First Experiment on "Design a Logo for @surfermarly's Blog" Challenge
I would not call myself a graphic designer as all I know is drawing with a pencil and color pencil and perhaps some elementary editing of images.
Hence, I thought this Logo Design challenge will give me the opportunity to learn about some more advanced drawing software and also allow myself to improve as an artist.
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and you will see that I have attempted to use the shape of surfboards to make up the letters.
@surfermarly has in her guideline #3:
Bear in mind that the logo will be the basis for a further logo animation I need for my videos. So think about having a version with a transparent background that might be used in my vlogs.
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I have started to learn how to use the "GIMP" software.
The designing process is fun and exciting and I look forward to the next opportunity.
I'm speechless - and that doesn't happen very often. Haha!
WOW. You're an amazing artist. This is really outstanding!
Thank you!!! Resteemed and promoted on Facebook :-)
Thank you very much @surfermarly for your kind words! Really glad that you like it. I also appreciate your resteem of this post. I enjoyed the design process of this logo, and learnt a lot and look forward to your future posts. Have an awesome day!
You, too!!! Hoping that the post will get much more attention which would be really deserved :-)
surfermarly is a great :)
Thanks @hassanabid for your support!
Indeed brillant artists Proof, upvoted and resteeming
Thanks @musicgeek for you kind words and support! Have a great day!
Wow... that's a beautiful design-- from concept to layout to finished design. It's got Steemit elements and Marly's elements... and it has the "bright and bold" thing going that makes it ideal for everything from window stickers to T-shirts.
Awesome job!
Thank you very much @denmarkguy for your support! I am glad that you like the design. Have a great day!
That is a great design. Wish you the best on this competition. I really like everything you incorporated and it's also cool to see your creative process. Thanks so much for sharing this, and in such great detail!
Let me also say, if I didn't already get my logo done, I would totally try to get you to make mine for me as this is amazing. Glad to see the challenger liked it.
Thanks @topkpop for your kind words and support! I am happy that you found the design process interesting. Was wondering that I perhaps included too much information. I am also glad that @ @surfermarly likes it. It means a lot to me. Have a great day!
This really is an amazing design @apprentice001 and what an excellent post mate. I wish you all the best of luck in the contest my friend! Though I haven't seen too many of the other entries I would say they would have to go a very long way to beat this one! :)
Well done mate! You are a brilliant artist! Not sure if you've done one yet but you should maybe put together a post of your best work so far on steemit. That would be an excellent post too! Or what @steempowerpics does with his week in review type post with all of his works from that week. Your work definitely deserves to be seen by a bigger audience! :)
Thanks you very much @tonyr for your kind words and support! There were several amazing entries in the contest. Even though I did not win in the end, I was glad that I participated in the logo design as I learnt a lot.
Great suggestion! I haven't created a post yet showing my favorite art works, but will definitely create such a post. If I do create artworks on a more frequent basis I will consider creating a post showing my art works for the week. Have a great day!