Step 1

I prepare some quick reference drawings. I have a general idea of where I'm going with this, and I want to keep drawings light and lively. I use my Wacom pressure sensitive tablet and stylus.

Step 2

My star characters. The golfer and the venerable Town Clock, the icon of our event.

Step 3

I needed something to tie in the characters, so a skyline makes sense.

Step 4

I use distortion filters to create more interesting lines from my orginal drawings. I love these filters in PhotoShop because they give me all kinds of new possibilities. I made the golfer more distorted therefore more comical and more dynamic.

Step 5

For the clock I'm using the spherize filter which gives me more excitement. Plus I can emphasize certain parts of the clock, like the face, making it larger. I don't like that face because the cartoon style doesn't match the other figure. So I think I'll change it.

Step 6

I decided to sperhize the background and add a circle evoking a sunset behind the skyline.

Step 7

I combine type elements created in Photoshop and distorted there using the new font distortion filters available in Version 6. I can curve and distort the type right around the circle. I use a real golf ball image instead of a drawn one. I can move the shapes around to fine tune the composition.

Step 8

The final color image. I used drop shadow and emboss techniques on various pieces of this logo to improve contrast and provide a more sculpted appearance among the images in the composition.

Step 9

Final image. Click on it to download the larger more printable JPG file.

Download List:

Huge Full-Color Image good for signage 17 x 18 inches 300 dpi

Medium Sized Image Full-Color High Resolution image good for publishing 10 x 11 inches 300 dpi

Huge Black and White Image good for signage and screen printing 17 x 18 inches 300 dpi

Medium Sized Image Black and White Image 8x8 inches 200 dpi