Why do you assume there is a font behind this?

This is a piece of Sean Freeman's lettering.

The basis of the illustration must be a font, or am I wrong?
Do you know how it's made? It's stunning!

The basis of the illustration must be a font, or am I wrong?
Do you know how it's made? It's stunning!

Why do you think someone can't draw those letters all together in that word with a pencil or a vector program? Why do they have to have used a font, which itself would have had to be drawn originally?

Commercial Script is a good solid, bold interpretation of copperplate writing as a typeface if you want one. Sean Freeman's work IS stunning, here is the link to his website: http://www.thereis.co.uk

I don't think that at all. It's just that the font looks really familiar. Nowadays there are so many script fonts available. I'm just curious how it's done, that's all. I wanna know how to do that too :) :)

There are also a lot of people producing calligraphic/drawn pieces inspired by copperplate writing with tons of flourishes just now. It's everywhere. Enough already? In UK Seb Lester has much prominence and produces lovely work (much ripped off). Alison Carmichael is another one. She has collaborated with Sean Freeman on other projects so could well have drawn the original lettering for him for the 'cream' piece. If it's a case of finding good script typefaces then that is a problem. Translation into type kills the life force! Much weedy and kitch. Commercial Script (Morris Fuller Benton 1906) is a pretty good model and robust too if that's what you want and is a kind of 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' choice. Matthew Carter's Shelley has his excellence but is a lighter weight. Doyald Young sells a really beautiful one from his own site, but it's a lighter weight too. Similarly, Ale Paul at Sudtipos has gourgeous Burgues with a vast array of alternates with various swashes. (his Piel and Adios are not copperplate but very impressive). I'd like to know of more myself so let me know if you find something fab. Nothing beats integrity of writing/drawing here though does it? and work of the modern 'greats' like Doyald Young or Jean Larcher.

I'd like to know of more myself

Heavy formal scripts:

Ballantines
Tangier
Glenda
Memoriam

Thanks guys.

Thank you Stephen, Memoriam especially a thing of beauty

Somewhat related – but upright – Hubert Jocham’s Narziss (especially the Swirls version):

http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/hubertjocham/narziss/

Indeed, Thank you for that. Also found it whilst enjoying the discovery of his outrageous Glenda from Stephen's list.

Oh, and since it hasn’t been mentioned yet:
Künstler Nr. 2
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/kuenstler-script/