Mfrhtyj

I have been trying to trying to replicate this logo for my team (not to mention in LaTeX ofcourse:-)):

So where I am now:

documentclass[11pt]{standalone}

usepackage{tikz}

usepackage{pgfplots}% loads also tikz

pgfplotsset{compat=newest}% to avoid the pgfplots warning

usetikzlibrary{intersections, pgfplots.fillbetween}

%https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/58702/creating-gears-in-tikz

% #1 number of teeths

% #2 radius intern

% #3 radius extern

% #4 angle from start to end of the first arc

% #5 angle to decale the second arc from the first 



newcommand{gear}[5]{%

    foreach i in {1,...,#1} {%

        [rotate=(i-1)*360/#1]  (0:#2)  arc (0:#4:#2) {

            -- (#4+#5:#3)  arc (#4+#5:360/#1-#5:#3)} --  (360/#1:#2)

}}  

%https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/48662/tikz-or-xcolor-lighten-color

colorlet{MyColorOne}{blue!60}



newcommand{lightercolor}[3]{% Reference Color, Percentage, New Color Name

    colorlet{#3}{#1!#2!white}

}



newcommand{darkercolor}[3]{% Reference Color, Percentage, New Color Name

    colorlet{#3}{#1!#2!black}

}





lightercolor{MyColorOne}{50}{MyColorOneLight}

darkercolor{MyColorOne}{50}{MyColorOneDark}

%https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/255234/how-does-one-pick-control-points-to-control-b%C3%A9zier-curves-in-tikz

newcommandDrawControl[3]{

    node[#2,circle,fill=#2,inner sep=2pt,label={above:$#1$},label={[black]below:{footnotesize#3}}] at #1 {}

}

%https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/66490/drawing-a-tikz-arc-specifying-the-center/218814

tikzset{

    pics/carc/.style args={#1:#2:#3}{

        code={

            draw[pic actions] (#1:#3) arc(#1:#2:#3);

        }

    }

}

begin{document}

    begin{tikzpicture}

    %draw[help lines, step=.1] (-3,-3) grid (3,3);

    draw[help lines] (-3,-3) grid (3,3);

    draw[name path = a,thick] gear{9}{2}{2.8}{15}{6};

    draw[name path = b, black,fill=black] (0,0) circle (1.65cm);

    draw[name path = c, white] (0,0) circle (1.7cm);

    tikzfillbetween[of=a and c]{MyColorOneDark};

    tikzfillbetween[of=b and c]{white};

    draw[black,fill=black] (0,0) circle (1.65cm);

    draw[white] (0,0) circle (1.7cm);

    draw[ultra thick,white] 

    (1,-1.34) 

    .. controls (1,-0.65) and (-1.4,0.4) .. 

    %to

    (-1,-0.6);

    draw[ultra thick,white] 

    (-1,-0.6) 

    .. controls (-1.3,0.3) .. 

    (0.75,0.75);% DrawControl{(4,2)}{blue}{}; %DrawControl{(3,2)}{blue}{1}DrawControl{(5,2)}{blue}{2};   

    draw[ultra thick,white] 

    (0,0.58) 

    .. controls (0.3,1) .. 

    (1.3,1.05);

    draw[ultra thick, white] (0.535,0.66) pic{carc=20:-150:0.2};

    end{tikzpicture}  

end{document}

which gives me:

Having said that, with respect to the original figure, the challenges that I face are three-fold:

1. I am not able to match the blue color between the gears and the first white circle. [worked as per Phelype Oleinik suggestion]

2. I am not able to replicate the barrel shape in the teeth region of my figure (compared to original).




3. Finally, ofcourse, I used a lot of helps from other answers that are linked to this question (especially, @Gonzalo's Bézier trick). But still I am not able to get the smooth finishing of my Falcon.

All helps and suggestions are appreciated. Nevertheless, any optimisations of my code is more than welcome.

I was always scared by falcons. They hunt us! (With to[in=...,out=...] one can do a lot of things, and if one in and the next out differ by 180, there is no kink.)

documentclass[11pt]{standalone}

usepackage{tikz}

usepackage{pgfplots}% loads also tikz

pgfplotsset{compat=newest}% to avoid the pgfplots warning

usetikzlibrary{intersections, pgfplots.fillbetween}

%https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/58702/creating-gears-in-tikz

% #1 number of teeths

% #2 radius intern

% #3 radius extern

% #4 angle from start to end of the first arc

% #5 angle to decale the second arc from the first 



% Max' comment

newcommand{gear}[5]{ foreach i in {1,...,#1} { [rotate=(i-1)*360/#1] (0:#2) arc (0:#4:#2) .. controls (#4:1.1*#2) and (#4+#5/2:0.95*#3) .. (#4+#5:#3) arc (#4+#5:360/#1-#5:#3) .. controls (360/#1-#5/2:0.95*#3) and (360/#1:1.1*#2) .. (360/#1:#2) }}



colorlet{MyColorOne}{blue!60}



newcommand{lightercolor}[3]{% Reference Color, Percentage, New Color Name

    colorlet{#3}{#1!#2!white}

}



newcommand{darkercolor}[3]{% Reference Color, Percentage, New Color Name

    colorlet{#3}{#1!#2!black}

}





lightercolor{MyColorOne}{50}{MyColorOneLight}

darkercolor{MyColorOne}{50}{MyColorOneDark}

%https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/255234/how-does-one-pick-control-points-to-control-b%C3%A9zier-curves-in-tikz

newcommandDrawControl[3]{

    node[#2,circle,fill=#2,inner sep=2pt,label={above:$#1$},label={[black]below:{footnotesize#3}}] at #1 {}

