GUn ### H O W T O D R A W L O G O S T H E G U N T H A R W A Y ### GUn -- alright this is a logo tutorial that was originally started for a friend of -- mine who wanted some tips on how to improve his logo so he asked me to -- go and do this for him and i said why the heck not i ve released one -- other logo tutorial before which i thought stunk (but apparently not the 3 -- ppl that ripped it) so i m planning on making this one quite a bit better -- -- gunthar illness pres awe lettering golden bees lactose council GUn d o i n k can you say doink sC! SomniacBURN sC! d sC! som o som som i n k sC -- ok here is the original logo that i ll be working with i think the three -- major problems with this ansi are 1) the shading is completely random 2) -- the shaping isn t uniform and therefor doesn t make any kind of font and -- 3) the background multiple sigs and other text just doesnt fit so let s -- see what we can do about all of this (keep in mind this guy is a newbie -- artist i think this logo shows some potential) GUn -- ok so lets just start with the original shape of the letters you should -- be thinking to yourself right now that this doesnt look too good there -- is no pattern to his shaping or symmetry to his letters while more adv- -- anced logoists can break these rules it is generally not a good idea for -- beginners to try it so let me re-shape the letters and see what kind of -- a difference it makes GUn step 1 -- alright so this doesnt look like much but at least its a start now we -- have a uniform font all of the letters are of the same width height and -- proportion dont worry our end product should (hopefully) look nothing -- like this ) (side note i used to start all my fonts out like this but -- i rarely ever do it any more as you get more experienced this becomes -- unnecessary ) GUn step 2 -- yeh it looks quite a bit different now doesn t it ) most of the shaping -- techniques that i used here are just basic ld! goop-style that you could -- find in just about every one of his logo s from 94-95 i added a bit of -- my own style of course but there isn t really anything too complex here -- if just looking at this scares you tho then try something a little more -- simple when you re just starting out the most important thing you should -- remember about shaping is that you need to keep your basic shape the same -- dont change the width height of the letters too much or it will just look -- really ugly (see the original logo) GUn step 3 -- now it s time to start making your logo come alive by adding shading in -- this step you just need to plan the basic outline for your shading pick -- a light source (the direction that the light is coming from) for this -- logo i picked the light source to be on top of the logo then add bright -- shading on the parts of the logo that will be touched by your light source -- in this case the light will be shining on the raised part of the logo (you -- need to imagine how your logo would appear if it were 3-dimensional) GUn step 4 -- well this is not standard ld! goop shading here this is gun-shade you -- dont have to try and copy my style exactly actually i really dont have a -- particular style i always try and use different effects with my shading -- depending on what the ansi calls for you should do the same thing this -- is only one possible way to shade the logo (probably not the best way but -- a decent way) GUn step 5 gun -- ok the last step is to add the background and sign your name backgrounds -- are very important and should not be rushed if you choose to do a border -- like above make sure you shade it! try and make your background interest- -- ing the most important thing to remember is that you need to pick the -- right color so that it will contrast with the actual logo this is so the -- background doesnt catch the person s attention right away the first part -- of the logo that the viewer should notice is the foreground also only -- sign your name once! and dont put unnecessary text all over the place it -- just makes everything a lot uglier a nice simple gun or whatever your -- sig is will do just fine so thats it you can get in touch with me on -- istar 714 921-1603 or try and catch me on irc lateron GUn btw cheeze here s a free doink logo for you ) feel free to do one for istar any time you feel in the mood for it g