Alright, so I wanted to try my hand at drawing NFL team logos. I’ve always been a huge football fan, and I thought it would be a fun little project. Plus, I figured it would be a good way to improve my drawing skills. Here is what I did.
First, I gathered some materials. I just grabbed a regular sketchbook, some pencils of different hardness, an eraser, and a sharpener. I also pulled up some reference images of the logos on my laptop. I decided to start with something relatively simple, so I picked the logo of the Green Bay Packers. It’s basically just a ‘G’ inside an oval, right?
I started by lightly sketching the oval shape. I went over it a few times, trying to get it as symmetrical as possible. It was a little wobbly at first, but I eventually got it to a point where I was satisfied. Then, I sketched in the ‘G’. This was a bit trickier. It is easy to draw, but it also have to match the original one. I had to erase and redraw it a couple of times to get the proportions right. I am not very good at drawing, but I tried hard.
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Sketch the basic outline of the logo.
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Refine the lines and make sure they are clean.
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Add details and shading if the logo has them.
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Erase any mistakes or stray lines.
Once I was happy with the pencil sketch, I went over it with a pen. I used a thin-tipped pen for the outlines and a slightly thicker one to fill in the ‘G’. I wanted it to look clean and bold. After the ink dried, I carefully erased the pencil lines. And there it was, my first NFL team logo drawing! It wasn’t perfect, but I was pretty proud of it.
Next, I moved on to a more complex logo, the one for the New England Patriots. This one was a real challenge. It has a lot more detail, with the patriot’s face and the flowing flag. I spent a lot of time just studying the reference image, trying to break it down into simpler shapes.
I started with the basic outline of the face and the hat, then slowly added in the details. The flag was the hardest part. I had to redraw it many times to get the folds and the movement right. It took a lot of patience, but I finally managed to draw something that resembled the actual logo. I think a real painter will do a better job.
My takeaway from this experience
This whole experience taught me a lot about drawing and about the details of these logos that I had never really noticed before. It was a fun and rewarding process, and I am definitely going to try drawing more of them. Maybe next time, I will even try adding some color. Anyway, if you want to do this as well, just do it.
