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The Font? Why that's A&S Jillbeans. A casual slab serif with lots of character. Based on a hand lettered style by sign artist Jill Welsh. Two font set includes regular and bold.
I'd consider simplifying it a bit. Maybe even go more retro with the colours.
Trying to avoid work today.....
I tarted up my idea with some drop shadows and a shade to simulate a 3D sign. "ICE CREAM" would be on a big gentle curve.
Shane,
Great that you've joined us. I was a bit shocked and dismayed when you "hung it up" a year or so back. I figured if you couldn't make it work with your talents then I was surely doomed. Glad hear you took a break for other reasons.
Oh....forgot this little guy...:notworthy:
The carving can be learned.... start with a bar of soap and a pen knife.
It's coming up with what to carve and how to execute it that he is a master of. The economy of his designs are amazing. Breaking something down to it's simplist possible form where nothing can be added or taken away to...
Hmm. When I seal wood it's to keep knots and resins from bleeding through my paint topcoats. Shellac is a popular sealer for this application. Kilz make several shellac based sealers that would be as good as any. Another popular choice used to be a metalic silver paint that had aluminum powder...
Shane Durnford's new site is finally up. I've been following his blog for some time now and was anxiously waiting for him to get his site up and running. T'was worth the wait. If you like superb design go there now but prepare to feel very humbled. http://shanedurnford.com/
Adrian
Wow! That works great! You should have mentioned it was in photopaint though. It has way more options than photoshop. I'm really surprised to say that.
That Macbook Wheel video was priceless. If you didn't already, go check it out.
http://www.theonion.com/video/apple-introduces-revolutionary-new-laptop-with-no,14299/
(The Stouffers anti-suicide tips was good too)
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