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Title: Simple artwork help
Post by: Shape D. on March 30, 2005, 12:26:00 pm

I'm looking to put a logo on the headstock of my bass guitar but the fonts I have acess to all suck. and I suck at graphic design anyways.

I need something under 7/8" high and shorter than 2"
heres what I was thinking only with a bolder more scripted  font
 


the
Green Meanie



and I am hoping to get it in a Mother of pearl color

any help would be greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Simple artwork help
Post by: Nocturnaloner on March 30, 2005, 01:22:38 pm

Here's Cotillion.  Don't know if it's what you had in mind, but I imagine it  would look good for a headstock label.

As far as mother of pearl does, maybe you know where to get it, but that would require some kind of adhesive vinyl/plastic stripe tape and the ability to cut the graphics into it.  Don't know where you'd get that done.  What color is your headstock?

Title: Re: Simple artwork help
Post by: Shape D. on March 30, 2005, 01:36:30 pm

Its green and black, mainly green where the sticker would be going.

Its the emerald dyed top/ black back on this page
http://www.warmoth.com/paint/paint.cfm?fuseaction=dyed

the headstock is the "warmoth head" on this page
http://www.warmoth.com/bass/necks/necks.cfm?fuseaction=include_13angled

What does the italic version of that look like?

Title: Re: Simple artwork help
Post by: Nocturnaloner on March 30, 2005, 02:02:04 pm

I don't know if there's a 'true' italic of this font, but here's a more slanted/skewed version:

Title: Re: Simple artwork help
Post by: Shape D. on April 06, 2005, 04:42:12 pm

I found a font online that I think would look pretty good for this I was wondering if anyone would have the font Banshee that they could show me what it would look like for this. I don't want to pay $ for the font if it won't work ahead of time. thank you.

The
Green Meanie

Title: Re: Simple artwork help
Post by: Nocturnaloner on April 06, 2005, 04:50:13 pm

I don't have it, but there's a sample thing at http://www.linotype.com/1723/banshee-family.html

Title: Re: Simple artwork help
Post by: Shape D. on April 06, 2005, 04:54:24 pm

sweet now I just need to find a place that doesnt charge $22 for it. That seems kind of expensive to me.

Title: Re: Simple artwork help
Post by: M3talhead on April 07, 2005, 10:22:37 am

Try here. http://www.fonts.com/FindFonts/search.htm

This is where I get all my fonts from. There are literally thousands to chose from, so there must be something you like.

Title: Re: Simple artwork help
Post by: Shape D. on April 07, 2005, 11:29:00 am

Thats actually where I found the banshee font. $22 seems like too much for something I will only use once. If it was $5 I wouldn't mind but thats friggen expensive.

Although I havent ever looked for fonts online before. Is this normally what they cost? Cuz' I'm not finding it any cheaper.

Title: Re: Simple artwork help
Post by: M3talhead on April 07, 2005, 12:01:31 pm

I dont understand why you're paying anything. I dont have an account and I just dl'd the fonts for free without a hitch.

Title: Re: Simple artwork help
Post by: Shape D. on April 07, 2005, 12:16:38 pm

It says I'm supposed to? I dont see anywhere to download them for free on there.