

You should have taken a prerequisite in Illustrator and Photoshop. As discussed, you are nowhere near ready for such an assignment. In the final version, keep the artboard to a size of around 3"h x 5"w. A fourth version will be converted to web color. A third version appropriately named will consist of CMYK. Final artwork should be based on 2-3 spot colors.

As suggested in your course outline, start with Black and White. Keep in mind that the more complex the artwork, the longer it will take to produce. When you decide you've created a "comp" sketch that has been approved, then it is on to the computer. You then would proceed with either a winner or enter round two where you would present a modified version for approval. Very seldom would I present final artwork in the first stage of any logo development. In the real world, this would be the initial approval stage of logo development. Choose 3 top choices and "comp" those up nicely to present to whoever. Give yourself a break and come up with some simple ideas as sketches. Complex "illustrations" really do not apply. Logotypes should be easily recognizable and, above all, memorable. Take a look at the "Adobe" logo in the banner of the forum. (Countless threads exist pertaining to the general topics you have mentioned.) Start your project and post a more specific question when you run into a specific problem and can't find an answer in the provided documentation or by means of a forum search. It's just not practical to explain such broad-based topics in a single thread of a user forum. Procedures for "combining.hand drawing, tracing and.digital elements" are the same for any kind of vector-based illustration, are in principle the same in all mainstream general-purpose vector-based drawing programs, and are covered in the documentation.
CREATING A LOGO IN ILLUSTRATOR FOR BEGINNERS HOW TO
You're basically just asking how to use the program for illustration work. It's not a trivial question it's an impractically broad question that applies to any kind of illustration work in a program like Illustrator, not just graphics used for a logo. I will hand draw some elements of the logo which I am hoping to combine with font and other digital features.
