Logo Design
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In the last tutorial we learned about creating this rockin' underwater
scene using Monster Wrap Fills.
(If you missed that tutorial click
here
to view it)
This tutorial will focus on how to create the logo for this wrap. I am using
Monster Wrap Fills and
Duo Chrome in this tutorial in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop.
(This will work great with any of the titles from
the Graphic Design Suite to view them click the link below).
Graphic Design Suite
First thing we need to do is create an .EPS logo in a vector
based program and open it into Adobe
Photoshop.
Keep in mind it should be opened at the desired scale at the correct resolution
(72-80dpi).
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Next, the fill to be used, in this case from the Monster Wrap
Fills DVD, needs to be imported and tiled out
to be larger than the logo. (Fill is watermarked for protection)
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If you notice on the logo we have the top of each word fading
to white.
In order to create this effect we must fill each word separately.
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Now that we have two separate words on separate layers we can
begin adding layer styles to these.
We will start with a bevel on one word. Once you get it like you want it you can
right click that layer in the layers palette
and copy that layer style. Then right click the layer of the word not beveled
yet and paste the layer style on that layer.
This will ensure that each word is exactly the same.
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Next comes a drop shadow also located in the layers palette.
If it is easier, you can apply all of the layer effects at once before copying
and pasting them to the next word.
Also added in this step is a gradient overlay fading from white to nothing
starting at the top of the image.
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For added appeal, we will next open B1110 from the Duo Chrome
as a graphic element.
(Graphic is watermarked for protection)
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Once it is opened, load selection on the graphic and use the
paint bucket to fill the
selected area with a nice blue.
Next we will paste the same layer style used on the text onto
the graphic.
This includes a drop shadow, a gradient overlay fading from white to nothing and
a slight bevel.
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Next we will position this behind the text.
Make a copy of the graphic and shrink the copy so it will slide down below the
next word nicely.
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The graphics are drawing attention a bit more than they should
for this to be an effective logo.
In order to fix this I have chosen to reduce the opacity of the graphics to
around 50%.
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We will then merge all these layers into one and add a slight
glow of black,
using a layer style,
to set it off of the background a little better.
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I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
Thanks for joining us.
Grant Dorsey