Re: Any ideas about making something like this?
- From: "Carrie" <starchild@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:24:49 -0500
"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" <jl_paules@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Several years ago I used Publisher to create a fake steamship ticket. I
printed it on antique gold paper/ That will muddy your colors somewhat.
As for fonts - there are bazillions of free fonts available. Google till
you find a site. Try searching for "antique fonts" or something like that.
yes, it might be the paper it's printed on too.
As to finding free fonts and bazillions- gazillions of them! I know, I
spend hours looking at them and downloading ones I like and then hardly ever
(if ever) use.
But, I haven't tried the antique- old looking search.
I have one, or two that are "old crappy typewriter" font. (brings back
memories of the old crabby typewriter I used to have)
~ Carrie
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JoAnn Paules
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"Carrie" <starchild@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I want to recreat an old-fashioned looking railroad ticket. Have a 4
year old grandson who is train crazy, and I thought it would be cute for
his wall.
Looked all over online and found party invitations for sale that are like
I want (not sure what I'd put on them now) Since he loves trains and
railroad stuff, I have been thinking of collecting train pictures from
online, printing them out and putting them together (on cardstock or
cover stock) with a spiral binder into a book (just for him) The ticket
could have some railroad stuff on it, and his name and be the cover of
the book.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/starchild_dreams/tickettrain1.jpg
I wasn't sure what to use for a program (I'm in the early stages of
learning Illustrator, but don't know enough about it to try and duplicate
something with it) but settled on Publisher (2000), because of making the
rectangles and boxes and moving things around to fit.
First thing, I can't get old looking colors like that. I can get bright
yellow and grey. Even that isn't so bad but do any of the font addicts
here know what font that is, or similar? I tried round Arial MT for one,
but it's too crisp and bright looking. The colors are too bright, too. It
doesn't have that soft look like old paper. The website that has this
ticket (party invitation) on it, also has them in other colors, but they
all have a soft, faded look.
I have a lot of fonts, I'm always finding them and saving them, but
don't seem to have one that looks like old ticket print.
I like to use whatever ideas come to me to learn. A challenge
Thanks,
Carrie
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