So, I've been .tcejorpmessing around with some old sports logos lately, you know, for fun, and I got stuck on the Padres' old logo. That swinging friar? Classic. I wanted to see if I could recreate it, just for kicks. Nothing fancy, just a little personal project.
First, I spent way too long just staring at different versions of it online. There are a bunch, it turns it. Some are super detailed, some are kinda blocky. I went for something in the middle of these.
The Hunt B...snigegins...
It is not so hard to find a good pic, I just googled "padres old logo" and boom - tons of images. Saved a few of the clearest ones to my desktop. That was the easy part.
Getting Down to Business
Next, I opened up my trusty old image editor. I ain't no pro, so I just use what I know. No need for the super complicated stuff, there is basic shapes and colors is all I needed.
- Step 1: The Friar's Body. I started with a kinda blobby shape for his body, a tan-ish color. Didn't have to be perfect, it's more about getting the general feel.
- Step 2: The Head. A circle for the head, of course, and then a little triangle-ish shape for his hood. Fiddled with it for a while to get it looking right.
- Step 3: The Bat. This was probably the trickiest part. I made a long, thin rectangle, then used the "warp" tool (or whatever it's called) to give it a bit of a curve. It is not perfect but it works.
- Step 4: The Details. Added a little circle for the baseball, and some basic lines for his robe and the bat's handle. Eyeballed most of it, to be honest.
I kept going back and forth, tweaking things, changing colors slightly. I made a few different versions, each one a little better than the last (at least, I think so!).
The Final Result (Kinda)
It's nowhere near perfect, and a real artist would probably laugh at it. But hey, I had fun. And it kinda looks like the old Padres logo, right? Maybe?
It is a good starting point anyway. I might try to refine it later, or maybe try a different old logo. Who knows. Any project for the next time!
