Turn Photos Into Logos with GIMP

[@LogosByNick]

If you want to learn more about how GIMP works, I have a 60+ part video series where I explain all of the tools and features in GIMP and demonstrate how they work. Here's the link if interested: logosbynick.com/gimp/

[@StridingJack425]

Can we use this logo for our channels

[@LogosByNick]

@@StridingJack425 As long as it's your photo that you traced, go right ahead!

[@maxedout2972]

U can use photoshop also right!

[@jumpstartfpv]

@@maxedout2972 I guess the aim is to show that Gimp being a freeware is also able to do what Photoshop can do.

[@oussama5334]

Thanx

[@omermagen824]

Thanks for using open source software so we the hobbyists can do that too :)

[@almog2795]

just crack photoshop, not a big deal.

[@mikee.]

@@almog2795 yea right? Wtf

[@emagotis]

And thanks for showing us how to use it too. Not like the infamous 1,2,3 step owl painting.

[@blackwolfie8326]

@@almog2795 u mean Ai

[@dimo9762]

Nicola Bechis They probably dont even know what that is.

[@WalterWirtz]

Quick advice, if you want to avoid the cleanup stage, use the pencil tool instead of the brush when you're tracing, when you use the paint bucket tool to fill in the areas, it won't leave pixels behind.

[@dylanodinson646]

Honestly this guy is good teacher, he's not boring, his videos are short and easy to understand.

[@thegreatkool-aid4226]

I was in a photoshop class for three and a half months (which my teacher walked out on in the middle of the course) and I learned more in this video

[@Teeb2023]

Clearly, your "teacher" was no such thing.

[@harvestfarms]

bull crap

[@xWarPlays]

I taught myself photoshop since my teacher didn’t teach us anything. 😆

[@tausiftaha12]

Guys cut his teacher some slack the underpaid teacher probably didn't know what he was doing

[@Matthew_MBG]

@@tausiftaha12 Yes that's the problem, they didn't know how to do their job, which is teaching you how to use photoshop

[@jamesflood2073]

I've been using gimp to make logos for years, and I learned so much more from this tutorial than I knew I could. I learned stuff that I didn't know I didn't know. Bravo Sir

[@thejasonofalltrades]

I just found this video, and within the day had downloaded GIMP (which I had never heard of) and made a first draft of a logo I've been scheming about for months but had no idea how to carry out. Thank you so much for this excellent tutorial, it was incredibly helpful and well done!

[@LogosByNick]

Great to hear that, thanks for the feedback.

[@bigzheilman]

I am new to Gimp and this has shown me that the program has more capabilities than I expected, Thank you, this was very helpful!

[@LogosByNick]

Glad to help!

[@lawrence7632]

One of the best tutorials I've ever watched on anything. You explain every single thing you do, even ctrl-z for undo. amazing teacher

[@aelfric5578]

I've been using GIMP for years, and I never knew you could use the bracket keys to change the brush size. I guess you learn something new everyday!

[@BASEDinMaine]

I just looked for "keyboard shortcuts" for this like a week ago and found nothing on using the bracket keys...all the top results were trying to get you to program a custom hotkey :/ This tutorial was very good.

[@craigbryant9925]

I have never used any kind of image manipulation software. I recently decided that I wanted to learn graphic design and image manipulation just to expand my skill set as a hobby. I was seriously considering giving up because I was just not getting it. I learnt more in this 15min video than in the last weeks worth of tutorials. Thank you so very much!!!

[@Spitfire-xt9rt]

To get the outlines you can also use the drop shadow filter. Just set blur to 0, the offset to 0, and change the grow radius to your liking. Works for both the hand and black circle.

[@kota86]

You're a Godsend, Nick. I've been wondering how to do this for quite a long time and your tutorial was very simple, effective, and easy to follow!

[@angelaem205]

That was a very instructional video. I want to create a logo in GIMP and I never managed to get it right. But it seems the most difficult thing to do in GIMP is have a nice, clean and functional user interface. My menus are all over the place and most of the times I am confused while looking for the next tool... THank you very much for the wonderful tutorial! ✨🖌👏🏻🙏🏻

[@josedavidmoya344]

It's truly astounding how easy the internet makes learning these days. Thanks for the tutorial, my guy.

