I have to say that while doing these I keep looking for the undo shortcut, I mean ctrl z makes life so much easier, the eraser is not quite the same.
However once I get in the groove, even the mistakes are fun. I know there are some people who can make these in like three minutes, with color! it took me a good half hour, so I’ve got some ways to go.
Day 2
It’s been a while lingering in my mind, the thought of doing a 365 project; you know, the kind of project where you commit to doing something in specific for each day of the year. I just didn’t know what I was going to do…
Then, I did the draw 21 days challenge from Lynda.com and a class on logo design from the same website, all to realize my drawing skills really need some boost. I also saw somewhere on a blog I long lost the link to, an artist that would draw her friends profile picture on Facebook as practice and everyone says you need to practice and practice again, so there, one night all the pieces of the puzzle came together.
Starting today, I’m drawing a profile picture a day. I don’t quite have 365 friends on Facebook, I think the number is closer to 345 but a lot can change in a year. Also, a few of them have a logo as profile picture, for these I’ll try to make a different version of their logo. I’m trying to do different styles, so don’t expect consistency in styles.
Without any more explanations here is day one:
If you are commenting, don’t be to harsh.
I’ve been working on my spare time with a logo for this very peculiar event, where the young men of the Parrish run with the statues of saints on their shoulders, a tradition that comes from Italy. This run is a part of the festivities honoring St. Anne.
In the picture below you can see the original sketch, much more dramatic than the final logo, after a few revisions, we made it more traditional and knightly. The final design for the t-shirts of the event at the bottom.
Running of the Saints T-shirts
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