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What font is it? I'm trying to make a T-shirt and its pissing me off, please help |
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just crop it out of a cover scan, thats what i did |
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Music Has The Right To Children: ITC Bauhaus, play with the kerning values In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country: AvantGarde, again, play with kerning values to get the right effect. Geogaddi: Debussy Twoism, Acid Memories: Handwritten font, I had some close matches but it's eaiser to scan the originals and isolate the text from the background (much easier on Twoism, as the font is against black on the labels) Catalog 3: Impact BOC Maxima: Eurostyle Hi Scores: OCR A or B I haven't really looked at Hooper Bay or Play By Numbers to identify their fonts yet. Hope that helps. |
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dammmmmmmm you boc nerd i want my twoism !! |
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JOYREX YOU MANLY TEXT GOD BEAST *manly cough* cheers dude |
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joyrex, you are the man. |
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No problem...I've been where you have, making BoC shirts and the like. |
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How do you make Tshirts anyway ? |
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joyrex always have the answer! man you are an encyclopaedia :) |
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T-Shirts are easy to do - here's a quick primer: Materials Needed: PC, graphics software, colour printer, T-Shirt, Iron-on transfer paper (available at your local electronics or office supply store) scanner (optional in some cases) 1. Create your design - if it strictly text, I recommend Adobe Illustrator for ease of text manipulation and crispness. Photoshop can be used too, but things can get tricky if you don't know your resolution basics. 2. Once your design is created, in Illustrator select all objects, and choose Transform --> Reflect so it reverses your image and text. This is important, as when you iron the image onto your shirt, it will reverse the image back to 'normal'. After you have done this, size it, keeping in mind where on the shirt you're going to put it (front center, breast pocket, back center, shoulder, sleeve, etc.) Also keep in mind the limits of your printer, as most cannot print to the edge of the paper, so make sure you take into account this 'unprintable area'. 3. Load the iron-on transfer paper into your printer according to the instructions provided with the paper, and in your printer settings, make sure you have the paper type/setting set to heavyweight matte or specifically for iron-on paper. Click print, and once the design prints, allow it to dry on a flat surface for at least 5 min to let the ink set. 4. Once it is done, take sharp scissors or a matte knife and trim away any excess paper around your design, leaving a .25 inch 'buffer' around the edge of your design - this is because when you apply the design to the shirt, it will put a plastic-like coating anywhere the paper is in contact with the shirt, and you preferably only want this over the design area. Once your design has been trimmed out, lay your shirt (prewashed) on a hard, flat surface, and place a pillowcase underneath it to a) prevent damage to the surface b) decrease any chances of creases or wrinkles in the shirt. Make sure the shirt is flat and smooth as possible, and also make sure the sh |
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Damn lame feature of the MB :( *ahem* 4. Once it is done, take sharp scissors or a matte knife and trim away any excess paper around your design, leaving a .25 inch 'buffer' around the edge of your design - this is because when you apply the design to the shirt, it will put a plastic-like coating anywhere the paper is in contact with the shirt, and you preferably only want this over the design area. Once your design has been trimmed out, lay your shirt (prewashed) on a hard, flat surface, and place a pillowcase underneath it to a) prevent damage to the surface b) decrease any chances of creases or wrinkles in the shirt. Make sure the shirt is flat and smooth as possible, and also make sure the shirt is 'centered' (make sure the shirt's side seam is on the edge of the surface, so when you go to center your design, it will be straight and centered on the shirt.). Align the design with the bottom of the shirt to make sure it is level. 5. Have a hot iron ready, and make sure it is set to NO STEAM (see your iron-on directions for more info). lay your design face down on the shirt, and start from the left edge of the design, and use the tip of the iron and work the iron slowly over the design area, pressing firmly (make sure the shirt does not buckle). Do this for at least 5-10 minutes, then carefully peel the paper off the shirt - if you don't see your design on the shirt, STOP, lay the paper back down carefully and re-iron for another 5 minutes. Try peeling again, and if successful, the design should be on your shirt, and the colour should be clear and vibrant (unless your design wasn't clear and vibrant to begin with). Follow the iron-on transfer instructions to 'lock in' the colours, and follow the washing instructions as well. Most iron-on designs last 2-3 years or more if care is taken. |
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damn dude, silk screening is way cooler... check it out. you need a silk screen, textile ink a squeegee, frisket paper, a xacto knife, and a shirt. you make a stencil, put it on the out side of the screen back wards... put the screen over a shirt dump some ink onto the screen squeegee it across pick it up there's your shirt! i've done 3 or 4 like this, its way fun |
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good shout roygbivcore, silkscreenings much more fun and the print lasts for years, i made Orb t's in 93 and they're still good. its gonna be a purchase for me next pay day, havent done it for years. |
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Yeah, but silk screening is crude if you're not good with an matte knife, or if you want to do photographic art. Besides, you want to cut "Boards Of Canada" out of frisket? That'd take ages! :) Screening DOES last longer though. |
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and another reason: i don't know where the fuck my printer is... like seriously, there's an empty spot on the desk where it used to be. what the fuck. i've done the boards of canada out of frisket :P it did take a while, i did it in black, and then went back later and did it in red, just a little bit off, so it's got this cool effect. i also made 2 afx shirts (the same design), a squarepusher shirt, and a BoC one that i printed out, it looks like the hiscores cover, i got a tshirt in that light blue color |
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How informative! |
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heh. I failed silk screen with honours... i think my design was too intricate for it. |
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How in the hell do you misplace a printer??? :) |
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