[@ZeliusDev]

this is unreal , this video has given me motivation to create a proper logo for my Music.

[@franz8072]

How's that going?

[@KAIIRU.]

@@franz8072 Unfortunately Juke Lexis died a few months back.

[@franz8072]

@@KAIIRU. Sorry for your loss.

[@spidaranubis]

@@KAIIRU. wtf...

[@KAIIRU.]

Haha yeah

[@aheadofallisbest9784]

Man, just to show how much I like your channel, I ALWAYS watch the ads before your videos, I don't skip them! You deserve it! Your VIDEOS ARE AMAZING! Thanks!

[@jguilhermevaz3122]

KZbin: "You may like this" Me: "I LOVED THIS!"

[@tiarap8866]

I don't comment on KZbin much but I just wanted to thank you for being so helpful and sharing your knowledge!

[@apexjonin5068]

For the white outline, you also could have merged the two layers, New layer, Alpha to selection, Grow selection, Fill selection with white

[@JacobCain86]

True, but that would have been too easy and this video wouldn't have been 15 minutes long lol

[@axelandru9346]

"Go ahead and click ok" ! You gotta love these guys !!

[@MartyRayProject]

I loved this video. I love logo design.

[@yorhun2763]

Thank

[@hizts]

Thank u both

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

Fantastic tutorial!

[@iaroadkill2354]

Very well done. You are an awesome speaker, presenter, teacher. Keep making content please.

[@AvrikR]

I love that you say the keyboard shortcuts and how to do the. Most tutorials don't say how to do thing they just say do it. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@bingbong8219]

You have... THE BEST tutorials like always. Thank you so much!

[@vijayart]

Agreed!

[@mambricanmambisa374]

KZbin algorithm sent me here and I think I found what I've always wanted to do. I'm going to learn this from scratch. Thank you

[@cagdasalagoz]

Thank you for using gimp and teaching people how to use it.

[@hacrack1101]

Today, i searched free tools for Ai alternative, came out and found your video comparison.. im hooked by your video and lead me to your channel for a tutorial.. My first video tutorial watched @ Logos by Nick Super Awesome!

[@Samrezzal04]

with this one video you've merited a subscription. I love learning and the way that you communicate is simple and engaging. Appreciate you man

[@bigbrothereddie5445]

Hey Nick! Thanks so much for the tutorials! My Little Brother and I use them for homeschool material - he would be finishing the fourth grade if we didn't homeschool, so you can imagine these videos are really useful to us! Thanks a lot! Your tutorials are really to-the-point, they are well done, and your mic discipline is better than a lot of other tutorials (some of those guys smack their lips so much I just cringe.) Really useful - thanks!

[@fade2393]

Can you please make a video and tell about gimp .... Like the controls and the basic type of editing (for beginners)

[@hmmdevd4157]

True

[@ey3patch_3887]

Till now, this is by far the best free software content available in the Internet. Keep up the good work Nick. Will be expecting more videos from you.

[@craftswithkasd4819]

You truly are a “Natural” with this!! amazing tutorial thanks!!!

[@tulsadave2003]

thanks for showing us how the sausage is made! i like how you speed up the tedious stuff but you still show us everything instead of just skipping ahead, helps a bunch thanks!

[@abdullahalmahmud3624]

first time in your channel and you explained awesome. And thanks for choosing open source.

[@SimienHill]

After you traced it, the red outline around the hand looked so cool. Unique effect

[@MichaelPohoreski]

Simien Hill You can recreate the same effect with Layer Effects, Glow in both Photoshop and GIMP.

[@albertoterk9668]

Best GIMP tutorials in youtube, thanks alot mate you helped me alot.

[@SasamiRari]

From someone who barely knows how to cut out squares and do HORRIBLE meme shop jobs, you literally just performed magic in front of my eyes...TY for the video.

[@gameANDchange]

Been using gimp for years, learned some new ways to use layers here.

