Ona Makes A Logo | ibisPaint X

Welcome Anime City to another tutorial blog!

In this post, I’ll show y’all 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙨 using 𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙋𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙓! This focuses on 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣, not setup.

If you’re a beginner, check out my first tutorial before continuing!

What You’ll Need:

- 𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙋𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙓 app

Expertise Level:

- 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚

We’ll pick up after 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 4 of my previous tutorial, so make sure your text is already added and selected using the 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙 tool.

✦ STEP ONE: ADD A GRADIENT

To add depth, I create a soft 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 using the 𝘼𝙞𝙧𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝 (𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡) brush.

Choose a 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧 and gently brush across the bottom.

✦ STEP TWO: ADD REFLECTION LINES

Add visual interest with a few 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨.

1. Switch to the 𝙁𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙥 𝙋𝙚𝙣 (𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙙) brush.

2. Choose a 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 (𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧) shade from your gradient color.

3. Use the 𝙍𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙤𝙤𝙡 to draw thick diagonal lines.

4. Lower the 𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 to make them subtle and shiny!

✦ STEP THREE: REMOVE SELECTION & MERGE

When you’re done styling your text:

1. 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙 selection (no more moving lines/dashes around text).

2. 𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚 your detail and text layers together so it becomes one layer.

✦ STEP FOUR: ADD OUTLINES

I use several outlines around the text to give my logos that thick, bold look. In order to do that, open the Filter Menu and use: Stroke (Outer) + Drop Shadow.

1. 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 (have stroke size a bit big, choose to your liking).

2. 𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 (used a deeper pink, half the stroke size than previous white outline).

3. (Drop) 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 (using the base pink color, position it below text).

4. 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 (same stroke size as first white outline).

✦ STEP FIVE: EXPORT YOUR LOGO

1. Tap the 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 icon → Select 𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙄𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚

2. Choose 𝙋𝙉𝙂

3. Turn on 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 → Tap 𝙊𝙆

:star: FINAL RESULT :star:

Here’s how my finished logo turned out!

Learning to style your logos is the first step toward developing a unique design voice. I’ll keep sharing different methods in future posts!

Thanks for reading, Anime City!