Inn for VTT

[darelf]

I should be finishing some documentation, but no...

Here's a first draft of the sign:

[RPMiller]

I think you should be able to see the wood texture through the image more. Also, this would look rockin' on a suspended sign rather than on a pole.

[torstan]

I agree about the colours. Maybe the best plan is to use a greyscale image of the wood texture to bump map the colours so that it looks like they are opaque colours painted on to rough wood. Hmmm, could you post a high res shot of the blank sign, both sides? I'll mess with the sign a bit more. That lettering is too inconspicuous and the font is wrong. Any suggestions for a nice font for this?

Also, darelf - there's a lot of chat going on over on the maptool forum about 3D stuff. I'm sure it won't be supporting sketchup any time soon but I'd like top post a couple of these screenshots over there nonetheless if you wouldn't mind?

RPMiller - I agree about the suspended sign. That would look good.

[darelf]

Sorry, I've been busy. Yes, go ahead and use whatever. If not otherwise mentioned, all this Inn is the same license as your original VTT Inn images.

Yeah, I like the idea of a suspended sign. I'll try to knock one out today.

I wanted to get an "embellished" top where it has a nice curve with the little round bit in the middle... I don't know the terms for these things, but I'll post a picture of it once I get it together.

Definitely something thicker for the font... I like Caslon Antique if you have a bold version of that. ( I'm not sure if the original Caslon even had a bold version... )

[darelf]

Here's a hanging no-image version of the sign. That way if you want more transparency or whatever, you can adjust.

[torstan]

Thanks. I'll have a play with that and see what I can come up with.

[jfrazierjr]

I agree about the colours. Maybe the best plan is to use a greyscale image of the wood texture to bump map the colours so that it looks like they are opaque colours painted on to rough wood. Hmmm, could you post a high res shot of the blank sign, both sides? I'll mess with the sign a bit more. That lettering is too inconspicuous and the font is wrong. Any suggestions for a nice font for this?

Bah... you don't need no stinkin font! Just zoom in and hand letter it to give it that hand painted look. Granted, that's much easier said than done if you don't have a tablet...

Joe

[torstan]

Well I do have a tablet - just not in the same country as me right now. However my hand writing is fairly appalling. I've done a bit of hand-lettering in my time and it takes forever if it is to look half decent. I'll stick to fonts myself...

[jfrazierjr]

Well I do have a tablet - just not in the same country as me right now. However my hand writing is fairly appalling. I've done a bit of hand-lettering in my time and it takes forever if it is to look half decent. I'll stick to fonts myself...

heh.... now I have an image stuck in my head for a sign of a small tavern somewhere with a crude painting(of an Orc of course) and the words "Da Ragin Ork" above.

[torstan]

Someone's showing a past Games Workshop addiction

No tablet so can't do that idea justice right now, but I like it.