#Gold paint on papyrus texture movie#

So when you set a block of text in a given typeface, that block of text should have an overall even texture. A good typeface lets those inherent differences between letters shine through, while maintaining harmony between all of the letters. If letters didn’t differ from one another, we wouldn’t be able to read them and get information from them. For example, an “x” is totally different from an “i.” That’s the very basis of letters. Each letter is inherently different from other letters. Letters do the job of conveying language. Instead, I mean the “texture” of an overall block of text set in Papyrus. I don’t mean the “texture” in the sense of the various nicks or scratches on the edges of Papyrus letters. One of the most important fundamentals by which to analyze a typeface is that of texture. Keep in mind that Papyrus is what you would call a “display” font, which means it was never intended to be used in blocks of body copy in the first place – not that that has stopped anyone from using it for their term paper on ancient Mesopotamian economics.Įven though Papyrus is a display font, seeing it set in body copy still helps us analyze how well it balances visual weight. Here I’ve set blocks of body copy in Papyrus, Garamond, and Comic Sans. So, I set out to compare and contrast the qualities of Comic Sans and Papyrus with the qualities of the most beloved typeface – Garamond. If Papyrus is the second-most hated font, next to Comic Sans, it makes sense to define Papyrus’s “bad”-ness in comparison with Comic Sans. Surprisingly, I didn’t find this to be true. If it’s so hated, clearly it must be lacking in fundamentals.

To start off, let’s look at Papyrus’s fundamentals as a typeface. The surprisingly solid typographic fundamentals of Papyrus One that sends an important message about the potential downfall of civilization.

I believe that James Cameron’s use of Papyrus was an artistic choice. And no, not necessarily because of any aesthetic quality the font has.

The most surprising finding of all was that Papyrus could potentially be the perfect font for the film Avatar. There were things I learned about Papyrus that deepened my dislike of the font, but there were other things that helped me appreciate it. (I wish I was kidding.) I’ve edited it down to this long blog post. I spent over a year writing a novel’s worth of words trying to untangle the mess. So, I set about the arduous task of breaking down Why You Hate Papyrus.

#Gold paint on papyrus texture movie#

It’s another thing entirely for it to be used to represent what would become the top-grossing movie of all time. Even then they will rarely ever be perfectly flat and the customer has to appreciate that that is the nature of the beast.It’s one thing for Papyrus to be used on the sign of a strip-mall bakery. Either way, it is important to get the flattened papyrus into the frame and sealed up as quickly as possible as if it is left out for too long the wrinkles will gradually return. Failing that I would have my conservator do the job. I also tried to keep the tape behind part of the design or over thicker parts of the material.įlattening them was usually easy enough - face up on a damp piece of card with a dry one over it then a bit of weight was usually good enough. This last point is a really important one as that red/gold paint the Egyptians are so fond of using is great for sticking itself to the glass.įor mounting I used gummed paper T hinges and, if necessary, coloured them or painted splodges of colour onto them to avoid a pale square outline showing through. I preferred to do a raised matt as Shayla suggests with something like Crescent's spice ivory behind it and a lifted double matt or spacer to avoid glass contact. The black bleeds through the thin parts and darkens the whole look of the piece. I see too many papyrus floated on black matboard or suede and really don't like that look.