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[Fizzler]

Shape of the head looks really good. Id just try working on the mouth, probably could be a shorter line to make it look stronger.

Roger that

 

[El_Scorcho]

I made this logo completely in paint.net, took me a while that's for sure. Anyone want to give feedback?
View attachment 441367
(It's a dingo btw)

It just lacks a bit of detail and direction Fizz. The outline is a pretty good shape but, even with a fairly minimalist sort of logo, you need a bit of shape inside the outline to give the whole face some definition.

Whenever I design a logo, I start with a rough paintbrush sketch on photoshop of what i'm trying to achieve. Sometimes this process will take quite a while until I have something i'm happy with. Remember you want the logo to look balanced. You don't really want vast expanses of blocks of colour, and you can avoid that by planning the basic structure of the logo before you start with the outline or pen tool at all.

Here is my latest logo, for the Adelaide Druids in the Gaelic Australian Rules comp. Alongside it is my initial sketch that the logo was based on:

Sometimes i'll even have multiple drawings, where i'll thicken the lines up to see how it will work with a bolder look. Here is my Can-Am New York Turtles proposed logo and how I developed it with a couple of sketches. The sketches helped me figure out that doing the spiky shell wouldn't suit the logo style I was going for, and helped me get the spacing and proportion of the head right.

So to give you more specific advice for your logo, you need a few internal elements on the neck and face of the Dingo to give it some shape, which will make it look like a stronger, more positive logo. You want to show that the Dingo has fur. You want to ensure that the nose is in line with a dog's nose and that the muzzle and jaw of the dog has some shape, so it's more than just an outline with a mouth, nose, eye and some shading.

You should have all this stuff in your sketch before you start actually making the logo.

Look at other dog based logos and see how they achieve what you're looking for. A dingo isn't a common logo but it's got a similar shape to a Husky, so google Husky logos and see how they shape the face and the mouth.

Washington Huskies:

 

[Milck]

I also made a logo, my first ever. The red in it's mouth is blood.

 

[fancyscum]

I'm actually an idiot, I originally read the first D as an O and just assumed that an 'Oruid' was some sort of weird irish wizard.

 

[El_Scorcho]

I'm actually an idiot, I originally read the first D as an O and just assumed that an 'Oruid' was some sort of weird irish wizard.

I changed the font because Not Again told me it looked like Oruios. I wanted a bit of a celtic look but it didn't work. Much better now.

 

[Fizzler]

It just lacks a bit of detail and direction Fizz. The outline is a pretty good shape but, even with a fairly minimalist sort of logo, you need a bit of shape inside the outline to give the whole face some definition.

Whenever I design a logo, I start with a rough paintbrush sketch on photoshop of what i'm trying to achieve. Sometimes this process will take quite a while until I have something i'm happy with. Remember you want the logo to look balanced. You don't really want vast expanses of blocks of colour, and you can avoid that by planning the basic structure of the logo before you start with the outline or pen tool at all.

Here is my latest logo, for the Adelaide Druids in the Gaelic Australian Rules comp. Alongside it is my initial sketch that the logo was based on:

Sometimes i'll even have multiple drawings, where i'll thicken the lines up to see how it will work with a bolder look. Here is my Can-Am New York Turtles proposed logo and how I developed it with a couple of sketches. The sketches helped me figure out that doing the spiky shell wouldn't suit the logo style I was going for, and helped me get the spacing and proportion of the head right.

So to give you more specific advice for your logo, you need a few internal elements on the neck and face of the Dingo to give it some shape, which will make it look like a stronger, more positive logo. You want to show that the Dingo has fur. You want to ensure that the nose is in line with a dog's nose and that the muzzle and jaw of the dog has some shape, so it's more than just an outline with a mouth, nose, eye and some shading.

You should have all this stuff in your sketch before you start actually making the logo.

