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MetallicBandLogo
Everybandunderstandstheimportanceoftheirvisualimage,andhowthatcomeacrossto
theirlisteners.Abigpartofthatvisualimageformostmusiciansisintheirlogo,it'swhat's
printedontheirCDs,posters,Tshirtsetc.Andthebeautyofabandlogoisthat,unlikeitin
worldofbusiness,abandlogocanoftenbealotmoreliberalwithspecialeffects,
atmosphere,andimpact.Whichcanleadtosomeveryexcitingresults.

ThistutorialwillguideyouthroughtechniquesinPhotoshopthatwillcreateanatmospheric,grungylogo,perfectforindustrial, TonyThomas
rockormetalbands.Andthetechniquesyouwilllearnareapplicabletomanymoresubjects,themostobviousonesbeing
movieandgametitles.
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Tostartoff,launchPhotoshopandcreateanewdocument,RGBColor,width1200pixels,height600pixelsand72
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Step2

GrabthefreesamplefromtheDarkGrungeTexturespack,andplaceinonthecanvas.Itshouldfillthewholedocument
horizontallyandoverlapslightlyvertically.Thiswillbeourbackgroundlayer.

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Step3

FindtheAdjustmentspanelandaddanewBrightness/Contrastadjustment.(InolderversionsofPhotoshopImage>
Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast).Thecurrentbackgroundimageisalittlestrongsoweregoingtotoneitdownbyreducing
theBrightnessandContrast.

Step4

AddaHue/Saturationadjustment(InolderversionsofPhotoshopImage>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation)ChecktheColorize
boxandmovethehueintotheblueregionandreducethesaturationto10.Thiswillgiveaverysubtlecoldtinttothe
background.

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Step5

Nextweregoingtoaddourlogotype,usingtheTextTool,typeyourbandnameinthecenterofthecanvas.Imgoingtocall
mybandFakultyaniceindustrialname.AndweareusingtheEthnocentricfonthere.

Step6

Thekerningisalittlemessybydefault,sotidythisupbyreducingsomeofthelargergapsbetweentheletters.

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Step7

Ourtextissittingquiteflushnow,butweregoingtomakesomeslightadjustmentstothefonttoimproveitfurther.Rightclick
thetextlayerandConverttoShape

Step8

NowusingthePenorDirectSelectiontooladjustthevectorpointsonthetext.IntheimagebelowIhavehighlightedwhich
areasofthetextImodified.OntheFItuckeditinalittlebittolineupwiththeslantoftheA.IremovedtheslantontheL,
andswitchthedirectionoftheslantontheT.

Takesometimewiththisstepandmakesureyougetitjustright.Alsoifyouareusingadifferentfontorbandname,familiarize
yourselfwiththefontscharacteristicsbeforeyoustartmakingedits,otherwiseitwontseemnatural.

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Step9

Changethecolorofthetext,Ivegonewithaslightlydarker,desaturatedblueforacoldfeel.

Step10

Nowitstimetoaddsomelayerstyles.Thesemightseemalittleharshatfirstbuttheygettoneddownbyextralayersadded
later.

Firstup,DropShadow:

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Step11

BevelandEmboss:

Step12

Contour:

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Step13

GradientOverlay:

Step14

Stroke:

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Step15

Afterapplyingthelayerstyles,youshouldhavesomethinglookingalittlelikethis:

Step16

Duplicateyourlogolayersothatitisplaceddirectlyabovetheoriginalthatwejustappliedeffectstoo.Makethenewlayer
whiteagain,andclearitslayerstyles.

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Step17

GrabthefreesamplefromtheMetalScratchessetandplaceitonthecanvas.Thetextureshouldjustaboutcoverallofthe
text.MakesureitisinfrontofthewhitelogolayerandrightclickandCreateClippingMask.

Step18

Thetextureshouldbetrimmedtotheshapeofyourlogo.Werejustgoingtoincreasethedarkareasofthetexturebytweaking
theLevels(Ctrl/CMD+L)

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Step19

Thatlooksgoodasitis,butagoodtechniquetoincreasethedetailofagrungetextureistoduplicatethelayer,Invert
(Ctrl/CMD+i)thecolors,andFlipVertical.ThenreducetheOpacitytoabout35%sothattheoriginallayercanbeseentoo.

