Tavern Signs
jaerdaph
Traveler
I tweaked the coat of arms template that comes with the Heraldic Symbols March 2008 Annual to create some tavern signs. Using various PNGs with index transparencies, I was able to create some of the following.
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Very well done.
Personally, I would like to have the tavern name written on the sign as well though.
@Monsen: I'm going to try a few with the names written on. One of the reasons I left the names off was because in earlier times, many pub patrons couldn't read, so the owners would leave the name off and only use a picture (more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pub_names).
@JoeyD473: Please do!
I'm trying to find a good list of "famous" RPG pub names (like the Inn of the Welcome Wench in Village of Hommlet) so I can make signs for the "classics", but haven't had much luck.
I like to see new uses of CC3 and this is top grade! Where did you got the wood texture ?
All of them look good in any case though.
Here's a tip if you want to add a "stain" to the wood (like the black stain I used on the second Wolf's Head Pub sign): Draw a solid polygon in the color you want to use as a stain on a DESIGNS sheet that is below any DESIGNS sheets you are using for images that matches the shape of the sign board. Set the Blur to 0.05 and the Transparency to about 50. It will give the wood a nice appearance as if it had been stained or lightly painted.
I take it the irish pub symbols are not CC3 native?
@Barrataria - No, these are images I found on the Web. I imported them into Fireworks, tweaked them as best I could to get transparency areas if needed, and exported them as indexed PNGs. I imported the PNGs into CC3 using Draw -> Insert File. You can of course use the PNG images from the CC3 symbols, many of which would make really cool tavern signs. I recommend using Draw -> Insert File to import the PNG image of the symbol into the tavern sign template rather than place the actual symbol itself, as this will go directly on the DESIGNS sheet which is already set up with sheet effects (using the symbols will create a new SYMBOLS sheet in the tavern sign template and won't have the sheet effects added unless you do it manually). Here's an example using PNG symbol images from CC3 and DD3: