Name that font! help pls.

2008-07-28 15:54:13

#1

CTD-CaptainBuck: BLEEDING BLUE; +71|6757|Tenn

k well ive got sum mailboxes to antique(faux finish painting) not important really. but in the following pic i have a pic of the old mailbox and its address... they want the exact same font, and sure i could go through and get a pic of all the numbers and do it the hard way. but if its an actual font, then i can print up the shits fast and be done with it. any help would be appreciated.

https://img244.imageshack.us/img244/2899/abc0076bw5.jpg

heres the finished mailbox excluding numbers. for the fuck of it

https://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7277/abc0078lk5.th.jpg

2008-07-28 16:02:22

#2

Bert10099: []D [] []\/[] []D; +177|6730|United States

That most certainly is webdings.

2008-07-28 16:03:14

#3

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|6662|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

CTD-CaptainBuck wrote:
k well ive got sum mailboxes to antique(faux finish painting) not important really. but in the following pic i have a pic of the old mailbox and its address... they want the exact same font, and sure i could go through and get a pic of all the numbers and do it the hard way. but if its an actual font, then i can print up the shits fast and be done with it. any help would be appreciated.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/2899/abc0076bw5.jpg

heres the finished mailbox excluding numbers. for the fuck of it

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7277 … lk5.th.jpg

The closest I can see to it would be 'Pretorian' but the feet on the text isn't as big or have the same floral effect. It could be a mix of a few as sometimes font numbers dont match the letters. Why is the stem of the 2 a lot thinner than other parts of the number and others. The two inside 4 triangles different sizes? The stem of the 1 goes thick/thin as it goes downwards. And the gap between 1-4 is bigger than the others.

If I was you I would pick a fotted/serif font, Times is the most common example as it looks dated and far from modern. I would use vinyl letters (I would its my job) but preferably Gold. Don't varnish over the top of the letters if you go that route. You could even get the numbers supplied in a negative format ie a stencil. You only problem would be the inner triangles on the 4's.

2008-07-28 16:04:12

#4

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6680|Devon, England

http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

Very helpful. Also, the people reply extremely fast

2008-07-28 16:04:49

#5

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|5742|Roma

well seems tome its more like a hadn written thing, coz the two 4s are not equal
it maybe the paint or something.

https://bf3s.com/sigs/8ea27f2d75b353b0a18b096ed75ec5e142da7cc2.png

2008-07-28 16:08:42

#6

i g: Banned; +876|5853|GA

aerodynamic wrote:
well seems tome its more like a hadn written thing, coz the two 4s are not equal
it maybe the paint or something.

thats what i was thinking

2008-07-28 16:09:46

#7

mkxiii: online bf2s mek evasion; +509|6225|Uk

Bert10099 wrote:
That most certainly is webdings.

thats so amazingly correct i almost shat myself

2008-07-28 17:14:37

#8

Ryan: Member; +1,230|6832|Alberta, Canada

Easiest way to do it would be to get a large, high res image of that, get the numbers by themselves, and print it off to the size you want.
Cut it out, tape it securely to the mailbox, and spray paint. Just make sure the paint doesn't run.

2008-07-28 18:54:05

#9

CTD-CaptainBuck: BLEEDING BLUE; +71|6757|Tenn

i g wrote:
aerodynamic wrote:
well seems tome its more like a hadn written thing, coz the two 4s are not equal
it maybe the paint or something.
thats what i was thinking

yes its hand painted. thats why its not completely the same. but they had to have had sum sort of stencil to go along. unles they freehanded it, which i doubt cuz sum of the old shit peeled off(meaning it was sprayed). spraying is out of the question becuz it wont be as durable.

thanx for ur help guys, cept the smartass. i appreciate the creativity tho

edit:

1927 wrote:
I would use vinyl letters (I would its my job) but preferably Gold.

what do u mean by 'its your job?'

Last edited by CTD-CaptainBuck (2008-07-28 18:55:27)

2008-07-28 23:52:43

#10

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|6662|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

CTD-CaptainBuck wrote:
i g wrote:
aerodynamic wrote:
well seems tome its more like a hadn written thing, coz the two 4s are not equal
it maybe the paint or something.
thats what i was thinking
yes its hand painted. thats why its not completely the same. but they had to have had sum sort of stencil to go along. unles they freehanded it, which i doubt cuz sum of the old shit peeled off(meaning it was sprayed). spraying is out of the question becuz it wont be as durable.

thanx for ur help guys, cept the smartass. i appreciate the creativity tho

edit:

1927 wrote:
I would use vinyl letters (I would its my job) but preferably Gold.
what do u mean by 'its your job?'

Im a sign writer

2008-07-29 00:25:29

#11

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6301

This is somewhat close. The 2's very different though.

https://www.identifont.com/samples/jukebox/Periwinkle.gif

http://www.identifont.com/find?font=Periwinkle

Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/ebug122

2008-07-29 02:24:49

#12

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|6662|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

ebug9 wrote:
This is somewhat close. The 2's very different though.
http://www.identifont.com/samples/jukeb … winkle.gif
http://www.identifont.com/find?font=Periwinkle

Nah its not that close, pick the 1st number, '1' and look at the feet on it!

Sorry to seem picky its just I'm an anorak who can spot it a mile off

2008-08-04 03:43:09

#13

{KHI}Cerberus: Member; +5|6308|Colorado

http://dafont.com

enjoy.

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