Dingbatty

**iamtheblues** · 19 December 2007, 03:23 PM

Most of us have at least a few dingbat fonts on our computers, those with windows certainly have Wingdings installed.
I've made this desert island scene using a lower case "e" from the wmtrees1 font for the palm tree, and the same letter for the sun's corona using the WhirligigOne Regular font. I used the Alien Skin Xenofex 2 Demo - "Crumple" live effect on the sea and the sand.
I achieved the multi coloured effect on the tree by converting it to editable shapes, and ungrouping a few times then breaking the shapes apart. Doing this also gives a solid tree shape, which I used for the shadow.
No rules, use as many dingbats or other fonts as you like and any tools in the Xara toolbox. Create anything you want.
A great source of free dingbats available for download here:http://www.fontgarden.com/dingbats.php
Saludos,
Bob.

**parahandy** · 20 December 2007, 09:26 AM

I must have a go at that Bob. But where is the hula hula girl?

**iamtheblues** · 20 December 2007, 10:20 AM

"...But where is the hula hula girl?"
In response to your question Norman, the best I could come up with
using a Dingbat was this from TattooParlour.ttf lower case "a".
Saludos,
Bob.

**parahandy** · 20 December 2007, 10:57 AM

It completes the picture Bob and here is me thinking I had caught you out.

**iamtheblues** · 20 December 2007, 10:49 PM

It took me a while to figure out how to fill a dingbat with a colour,
and I thought you might like to see how it was done.
Saludos,
Bob.

**Soquili** · 21 December 2007, 02:25 AM

Very nice use of dingbat fonts Bob.

A variation of your method to fill a dingbat font.

**ss-kalm** · 08 January 2008, 02:13 PM

Posted this in the other post too.

The House of Lime fonts including "Art Nouveau Flowers" are NOT freeware fonts. You should read the terms here before downloading.

I don't intend to rain on anyones parade, but ..... just to be on the safe side.

**iamtheblues** · 08 January 2008, 03:44 PM

Thanks for the information, Keith.
When the font is downloaded from dafont.com., the
zip file doesn't contain the usual text file outlining the terms of use.
This is how these things happen, I suppose.
Whilst I know that ignorance is no excuse in law, you'd think that
by making it available for download on another site, that the usual
disclaimers would be included in the download.
Saludos,
Bob.

**iamtheblues** · 08 January 2008, 05:18 PM

I've come full circle with this one,
a lot of tweaking with various filters
and a fractal clouds fill.
Saludos,
Bob.

**zaphodeist** · 08 January 2008, 06:47 PM

Keith

Point taken. Dafont.com just says 'free for personal use' and just had a look at House of Lime where it says they're free for use on your own site or give proper credit to House of Lime in a gallery via a link. Don't know whether TG can be classed as commercial use but I do get your point

Thanks for the tip

John