[@Trekeyus]

Same here

[@omaralaa2215]

oh

[@juneleovadil5444]

TNice tutorials was honestly so helpful. I’ve been working around soft, whether it be church, singing in a band, or theatre for most of my life so tNice tutorials

[@eldelacajita]

I'm curious: why did you choose to do this in GIMP (raster) instead of directly tracing it in Inkscape (vector)?

[@josephcote6120]

I've used a similar technique to create black and white art for rubber stamps. My suggestions if you want to use it for that is import the image you want. Lay a white layer over it and reduce the opacity until you can see the original image clearly. Select black to paint with then pick a good solid brush size for the outline and major lines of the image, and then a brush about half that size for the minor lines. When done bring the opacity back to 100% and delete the original image layer. Export it in an image style that's appropriate for the people making the rubber stamp. Don't try to capture every detail, most ink bleeds a bit when stamped on paper anyway. (Pro tip, a good non-bleed ink is the Palette line from Stewart Superior, it's a pigment ink not dye ink.) But experiment, find what works best for you. This is how I do it, and I like the style.

[@supernube5051]

Love this... simple but very effective....I've never used Gimp but I'm going to now... Thanks

[@arslanyousaf6229]

I searched the whole internet to find out a way to make your own logo it doesnt work but in the end i found your channel and provided a way to make your own logo

[@LordTakahashi]

Love your videos! They're definitely one of the most helpful and detailed I've found. I've actually practiced a lot with what I've learned and created a decent amount. My icon for instance was made using a method I learned from you mixed in with my own design. Great work as always!

[@Serpgamer]

Lord Takahashi Amazing logo!

[@peterriehm]

Thank you, Nick. Your narration is excellent and the step-by-step guide through the menus is really helpful. I also like how you skip ahead through those repetitive steps!

[@Sayllum]

You have become my new favorite channel. I'm so mad I didn't find you sooner 😂

[@AdityaKumar-hx2ju]

I'm a photoshop user and I love the way you explained every detail that too with simple techniques. Thank you so much, Subbed!!!

[@ironfreak23]

This inspired me to create my own profile picture. Thanks, Nick!

[@beardmanshifu6412]

You earned a subscriber here. I was searching for this video for a decade! Oh my God. Now I can do something about my logo

[@hunszaszist]

It's probably a new addition, but if you want to change a single-color image to some other color (like black) you can use Color -> Colorize instead of your method. Way easier and surer.

[@autumngriffis3140]

I have been trying to learn gimp and even though this video is just on making a logo, it has been the most helpful! thank you.

[@TallowQueen]

i'm going to try this for my new businesses logo! a different picture, of course...

[@Adonya]

GIMP has gotten fancy over the years, so I will start using again! Great tutorial!!!

[@mgnishibuya1]

14:08 put Layer #1 under Background layer. It'll bypass the next step to delete white line inside circle

[@bard-anilsen]

Love how you explain the use of masks and layers.

[@chivo_gaming]

Nick: Don't worry about it being to perfect... Me (4hours later with exactly perfect lines): okay...whats next!?

[@shimy1901]

Me

[@kevinsundelin8639]

Same Symmetry is pretty good in logos though

[@jazzram_]

It would be sad if u the computer got unplugged (if it’s laptop, imagine being dead batt)

[@StephRenee812]

Same🤣

[@StephRenee812]

@@jazzram_ that happened to me the first time. My cord has to stay plugged in or it shuts off. I need a new battery. It has happened alot when my doggies get playing. 😞

[@martingimenez339]

It's mind boggling how you know all the tools from all these programs. I haven't worked as a graphic designer in a long while but when I was I wasn't even using half the tools. Is this years and years of trial and error or did you go from top to bottom on all tutorials for hours and hours? I don't get it. You are a real master. Cheers!

[@fillphat]

Good tute... I started with gimp but moved quickly to photoshop so didnt know it was so good... Now onto after effects..:)

[@karankots]

Oh my God... this video left me speechless ...thanks a lot my friend.

[@manus3376]

Hi, great video. Anyone know if that feature to "grow" a selectio is a thing in photoshop, too and where I can find it? Thanks! edit: It´s select -> modify -> expand

[@rosemaryobaro8887]

Thank you for sharing

[@namesasflowers3150]

Well, Nick...this IS THE TUTORIAL. Simply awesome. THANK YOU!!

