St Louis Cardinals Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Hey guys, i recently educated on myself on how to use the pen tool in photoshop and I made my first logo. The logo is based off a drawing I made a couple months agoI basically traced the logo and added some shading/etc. Anyway, here is the logo package! looking for some c&c before i show the uniforms #9 LSU vs. TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Right now it looks like a rivalry trophy instead of a logo. He needs feet and an attitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Right now it looks like a rivalry trophy instead of a logo. He needs feet and an attitudeI agree. he needs to be more of a fighting pelican than a target pelican.I like the NO monogram idea but that would make the team the New Orleans Pelicans, wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roldy54 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I think this is a good logo, but it feels more suited as part of a university crest than an athletics logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Cardinals Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 thanks for all the comments guys! i have an idea about how to add motion/attitude to the pelican, but I ended up making a new logo. i will still ty and update the first version. anyway, here is the logo that may or may not be the logo! #9 LSU vs. TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragone Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I don't know it kind of looks more like an illustration more so than a logo right now. It looks too detailed to be a sports logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugevolsfan Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 thicker bolder lines for sure to make it more of a sports logo My Fictional Football League Version 3 My Fictional Football Leagues WebsiteMy Church Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Cardinals Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 is it the eye or the shadow thats making it look like an illustration? #9 LSU vs. TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Cardinals Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 heres an update to the second logo. I made the eye a lot more cartoon like and i took away the second shadow on one #9 LSU vs. TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 The head/neck is getting really close to great. Draw an outline around it rather than just adding a stroke.The body, especially the wing and how it is just a simple stroke, seem more amateurish than the head. See the shading work you did on the neck, try and do that to insinuate the wing.Also, this isn't an NBA team logo, so you don't need a football in with the bird. EDIT: Just a thought, if you made the pelican brown, you could hint at a football with clever shading/coloring since the body is basically a football shape anyway. IDK, maybe that's a stupid idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Cardinals Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 The head/neck is getting really close to great. Draw an outline around it rather than just adding a stroke.The body, especially the wing and how it is just a simple stroke, seem more amateurish than the head. See the shading work you did on the neck, try and do that to insinuate the wing.Also, this isn't an NBA team logo, so you don't need a football in with the bird. EDIT: Just a thought, if you made the pelican brown, you could hint at a football with clever shading/coloring since the body is basically a football shape anyway. IDK, maybe that's a stupid idea...I'm not quite sure what you mean by saying add an outline, not a stroke #9 LSU vs. TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 ok my bad.I figured you might be using Photoshop and to automatically add an outline in PS, that's called "Stroke". I would prefer you draw a custom outline that doesn't just follow the shape of the border, but accentuates it. Look at the difference in the orange outlines here and here. See how the second one looks much nicer because I hand (mouse) drew it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Cardinals Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 ahh, i see now. i do use photoshop, so this is very useful. thanks! #9 LSU vs. TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Cardinals Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 I never really liked the football so I switched to a log. I took Tim's suggestion and added some shading to the wing, hand outlined it, and i even added a brow to give the pelican more additude. also, do you think it would be reasonable if I used this pelican as a logo, and the other pelican logo (updated or not) as the logo on the uniform? #9 LSU vs. TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancealot Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I never really liked the football so I switched to a log. I took Tim's suggestion and added some shading to the wing, hand outlined it, and i even added a brow to give the pelican more additude. also, do you think it would be reasonable if I used this pelican as a logo, and the other pelican logo (updated or not) as the logo on the uniform?When drawing an outline by hand, try adding a stroke around the thickness you want then use that as a guide to draw from and make adjustments to your liking, this way you get an accurate shape and even line weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugevolsfan Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 The only thing you will see on this logo scaled down is the beek because right now that is the only real shape.Listen to Go Nordiques that would probably help you. My Fictional Football League Version 3 My Fictional Football Leagues WebsiteMy Church Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Cardinals Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Have a couple updates for you guys. i updated the outline and i added one with blue strokes as seen in the target pelican #9 LSU vs. TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Cardinals Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 bump. if no more improvements are needed ill show you guys the helmets #9 LSU vs. TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Just an idea for a logo: your head and neck are really good. Maybe focus on those as the primary/helmet logo and work on shading and outline etc there, then have a secondary, full bodied pelican logo, maybe with the wings flared out like a bird about to take flight or whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Just an idea for a logo: your head and neck are really good. Maybe focus on those as the primary/helmet logo and work on shading and outline etc there, then have a secondary, full bodied pelican logo, maybe with the wings flared out like a bird about to take flight or whateverThis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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