DYNA LOGO TUTORIAL! made by DYNA

[Dyna~Mic]

http://www.imagehustler.com/0507/1178450468.jpg
hit the props!
post ur results

Think were alot of people are geting confused is aplying the gradient overlay just to the text not the whole layer. Once you have your text layer and your crown layer hit cntr then click you text layer. You should now have the text selected, then to also select the crown you need to hold cntrl AND shift and select the crown layer. You should now have every thing you need selected. Then just create a blank layer and edit fill. I no alot of you guys are past this but i saw some early people strugging so thought i would point it out for the peeps.
Good attempt for a first tutorial i got roughly the same results after a bit of playing around and im a bit off a noob.:sly:
also no two of these will be the same because noise is allways different, my want to tell people to mess around with the random button to get roughly the same. Hope i helped a bit for the less advanced peeps

[Innocent Commuter]

dope wana make me 1 :D

[Dyna~Mic]

let me see it when ur done.

[Innocent Commuter]

i dont do PS anymore :D

[Dyna~Mic]

try it...

[cyberbot]

i presonaly liked your tutorial
thanks for this
you are the man

[J. Bourne]

Simple and cool looking, nice!

[Dyna~Mic]

try it and post ur result.

[$_Trill Cosby_$]

that looks tight.....id try it out but im too lazy

[UMFan4Life7]

I'll give it a shot but I won't finish till later..I have stuff to do in 10 minutes..

[DarkPrinzz]

I registered just to answer to this topic.
The finished one looks really nice.

But I can't get past the 1st part of this tutorial? I select the Text Layer + The Shape Layer and then what?

Sorry, but you didn't make a really clear tutorial.

Thanks.

[Dyna~Mic]

like it stands there... create a new layer and go to edit>fill>black.
:)

[ichigomama]

it's a little hard to understand but the work you did was great.

[Dyna~Mic]

its my first tut...

[DJ Matt]

This thread is simple incredible! Over 5 k views!

[DarkPrinzz]

That makes no sense.
Selecting or not the 2 layers, the new layer will be blank anyways. And if filled black, the full thing will be black.

That's where you aren't clear.

Thanks again.

[Aimo]

''Selecting or not the 2 layers, the new layer will be blank anyways. And if filled black, the full thing will be black.''

Thats my problem aswell :( Can someone help me abit more? :(

[Dyna~Mic]

ok man. u have ur txt: lets say its "DP" now u create a shape of a crown on top of ur "D" and then u SELECT the txt ("DP") and u also select the CROWN. keep the selection and create a new LAYER....
then u go to the option EDIT>FILL..>BLACK

[Aimo]

ok man. u have ur txt: lets say its "DP" now u create a shape of a crown on top of ur "D" and then u SELECT the txt ("DP") and u also select the CROWN. keep the selection and create a new LAYER....
then u go to the option EDIT>FILL..>BLACK

Lol, still, when I fill that new layer, it comes completely black.. Nothing like your picture in tutorial :P I must be doing something wrong, as ive kept trying this last 2 hours atleast, lol.

EDIT; You do mean by selecting this; *press text1, press CTRL down & then press Shape layer*, right? Yes im rookie.. :D

[Dyna~Mic]

its supposed to be black... after step one u have to do step 2.
thats when u apply the gradient.

[Aimo]

Ok, BUT then I make that gradiend thing, it makes it into that black box, not in the text.. Oh well, quess its supposed to be like that..

But, whats the idea of selecting those 2 layers? as i could just make new layer and fill it > same thing happens anyway

[Dyna~Mic]

because then u have one layer with the txt and the crown.

[Aimo]

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2002/weirdis4.th.jpg (http://img339.imageshack.us/my.php?image=weirdis4.jpg)

Thats what Ive done, except I havent filled it yet, but everything ok?

[Dyna~Mic]

yes and now select what u got and apply the gradient

[DarkPrinzz]

I've done it.

Now i have 4 layers:

Gradient
Shape
Text
BackGround

???

