I'm back in the thread and have since made some successive iterations and versions on the logo/avatar that I showcased in
a previous post.
Version 5:
I wanted to try a more symmetric version as the previous version(s) were unique, but I felt they were missing something. I felt this was too simple, however, and so did the following versions.
Version 6:
Version 7:
Come V6, I wanted to make the avatar seem more sophisticated. From V6 to V7, the main difference is that the "arms" emerge from the same point and I felt that change really made it better, even if I lost the nice parallel arms.
Version 8 - This is mainly a fattened up and slightly adjusted Version 7 and I brought back the dark version:
Version 9 - The final iteration that I had been using as the avatar for a while:
This version was given an almost low-angle perspective for an imposing, dominant, or powerful characteristic. I further wanted the avatar to look more like a stoic, immovable, calculating thing and I felt this did it. My account's avatar that might have been seen before this post had to be cropped, so one couldn't see the farther pylons.
I also just finished working on a shaded depiction:
I felt tempted to give the shell - the part outside of the eye/iris - a bit more of a glossy finish, especially to push my bounds as I don't usually paint/shade and as I don't usually utilize greatly reflective materials yet, but I'm largely happy with the more matte appearance.
Alongside the above, I did something comparatively simple but related: A personification of the logo I think.
Not much to say about this, I wanted to do something in my toon style as a possible alternate avatar.
For both of the direct above, I did experiment a bit more with blending modes and other Krita tricks/features after having found some tutorials. Namely, I found and can recommend
David Revoy for learning about the capabilities of Krita. He is French but a few of his speedpainting+comics tutorials and demos have been rather enlightening for my technique in the above two and another work/attempt I have yet to publish.