Re: Fresh Paint - and clear, well-spaced numbers . . .

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> . . . and copies of the above numbers re-
> sized proportionally to two feet tall and copied
> to a grid for measurement in the same way as
> was done with 1 7 4 above:

Tank Smith Wrote:
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> In the world of typography, this is called kerning.


No, I did NOT do any kerning, Tank -

Which is reducing the space between characters to achieve a more balanced appearance — such as IMHO needs to be done between the 'L' and the 'V' on the tenders of the D U R A N G O  &  S I L V E R T O N.  All I did was proportionally reduce the size of the entire image – including the spaces – so that the height of all the numerals was as close as I could get it to 24 inches.  The kerning and letterspacing (or lack thereof) is unchanged in either the 'old' =or= the 'new' image; they were only resized overall to make the numerals the same height so that the spacing (or obvious lack thereof) could be compared with at least some semblance of accuracy.

- Roosso