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How do you guys make your labels? I have an idea for mine but I have less than zero artistic capabilities. Basically I am looking to make a characiture, sp?, of the guy I am naming my beer after. Can anyone point me in the right direction or would anyone be willing to help me out. Thank you

Iceman6409 said:

How do you guys make your labels? I have an idea for mine but I have less than zero artistic capabilities. Basically I am looking to make a characiture, sp?, of the guy I am naming my beer after. Can anyone point me in the right direction or would anyone be willing to help me out. Thank you

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I don't want to be to Mr. Promo here. I'm really trying to keep my comments sacred to the site and craft. But... this is my label design site. Take a peek. Cheep enough I guess. I need a lot more designs to make it work. And I do have a day job!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/123476692/custom-drawn-portrait-logo-on-printed

My smoked vanilla porter:


and the Imperial red


1st one, a black lager


Inkscape and Gimp are great tools

Here is my first attempt at a label, I'll still add some detail regarding the specific brew (ABV, IBU . . .) in the right bottom corner when the batch is in the fermenter.

Please tell me what you think.

Iceman6409 said:

How do you guys make your labels? I have an idea for mine but I have less than zero artistic capabilities. Basically I am looking to make a characiture, sp?, of the guy I am naming my beer after. Can anyone point me in the right direction or would anyone be willing to help me out. Thank you

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I have used this before. You can fine-tune the amount of detail by setting the blur radius higher or lower.

Here are a few labels I have made up for homebrew batches. I just use Powerpoint with pictures pilfered from the internet, then save them as images.

First, an IPA I did last spring.

Being in the Air Force, I like to use that as a theme....

Our background of our label and the labels for our first bee Premier Porter and ALT'ered Consciousness. I bought paper from Northern Brewing that had glue on it just needed to be moistened but they didn't stick very well, so I used a glue stick hopefully they come off nice when the bottles are emptied. Any one have any idea or suggestions what to use for labels??

Some more Air Force labels...

MillStreetBrewhaus said:

Love the bean, love the beer

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I uh, kinda wanna try this beer...

BraapBeer said:

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EPIC!!! LOVE this one!!! Hahaha! I cheated all the time...

Here's a new one. Got the name from Jamil Z's BCS. Not the same recipe, but a cool phrase for a name.

These are my two latest






The second one was a calaboration with a friend (hence the different logo)

Here's a sampling of some of my labels. Some are just for ideas I haven't actually brewed yet. But hey, designing labels for brews I'm daydreaming about is a great way to waste time at work




I've made the Dirty Dickens, the Grape Ape, and the Cranberry Apfelwein. I've got the ingredients for the Graff, and I'll be doing it as my next batch. The Circe Cyser is my fantasy brew, which is gonna take some time and cash to get the ingredients for, but I will do it... Having the label keeps motivated...

ed5388 said:

These are my two latest
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The second one was a calaboration with a friend (hence the different logo)

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Please tell me the second one is a Tremors reference.

The Hefe was for a graduation party for someone earning their Doctorate. Other one is the begining sketch of the label Im doing for the Yohimbe Porter I just brewed.

Here was my first one. I did a Chinook IPA from Northern Brewer

My next one is a Pale Ale clone that I am trying. Here is that one.

I roughed these out to put on bottles I gave away at Christmas.

Unicorn Blond

Black Goat Pale

diptherunner said:

Here's a new one. Got the name from Jamil Z's BCS. Not the same recipe, but a cool phrase for a name.

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Hey, you put me on your beer!

I like the labels BlackGoat. They're simple yet striking

Just mucking around with my first label.
Major Mitchell was a famous surveyor in the area I live in. I enjoy local history so that's how I came up with the name!!!

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passedpawn said:

Hey, you put me on your beer!

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That's awesome!

lovebrewin said:

Just mucking around with my first label.
Major Mitchell was a famous surveyor in the area I live in. I enjoy local history so that's how I came up with the name!!!

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Nice Westy bottle. And nice label.

My attempt at labels! Kind of addicting...

Starting to come together. Second pic is today.

Latest wine label...

brewbobaggins said:

Latest wine label...

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Cool label... I remember driving through Dunsmuir when I was a kid, beautiful area.

BlackGoat said:

Cool label... I remember driving through Dunsmuir when I was a kid, beautiful area.

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Oh nice. Yeah it is. Gorgeous views, endless hiking trails, right on I-5, and right below the scenic Mt. Shasta. Plus Dunsmuir has the best water on earth (at least according to their official city motto), which is a lovely addition to my brews.

I haven't done my own labels yet (mainly because I'm sick of removing labels), but I have a couple custom bottle caps:

Here's one I'm working on for a cider I brewed in homage to Russian River...

My wife knocked this up for me.

Which colour combo do you guys prefer ?

Wheelspin said:

My wife knocked this up for me.

Which colour combo do you guys prefer ?

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For the style, the creamy orange one.

Bottom right, but I would remove the inner shadow on Garagista.

brewbobaggins said:

Here's one I'm working on for a cider I brewed in homage to Russian River...

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Well done! Like it a lot!!

Wheelspin said:

My wife knocked this up for me.

Which colour combo do you guys prefer ?

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I'm actually a fan if the top right (green)!! All of them are really good though!

Shred said:

I haven't done my own labels yet (mainly because I'm sick of removing labels), but I have a couple custom bottle caps:

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Are you able to do these yourself, or do you farm it out?

do any of you guys use a particular software programme to get these results inc the correct size to fit on bottles or just MS paint?