Alright, so I wanted to mess around with recreating the Chicago Bulls logo. You know, that iconic angry bull? I’ve always thought it was a cool design, and I figured it’d be a fun little project to try and draw it myself.
Getting Started
First things first, I needed a good reference image. I just did a quick search and found plenty of versions of the logo. I picked one that was nice and clear, so I could really see all the details.
The Sketching Phase
I started by lightly sketching the basic shapes. I mean, it’s mostly circles and curves, right? I used a pencil so I could easily erase and adjust things. The horns were a bit tricky, getting the curve and the points just right. It took a few tries, that’s for sure. I kept erasing and redrawing until I felt like I had the proportions more or less correct. It didn’t have to be perfect, but I wanted it to be recognizable.
Adding Details
Once I had the basic outline down, I started adding in the details. The eyes, the nostrils, the little lines that give the bull its angry expression. This is where it really started to look like the Bulls logo, and not just some random bull drawing.
Inking It In
After I was happy with the pencil sketch, I went over it with a black marker. I have some of these fine-liner pens, and it’s perfect. This made the lines nice and bold, just like the real logo. I had to be careful not to smudge anything, so I worked slowly and steadily. One slip-up and you gotta start all over, you know?
The Final Touches
The last thing I did was to make the out color be red, it is easy. I grab my red color pen and coloring it.
And that’s it! It’s not a perfect replica, of course, but I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. It was a fun way to spend an afternoon, and now I have my own hand-drawn version of the Chicago Bulls logo.
