MAKING FREEBIE FONTS FOR YOU GUYS!
Terraformer_Author
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Hi guys.
After looking over a lot of old Tolkien maps - I got inspired to make some fonts that I am going to post here and let you guys have for your CC3 mapping if I can - if not - then finding a host is no prob (gotta get a new font account over at abstract - or maybe somewhere else). ANYWAY - my next font is called "Misty Mountains Gazette", below is a WIP shot (Only the capitol letters have been done thus far - will be hitting it again tommorrow). All letters hand drawn and NOT scanned from any Tolkien maps, they are however loosely inspired by them. Stay tuned kids!
P.S. - they only look a tad bit jaggity and pixelated in my font program (screen shot is from inside the font program), once they are outputted - they will look a LOT better. Still have to tweak the kerning a little to. They will be licensed under OFL / SIL - so no worries! Will also have complete foriegn (non U.S. / U.K.) characters and pronuncials for my European friends, and those who like little dots over their letters, lol.
After looking over a lot of old Tolkien maps - I got inspired to make some fonts that I am going to post here and let you guys have for your CC3 mapping if I can - if not - then finding a host is no prob (gotta get a new font account over at abstract - or maybe somewhere else). ANYWAY - my next font is called "Misty Mountains Gazette", below is a WIP shot (Only the capitol letters have been done thus far - will be hitting it again tommorrow). All letters hand drawn and NOT scanned from any Tolkien maps, they are however loosely inspired by them. Stay tuned kids!
P.S. - they only look a tad bit jaggity and pixelated in my font program (screen shot is from inside the font program), once they are outputted - they will look a LOT better. Still have to tweak the kerning a little to. They will be licensed under OFL / SIL - so no worries! Will also have complete foriegn (non U.S. / U.K.) characters and pronuncials for my European friends, and those who like little dots over their letters, lol.
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Also - if you were to use this font in conjunction with my "Roachian Futhark" font - you could probably achieve a very "Tolkienesque" ambience to your mapping
( http://forum.profantasy.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=2893 ).
The Futhark font that I did has an included .PDF file. The Futhark font that I created is a successful adaptation of futhark runes to the english language, and the .PDF file explains how to write real words and phrases with the runes for your maps - as opposed to just sticking them on there in gibberish, any old way "just for looks". If you can write in other languages using regular english letters that represent sounds - then my runes could probably be used for a wide variety of languages other than english as well - like spanish for example. Also - the Tolkien estate couldn't touch you legally for using them because they are REAL historical runes with a few improvised additions to fill in the gap for latino / english adaptation. The runes are a mixture of nordic, celtic, anglo saxon, slavic, and revised medieval runes.
You're even crueler than I am...
@Monsen :
Yes my friend - I have drawn those up as well.
@Vintyri :
Aaaaaahhh - the "strange letter "B" thingy" is actually a sharp "S" sound?...... Hay - I dun lurned sumthin noo 2day! Lol.
Yes Vintyri - I have that one my friend
I could make out "Thrain" in there off the cuff though - I THINK, lol.
Some of my ancestors are Comanche. Youtube video showing the letters of the language.
About 3 minutes into the video they show the alphabet