> Hi there,
>
> Since I started using POV-Ray quite some time ago I always wanted to use more
> interesting fonts. I was very excited when support was added for True Type fonts
> but I still wanted to be able to add borders and bevels to the fonts. Therefore
> I have made a simple Arial font that has borders. If I had planned ahead better
> I see now that I could have added the ability to make various types of bevels as
> well. Maybe I'll re-do the characters someday with that capability. For now,
> though, there are still many interesting variations that can be made with the
> bordered characters. I will post some example pictures below. If anyone is
> interested I will post the source code as well.
>
> The picture attached to this post is a bumper sticker design. The background and
> characters required separate lighting so the characters were set to "no_image"
> while the background was rendered, then the characters were rendered with a
> transparent background.
>

Or, you could have rendered in a single pass using 2 light_group.
One for the background and one for the characters with no_shadow set.

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Dave Blandston wrote on 21/02/2015 3.33:
> Some examples of how the bordered characters can be styled...
>
An interesting work!
Paolo

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These are really nice. I do like your bumper sticker I've seen this brain 
dead Cal Rep before and I know why the Zombies starved. I can't see how 
California survives as a state.

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Hi there,

Since I started using POV-Ray quite some time ago I always wanted to use 
more
interesting fonts. I was very excited when support was added for True Type 
fonts
but I still wanted to be able to add borders and bevels to the fonts. 
Therefore
I have made a simple Arial font that has borders. If I had planned ahead 
better
I see now that I could have added the ability to make various types of 
bevels as
well. Maybe I'll re-do the characters someday with that capability. For now,
though, there are still many interesting variations that can be made with 
the
bordered characters. I will post some example pictures below. If anyone is
interested I will post the source code as well.

The picture attached to this post is a bumper sticker design. The background 
and
characters required separate lighting so the characters were set to 
"no_image"
while the background was rendered, then the characters were rendered with a
transparent background.

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Alain <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:
> Or, you could have rendered in a single pass using 2 light_group.
> One for the background and one for the characters with no_shadow set.

Thank you for the suggestion. Although I don't post many pictures I do like to
see what others are doing occasionally and I have noticed that you give people
very helpful advice. That is one of the reasons I like to use POV-Ray, because
other users are so kind.

I appreciate the compliments from others as well. I spent quite a bit of time on
this project so it's great to know that others can use it too.

If anyone wants to contribute a unique style of characters I'll add it to the
sample file. My e-mail address is davXswaX1967Y at Zyahoo period com (remove the
capital letters).

And I am surprised that someone recognized the criminal politician in the
picture! Yes, he is just one of many though!

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