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Made with 'eShopper' dingbat font, by Gabrielle Gaither, Gab's
Graphics.
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Can dingbat fonts provide inspiration? Absolutely! Unleash your imagination,
play, and let's have some fun! We're not asking for Renoir here, but
Renoir also started somewhere, right?
You don't need to be an artist to create some gorgeous images. Dingbat
fonts are often used for small stylistic icons, adding interest or a
visual descriptions to links. While they have a terrific purpose for
that, let's take them out of that single role as flat, one-dimensional
characters and transform them into breathtaking, living, 3D images,
lifting off the page, and attracting attention.
Your Web page or other document will be catapulted to a new level by
opening yourself up to new possibilities, by exploring, playing and
having fun with dingbat fonts. Using Photoshop 6 and Alien Skin Eye
Candy, you can create some eye-popping images.
The journey into bringing dingbat fonts to life can apply to many creative
endeavors and is not at all restricted to working with dingbat fonts.
My goal is to help get your creative juices flowing and spur you on
to expand your horizons and make new and exciting discoveries.
We'll also build on a few of Wendy Peck's previous tutorials,
especially Dingbats:
Design Elements to Go, her latest column, Into
the Shadows: Isn't a Shadow a Shadow? and Photoshop
Layers: The Freedom Tool.
To explore the world of dingbat fonts, check out WebsiteTips.com's Fonts section or
the Production Graphics Resources Fonts
and Dingbats section.
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