Repulsive Graphics [CFCU]

24🔸EC entry #3 + my logo making process

Round 3 of the Earnesty Graphics Contest and I'm feeling good. The third prompt asked for a logo and I'm no stranger to them. I've made about 3-4 now but this is the first time I've made one in less than a month. Logo making is hard and borderline torture. It can't be too crowded, too colorful, or too complex otherwise it can't be seen properly when printed into a tiny size.

Concept design: Jeweled Fire

The reason I wanted to use the jeweled fire style is because I love geometric designs. You can see that sharp design style all over my shop's banners and aesthetics, albeit mixed with a neon, urban paint splatter visual.

Design Process: 3-4 hours (I is slow)

Woo! Ugly sketch time! First step is outlining the fire. I used a circle to create the rounded base and just sketched out the tendrils afterwards.

Next, I filled in the body of the fire with different values of red. I did this so that mapping out gradients for the low-poly effect is easier. I then transferred this basic looking fire to Photoshop. I would've used Illustrator to make this, but my sister wouldn't give me access to it so...*shrug*.

Next, I used the polygonal select tool and outlined a portion of the fire that's sharp and geometric in shape. I took my gradient tool and made a dark red-to-regular-red ombre.