Looking at my toaster this morning, this idea "popped up".


It worked better in my head than in reality but that's probably due to my current skill level!

Getting photoshop this week so hopefully things will improve :)

Incidentally for those fonts not on the net, how do you all match them so well?
(Capitan is still on a high from my 1st FP:), Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:43, archived)

with tracing paper

( bilbobarneybobs this ain't love, this ain't a romance..., Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:44, archived)

I use silly putty
just push it against the text and peel away to get the font you want. it's magic.




Might only work on newspapers actually
( HappyToast is dancing like Tim Booth on, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:46, archived)

But...
How do you get "other" letters?

Take this for an example.

Started with Dualit, how do I get other letters that match the font?
(Capitan is still on a high from my 1st FP:), Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:51, archived)

either find the exact font
or make new bits out of existing word if it allows (this doesn't really)

Or use a completely new typeface
( bilbobarneybobs this ain't love, this ain't a romance..., Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:54, archived)

Yup.
A new but similar typeface is the answer.
( kinks Speak up Brown - you're through, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 14:05, archived)

splendid
but the all chrome classic is the best one.

*strokes toaster*

*burns fingers*
( Thor_sonofodin Exterminieren! Exterminieren!, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:44, archived)

You see?
You play with toasters, you get burnt!
(A Vagabond loves your mum, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:46, archived)

*scrapes off burnt bits of finger, smears with butter, eats*

( HappyToast is dancing like Tim Booth on, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:47, archived)

I thought
You were a hippy/vegetarian?
(A Vagabond loves your mum, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:48, archived)

Nordic deities
are made out of parsnip.
( Captain Wow 'like Molly Ringwald except much more frightening', Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:51, archived)

That is SUCH a predictable response.

(A Vagabond loves your mum, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:53, archived)

That's what I've got
But I'm not good enough to match the colouring/shading using paint so I chose an easier option.
(Capitan is still on a high from my 1st FP:), Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:48, archived)

www.dafont.com

(A Vagabond loves your mum, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:46, archived)

There used to be an online font matcher
but I can't find it now
( emvee is being semi-productive - he produced a semi on, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:46, archived)

myfonts.com/whatthefont

( bilbobarneybobs this ain't love, this ain't a romance..., Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:51, archived)

aha
yep, that's it
( emvee is being semi-productive - he produced a semi on, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 14:31, archived)

If I don't have an exact match, I either make up the parts I need from the rest of the logo/type
or just find a typeface that's nearly correct and use 'shop to bend and mold it into a match for the rest of the lettering, which is what I just did for the 'Mony' one above...
( WiL was dressed by Sylvia Anderson on, Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:50, archived)

OK
So with Photoshop I'll be able to do it better than with paint like my attempt above?
(Capitan is still on a high from my 1st FP:), Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:53, archived)

Photoshop better than paint. In all ways.

( Captain Wow 'like Molly Ringwald except much more frightening', Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:55, archived)

apart from when you want to decorate

( bilbobarneybobs this ain't love, this ain't a romance..., Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:56, archived)

*designs wallpaper in photoshop*
*prints out 100000 sheets*
( Captain Wow 'like Molly Ringwald except much more frightening', Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:58, archived)

Thanks all :)
Roll on Photoshop!
(Capitan is still on a high from my 1st FP:), Mon 3 Mar 2008, 13:58, archived)