Hello everyone,
I'm trying to illustrate the word "Falcons" and looking for a script font that might match this quick sketch of F:
I've never attempted anything like this before, so drawing the letters myself is not a good option.
I'd appreciate your help. Thanks.
EDIT: The feather-like endings are easy to customize, of course. I'm more interested in the general shape of the rest.
Look at the top, at the title! Tangier has a nice italic F like the one you're looking for.
AFAIK there is no outline dropshadow feather script font.
But it might be possible to take a sporty script and featherize its "brushes" (those are ostensibly the foxy parts, but with suitable detailing they could perhaps be made to suggest feathers/wings, if that's what your intent is).
Nick, I'm not quite sure but I don't think he's necessarily looking for an outline/drop shadow... I inferred this was merely the shape of the "F" he was looking for, not necessarily with that kind of stylization already applied. Then again, I could be wrong. :)
We'll see how literal he is...
Not the right F, but already "feathered":
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/larabie/sloe-gin-rickey/
In the ballpark:
Wow. Sorry I couldn't get back to this earlier.
To clarify, I'm not looking for an outline font or one that has the feather motif (mentioned that at the top). I probably should have mentioned "Falcons" refers to the athletic program at a school. They play soccer, basketball, and volleyball.
Steven, I looked at Tangier before I posted, but it's shapes are too "stylish" for what I need, as if written with a pen, which is too formal for an athletic program.
Riccardo, I'm not too fond of Sloe Gin Rickey...
Frode, Bello is indeed an interesting option, but lacks "sharpness," which would require quite a bit of customization. (Don't get me wrong, I'd love to do it, I just haven't attempted anything this extensive yet.)
Kent, Casey is the closest of the suggestions to what I had in mind. Love the capitals, but the lowercase again lacks sharpness. (That F is phenomenal, though!) I'll keep this one on the list.
Why not hire someone to draw it for you? You obviously have a clear idea of what you’re looking for.
Frode, that would be ideal, but there is no budget for this. I'm just trying to improve on what they currently have, if possible. If I can't do it, they just continue using what they have.
And this could be a good exercise for me, as well.
I'm not too fond of Sloe Gin Rickey
Neither am I! :-)
I mentioned it just as a reference to an already "feathered" face (plus, the price is unbeatable, but, as often mentioned on Typophile, you get what you pay for, at least more often than not).
Don’t worry about me:) I’m telling everybody they should hire someone nowadays (and hopefully that someone might be me).
I think you should give it a try yourself, perhaps starting with a font that’s close to what you want. Feel free to post a thread here, if you need advice! If you’re completely new to type, my best advice is trying to understand how your shape would look drawn with the same tool as the other letters (thicks/thins/angles/terminals) and keeping your bezier points at extremes and handles at 90 degrees.
Frode, if I have time for this, I might give it a try. If I do, I'm posting it on Typophile!
Just have to find the right base font first, since it's going to make my life much easier.
If groovy is okay, Candice might be an option.
Quick trace to see if this will work. s currently looks like a tail, so I'll have to fix that! l might need a loop. Please feel free to critique all my errors. I'm trying to learn.
Anyway, do you think this is going in the right direction?
DISCLAIMER: I've not bought Casey yet (just traced these letters). I have every intention of buying if I take on this project.
Another go.
It’s easier to see if you post black shapes, but I think this looks quite nice. The right leg on your “n” has a bumpy curve, and it might be a bit too heavy down where it touches the “s”. The lower left part of your “s” also seems slightly bumpy. I you decide to keep that loop on the “l”, try smoothing out the top left curve.
Yeah, make the right loop of the "l" seem as though it actually passes through the letter to the bottom left and connects to the "a." As of now, you can tell it was just added on.
Good points, Frode and Steven. Will keep working on this.
I'm not sure about the l's loop. I would try it "unlooped", but "curvier".
Can't work on this over the weekend, but I might start a new thread for this. I'll post a link here if I do.
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