Here are my final three logo designs - EmpireX, Vamphunter, and Elvish Lands.
For EmpireX I combined two of my sketch designs (2 and 3) to create a new design. Originally I created design #2, but I just didn't like how it looked. I used Medievalsharp for my font to write out EMPIRE. I then created two swords. I watched a tutorial on YouTube, https://youtu.be/VX7Yv_Zo-j4, on how to create the swords. The sword was created using the rectangle tool to create half of the sword and then I used the reflect tool to add in the other side. I added color and a gradient on the metal part of the sword. I made a duplicate of the original sword and then rotated them. I then brought them together so they intersected.
To create Vampirehunter I used Showcard Gothic font to write the word. I then used the polygon tool to create the vampire fangs on the V, and the sharp points on the bottom of the P and R. I did have a hard time getting my triangles to match up exactly. It took a lot of trial and error and I had to rewatch a few of the lynda.com tutorials several times.
The first thing I did to create Elvish Lands was to search the web for the right font. I searched elvish fonts and wasn't really too happy with the ones I downloaded. I ended up doing a search for celtic fonts and found a font called Stonecross. I used that to create the words Elvish Lands. I then selected the text and clicked the mark envelope button to get the warp options. I chose the bugle option and played around with the percentages until I liked what I saw. I then created the leaf to go over the i. To make the leaf I used the ellipse tool, then used the convert tool to change the shape a bit, finally I used the pen tool to create the stem. I rotated it, shrunk it down, and placed it over the i.
This project was definitely a learning experience! I had to rewatch several of the lynda.com tutorials. I think for my first project using Illustrator it didn't come out too bad. I look forward to building my Illustrator skills further.
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