Name Sign Help Please!

[OzarkSawdust]

I thought I had this...but my "Birds of Paradise" font will not come up in Inkscape and I'm running short on time.

I want to cut a sign from 1" Oak

Last name "STARR"  in New Times Roman

First names "Jake & Barbara"   in Birds of Paradise

scalloped corners ( I need to do that on my sign as I think it looks more finished )

Like my sign in the picture...but names only...NO wedding date! It's for a next door neighbor back home and the guy that commissioned me didn't know the date.

Thank you all so much! 

[JimErn]

quick and dirty, check it for islands there might be one or two

4ozark.pdf

[Rockytime]

Great pattern Jim!

[OzarkSawdust]

8 hours ago, JimErn said:

quick and dirty, check it for islands there might be one or two

4ozark.pdf 76.45 kB · 0 downloads

Thanks Jim!! Just what I was wanting. 

When I opened it in Inkscape it wouldn't let me resize it. Keeping the proportions the same, how wide can you make it and still print on 1 piece of paper?

[JimErn]

the sign is presently at 8.5 long

Download the pdf, when you go to the print dialog there is a field to enter the size, 110% etc

in inkscape, with the png or pdf on screen, hit control D, then move the copy away from the original, you should be able to resize the copy

[Birchbark]

1 hour ago, JimErn said:

the sign is presently at 8.5 long

Download the pdf, when you go to the print dialog there is a field to enter the size, 110% etc

in inkscape, with the png or pdf on screen, hit control D, then move the copy away from the original, you should be able to resize the copy

When i looked at it, i get the canvas size of 7 5/8 x 11 3/8 at a dpi of 72.   I wonder what that's about??

Russell

[JimErn]

58 minutes ago, Birchbark said:

When i looked at it, i get the canvas size of 7 5/8 x 11 3/8 at a dpi of 72.   I wonder what that's about??

Russell

 72 is typically the screen resolution for display, 

in the pdf copy the page size is standard letter size, the black border in the pdf copy is my default page display at 8x10 - I forgot to turn it off before saving

[Birchbark]

1 hour ago, JimErn said:

 72 is typically the screen resolution for display, 

in the pdf copy the page size is standard letter size, the black border in the pdf copy is my default page display at 8x10 - I forgot to turn it off before saving

Yes Jim, I should've taken the time to look at the pdf.  :)

Gary i gave it a go as well.  I made mine a .jpg file, in Landscape Orientation.  If you print this, you'll have to print it that way.

Russell

 

 

[OzarkSawdust]

11 hours ago, Birchbark said:

Yes Jim, I should've taken the time to look at the pdf. 

Gary i gave it a go as well.  I made mine a .jpg file, in Landscape Orientation.  If you print this, you'll have to print it that way.

Russell

 

 

Thanks Russell!

[OzarkSawdust]

15 hours ago, JimErn said:

the sign is presently at 8.5 long

Download the pdf, when you go to the print dialog there is a field to enter the size, 110% etc

in inkscape, with the png or pdf on screen, hit control D, then move the copy away from the original, you should be able to resize the copy

Thanks Jim!! I'll try it in the morning.