Of all of the Animal Sigils, the elephant is the hardest one for me to crack. I initially got the idea online from googling "Elephant Logos". I then drew this up as a quick sketch just to get a feel for an elephant's shape. I was not happy with it because the eyes are too high up, the head shape looks like a weird ping pong paddle, and I felt that the trunks were too far away from the rest of the head.
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Initial Sketch | |
What I did next was tighten up the head by making the tusk black and bringing everything closer together (eyes, ears, and trunk). It looks a lot better, despite the fact that the head now resembles an upside down guitar and the eyes were crooked. Notice the little notes that I drew for myself at the bottom. The scan doesn't show them too well, but they are quickie sketches of how an African elephant's ears should look.
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Second Sketch of Elephant Sigil |
I redrew it for a third time. The shapes of the elephant came out a lot better than my previous attempts! The ears are better connected to the head and the trunk looks more like an actual elephant's trunk. I also changed the ear shapes and reversed the tusks' orientation to make it look more scientifically accurate. I also decided to make the tusks its natural white color again. The eyes are also the more traditional ones, instead of my previous attempts at trying to create eye shadows.
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Almost completed Third Sketch |
Finally, I sent it to my friend and he made some minor adjustments to the head to give it a more scientifically accurate look for an Asian elephant. Hence, the chiseled ears, modified trunk, and head bumps.
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Final Elephant Sigil |