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Vitor Mazuco
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Help to find font type

Postby Vitor Mazuco » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:22 pm

Hi Everyone!

I want to make a better icon.

But I don't know what is the font type M letter is used in this file attached.

How can I find of this font type?

Thanks!
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Lazur
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Re: Help to find font type

Postby Lazur » Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:08 am

Hi.

That's probably not part of a font, but some misdrawn blackletter -gothic texutre- lettering.

Anyway, check this topic, and/or maybe ask typophile's experts.

Good luck!

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Re: Help to find font type

Postby brynn » Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:08 am

Yeah, I agree, that looks like it was hand drawn by someone. My college roommate used to fill out certificates and such, for some extra income, using hand calligraphy. And that looks a lot like something she might write.

But you could probably find a font with a letter like that, or maybe that you even like better. Myfonts.com have a lot of free fonts, and 1001 free fonts is all free fonts, and there are a few more good fonts sites where you can look, but I don't have their names at the tip of my tongue. Maybe some are mentioned in the topic Lazur referenced?

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Re: Help to find font type

Postby Janne » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:15 am

A quick try with What The Font didn't come up with an answer based on this letter.

https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/res ... &x=48&y=48

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Re: Help to find font type

Postby ragstian » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:25 am

Hi.

The font is similar to this "Old English";

Image

Hand-tracing the image in the example is a quick job in inkscape:
Image

Result;

SVG Image

Due to the very small image and the "quick job" the result might be inaccurate and not be suitable to your application.

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Ragnar
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Re: Help to find font type

Postby Lazur » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:46 am


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Re: Help to find font type

Postby brynn » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:32 am

It's so interesting to break things down into their lowest or most basic state sometimes. Lazur's image reminds me of tangrams. So you could actually recreate that letter m, according to that image, using Inkscape's Rectangle tool and skewing! (also rotating and maybe snapping) Although that may be a less than ideal approach, depending what you want to do with it, in the end.

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Re: Help to find font type

Postby Vitor Mazuco » Wed Jan 07, 2015 2:34 am

ragstian wrote:Hi.

The font is similar to this "Old English";

Image

Hand-tracing the image in the example is a quick job in inkscape:
Image

Result;

SVG Image

Due to the very small image and the "quick job" the result might be inaccurate and not be suitable to your application.

RGDS
Ragnar


Hi Ragnar!

How can I make this using Inkscape?

Are there a tutorial for I learn?

Thanks in advanced!

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Re: Help to find font type

Postby ragstian » Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:12 am

Hi.

How can I make this using Inkscape?


Open Inkscape -
Import Image - Select your Icon Image
Select image on screen (F1 - then click on image)
Zoom to image (3) - (On the main keyboard)
Use the line tool to trace the outline. (Shift + F6)

Are there a tutorial for I learn?


I recommend going through the tutorials (quick start) in the online manual: Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program

Good Luck.
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Ragnar
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Re: Help to find font type

Postby Vitor Mazuco » Thu Jan 08, 2015 5:02 am

Ok, thanks, so much


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