Oldnik's Grimoire

An old logo I designed for myself, some 11 years or so ago ( by scanning my face with a light shining up from my chin to create the dramatic lighting effect, then vectorised)
So, in an attempt to dust up on my photoshop skills... am old book,an old logo (not quite so old!) some gold leaf and a bit of visual alchemy..... hey presto!
A Grimoire is a textbook of magic....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimoire

I came across the term here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0099437961/ref=cm_rdp_product_img