More on Those Washington Helmets

Hydro Graphics, Inc. has confirmed that they were responsible for Washington's throwback helmets. They posted these pictures to their Facebook page:

You can really get a sense of the texture.

I wonder how this trompe-l'œil will appear in person. It's certainly more visually interesting than the solid glossy brown helmets: I worry that it could look overly artificial and silly in person, though. We'll have to see in a game.