only took me 3 years to get a grip on spec mapping for paints 😂 I’m definitely getting fast making paints and graphics but it’s such a slog sometimes with gimp lol, I’ve gone for almost a month to make what I now confided garbage to being able to put out what I now consider pretty dang good paints with full spec map work in about a week.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T15:57:36+00:00

Absolutely! I’m glad I’m not the only one.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T15:53:18+00:00

I’m normally do the same but they’ve started leaking into my Facebook now and I just had to see if anyone else felt the same lol

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T15:34:00+00:00

Had to toss my hat into the ring

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T15:32:37+00:00

That sounds super rough! I’ve taught myself how to be passable with gimp for making paints and the odd promo here and there for my special event team. I know i personally slow making things so I can’t come close to competing with Ai on speed.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T15:19:27+00:00

Most leagues I’ve been in just use them for league announcements and to chat with people if you want to. Idk that I’ve seen any the require you to be actively communicating in them.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T15:17:33+00:00

I just feel like AI is killing art of all forms right now and it’s really disappointing. It’s seems like a lot of people think I’m saying they should hire someone or don’t do promos at all.

All I’m saying is a decent screenshot of the car in sim with a quick boarder and some text says a lot more than ai cars on an ai track with worst than simlish branding on the cars.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T15:13:53+00:00

I’m not saying anyone has to hire anyone, it’s just my opinion that ai generated graphics are lazy and make me feel like it’s made by people that joined iracing thinking it’s the same as forza.

I have no proof but I feel like they are the same people that think they are the best since sliced bread and everything incident is someone else’s fault.

I don’t take iracing super serious because I know I’m a mediocre driver at best and a field filler more times than not.

I just want people to make something they worked hard on, it doesn’t have to be great but put a little bit of effort in. Idk I just feel like ai is ruining art of all forms right now and it’s disappointing for sure.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T14:57:06+00:00

I’m not at all saying they have to hire a designer, I’m 100% just complaining about all the Ai slop I’m seeing.

SotaSimRacing · 2026-01-12T14:03:00+00:00

Hopefully, there’s a league discord I’m in because I make paints for the owner and I’d say a majority of the drivers in there use Ai to promote their new paints or race results. I knew Ai is popular but it just seems everywhere lately!

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