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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Sandwich on April 19, 2004, 05:08:13 am

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: Sandwich on April 19, 2004, 05:08:13 am

This started as an sketch of a possible model from the side, but when I looked at it later, I thought it'd make an awesome symbol. So I started playing around with it, and I think I may have gotten a bit carried away. :nervous:

Anyway, here it is. I may yet use it, so it's not really up for grabs.

(http://www.brainzipper.com/fs2/images/misc_symbol.jpg)

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: Tiara on April 19, 2004, 05:09:24 am

Nice, I like it :)

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: Ashrak on April 19, 2004, 06:45:36 am

thats kinda easy to make ... but nice result nonetheless :)

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: Setekh on April 19, 2004, 08:36:33 am

It's when you get carried away that the really cool stuff starts happening. ;) Nice one, Mike. :)

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: Eishtmo on April 19, 2004, 07:20:38 pm

It looks like a couple of tattos I've seen.

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: adwight on April 19, 2004, 08:34:32 pm

If you could somehow make a "P" on the right side, it would sort of resemble an HLP symbol...

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: Gortef on April 20, 2004, 06:11:45 am

This a new heavymetal band? H.I.I.H... .... Heavy Insects In Hell?

:p

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: Black Wolf on April 20, 2004, 08:52:14 am

Nicely - what'd you do it in? The style could probably be adapted for doing up HOL-like Vasudan logos.

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: Sandwich on April 20, 2004, 04:47:21 pm

Done 100% in Photoshop (CS). :D

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on April 20, 2004, 05:47:22 pm

:( X :(

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: JC Denton on April 20, 2004, 07:32:04 pm

How'd you do the lightning effect, if I may ask?

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: IceFire on April 21, 2004, 04:11:17 pm

How is Photoshop CS and is there any reason I should go from Photoshop 6.0 that I have now to CS?

Title: Random logo-age
Post by: Sandwich on April 21, 2004, 08:22:30 pm

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Originally posted by JC Denton
How'd you do the lightning effect, if I may ask?

Quite easy, actually:

Create a black-to-white gradient across an image (the 50% gray section is the general area the lightning will occupy).

Filter > Render > Difference Clouds.

Invert the image.

CTRL-L to bring up the Levels dialog box. Drag the middle, gray slider all the way to the right. Hit Ok. Repeat if needed, dragging the gray slider towards the right however much you see fit. Hit Ok.

Then toss on a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, check the "colorize" checkbox, and drag the hue and saturation sliders to give the lighning bolt whatever hue and saturation you want - blues look most natural. Leave the "brightness" slider alone.

Finally, set the lightning layer blending mode to linear dodge or screen, prefereably the first option.

I got this method from, well... Google. Searched for "photoshop lightning tutorial" and clicked on one of the results... I found out in going through them later on that they're all pretty much the same.

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Originally posted by IceFire
How is Photoshop CS and is there any reason I should go from Photoshop 6.0 that I have now to CS?

From 6.0? Upgrade if you can. Especially if you take digital pictures and are plagued by underexposed shots - the "Shadow/Highlight" adjustment feature is amazing, far far beyond what you can do with just levels. :p

Also, if you like playing around with different combinations of filters, CS is the way to go - it has a filter browser, so that you can composite different filter "layers" - just like the regular layers palette - and see the results in real-time. Awesome.

I also hear the file browser has been improved, though on my P3-600Mhz it's almost too slow to be useful.