[@karpetabu5996]

Just find this video, watch it first, then practice it. And, zombies hand as my results. This video just so simple and easy to understand. Thanks !

[@LogosByNick]

Glad it helped!

[@henry.7m]

Hey!

[@combatwings]

I know how to do only a few things with gimp but this video alone added so much to my toolbox. Thanks for making it easy to understand!

[@blackmennewstyle]

Amazing tutorial

[@LogosByNick]

Yes, I would always make sure a finished logo is vector.

[@Ali-fk7cn]

I like that you talk and explain while preforming

[@kubek3345]

Logo master 👏 As a question, is it possible to do in gimp the effect of mirror dimension used in Doctor Strange? And if it was doable, would You explain how to get down to it?

[@LogosByNick]

I'm not sure, I'd have to look into that a bit. Seems interesting though.

[@Michaelkaydee]

Big up KG and the channel... Onward and Upward. Big tingz agwan ✊🏾

[@AllanSavolainen]

If you are doing all that manually, better use of your time is to vectorize it, don't do bitmaps, they don't scale well.

[@HopOnsWelcome]

Allan Savolainen Are you able to open the design he made in Inkscape, and convert it to vector to use as a logo? Or should it be made specifically in Inkscape, etc? I hope that question makes sense and wasn’t dumb lol.

[@HopOnsWelcome]

Joey Tech Talks Oh ok, thanks.

[@VertexDon]

@Joey Tech Talks What about making such kind of Logo in the desired software like GIMP and then just afterwards converting it to .SVG using a for example Inkscape, of-course it could be already completely made in any vector application but if somebody prefers an software like GIMP, Photoshop &co instead they should be able to use it too.

[@VertexDon]

@@HopOnsWelcome as far as I'm aware and speaking from my very little experience, you can atleast sort of convert more "simplistic" logo like 2D graphics to a .SVG vector format using certain tracing tools of Vector applications like Inkscape. It can take a while finding proper tutorials for that though, I actually once made a tutorial for exactly said same purpose though apparently deleted it due to some reasons which I can't exactly remember ...

[@VertexDon]

just seen your comment which exactly answered my question after I posted mine ..

[@dcos5]

If you raise the threshold on the bucket fill tool it will get rid of those gaps when you fill an area. It's on the tool options side panel.

[@silhouettefilms.]

This is the most helpful comment.

[@Anthaghoull]

I don't know how to thank you for this amazing tutorial. It literally saved my life :)

[@0xD201d]

The best video I've watched on GIMP. Thank you brother.

[@redbeardned6629]

thanks so much for your amazing tutorial, helped out so much. absolutely brilliant

[@rorounikenra]

hats off to you sir, because of your video I was able to make my own logo. wish you more success in your future work!

[@jegkompletson1698]

Love your videos! Thanks for this :3

[@jjonestowne]

Man, I've been using gimp for a couple years and I didn't realize you could add to selection! I'm dumb! Thanks for this!

[@rocksinshoe9930]

Well, that's why i'm a subscriber... from a very long time ago!

[@LogosByNick]

Thank you for the support!

[@rocksinshoe9930]

@@LogosByNick You're welcome, and i'll be always here for you.

[@banglarbagh6675]

Awesome tuto. Just using GIMP from yesterday. As I was a PS user so it seems a little bit harder at first. but now I'm using it more easily than before. Hope it'll be more fantastic & enjoyable to use

[@ppang]

try krita

[@banglarbagh6675]

@@ppang Is it more user friendly & easy?

[@ppang]

@@banglarbagh6675 it serves my purpose very well. its your win if it turns out good for you anyway. :p

[@shashank4271]

Your work style is amazing

[@onsapplikasies8620]

Excellent. Thank you. Informative, simple to understand, and follow along and no fluff.

[@Foghornish]

Cannot help but picture Henry Rollins when I hear this guys voice haha! Great videos though. Really helpful.

[@randomstudios8275]

I used this video for my channel profile picture...Wow! I'm impressed!!!!!!!!!!!

