Cartoon Game Logo Art Design using Photoshop

Name: Cartoon Game Logo Art Design using Photoshop
Rating: 4.5 (20 reviews)

learn to create professional stylized 2D game art by yourself using photoshop and tablet .

Created byXiaoWei Wu

Last updated 8/2017

English

What you'll learn

Combine using the powerful photoshop tools to create Stunning Game logo

Course content

1 section • 15 lectures • 2h 28m total length

lecture 1 Introduction1:05
Learn to create a custom style game logo in Photoshop with step-by-step guidance from a self-taught digital artist, covering project setup and basic logo design concepts like perspective.
Lecture2 Overview3:48
Decide a logo style that fits the game's genre and a square landscape shape. Sketch the logo in Photoshop, use a custom font, and refine by layering letters and decorations.
Lecture3 Stylized Text13:46
Shape a cartoon game logo by opening Photoshop, setting up the workspace, and crafting stylized text through font selection, letter spacing, centering, rotation, and per-letter tweaks with duplicate layers.
lecture 4 Rough Sketch11:32
Sketch rough logo shapes with a brush tool, add decorative elements and text on multiple layers, then outline with a pen tool to sharpen edges for later use.
lecture 5 process overview2:36
Learn a five-step process for cartoon game logo art in Photoshop, from rough sketch to a text effect with the pen tool, color depth, material, and layer effects.
lecture 6 Pen tool create path8:27
Use the pen tool to create letter paths, adjust anchor points and handles with direct selection, refine with opacity, and shape rounded corners for a polished cartoon logo.
lecture 7 Fill basic Text Color8:18
Apply basic text color in Photoshop by selecting colors, using the layers and patch panels, and creating new layers and groups to build a vibrant logo.
Lecture 8 Monster Text Effect11:25
Learn to design a monster text effect for cartoon game logos in Photoshop, using a creepy mask, color adjustments, emboss, and layer styles to create bold, eerie letters.
lecture 9 Rock Material19:34
Design a rock material in Photoshop by building a creepy mask on a new layer, painting edge highlights, cracks, and spots with brushes, shadows, and color adjustments.
lecture 10 refine effect7:49
Refine the logo design by filling gaps, selecting and duplicating layers, and applying strokes, shadows, and color adjustments to enhance depth. Master layer management for a polished logo.
lecture 11 Process Overview1:57
Master a six-step process to design a cartoon game logo in Photoshop, from pen tool line art to adding a board, decorating elements, and applying ambient light, shadows, textures, and final touches.
lecture 12 create board18:16
Learn to create a board pass in Photoshop by using layers, color fills, selections, and masking, then refine with brush shadows and duplicates for a cartoon logo look.
leture 13 add elements to the board15:16
Add elements to the board using layers, masks, and brush work in Photoshop, adjusting the gradient tool, colors, highlights, and shadows.
leture 14 add layer effect18:48
Learn to apply layer effects and textures in Photoshop for a cartoon logo, using clipping masks, brushes, shadows, glow, and lighting to enhance mushrooms and grass.
lecture 15 add background effect and finish project6:02
Create a cartoon game logo by building a background with color and overlays, adding text and rectangles via layer masks, applying patterns, gradients, and blur to finish the logo.

Requirements

Know a basic knowledge about photoshop, and have a tablet is helpful

Description

Photoshop is powerful . There are a bunch of powerful tools in it . May be you have learned how to use these tools,but still can not make a stunning design . This course is aimed to show you a whole process of creating a Cartoon Style Game Logo . It's especially helpful for indie game game developers who want to create their own game logo but can not afford to hire an artist.

Learn how to create your own Game logo using Photoshop in this Course

learn some basic logo design guideline
learn how to sketch out your idea in Photoshop
learn how to create clean line art
learn how to add depth to form
learn basic colouring technic in Photoshop
learn the use of layer effect

Effective logo design pipeline for your game

Game logo is especially important for your video game , it's the first insight of your game's potential players,it determine wether or not the players will download your game. In terms of game logo design,a good game logo must best fit the style of your game and should be more impressive than flat style logo.

A versatile and productive game developer should not only have the knowledge of coding but also should have the ability to create their own game art to take the full control of their game developing process.

Contents and Overview

This course, containing 15 lectures and 2 hours of content, provides step-by-step instructions on game logo design. No logo design experience is required; however, you should have a full or free trial version of Adobe Photoshop, even though you don't need prior knowledge working in this program.

Each lecture focus on one particular step in design process, All steps form a design pipeline .In this pipeline,the input is a fresh idea,the output is production ready game logo.

At the beginning of the course ,I will introduce some guideline for game logo design.

then in the following lectures,some technics will be covered,such as sketching in photoshop,basic colouring technic in photoshop,and the using of layer style to create stunning effect.

After finishing the course,you will have a good overview of the game logo design process,and with some modification to each steps of the process,you can create your own production ready game logo effectively.

And some knowledge that you will learned in this course can be also applied to other design process ,such as game UI design.

Who this course is for:

This course is aimed to these who know a little about photoshop but wonder how to use photoshop tools create stunning Game Logo
Especially useful for Indie game developer ,and who want to create their own Logo