For the kind of logo work that lamonttropp shows on DeviantArt, you really need to be working with vector graphics rather than bitmaps. That is, you create a file which describes the shapes (e.g. an SVG file) rather than describing the colours on a grid of pixels (e.g. BMP, JPG, PNG.) When you use a vector graphic in a document or web-page, the shapes are drawn at the most appropriate resolution, so that you always get the best image possible. Vector graphics can be exported or converted to bitmaps easily for times when that's the kind of file that you need.
Photoshop can do some vector graphics using the pen tool etc., but it's geared more towards bitmap editing, so may not be the best application for logo design. Adobe's software intended for vector graphics is Illustrator; but of course, that is rather expensive. I use a freeware alternative called Inkscape (link) when I need to do this kind of graphics work, and have found it very effective and quite easy to use. Getting to know a vector graphic program will take a little time, of course, but many of the concepts are very similar to Photoshop (bezier curves, layers, transparency, artistic text etc.), and you will end up with logos that look really sweet no matter what size you display or print them.
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25 Jun 2018, 1:03 am
