Mmmmm Braaaaains!

Zombie Cuisine Part 1.
Edit:Part 2 here

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( Amos E Wolfe enjoys the comedy value of ecclefechan tarts, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 19:21, archived)

Woo!
How on earth do you make text like that? If you're using photoshop, I just can't do it!
(But then again, I could be wrong, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 19:23, archived)

best way is either
to find a similar font, or alter existing text.
( jeffcapeshop, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 19:28, archived)

How it's done
I use a program called Serif Photoplus 9. This is the first image I have posted on the board using this software, I used to have Paint Shop Pro but lost it when the last computer's hard disk crashed. Basically it's very similar to PSP, and (IMHO) easier to use than Photoshop.

Basically I created each letter as a separate layer and rotated each one individually, the "B" 20 degrees, through to the "S" none at all. I then repeated the exercise, thus creating a drop shadow. The original text (which said "Steak" btw) was erased by using the clone tool to fill the background.

Sounds tricky? Not really, it only took about 5 minutes.
( Amos E Wolfe enjoys the comedy value of ecclefechan tarts, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 19:29, archived)

YAY
for steak.

How dare you delete it?
( Steak the weegie: I though I had gone?!?!?!?!?!, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 19:33, archived)

so
you found a close font right?

you didn't draw them by hand..
( jeffcapeshop, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 19:33, archived)

Close font
I guess in this case I just got lucky. Sometimes I will spend ages looking for a font that looks "right". In this case I scrolled quickly down the list and found one called "BATAVIA" - tried it, and it seemed to work.

Once I spent hours looking for a font to fit an image I was working on and in the end I gave up. Some days you is the pigeon, some days you is the statue :o)
( Amos E Wolfe enjoys the comedy value of ecclefechan tarts, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 19:44, archived)

For possible future reeference...
that font...

she is the Frutiger.

The one you used is called "Hobo" or a knock-off... 100% of fact.
( Scoopzilla is going to be a faazhaa, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 20:01, archived)