jeh-see Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 This is for a fantasy hockey concept I am working on, I am looking for some C&C, cuz I'm looking for some pointers where to go with the trunk, as I am unhappy with it as it is and it just hanging there, while I am sure is how it was most of the time, doesn't add any dynamic qualities to the logo I am trying to produce. As with all my concepts I have posted lately, you will get the progression from early sketch all the way up to finished product.Initial sketch:.Fleshing out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrosby Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Giving the trunk an S shape might be a good solution for any trunk woes you're having. It can be longer without making the logo any taller AND it will give your logo something to break up it's symmetry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh-see Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Giving the trunk an S shape might be a good solution for any trunk woes you're having. It can be longer without making the logo any taller AND it will give your logo something to break up it's symmetry. yeah, as you can see on the first sketch I was toying with the idea of a curved or "in motion" trunk, I may not have a choice but to do so, I am pleased with the rest of the logo as it is, save for some minor details here and there. Thanks, Mark.Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingmar66 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Why not raise the trunk all the way above the head? That is what you see when an elephant (and probably a mammoth too) is really angry and ready to charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh-see Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Why not raise the trunk all the way above the head? That is what you see when an elephant (and probably a mammoth too) is really angry and ready to charge.then I'd lose the whole face and I need a face-on view of the mammoth for the concept I am working on. Thanks, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh-see Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Think it would look stupid (or I would lose the entire elephant-esque look) if I made it looked as though the trunk was curving under and back, thus making the snout part of the trunk invisble to the eye? I'm concerned doing this will look as if the though end of the trunk was amputated and all that was left was a stump...thoughts and suggestions are definitely welcome.UniJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrosby Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I'd vote for raising it as opposed to curving it behind. It is possible to raise it without losing the whole face, take this Alabama logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh-see Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Doesn't that look busy and forced, though? I'm thinking if i lower the head in a "charge" position, itll make it a little easier.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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suplauren Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I think your tusks are placed oddly right now. They're too high up and too far apart. Check this ref pic: Love the altered trunk, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCScout76 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 How's this project coming along? - I like your latest drawing. Hoping to see the finished product sometime this Winter. Great Idea - Mammoths! I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derschwigg Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 LOL I did a Mammoths logo recently for the Clink Room that looks a lot like this!Can't wait to see how yours turns out, though! Lookin' great so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh-see Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 sorry for the delay, guys. My final product is located on my Behance page, link provided in my sig. I am still hoping that page will eventually get me an invite on Dribbble , LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Just checked out the Mammoths in your portfolio. I like the stylised mammoth M, it would make a great fauxback logo. But the colourisation of your mammoth head logo is simply all over the place. There is no relationship from one part to the next, it looks like it was just coloured in randomly. Why are the ears a different colour, when all the fur would be the same colour on a mammoth? Why are the highlights blue and the lowlights grey, rather than two shades of the same colour? Why the thin black outlines inside the logo? Those are unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh-see Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 this is the color palette for that particular logo and set of uniforms, when I finally get to them. I havent been able to get time to tinker with the actual logo, I wasnt too please with the end result myself.http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/2946864/Mammoths_Alt_2004-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrosby Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Honestly, a simple recolor makes it look so much better: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 That'd definitely an improvement. I think the logo is great, but the colorization is key. Also I agree about eliminating the black outlines on the inner details of the face. They look completely out of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh-see Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 But would that pop on a gray jersey, which is what it will wind up on? The guy this was for wanted this logo on a recolor of the Mooterus jersey, gray base with blue, black and lime stripes. Nice tweak, Mark, I may just roll with that. Thanks.FYI, I will be rolling out another WIP post today, the Rogues, a rogue great white concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hettinger_rl Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I think your tusks are placed oddly right now. They're too high up and too far apart. Check this ref pic: Love the altered trunk, though!Agreed. Right now the tusks are coming out of the cheek bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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