How to Make Sweet Photoshop Logos

Make sweet logos, such as peppermints, using Photoshop.

Whether you're trying to brand your new cupcake business, working on images for your dessert catering company or just enjoy doodling sweet snacks, you can make sweets-themed logos using Photoshop. Photoshop is a graphics software program available in the Adobe Creative Suite and it comes armed with a variety of options to make sweet logos featuring candies, sugary snacks and tempting desserts. With a few quick clicks in Photoshop, you can indulge in sweet logos without risking the calories or cavities.

Things You'll Need

• Adobe Photoshop

Instructions

1. Open Photoshop and click "File," then click "New." Name the file "SweetLogo" and set your preferred dimensions, such as 3 inches by 3 inches. Change the "Mode" to "RGB Color" and select "Transparent" from the "Contents" option, then click the "OK" button. Click "View" and "Fit on Screen," which just enlarges your drawing space.

2. Click the "Circle" tool, which looks like an outline of a circle, on the "Tools" palette on the left side of the screen. If you don't see it, look for a hollow rectangle or line; these tools share the same space. Right-click one of the shapes and select "Ellipse Tool." Double-click the top left box in the "Color Picker," which is the two overlapping colored squares. Select a red from the rainbow and click "OK." Draw a circle on the "SweetLogo" workspace. It appears and fills with the red.

3. Choose a white color from the "Color Picker," then click the "Paintbrush" tool on the "Tools" palette. Pull down the "Brush" menu and choose a solid round brush head, such as #9. Draw lines dividing the circle into pie pieces; don't worry if your lines aren't straight or exact, they don't need to be.

4. Click the "Paint Bucket" and click inside one of the pie pieces, which fills in with white. Click inside alternating pie pieces so your circle has red and white swirls like a peppermint candy.

5. (Optional) Click the "Text" tool, which looks like a "T," on the "Tools" palette. A text toolbar appears at the top of the screen. Choose your font, size and color, then click inside the "SweetLogo" box. Type your company name or a phrase, such as "Solo's Sweets," "Cool Cupcakes" or "Max's Munchies."

Tips & Warnings

• You can make an endless variety of logos in Photoshop, including savory snacks such as chips and pretzels, or logos for any other type of business or organization. Photoshop's tools can be manipulated to work for just about any kind of logo your mind can brainstorm.

References

• University of Washington: Photoshop Drawing