Logo help!

[Alucard_X]

Hi people i drew this is flash from a photo (attached) but i can't seem to formulate an idea for a good logo.

I tried putting it into cirlce which would look cool, but didn't really work.

I like the sillouette and think it is powerful.

I think the best way would be to make it metallic. I tried to do that i photoshop but it didn't work, because the image can be pasted from flash, but it not on a transparent background which doesn't help.

Ideas?

[Alucard_X]

Attachemtn doesn't work...try this:

[DDD]

export it from flash as a transparent png. then open the .png in photoshop that should give you the transparent bgrd

[Alucard_X]

i can export it as a png sequence or a .png image.

How can i make it's background transparent?

[DDD]

transparent in flash or transparent in photoshop?

[Alucard_X]

ok cool...now the background is transparent, but how can i get photoshop to select only the image and not the area around it?

[DDD]

use the magic wand tool and select your image. Play with the tolerance setting a lil bit too.....make sure it is anti-alias also

[Alucard_X]

after all that the chrome effect didn't work :-\

Here's what rubbish i came out with:

[jay-em]

Tweak on the settings.... Cut down that big ***** bevel...
You can do it ~!!
:block:

[DDD]

hey for your chrome you could go to the sticky post up top and find many chrome tuts in there

[Alucard_X]

the problem is that these tutorials are for text.

Does anyone know how to apply the chrome/silver/metallic effect to this image who can help me with it?

Pretttty purlease? :D with sugar on top? :cool:

[Alucard_X]

or even....any ideas what ould make my sillouette into a kicka5s logo?

[DDD]

the same process of selcting the area is the same for your image as it is for the text. I recommend going through a tut of 2 then you can try and throw your own steps in there for your image. I think you can do it. After all that is how you learn

[asphaltcowboy]

alucard.. we've been through this... creating a chrome effect for that vector image should be exactly the same as for the lettering.. except, instead of typing and then selecting, you just magic wand the shape.