Give a small emblem somewhere to breathe
A silhouette-first exercise using the new Reed Nest mark.
Start by looking at the emblem at its native 96×96 size, then put a plain dark rectangle behind it. Find the empty areas between the reeds and the nest before inspecting the woven lines.
For a hand-drawn exercise, make a separate sketch with just three solid shapes. Move them apart until each gap remains visible at the intended display size. Add one inner detail only after the outside shape reads clearly.
The linked finished mark uses AI assistance. The exercise can be drawn by hand and does not require tracing its source artwork.