Step20

Group(Ctrl/CMD+G)thetwotexturelayers,andthewhitelogolayer(theclippingmask).ThensettheBlendingModeofthe
grouptoHardLight.

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Step21

Thelogolooksprettyawesomenow,butjusttofinishoffletsaddabitoflighting.DrawawhiteEllipseshapecoveringthe
logo.

Step22

ApplyaGaussianBlueataround75.

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Step23

AdjusttheBlendingModeofthelayertoSoftLight,andsettheOpacitytoaround75%.

Step24

Nowforasubtleshadowinthebackground.Duplicatethelogolayeragainandcoloritblack.Moveitbehindtheoriginallogo
layer.

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Step25

DistorttheshapeslightlyusingthePerspectivetool(Edit>Transform>Perspective).

Step26

Finally,addaGaussianBlurtotheshadowlayertofinishitoff.

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Conclusion

Andthereitis!Clickheretoviewfullsize.Ihopeyouenjoyedthetutorialandhavelearnedalittleabouttweakingfonts,
workingwithblendingmodesandlayerstyles!Asalways,wewelcomeyourcomments!

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Comments

TutsPress

Amazing!Thanksforthetutorial.Thelogolooksbeautiful!

Feb13,2012at9:07pm
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TonyThomas

Thanksforthecomments:)Gladyoulikedit

(Irealisethisreplyisabitlate,sorry!)

Mar28,2012at10:07am
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Fran

HiTony

CanIhireyoutocreatealogoforme?Aclientofmineneedsametalliclogosimilartoyoursample(butwithbolts
onitaswell).Iwashopingforavectorimage.IdontthinkIhavetheskillstopullitoff.Ormaybeyoucan
recommendanotherillustrator.

Thanks!

Aug9,2012at4:50pm
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GnterWagner

Greatworkshop.Thankyou.IhopeIfindthetimetoimplementthisonceinoneofmylogos.Thatwould
beaninterestingexperiment.Icouldimaginethelookquiterespectable.

Aug29,2012at9:53am
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Andranik

Thanksforthefantasticarticle.Ilearntmanythingsfromthisarticle.

Oct2,2012at6:57am
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chilli

amazingtutorial!
isitalrightifIusethisasatemplateformybandlogo?
Muchappreciated!

Oct28,2012at4:52am
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fighmma

goodtutorial

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Nov25,2012at2:01am
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IwilltranslatethisstatementintoRussian,andhonorhisblogatyourexpense

Dec5,2012at9:01am
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Ao24

NICETUTORIAL!:)

Jan12,2013at10:33pm
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Gustavo

Muybiendescrito,pasoapaso.Seagradecesuexplicacin.SaludosdesdeChile.

Jan23,2013at3:46pm
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Cade

Hithere,thisistotallyofftopicbutwasntabletoleaveacommentontheoriginalpost.

IdownloadedyourwordpressParallaxthemeandwaswonderingifyoucouldexplainhowtocropthegalleryphoto
thumbnails?Someofthephotosarecroppedfunnyandwouldliketofixthem(ifpossible?)Thanks!

Jan25,2013at3:04pm
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Kliknijtutaj

Ivefollowedthisstepsandfinaleffectisamazing!
Thanks

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TeeHee

Whatfontdidyouuse?Iwantitinmybanner!

Jul14,2013at12:38am
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monjurulhoque

nicepagethanksforthegoodcontents.

Jul23,2013at3:02pm
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ciptojunaedy

Iwassearchingforablogtolearnaboutmakingalogodesignformycompanyandyourpostwasthe
rightonetohaveareferenceforthesame.ThanksalotforthereferenceIwillmakesuretoutilizethesameformy
Companylogo.

Sep7,2013at4:15am
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inquitech

Lookingforwardtoreadingmore.Greatblog.Reallylookingforwardtoreadmore.

Sep17,2013at5:57am
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waagraphics

veryveryimppost

Sep22,2013at12:21pm
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Namehpprintertechnicalsupport

Thanks,Itworks..

Feb12,2015at3:17pm
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krishnacse

goodtutorial

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Mahmud

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itsveryhelpfull
thankyou.

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