Anyone here good with graphis/PS?

[Kevhouse]

Hey guys,
My band and I, The Homicidal Squirrels, are looking to make new band t-shirts for our epic tour of Chicagoland. I got a basic text logo done on the back, but we'd really like to have a cool logo. I have some decent PS skills, but nothing too fancy, and I'm not extremely creative. Think anyone here could design us a band logo? If we end up using it on the t-shirts, I may even consider throwing some cash your way as a thank-you for your time. Again, our name is The Homicidal Squirrels, so feel free to get "creative".
Thanks in advance, can't wait to see your creations!

EDIT: oops, title should say graphics, in case you haven't figured it out already.

[culturedog]

I do a lot of PS art for DVD covers and random advertisements. If I have a chance this week I'll give it a stab - mainly because your band name is so catchy!

[Kevhouse]

Thanks, I appreciate it. PM'd you my e-mail. Anyone else wanna give a shot at it?

[WhiffleBallTony]

I wish I had PhotoShop. $600 is too much pour moi, though.

[moshun]

Who actually pays for photoshop anyway... xD

[A7x4RockBand]

I will try it possibly....any idea on kind of what you want it too look like so I have some kind of idea what you looking for. Also what kind of band is it??

[Kevhouse]

we're a ROCK BAND. obviously. lol. but seriously, we play the game and love it, but we've also played a few songs on real instruments (surprisingly, we're all play instruments in real life as well, and only one was inspired by GH/RB). The t-shirts are actually for our epic video game tour across Chicagoland. I don't really care what the logo looks like, just something that pertains to the band name. I'm not really picky or creative when it comes to these things, we'll just take a band vote on which one (or ones) we'd like to see on it.

[crzisme]

If this was your logo, I would instantly buy your CD.

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/175/d/4/EVIL_SQUIRELL_by_Kimwashurrr.jpg

[A7x4RockBand]

I tried a crack at it, I was going to make one that was kind of badass but I couldnt find a pic that suited. So I went with a kind of funny logo. I like it. I saved the PSD so I could make any kind of small changes.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5172/hslogoui3.png

(Right click and save as PNG file, this should take away the white background which would make it for easy to stenzle on any colored shirt :D)


If you use it then ya know, I COULD use some microsoft points to buy some songs in rockband ;)

[Cheesimus]

I had a go for a laugh,

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/3306/homicidalsquirrelcopysf5.png

I don't know if this is what your looking for.

[FallenAce]

I might take a shot at this, just for fun. Do you like basic images or fancy, full-color illustrations?

I prefer to make basic shape-oriented images, so if people like it, they can easily draw a facsimile to describe it to someone else.

I did the same thing for another band to make magnetic car stickers with their logo.

[Kevhouse]

I just need something t-shirt worthy. Whatever you guys got, I'll take at this point.

This one made me LOL: http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5172/hslogoui3.png

[moshun]

I just need something t-shirt worthy. Whatever you guys got, I'll take at this point.

This one made me LOL: http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5172/hslogoui3.png
That's my favorite one so far. :3

Maybe try and clean it up a bit.. or trace over it in Freehand (or some other similar program) so it can be easily printed onto a shirt. I'd wear it!

[A7x4RockBand]

What is freehand??

[Kevhouse]

Guessing he means this:

http://www.adobe.com/products/freehand/

But I honestly don't know.

EDIT: Oh, and again, the t-shirts are going to be black, so make your backgrounds black instead of white.

[A7x4RockBand]

It is a PNG file with no background so If you open it up in photoshop or something like that then it shouldn't have a background. If images was enabled here then you would see the red background of this site.

[Kevhouse]

I'm going to be printing the shirts through a local printer, but just for kicks I uploaded the current logo to www.vistaprint.com and got a preview of it. The background works fine and all, but I got this message with it:


This image has low resolution and may not print clearly.


We recommend that you adjust the resolution to 300 DPI and re-upload your file


Is this a concern?

[crzisme]

If you need the source, (PSD) just ask I can PM you the link.


