Creation of draft logo

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When creating the Record Label Logo I began by drawing it out on paper as I thought that this would make it more original and personal. I then scanned it into the computer and loaded it up in photoshop (1). 

Following this, I outlined the image in order to make it bolder, so that it would stand out and to also neaten up any smudged or scratchy pencil lines. (2)

Next, I used the paint bucket tool to colour in the logo and picked bright reds and oranges for the fire and a bright yellow for the inside of the record so that the colours stood out against the black outlines. (3)

I then began to alter the saturation, colour balance and shadows/highlights in order to give the logo a darker, more grunge-y effect to represent our genre. Once I was happy with the balance of colours and the brightness/darkness used I decided to add a filter and applied the Plastic Wrap filter to give our logo a more 3D effect. (4)

Once I was happy with the levels applied in the filter, I used the Burn tool in order to apply individual shadows and shading in order to add to the 3D effect that was applied when I added the filter. (5)