[Dyna~Mic]

now follow the tut.

all u need in the end is

gradient (black orange, reflected)
noised gradient with the three filters applied
normal black and white gradient.
and the border layer with the settings that are shown above.

all these have are in the shape of the txt+crown.

[Aimo]

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/922/weird2hx0.th.jpg (http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=weird2hx0.jpg)

Now thats what I got, which I quess, is fucked. :)

[Dyna~Mic]

seriously u have to READ what it says... it says SELECT the TEXT2 layer and THEN APPLY THE GRADIENT...
now if it still doesnt work i am sorry but its really understandable... read it carefully...

[PhaNtoM_PHoenIX]

I bet Dyna regrets making this thread now haha.

[Dyna~Mic]

now. its an advanced tut... maybe i should right that in there next time....
i wanted many ppl to come here so i wrote that its easy... that was the thing i regret.

at least i got ppl to sign up! :D

[Aimo]

Hah cmon guys, you were noobs once, eh? :)

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/65/weird3aw8.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=weird3aw8.jpg)

Now, ive done exactly like you told, right? And its STILL fucked! :Big R:

[DarkPrinzz]

Well, yeah.
The results are ok.
I could reach the end, but nothing looking like yours.


The tutorial could be a little bit better explained...

But thanks for it anways.


EDIT*** May I know which font you used? It looks sweet.

[Dyna~Mic]

post ur reslut please. maybe i can tell u want u did wrong.

[DarkPrinzz]

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/5637/testevf8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Here we go.
To me it looks ugly.
If i got anything close to your result, i'd die a happy man.
xD

[Dyna~Mic]

first i think u forgot the ocean ripple filter. second i doubt u put the layer where u applied the filters on luminosity. and i think the text3 layer has the wrong blending option.
i reckon u read the tut again.
no offense.

[DarkPrinzz]

Yeah man.
I messed up alot on this, since the beggining was confusing for me.

Would you mind sharing your font with me?
:]

i'll try again and post here.

[Dyna~Mic]

font is called: old dog, new tricks
i dunno where i got it.

[ichigomama]

its my first tut...

good try then? i'm just saying it was a small bit to understand. no offense, man.

i'm tryin' it one more time, though. i'm sure you'll get the result once i think it's done.

[Dyna~Mic]

its all good if u stay active here. :D

[ichigomama]

that's the point in joining a forum right? you don't have to worry about me being unactive for more than just a few days.

[Dyna~Mic]

yes ur righT!

[ichigomama]

ugh i can't figure it out. sorry. it's not coming out to anything close and i honestly feel like it's not going anywhere throughout the steps.

maybe you might want rewrite the directions?

[TheSawce]

Joined just for this topic. (yes, I'll stay active. ;) )


I must be doing something wrong. But when I duplicate the letters/apply the gradient the gradient just takes up the whole screen. It doesn't just fill the letters. It doesn't fill the letters at all.

[rynone]

I did this tutorial 3 times before I finally got something that looked similar to our friends thing. My boyfriend had to give me his outside opinion since he is more talented with Photoshop then I am. My biggest problem was when I got to "Text 3" I couldn't figure out how he got "Text 2" to show through and then I realized that was because it was on top. The tutorial says to put "Text 3" on top of "Text 2" - NO! You want "Text 3" underneath "Text 2."

Here is what I got:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/Mysticdragons007/ACLogo.png

I haven't played around with the contrast or anything, but it looks decent. I will try to help recreate a tutorial that is a little bit easier to follow for those of you who are still interested.

[F.Dezignz]

i wanna try this but i cnt find that crown custom shape

[Dyna~Mic]

go to the custom shape tool and load all shapes. then ull find it.

[Aimo]

I did this tutorial 3 times before I finally got something that looked similar to our friends thing. My boyfriend had to give me his outside opinion since he is more talented with Photoshop then I am. My biggest problem was when I got to "Text 3" I couldn't figure out how he got "Text 2" to show through and then I realized that was because it was on top. The tutorial says to put "Text 3" on top of "Text 2" - NO! You want "Text 3" underneath "Text 2."

