ren69

The current Seahawks logo IS a modernization of that logo IMO.

Wasn't there an update to the North Dakota State University Bison logo somewhere in here? I can't seem to locate it.

The one I did can be found on page 2.

suplauren has one which can be viewed at the link below.

http://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/96826-vintage-mascot-logo-refresh-update-university-of-south-alabama/?p=2172544

A three-fer!

Thank you ren, excellent work.

Actually a four-fer if you count the 2nd Kentucky logo on the previous pg, lol.

Glad you guys are digging these! Thanks.

Could you do this?

Not sure what school this belongs to...

Quick clean up of the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers logo.

Thanks for contributing bigeh, don't think I would've done anything much different than what you have now.

Glad you guys like the Kentucky one.

Guess she can work as the dancers logo

Ren, how did you become such a good artist? High school classes? Natural talent? Learned from other people? I'm wondering because I would love to be better at art so I could make my own logos and possibly contribute to this thread.

Appreciate the kind words. I've been drawing since I was in elementary which was a LONG LONG time ago. My grandmother would always tell me I was blessed with an ability & I've always thought of it as so. I have a 15 yr old son who seems to have it as well. I took art in school as soon as it became available simply because I loved to draw. If you have a passion for art I say pursue it! There are so many resources available that can assist you, from video to written tutorials online, books, art classes, etc. Take advantage of these resources & learn as much as you can. Even the most experienced artists are always learning new things that will help them take their work to that next level. Good luck & hope to see artwork from you here sometime!

Ren

Glad it was helpful. Watching online tutorials will benefit you a great deal as well! Having someone teach you the program visually is so much better than just reading & trying to figure it out on your own.

Guess the best way to explain that is to give you an example. For me, IMO it just seems to be a lot more work to do an image trace then have to clean it up and then reshape all the line work to get it looking how I want it . Again if all your trying to achieve is a duplicate of an image in vector form then it'll do the job but for what I'm going for here that's just not an option for me as you can see from the samples below. Hope that helps you out.

Ren, I am absolutely amazed by your logos. Your logos have motivated me to learn the basics of Illustrator and attempt to do the things you have done in this thread. Is there any way you can walk me through the process of a standard logo here?

How long does it take?

What program do you use?

Do you hand draw all of these? Some of these? Any of these?

Can you just image trace some of the logos and go from there?

HOW exactly do you do this? I want to be able to contribute in some way, unfortunately I'm not the most artistic person in the world, but if I could get a little guidance it could REALLY help. Anything you can tell me would be VERY appreciated. Thank you for everything you do around here, man.

How long?

Anywhere from an hr on up, depending on the degree of difficulty & how much time you want or are willing to invest in a particular logo.

Program of choice?

Adobe Illustrator

Are they hand drawn?

Yes. Since these are pre existing logos just being updated I will usually trace out the initial line work to make it less time consuming & use that as my base which also helps in keeping the update faithful to the original. From there on everything else is free handed.

Image trace?

I simply use the pen tool. That's not to say image trace can't be useful in some way shape or form but for me since the majority of my work is hand drawn, I just don't use it.

How I do it?

I uploaded a couple videos which give you a bit of insight on how I go about doing these vintage logo updates. They can be found on pgs 47 & 48.

Hope my response to your questions is helpful & in some small way inspire your creative side!

Thank you,

Ren

That Griz is great! Did you get that from a t-shirt ren?

Super job.

Thanks, glad you liked it. I got it from a flag/banner.

Saw this Montana Grizzlies logo & decided to give it a quick clean up.

Ren, I believe your issue is the number of outside views, not necessarily no. of photos youve uploaded. There should be no need to delete photos, just join another like imgur and photobucket should automatically reset back to regular bandwidth in a month. I know from experience.

Thanks Elwood! I'll look into that, appreciate the help.

Glad you liked it dunn! Encountered bandwidth issues today. Got an email from photobucket advising I'm almost at my limit. Do you or anyone else know if I delete pics from photobucket if I will get some back. Not very familiar with how that works. Thnx!

You know suplauren, I just might do that. Good idea, thanks!

^^^^^Appreciate you contributing aeargle! Good Job^^^^^

Decided to tweak the Rockets logo just a bit...Not really sure if the flame works but...

can you make the white in the logo yellow

Unfortunately I'll be adding to this at a much slower pace, was thinking of placing a (TEAM NAME added) to the title like I see others do every time I add one so maybe that way they don't get lost or overlooked due to size of thread. Think I should? Most recent ones I did are Toronto Phantoms & Houston Rockets. Not sure where or how to begin condensing this thread. Suggestions?