Mammoth Logo and Lettering
Mammoth is going to be a clothing brand with a demographic that largely consists of Mixed Martial Arts fans. I was commissioned to work on the logo and it served as a perfect opportunity to do some more hand lettering.
I’m working on getting better with my hand lettering. In addition to the lettering in the logo above, this was all done by hand:
It’s a lot of fun to not be restrained by what fonts you have installed and, rather, to rely on your own ability. I’ve got a way to go, but it should prove fun to get better.
As is usual, I encourage you to click on the images and get whisked away to my Flickr page. Larger versions are available and the linework looks better in the non-resized, uncompressed version. Hey, what can I say? I’m vain about my linework!
I know that a decent crowd of individuals reads these posts. I’d like to interact more with you guys. What part of my process do you guys have questions about? What would you like to see more of? Less of?
Thanks for feedback, it’s always appreciated.
Jan 7th, 2008 #
Thanks for the awesome blog, one of my favs. I am working on hand lettering as well and I’m really curious which books you are using to learn from. Any info or resources on hand lettering or just illustration in general would be greatly appreciated.
Jan 7th, 2008 #
Hey, Matt. I’m going to send you an email with a list of books. I have a couple in mind that a friend lent to me. They were particularly helpful, but I don’t have the full titles handy. I’ll try and do that tomorrow for you.
Jan 7th, 2008 #
Hey Ray, I’m more curious as to your digital coloring process. As of now, I’m restricted to using “multiply” in illustrator on a wacom tablet but i’d like to learn to get a lot of different effects (example: shading and better pen tool usage to draw directly on the screen rather than having to scan a drawing in) Any info/tutorials you know of would be awesome! Thanks and keep up the great work!
Jan 8th, 2008 #
I do all my work in Manga Studio and Photoshop, so I might not have much Illustrator-specific advice to give. That being said, I do have a lot of advice to give on getting better with your Wacom control.
First off, have you checked to make sure that the input is mapped proportionately in the Wacom settings? You’d be surprised how many people come back and tell me it isn’t!
Jan 11th, 2008 #
Wow, thanks a lot! I look forward to it.
Jan 11th, 2008 #
My ISP was down till tonight. I have some internets to catch up on, but I’ll mail ya!
Jan 11th, 2008 #
This isn’t much help, I know, but I like seeing the stuff you post. Especially the process shots that show the same work at differing stages. I dunno what I’d want to see more of, other than what you’re already doing.
Jan 11th, 2008 #
Fair enough, Jer. Glad to hear you get something out of the process. That’s my favorite bit, too.
Jan 14th, 2008 #
A mammoth achievement, Ray. Tee hee! Nice to see you getting more involved in letterforms… a favorite subject of mine.
Jan 15th, 2008 #
I’d like to see that list of hand-lettering-inspiring-titles too!
I’m a fan of the process stuff as well - it’s probably the main reason I read this stuff. I think you always ask the question when you see something you like, or something really intricate, “where do you start with something like that?” or “how would you get that to work like that?”, and the process stuff you do helps answer that.
Jan 15th, 2008 #
Hey, Dick!
I’m slowly wading into hand lettering. It intrigues me to no end.
Jim, me too. The art blogs I like to visit have lots of process shots.
I have an hour long video I can embed in a post with a lot more exposition on my process. It’s a bit embarrassing to hear oneself blather on for 52 minutes, though!
Jan 22nd, 2008 #
We don’t mind. You go through the same thing we go through, but it’s more enjoyable watching someone else agonize through the process. ;)
Jan 22nd, 2008 #
Fair enough, heh.
Feb 14th, 2008 #
Hi Ray:
Would you be willing to make me an ex-libris? How much would it cost?
You have a cool as S*** style!
Migs