Designing Simple Logo by Photoshop

Hi, everyone!!!
Today, I would like to talk about designing logo in the Photoshop. I am an amateur so that I design this logo which is very simple, I just use gradient tool and brushes tool to make this. Now, let me show you my work

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/babydragon224/entry5copy.jpg

Next, I would like to show you steps how I do this.

Step 1: Open new page with 600x300 pixels, black background

Step 2: Choose type tool and type (should choose big font, I chose Showcard Gothic font with International and Freestyle Script font with club)

Step 3: With the International layer, choose raterize layer

Step 4: Select selected field to International word(by ctrl + click to this layer) and use gradient tool (color are black and white), drag from top to bottom. You will have the picture as below

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/babydragon224/entry5a.jpg

Step 5: Still continue keep selected field, and select ->modify ->contract, choose 1px

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/babydragon224/entry5b.jpg

Step 6: Add new layer, paint it black. With this selected field, select ->modify ->contract, choose 2px

Step 7: Add new layer again, use gradient tool (color are white and orange). Then, drag from top to bottom

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/babydragon224/entry5c.jpg

Step 8: Until now, the picture is finished soon. We need a little bit about decoration, I just added two line and some soft brush. We have last result. Hope u enjoy it and remember comment for me