Look at other dog based logos and see how they achieve what you're looking for. A dingo isn't a common logo but it's got a similar shape to a Husky, so google Husky logos and see how they shape the face and the mouth.

Washington Huskies:

Woah! Thanks man. That turtle logo looks incredible by the way.
I actually made a sketch of the dingo head. Here is my evolution of it up to this point.

I'll tinker with the shape a bit later though.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Woah! Thanks man. That turtle logo looks incredible by the way.
I actually made a sketch of the dingo head. Here is my evolution of it up to this point.
View attachment 441385
I'll tinker with the shape a bit later though.

Good job mate. Make sure that sketch includes the internal elements, not the outline. Don't be afraid to go outside the traced outline of the real dingo head if you think it'll suit the logo.

Good luck!

 

[fancyscum]

Good job mate. Make sure that sketch includes the internal elements, not the outline. Don't be afraid to go outside the traced outline of the real dingo head if you think it'll suit the logo.

Good luck!

Having a go with pen and paper first I've found can be a good way to break yourself from simply tracing the image in front of you. Perhaps that's worth a crack Fizzler?

 

[Andonis1997]

I made this logo completely in paint.net, took me a while that's for sure. Anyone want to give feedback?
View attachment 441367
(It's a dingo btw)

Naaawwww, he's adorable.

 

[Freight Train]

Roger that
View attachment 441371

he's such a good doggo.

 

[Dylan8]

I cant really remember the process but I have these saved from my Foxes logo from last year.

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

Find your soulmate

 

[El_Scorcho]

Having a go with pen and paper first I've found can be a good way to break yourself from simply tracing the image in front of you. Perhaps that's worth a crack Fizzler?

I'll often setup my photoshop canvas with images surrounding where I want to draw, but I haven't actually traced anything in a while. Photographic realism gets in the way of a good logo composition sometimes.

 

[PurplDemon]

I made this logo completely in paint.net, took me a while that's for sure. Anyone want to give feedback?
View attachment 441367
(It's a dingo btw)

Not a Darwin Dingo tho.

 

[SilvaComet]

How's this for improvement?

2013 (Before I joined the board):

2017:

Both are a little scratchy in my opinion, but I feel like the second one is looking way better.

 

[Gibbsy]

Chasing a 4-day Lorne Falls Festival ticket, hombres. Hit me up if you know anyone trusted who's selling.

 

[Dylan8]

Chasing a 4-day Lorne Falls Festival ticket, hombres. Hit me up if you know anyone trusted who's selling.

lol

 

[1990crow]

Could someone please do me a favour? Adelaide board run a draft game each year and Id like a pro to knock something up for the opening page display of the team.

Team mascot is rams.
Colours green and white but open to modifications.

 

[Jack Stevens]

Did Grandsun really change his username? This is a dark moment for the FJGD board.

 

[fancyscum]

Did Grandsun really change his username? This is a dark moment for the FJGD board.

He created Grandsun and Sunburner, so I'd actually say that it is a bright moment for the board.

 

[Jack Stevens]

He created Grandsun and Sunburner, so I'd actually say that it is a bright moment for the board.

Should be GrandSUNS and SUNSburner

 

[SilvaComet]

Like if you’re still calling him Lynton


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Gibbsy]

lol

Worth a shot

 

[The_torpedo]

Currently in the middle of creating a massive portfolio to (hopefully) sign off from using paint. Will contain the following existing leagues:

AFL
AFLW (all 18 teams)
State of Origin
VFL
SANFL
WAFL
NEATFL (North Eastern Australia & Tasmania Football League)
TAC Cup
Under 18's Championships

Plus 3 new leagues:

SANFL under 18's (12 teams)
WAFL under 18's (10 teams)
NEATFL under 18's (12 teams)

 

[Fizzler]

I know it's your portfolio, but I'm curious as to why you have included Tasmania in the NEAFL. Tassie isn't really located near either of the NE states. I would put Tassie with Vic personally.