Adobe Fonts for Engraving Layouts

[RedfordTrails]

I'm looking for an adobe font that will produce a nice replication of the "Hand Engraver's Alphabet" There are a lot of choices that look as if they will work, but I'd like to know if any are better at accomplishing this.

 

[sam]

Hi Wayne. Welcome to the Cafe!

Bickham Script Pro is quite nice. Maybe not the perfect engraver's script, but a very pretty font. It's an Open Type font and I believe you need software like Illustrator to access its alternates.

If you'll follow the thread by Dr. Joe on engraver's script you'll get the best resource there is on how to correctly draw the letters. Joe goes into amazing detail on correct letter form. I've learned a lot from his thread.

From Adobe:
Alternates
Several fonts include additional ligatured forms, alternate lowercase letters, and lowercase within uppercase combined forms. The alternate forms were designed to give words a slightly more animated and informal appearance and to lend more interest to type composition. Because of their decorative quality, they are best used in moderation.

 

[mrthe]

please Sam can you put a link to this thread?

 

[sam]

Here's a link to the Bickham Script Pro font.

I should add that I've seen this font on other sites and it did NOT have the alternates which are the best feature.

 

[mrthe]

thank you sam

 

[RedfordTrails]

Finally getting around to downloading it tonight. Thanks!