a_witko Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) I've made this logo in photoshop, and been trying to get it to look like a real wax seal.. photorealistic... this is it so far. what do people think?! Edited September 3, 2007 by a_witko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kerm Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LaraBoft Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Raven Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I don't think wax seals are that shiny. They usually have a dull finish. I've seen many over the years and while it looks good, it's not quite genuine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SacrificialSoldier Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 A: What's it for? B: It would look way better with a white or transparent backgroung otherwise it looks pretty good, seems a little off but it may just be me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Reduce the opacity of the highlights a little and see if you can add a little fake SSS to give it a more waxy look and come back :) (looking very good already though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 a_witko Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 A. the logo is for my business B. the brightness of the rest of the neowin page makes it look real dark... see it in context (sort of) on the construction page - www.witko.com.au i took a photo of an eagle statue i had an traced it in illustrator, then imported into photoshop... the lighting on the eagle is wrong, but can't be stuffed doing it all again, so im leaving it. a few friends said it was too shiny too - but all the pictures of wax seals i used as reference were shiny too... i.e. below i was thinking the eagle was a little too prominent (as a result of lighting effects in ps)... what do you think?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Allan Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 the highlighs are too... white. They should be slightly reddish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Popcorned1 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Looks very realistic, the only suggestion would to very slightly tone down the highlights and It'll be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sundayx Veteran Posted September 3, 2007 Veteran Share Posted September 3, 2007 1. Looks too dark 2. Looks too shiny 3. Too complex for a logo (including the wax effect), if its not the wax, ignore this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SacrificialSoldier Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 1. Looks too dark2. Looks too shiny 3. Too complex for a logo (including the wax effect), if its not the wax, ignore this point. I agree with sundayx on the complexness. WAY to complex for a logo. Try something more simple. I mean, look at all of the big company logo's. Simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xapollostarx Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I think the detail in the actual stamp is impecable...but candle wax or seal wax is not usually so glossy, I think tone down the highlights, make it a little more matte and you got a nice logo. screw the complexity, I think it's pretty simple, you just might want it larger so people can see the detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I've made this logo in photoshop, and been trying to get it to look like a real wax seal.. photorealistic... this is it so far. what do people think?!
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