}

%https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/66490/drawing-a-tikz-arc-specifying-the-center/218814

tikzset{

    pics/carc/.style args={#1:#2:#3}{

        code={

            draw[pic actions] (#1:#3) arc(#1:#2:#3);

        }

    }

}

begin{document}

    begin{tikzpicture}

    %draw[help lines, step=.1] (-3,-3) grid (3,3);

    draw[help lines] (-3,-3) grid (3,3);

    draw[name path = a,thick] gear{10}{2}{2.8}{15}{6};

    draw[name path = b, black,fill=black] (0,0) circle (1.65cm);

    draw[name path = c, white] (0,0) circle (1.7cm);

    tikzfillbetween[of=a and c]{MyColorOneDark};

    tikzfillbetween[of=b and c]{white};

    draw[black,fill=black] (0,0) circle (1.65cm);

    draw[white] (0,0) circle (1.7cm);

    draw[ultra thick,white,line join=bevel] 

        (-52:1.67) to[out=100,in=-10]  (0,-0.5)

        to[out=170,in=20] (-0.7,-0.55)

        to[out=200,in=80,looseness=0.8] (-0.8,-0.85)

        to[out=120,in=-160,looseness=1.2] (-0.2,0.5)

        to[out=20,in=-170,looseness=1.2] (0.75,0.7)

        to[out=-70,in=-60,looseness=1.3] (0.3,0.4);

    draw[ultra thick,white] 

    (-0.2,0.5) to[out=45,in=180] (0.5,1) to[out=0,in=170] (32:1.68);

    end{tikzpicture}  

end{document}

UPDATE: Implemented Max' suggestions for the teeth of the gear and also changed the teeth of the falcon. (Those who want to object that falcons do not have teeth: here's a counter example. ;-)

Addendum: Original beak and removed things that are not used.

documentclass[11pt]{standalone}

usepackage{pgfplots}% loads also tikz

pgfplotsset{compat=newest}% to avoid the pgfplots warning

usetikzlibrary{pgfplots.fillbetween}

%https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/58702/creating-gears-in-tikz

% #1 number of teeths

% #2 radius intern

% #3 radius extern

% #4 angle from start to end of the first arc

% #5 angle to decale the second arc from the first 



% Max' comment

newcommand{gear}[5]{ foreach i in {1,...,#1} { [rotate=(i-1)*360/#1] (0:#2) arc (0:#4:#2) .. controls (#4:1.1*#2) and (#4+#5/2:0.95*#3) .. (#4+#5:#3) arc (#4+#5:360/#1-#5:#3) .. controls (360/#1-#5/2:0.95*#3) and (360/#1:1.1*#2) .. (360/#1:#2) }}



colorlet{MyColorOne}{blue!60}



newcommand{lightercolor}[3]{% Reference Color, Percentage, New Color Name

    colorlet{#3}{#1!#2!white}

}



newcommand{darkercolor}[3]{% Reference Color, Percentage, New Color Name

    colorlet{#3}{#1!#2!black}

}





%lightercolor{MyColorOne}{50}{MyColorOneLight}

darkercolor{MyColorOne}{50}{MyColorOneDark}

%https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/255234/how-does-one-pick-control-points-to-control-b%C3%A9zier-curves-in-tikz

begin{document}

    begin{tikzpicture}

    %draw[help lines, step=.1] (-3,-3) grid (3,3);

    draw[help lines] (-3,-3) grid (3,3);

    draw[name path = a,thick] gear{10}{2}{2.8}{15}{6};

    draw[name path = b, black,fill=black] (0,0) circle (1.65cm);

    draw[name path = c, white] (0,0) circle (1.7cm);

    tikzfillbetween[of=a and c]{MyColorOneDark};

    tikzfillbetween[of=b and c]{white};

    draw[black,fill=black] (0,0) circle (1.65cm);

    draw[white] (0,0) circle (1.7cm);

    draw[ultra thick,white] 

        (-52:1.7) to[out=100,in=-10]  (0,-0.5)

        to[out=170,in=10] (-0.7,-0.55)

        to[out=170,in=80] (-0.8,-0.85)

        to[out=120,in=-160,looseness=1.2] (-0.2,0.5)

        to[out=20,in=-170,looseness=1.2] (0.75,0.7)

        to[out=-70,in=-60,looseness=1.3] (0.3,0.4);

%     draw[ultra thick,white,line join=bevel] 

%         (-52:1.67) to[out=100,in=-10]  (0,-0.5)

%         to[out=170,in=20] (-0.7,-0.55)

%         to[out=200,in=80,looseness=0.8] (-0.8,-0.85)

%         to[out=120,in=-160,looseness=1.2] (-0.2,0.5)

%         to[out=20,in=-170,looseness=1.2] (0.75,0.7)

%         to[out=-70,in=-60,looseness=1.3] (0.3,0.4);

    draw[ultra thick,white] 

    (-0.2,0.5) to[out=45,in=180] (0.5,1) to[out=0,in=170] (32:1.68);

    end{tikzpicture}  

end{document}