That is pretty much how I go about logo and lettering design, although ... I like use paper to sketch out the rough of what I'm going for and scan it in... then I use Illustrator to lay down the vectoring for all the letters.... then whisk it away to photoshop for many more hours of fun!
Many hours of fun?! Oh yeah, that's right this is supposed to be fun. Nice explanation of the process TI. Looks like I'll have to break down and learn how to use those masks finally.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
Thanks for explaining your technique! I'll try this in GIMP...
Thanks for the explanation, although I can't help thinking that the letter shapes would be easier done in a vector programme which could then be exported to a raster for the special effects.
Originally Posted by Absinth
Hmm... for those of us running on Free... would running through Inkscape first, then exporting to GIMP be an effective means of doing this?
I think, therefore I am a nerd.
Cogito, ergo sum nerdem.
Check out my blog: "The Undiscovered Author"
It's the story of a writer... follow me in my simple quest to get published, and share your own writing stories, adventures and writerly tips.
Pimping my worldmap here. Still WIP... long way to go, but I'm pretty proud of what I've done so far...
Definitely!
Here is a quick (and simple) example of blending two fonts in Inkscape, then modifying them to something unique...
text.png
-Rob A>
My tutorials: Using GIMP to Create an Artistic Regional Map ~ All My Tutorials
My GIMP Scripts: Rotating Brush ~ Gradient from Image ~ Mosaic Tile Helper ~ Random Density Map ~ Subterranean Map Prettier ~ Tapered Stroke Path ~ Random Rotate Floating Layer ~ Batch Image to Pattern ~ Better Seamless Tiles ~ Tile Shuffle ~ Scale Pattern ~ Grid of Guides ~ Fractalize path ~ Label Points
My Maps: Finished Maps ~ Challenge Entries ~ My Portfolio: www.cartocopia.com
It very well might be, but I have no experience in Illustrator or other vector programs, so that's why I stick with Photoshop.
Current Project: The Low Countries & Their Periphery, c. 1584
Do you like Renaissance and early modern history? Check out my Facebook page, Renaissance Netherlands with Will Phillips.
Whoah! For simpletons like me, could you run briefly through the steps you took there, Rob?
Even better - here is an Inkscape tutorial on making a sample logo by editing text paths...
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MAN...l/ch02s04.html
-Rob A>
My GIMP Scripts: Rotating Brush ~ Gradient from Image ~ Mosaic Tile Helper ~ Random Density Map ~ Subterranean Map Prettier ~ Tapered Stroke Path ~ Random Rotate Floating Layer ~ Batch Image to Pattern ~ Better Seamless Tiles ~ Tile Shuffle ~ Scale Pattern ~ Grid of Guides ~ Fractalize path ~ Label Points
My Maps: Finished Maps ~ Challenge Entries ~ My Portfolio: www.cartocopia.com
Reply With Quote
