I am starting to develop a logo, but I want to know the best medium to work with. The size of the logo should never have to exceed 500 x 500 pixels, so I’m not sure if that should be taken into account. I would like to initally model something after this image here:
They use some depth and lighting effects to really make it pop. Should I work with multiple programs to complete this.
Just as a note, I am talking about the text that says “LinuXMint”
Answer
Firstly, a logo should always be in vector format. What you are trying to make is a 3D visual of that logo.
Judging from the picture, I’d say this is done in Cinema 4D. But could be any 3D programm really. The effects are basically extruding a path (the logo) and applying a fillet. The material shaders are probably tweaks of some default plastic and metal shaders. No reflection map was used. As for light, there is one shadow-casting spot and ambient occlusion (plus global illumination perhaps). All of this can be done in one programm.
Now I am not sure if that tells you anything as I don’t know your skill level. But if you are trying to find a tuturial, at least you have the right terms to look for.
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