T-Shirt Mockup
www.cjmtech.net/HSshirt_front_back.jpg


Full Logo
www.cjmtech.net/Homicidal_Squirrels.png

[Kevhouse]

I was actually planning on using this for the back:

http://www.eyeofthesouthtiger.com/hsontour.jpg

but I like your (crzisme) back as well. Fits well with the logo you designed. I'll have to talk to the other people ordering t-shirts, and see what they'd like. Probably making a decision on what we'll be using in about the next week or so.

[crzisme]

As for your error,

"This image has low resolution and may not print clearly. We recommend that you adjust the resolution to 300 DPI and re-upload your file"

you will need to open the file in photoshop and change the dpi from 72 to 300.

When ever you decide on a logo, I can help you change the file to the proper sizes for print.

[crzisme]

I was actually planning on using this for the back:

http://www.eyeofthesouthtiger.com/hsontour.jpg

but I like your (crzisme) back as well. Fits well with the logo you designed. I'll have to talk to the other people ordering t-shirts, and see what they'd like. Probably making a decision on what we'll be using in about the next week or so.

I've updated both logos a bit.

resized the full logo (fits better on T-Shirt)
added "on tour" to the back.

www.cjmtech.net/Homicidal_Squirrels.png
www.cjmtech.net/HSshirt_front_back.jpg

[A7x4RockBand]

www.cjmtech.net/Homicidal_Squirrels.png


Did you make that render?? That is pretty sweet if you made it yourself.

[Kevhouse]

After consulting with a few band members, we were able to agree on this.

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/3306/homicidalsquirrelcopysf5.png
-- Too not crazy enough for us.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5172/hslogoui3.png
--Had a great humorous idea, made us laugh at first, but still a bit messy. If this one were to be cleaned up a little, still has a good shot. also, it bothered one person that it looked like white mice and not squirrels. Had good intentions, and could potentially go places. Humor and that "WTF?" factor is a great plus to us.

http://www.cjmtech.net/HSshirt_front_back.jpg
-- Most people seemed to like this one. Did you draw this yourself? If so, great job. I think it's cool, but not quite the crazy we were looking for. At this point, we'd have to choose this one.

Feel free to throw in another one, or a revised logo! Still have a few more days before we have to come to a decision.

[NunHugger]

Here is an attempt I made. More of just a t-shirt design than a logo.

Homicidal Squirrels TShirt Design (http://xwsalg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWs9ZysyF5a_dU03KuyHBNnwiRaBxUJ7f6pC-QcPe2VYyyRB3mBZskxMFjiJqWbWiwu2CY3bJ0p4)

[Kevhouse]

Here is an attempt I made. More of just a t-shirt design than a logo.

Homicidal Squirrels TShirt Design (http://xwsalg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWs9ZysyF5a_dU03KuyHBNnwiRaBxUJ7f6pC-QcPe2VYyyRB3mBZskxMFjiJqWbWiwu2CY3bJ0p4)

I like it! Sent it to the bandmates, I'll see what they think.

[Quinarvy]

Here is an attempt I made. More of just a t-shirt design than a logo.

Homicidal Squirrels TShirt Design (http://xwsalg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWs9ZysyF5a_dU03KuyHBNnwiRaBxUJ7f6pC-QcPe2VYyyRB3mBZskxMFjiJqWbWiwu2CY3bJ0p4)

That one is my favorite. Too hilarious.

[Kevhouse]

We'd really like to incorporate the second somehow. Even if it means sticking it on the back somehow. We might come to a final decision tomorrow, or at least getting t-shirt quotes. If anyone here wants one, let me know ASAP. set up an e-mail just for this:

homicidalsquirrels@gmail.com

I will be taking PayPal (account is under a different e-mail!) and you can also mail me a check/cash if you prefer.

[FallenAce]

We should do more of this kind of thing. Drawing and rendering are fun and I think it's cool to look at other people's ideas. I really liked the chainsaw one.

I drew one a few days back, and just thought I'd post what I had. It's unfinished, but that doesn't really matter since the OP has what he was looking for.

Here's hoping more people start looking to the boards for input like this.

[Kevhouse]

That's not bad! As a matter of fact, we haven't placed an order for the t-shirts yet, and we're still open to new ideas. I have a few friends still working on ideas. Ideally we'd like to have the t-shirts done in no more than a week.

If you finish up that drawing soon, let me know!

[Kevhouse]

Giving this one final bump. Any other designs or suggestions, let us know now!