no doubt theres alot of talent on this site thats why i have come to ask a question
now im a newbie when it comes to this program..and when i say newb i mean newb...now im designing this logo for my company and i drew a logo on a piece of paper and decided thats what im gonna go with...so i scanned it and decided to perfect it in photo shop...but after i scanned it and opened photoshop i learned that i have no clue what the fuck im doing...its a rough drawing and i dont know how to perfect it...i tried using a freakin paintbrush tool and that wont even work properly and it ended up looking like shit...if anyone has any tips or any hints on how to do this it would be greatly appreciated...thnx in advance urs and my friend Vivid Boy
Feb-09-2004 22:58
djSlain
[Suspended]
Registered: May 2001
Location: San Diego CA
if the logo is gonna make u some money, i suggest you try and find a pad so you can use your hand to sketch, refine, detail and come up with a finished project.
do u mean you are starting your own business?
good luck!
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Feb-09-2004 23:07
Vivid Boy
TA's GodFather
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: T.O
yes i have just started my own company...im making a logo for my company...and i designed it already well skecthed it and now i just want it perfected in photoshop...i dunno what im doing on that program tho
Feb-09-2004 23:11
Vivid Boy
TA's GodFather
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: T.O
u cant tell me not one of u ppl can help me out
Feb-09-2004 23:58
{b.s.e.}
savant garde
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: The Source
Heh, I just have paintshop pro 5. Just fool around with the filters and plugins, layering and the whatnot.
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Feb-10-2004 00:05
jinxed84
product
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Slightly South of Seoul
ok take your scan and load it up in PS.
make a new layer. Fill: Transparent or None
make sure that layer is above your original and you have it selected.
then select your pen tool and begin to trace it
Warning. the pen tool is extremely useful and probably one of the best things on photoshop but untill you get comfortable with using it, its a pain in the ass.
you start by making one point then connecting the dots. you can make curves by making an anchor and holding down the mouse buton while moving it(i think, i havent done it in awhile) adjust the curves by using the little handlebars. youll eventually see where on the curve(of your logo) to put the anchor to make the right kind of curve(for your new line layer). if you put a curve anchor, or any one, in the wrong place just delete it. Edit> Undo
just try to start drawing everything you see on your bottom layer onto the top layer. i dont know what your logo looks like so i cant go into greater depth, but try using other stuff like polygons and such, then fill them with the color you need if appropriate.
hope i could help,
Mike
see if you can put your logo up here. maybe we can help/critique if you want?
edit: minor corrections
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Feb-10-2004 00:18
Vivid Boy
TA's GodFather
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: T.O
thnx man ur helpful
Feb-10-2004 00:44
Chris Crossland
Duke Silver
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: London
If you want PM me or somethin and i can make it look good.
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Feb-10-2004 00:48
beema
too deep
Registered: Jul 2002
Location: NoVAMansLand
You might want to get Adobe Illustrator instead. It is much more practical for what it sounds like you want to do.
Hey man, can you give more details on the logo? Because I would sugest to do it in Adobe Ilustrator, Free hand or Corell draw, because then you have a vertex drawing, specially if you are doing a logo, wich will be in diferent sizes, if you do it via photoshop, it will have a finite resolution, but if you do it in a prog that draws with vertex drawings you won't have a problem with resizing...
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Feb-10-2004 01:08
Vivid Boy
TA's GodFather
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: T.O
hmm thnx cuervo thats a good idea...ur right
Feb-10-2004 01:09
getfoul
LOL Tiesto
Registered: Jan 2004
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by jinxed84
ok take your scan and load it up in PS.
make a new layer. Fill: Transparent or None
make sure that layer is above your original and you have it selected.
then select your pen tool and begin to trace it
Warning. the pen tool is extremely useful and probably one of the best things on photoshop but untill you get comfortable with using it, its a pain in the ass.
you start by making one point then connecting the dots. you can make curves by making an anchor and holding down the mouse buton while moving it(i think, i havent done it in awhile) adjust the curves by using the little handlebars. youll eventually see where on the curve(of your logo) to put the anchor to make the right kind of curve(for your new line layer). if you put a curve anchor, or any one, in the wrong place just delete it. Edit> Undo
just try to start drawing everything you see on your bottom layer onto the top layer. i dont know what your logo looks like so i cant go into greater depth, but try using other stuff like polygons and such, then fill them with the color you need if appropriate.
hope i could help,
Mike
see if you can put your logo up here. maybe we can help/critique if you want?
edit: minor corrections
if you are making serious selections, the pen tool wil become your best friend in photoshop. i agree with all of this.
get used to the pen tool though (if u dont know what you are doing it will be your worst enemy in that program) and go to some photoshop help sites online. they will give you some tips about the program.
Just fool around with the filters and plugins, layering and the whatnot.