Here is what I got:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/Mysticdragons007/ACLogo.png

I haven't played around with the contrast or anything, but it looks decent. I will try to help recreate a tutorial that is a little bit easier to follow for those of you who are still interested.

Imo, that looks really nice ;) I just decided, that I will do this today, no matter how much time it takes, I WILL do it! :pcpunch:

[Dyna~Mic]

I did this tutorial 3 times before I finally got something that looked similar to our friends thing. My boyfriend had to give me his outside opinion since he is more talented with Photoshop then I am. My biggest problem was when I got to "Text 3" I couldn't figure out how he got "Text 2" to show through and then I realized that was because it was on top. The tutorial says to put "Text 3" on top of "Text 2" - NO! You want "Text 3" underneath "Text 2."

Here is what I got:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/Mysticdragons007/ACLogo.png

I haven't played around with the contrast or anything, but it looks decent. I will try to help recreate a tutorial that is a little bit easier to follow for those of you who are still interested.


NO! U WANT HAVE TEXT3 ABOVE ALL OTHER LAYERS AND U WANT TO SET THE FILL oF TEXT3 TO 000000% AND THE FUCKING PUT THE GRADIENT ON COLORDODGE...
SERIOUSLY THIS IS NOT MY FAULT.
sry if i offend u put i just did my own tutorial and i got this...
http://xs315.xs.to/xs315/07194/fucktut.jpg

[Aimo]

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/203/testaimqx4.jpg

:mj: That Ocean Riple thing made it weird, so I didnt really make that step, but hmm, its semi-ok, i quess :P

[Dyna~Mic]

please PUT TEXT 3 ON TOP! and set the fill of txt3 layer to ZERO!

[Aimo]

Come msn? I could send you PSD, and you could check whats wrong in it.. Because text3 is on top, and fill 0%.

btw, I made that thing with magic wand, because as others have said, in your tutorial, that thing didnt work on my PS.. Could it be because you use CS3, and we use CS2? =S

[DarkPrinzz]

Well, i'm kinda glad to see i'm not the only one having problems with a good final result.
I guess if you want, you could re-write this tut. Or maybe tell me the steps and i'll try and make it clear for everyone.
Just my thought tho!


today i'll try again..


EDIT****
Ocean Ripple really f*ed up my picture too. The final result was not even close.
And I SWEAR I followed all steps.

EDIT2***
I am now a active member here.
Haha.
Good way to get new people to join huh Dyna?
^^

[Dyna~Mic]

word up.
but be understandingly and consider the fact that i never made a tutorial b4.

[Aimo]

I really think that tutorial is very good, but on first and second step, theres some problems, maybe you explained the things you did somehow wrong.. The most easy way would be, that you make it one more time, save PSD, and send it. So we could just check all the layers, and figure out whats wrong in ours.

[DarkPrinzz]

Was very nice indeed.

Here are 2 more pics:

1) This is after using Ocean Ripple... Is it supposed to be like this?
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6045/imagem2su7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

2) Final result (Once again, looks like shit, lol)
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.d119605f83.jpg (http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?d119605f83.jpg)

[rynone]

Dyna, I did set Text 3 Fill to 0% and I still didn't get the same result you did. However, as you can see by my finished results by putting Text 3 behind Text 2 I got a similar result so I guess it doesn't really matter.

Also, for those of you who don't know how to apply a gradient to text you have to use the selection tool. Once the little ants are marching around your text you should have no trouble at all. I left mine selected the entire time in my last go at the tutorial and it worked much better.

I will work on redoing the tutorial the way I did it tonight.

Thanks so much for your original tutorial Dyna!

[Dyna~Mic]

Was very nice indeed.

