Brushed Metal Logo in Photoshop

6 Steps to an Easy Logo

When starting a business, especially an online one where it can be tempting to focus so much on the design of a website that things like logos can easily be forgotten, many people underestimate the importance of a logo. With one glance, a logo projects a company's image. That glance might take in text, illustration, symbols, or a combination of these - but the logo still portrays much more than a name alone will.

Logos are important because people can process an image more easily than words alone. Just a little visual stimulation, your logo can embed itself in a person's memory even easier than a catchy slogan.

Another consideration is the idea of branding. Brand recognition can't take place without a logo.

So ... it then comes down to how you're going to make your logo. There's really no reason you should have to pay for someone else to do the design for you. Logos can be made quickly and easily using Photoshop - and the pieces you create yourself will be more likely to say what you want about your business, because you know your own aim better than anyone else will.

This guide will help you create a brushed metal logo in Photoshop. You will need Adobe Photoshop 7 or above (all illustrations attached to this article show Photoshop CS2) and you'll want to give your creativity free reign. Have fun, and you'll be amazed at what you can come up with in a pretty short amount of time.

Brushed Metal Logo Tutorial

1. Open a new canvas (File, New) and size it at about 500 x 500 pixels. It's very important to create logos in the largest size you're comfortable working with. When you begin with a large size (resolution), you can size the logo down later and still keep the quality of your work. The more flexibility you have, the more ways you'll be able to use your logo.