[@prazolbista]

Well i see you're using GIMP, I hit that like button immediately

[@The3rdGunman]

Whats the benefit of GIMP vs doing this in PS or Illustrator?

[@thenotoriousbuilder9886]

3rd Gunman it is free

[@jbar_guitar]

Best tutorials on KZbin you are literally a god

[@iamm3109]

Bro I've used this video so many times to make thumbnails for songs lol, and here I go again

[@hondantv6506]

1:35 You made my day already: 'Shadow on the wall'

[@leftblank5315]

Actually, you can use this tutorial to replicate almost the entire process in photoshop as well. Even the shortcuts are the same in PS.

[@ahmedelgelany2640]

you're a pro. in designing ...don't stop making tutorials

[@inertiadorifto5586]

I normally use the pen tool for tracing

[@t.robinson7228]

Wow! Logo design and the whole process is entertaining. It's amazing to see what people come up with. Very cool!

[@therealsourc3]

Man I wondered why your gimp looked so weird with a lot of cool tools, then I realized version 2.10 was out (while I was at 2.8)

[@NINJUTSUguy]

S3G.Sourc3 So did you update to ver 2.10? and was it worth it? What I mean is did you get more functions and was it still similar to navigate like 2.8?

[@therealsourc3]

@@NINJUTSUguy totally worth it.. for me I got more out of it with more fuunctions and tools than what is on the previous version.. But it's still somewhat the same to navigate so not too much changed on the layout :)

[@Reina609]

@@therealsourc3 If I update, will all my fonts come over to the new version too?

[@eschaton]

They should. I encountered no problems in that regard when i updated.

[@grk6573]

Great video. Learnt a lot. Have been using GIMP only for vector conversions for a while. Never did any serious work with it. This video got me interested in following your step-by-step instructions. Came out pretty decent with an image I chose. Need to perfect my eraser and outline tracing better. Interested in designing t-shirt designs. Thanks so much for a very detailed video. Will head to your GIMP videos. 🙏

[@haleyflanno1019]

I’ll do this but with 👌 Gotta do it to em 😫👌

[@riquirosacenajr.3255]

You explain it so well. Thumbs up, hope to see more of your GIMP tutorial.

[@victornpb]

Why you choose to use bitmap instead of tracing it with the pen tool for that one?

[@raulotero1134]

this """design""" was sketchy lmao...

[@dimo9762]

You can still convert it to a vector graphic later on.

[@AtomkeySinclair]

Excellent tutorial and great content as always Nick.

[@PratameshMistry]

Is GIMP as powerful as Photoshop ? Can one use it as replacement?

[@7257Kevin]

hey i am using gimp since years now. sometime it has some unprecised things like in 6:38, so you have to work around (if you noticed the hole hand got filled after the second fill click so the hand got one pixel thicker, somethime you may not want that :D)^^ but all in all i think you can do everything you want to do with it. I use it mainly to make game designes,which includes character models, wallpapers, icons, UI window designs, textures... and it works perfectly fine for me :D

[@lukkash]

It depends on your task to be done. If sth quite simple or intermediate then in Gimp you can make it. If u wanna do sth advanced and really quickly , effectively then Photoshop will be truly powerful giving truly the best tools. For example I dislike some filters in Gimp cos they even don’t give u any view of result i.e. u can adjust some parameters but you don’t see any change until u apply it to your image. The same is with selections. Photoshop gives you way more advanced and effective.

[@NHSSHINOBI]

I did this today. I have to work on the shading part, it is kind of tricky and can make or break your hand from looking like a hand to just a blob. At least I can tell mine is a hand, Thanks for the video, I love Gimp!

[@DanyDeAlbuquerque]

Couldn't you just put the "Layer#1" all the way to the back instead of making a mask?

[@stumbling]

It doesn't really apply to this design because the whole back is white anyway but hiding layers like that can potentially cause issues when printing via some processes like silkscreen where each layer is printed separately.

[@2001herne]

@@stumbling what about flattening layers together then?

[@SuperMichael996]

ikr......

[@KeaveMind]

I was thinking the same thing. He also could have combined hand and circle and just create a white border for both

[@ThePyolita]

@@stumbling you can just merge the two layers together