Here are 2 more pics:

1) This is after using Ocean Ripple... Is it supposed to be like this?
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6045/imagem2su7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

2) Final result (Once again, looks like shit, lol)
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.d119605f83.jpg (http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?d119605f83.jpg)

LUMINOSITY ON TEXT2 ....
check that.:Big R:

[ichigomama]

well. here's to a first tutorial, huh? you've got more suggestions and comments than you'll ever need. maybe warning it as an advanced tutorial (as already stated), wouldn't of caused so much mayhem?

for me, i've just plan gave up on it. :\ sorry

[DarkPrinzz]

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/2248/untitled1vg8.png (http://imageshack.us)


I think i'm getting close.
I just need to find out how yours came out so perfect.. I mean.. It looks like it was heated.. Like Metal when it gets red, and the rest burned..
That's what I need.

[Dyna~Mic]

see u just have to follow the steps... good stuff.

[Fenty]

I seen people are having problems...so i gave it a shot..this is what I came out with, after playing with contrast/color balance (one layer each), i also played with layer setting rather than having color dodge.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6949/attemptff5.jpg

[Dyna~Mic]

do u like the result.? i gave my best on the tutorial really.

[Fenty]

Its not bad, but you just gotta remember what it is exactly that you have done....cause people getting problems. And also if you need any help communicating into english send me the tutorial first...i'll try it and re-write your steps into more detail in english

[Dyna~Mic]

ok man next time...
thanks.!

[suicidalchoas]

ok not to be a critic or anything but...u cant effect a layer with gradient on with a filter and 2 as many pople had problems was with the black fill layer and gradient layer. So my advice is to get someone who is really good at English and German to help u to convert it into english for all our friends who cant read =P

[Dyna~Mic]

aight man. i gotta tell u something... I lived in florida for one year and i do speak good english. and u can effect layers with a gradient on it, thats what the gradient tool is for.
my advice for yall is to read what it says twice and then u wouldnt have to post.
i know it was a mistake to write that its easy...
we get all them rookies here... SMH:

[Aimo]

aight man. i gotta tell u something... I lived in florida for one year and i do speak good english. and u can effect layers with a gradient on it, thats what the gradient tool is for.
my advice for yall is to read what it says twice and then u wouldnt have to post.
i know it was a mistake to write that its easy...
we get all them rockies here... SMH:


We have all read it million times already, its messed, and thats a fact. Accept it.

[Dyna~Mic]

but there is another fact.... u are a rookie.

[Aimo]

but there is another fact.... u are a rookie.

But that doesnt say your tutorial isnt messed now does it?! Even Timeside said its completely fucked and you should rewrite it.

Even you couldnt help me on msn with this, and that says alot. :huh:

[Dyna~Mic]

well i just wanted to help yall so dont get fucking pissed when this is not the best tut on earth.

[Fenty]

the tutorial is fucked and it isn't clear i'll agree with that.

But @ dyna you cant just say its someones fault they cant follow a tutorial when there a "rookie" I've followed it and i stumbled here n there. i've been doing it for 5/6 years?

[Dyna~Mic]

ok but one can see that i put some kind of effort in it... and a lot of the questions asked where just stupid because after i said what i wrote in the tut again it worked..

all i can say is that i gave my best.

[Aimo]

ok but one can see that i put some kind of effort in it... and a lot of the questions asked where just stupid because after i said what i wrote in the tut again it worked..

all i can say is that i gave my best.

Im not pissed at your tutorial, but what im really pissed about, is your attitude. You havent even tried to solve our problems with it, you just tell us to read it again and again, which obviously isnt working; i havent seen none successful logo, except yours; Theres something missing in that tutorial.
It has nothing to do with skill levels and all that bullshit.

[Dyna~Mic]

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/2248/untitled1vg8.png (http://imageshack.us)


I think i'm getting close.
I just need to find out how yours came out so perfect.. I mean.. It looks like it was heated.. Like Metal when it gets red, and the rest burned..
That's what I need.

i think this looks pretty nice...
If hed play with the contrats he would have exactly the kind of effect i have.:devil:

[Aimo]

It looks nothing likes yours, contrast wouldnt make it look any better. Even I know that much..

