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Main => Artwork => Topic started by: coldcoffeecup on February 01, 2016, 12:14:36 pm
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I'm working on creating the marquee artwork for a cab build I'm working on, and I really like the style and font of the center 'Midway' sign of this building in my hometown: http://imgur.com/tc0OMU1 (http://imgur.com/tc0OMU1).
Does anybody have any advice on how I might be able to recreate something like this in Adobe Illustrator? I really like the font, the light bulb look of each letter, and how the sign has been weathered/faded over time. I realize that in all likelihood I'll probably have to find something else, as it may be too hard to recreate something like this, but I thought I would ask. I would even be interested to know if somebody has a suggestion of something that might already exist in a similar style.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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What dimensions are your thinking on your marquee?
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I get the impression you might be trying to go for an a little Art Deco.
I'd do a google search for BioShock Art Deco Wallpaper (https://www.google.com/search?q=bioshock+art+theme&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=995&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqnq3rrNfKAhUG6GMKHacHBicQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=bioshock+art+deco+wallpaper)
Cool stuff there. Not a direct reproduction of your "Midway" sign but it could get he juices flowing.
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What dimensions are your thinking on your marquee?
I believe it's 6x32" (not at home right now). I used ChanceKJ's build as a major reference. I can post the rest of the art later if that's helpful.
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Cool stuff there. Not a direct reproduction of your "Midway" sign but it could get he juices flowing.
Very awesome, thanks a ton! I'm not very creative, so it helps having some sort of starting point :)
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Well, the example you show is pretty tall, but the dimensions you cite are pretty wide. So you have to make some compromise somewhere.
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Well, the example you show is pretty tall, but the dimensions you cite are pretty wide. So you have to make some compromise somewhere.
That's a good point. Yots has a good eye. :)
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Well, the example you show is pretty tall, but the dimensions you cite are pretty wide. So you have to make some compromise somewhere.
Sorry, I guess I meant to imply one thing but that I didn't explicitly state; the text isn't going to be the same, just the font/style. It's going to say something like 'Miller Arcade'
Sorry about that!
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I really like the font, the light bulb look of each letter,
You might check out this page (http://www.shutterstock.com/similar-199230527/stock-vector-retro-glowing-font.html?page=1)
The font is called Broadway font or Marquee font.
They are vector fonts that have the light bulb in each letter.
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I really like the font, the light bulb look of each letter,
The font is called Broadway font or Marquee font.
Nice! Thanks a lot. This should've been obvious to me to begin with I guess. Oh well...