[ichigomama]

wow, again. said and said again, problems aren't getting solved obviously. i, for one, am professionally certified in Photoshop CS and for being your first tutorial. you should know better to be as detailed as you can.

again, there's something missing. i say rewrite it as exactly you perform actions and whatnot. problems with english? get a friend to help. but you obviously can take criticism very well, dyna, without getting butt hurt. =/

[suicidalchoas]

ok dude, try making a video tut or sumthing with camsta. if ur interested pm and ill hook u up with the links. not saying this is a bad tut but i told my bro to try this and he said he was lost after the fill black

[dominic1green]

Think were alot of people are geting confused is aplying the gradient overlay just to the text not the whole layer. Once you have your text layer and your crown layer hit cntr then click you text layer. You should now have the text selected, then to also select the crown you need to hold cntrl AND shift and select the crown layer. You should now have every thing you need selected. Then just create a blank layer and edit fill. I no alot of you guys are past this but i saw some early people strugging so thought i would point it out for the peeps.
Good attempt for a first tutorial i got roughly the same results after a bit of playing around and im a bit off a noob.:sly:
also no two of these will be the same because noise is allways different, my want to tell people to mess around with the random button to get roughly the same. Hope i helped a bit for the less advanced peeps

[valacar]

G8 tut. Thx for it!

My result:
http://eros.vlo.gda.pl/~valacar/files/art/pn.png

[Heilmann]

Hi Dyna~Mic,

which font you used for Dyna~Mic in your crown and how you get this good looking background "designz" ? =D

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2695/testmv7.jpg

[Dyna~Mic]

i dunno what font it is sorry.

[suicidalchoas]

Hey here it is after some working around some stuff

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i277/suicidalchoas/tvsim.gif

[Dyna~Mic]

its ok.

[Ballmon]

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/6107/sevr0.png

Tried to follow tute as close as i could.

Took me a couple of goes but this is the closest i got.
Cheers mate
Top tutorial :)

P.s to all those whining morons i suggest you just got back to the tute and read it again.. thats how tried to sort out my problems.
Also try to use some initiative and common sense where needed

[Yagami__]

This is really a nice tutorial , nice logo and nice idea professional looking

[Aimo]

Finally i got it working; You need to click in layer box, that little tiny tiny tiny box on left side, so it selects it. Damn. Now I can say it; Good tutorial dude, EXCEPT Ocean Ripple messed up mine, so i didnt use it

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2884/aimmmzj2.png

[Ballmon]

EXCEPT Ocean Ripple messed up mine, so i didnt use it



I had the same problem, any advice dyna?

[smokey]

this is what i came with :

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/262/smokeydesignio9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Dyna~Mic]

pretty nice man.

[smokey]

i didn't like that one that much so .. i've tried my luck with another :))

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4529/thelogonc6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

i'm havin a problem with the contrast and brightness .. seems like nothing's fitting ...

[ir0n_ma1den]

Hi everybody,

alright, I read all of the comments here becasue I am stuck on the first step were it tells you to select text1 and the shape and then create a new layer while still keeping them selected. first of all it cant select them and create a new layer. Second, When I do it, it just blacks it out.

also, on the second step it tells you to duplicate "the" layer. What is "the" layer?? is it the text+shape? can I just make a smart shape out of the text+shape? Do I have to rasterize the text2 layer in order to apply the gradient? When I do apply the gradient, it fills in the whole screen not just the text.

If anyone can create a new tutorial for this or even better, email me they finished PSD so I can learn how to do it that would be awesome.

Btw, this is a really cool tutorial, its just that the first steps are impossible to understand.



thanks

[O-DawG]

could this be done with something else besides text???

[ihustle]

thanks.....

[Dyna~Mic]

could this be done with something else besides text???

of course.!

[O-DawG]

i jus dont get how to make da gradient tilted mines comes out straight

[O-DawG]

ooo i got it lol...i was using layer adjustment..lol

[O-DawG]

lol da best i can do i couldnt get the crown on it or da special effect lol u jus gotta explain it a lil better and mayb a lil more screen shots wouldnt hurt but here it is lol

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/oscarnj23/Ares_7.jpg