In Memory of...

[Jillbeans]

I have to make a paint mask for my friend.
It's for his client, whose only request is that it say
IN MEMORY
DAD
(not in memory of Dad)
It is for a Triumph tank.
I was wondering if it would be cheesy to make some of the letters extended into the others sort of like the Triumph logo.
But the R is too close to the end to make it "official".
I was thinking of making the M in Memory having a long leg connecting into the Y.
Or should I just go with something simple/dignified?
Total area is about 4"x4".
Love.....Jill

 

[iSign]

Maybe if you use upper & lower case letters, having a "y" that sweeps back to meet the tail of lower case "n" in the word "In" would work?

Is the triumph logo on the bike somewhere?

 

[Jillbeans]

Too cheesy?

 

[Bigdawg]

Not too cheesy, but the connect looks forced, not sweeping like the triumph logo. The M and Y in that font doesn't curve to make the swoop natural-looking

 

[Jillbeans]

No logo on bike.
My buddy's going to paint it in silver then give it a fire red outline.
The bike tank is a deep reddish purple with a fire red pinstripe.
last night when he brought the tank over, my friend asked what I thought of the paint job.
I told him it seemed a bit duller than matte (it will be clear coated) and wondered what the flecks in it were, as it did not appear to be a metal flake.

It's the ashes of the dead man, whom I've known for many years.
I made my friend take the tank with him.
Now I'm struggling with a script for "Dad".

 

[Marlene]

tail into the "R" from the "M" instead to make the cross bar in the R sort of like what the bike lettering does in the top example where the tail of the "T" makes the cross bar of the "H".

 

[Bigdawg]

tail into the "R" from the "M" instead to make the cross bar in the R sort of like what the bike lettering does in the top example where the tail of the "T" makes the cross bar of the "H".

Good eye - what she said Jill!

 

[iSign]

Now I'm struggling with a script for "Dad".

well, struggle with some script for "In Memory" too :smile"

 

[Jillbeans]

Think I'm gonna can this idea and just go with a nice script.

 

[iSign]

Think I'm gonna can this idea and just go with a nice script.

 

[Jillbeans]

Next time I wanna try something cheesy tell me not to.
I think this is more appropriate.
The other one seemed like I was trying too hard.
(this is in the colors of the tank...sorta)

 

[phototec]

At first glance, it looks like ON MEMORY?

The "i" looks like an ".O"

IMHO

 

[petesign]

Jill, the end looks nice. I am just happy to see that you are human.. I always admire your work on here - and it's reassuring to us keyboard mashers to see that even the best of us have difficulty sometimes.

hehehe

 

[HulkSmash]

Too cheesy?

I really like this jill, just one thing that bothers me. I feel like im walking into a
bed and breakfast. But i like the direction.

 

[laserman70]

Like the final idea.
I have to agree, the I looks more like an O

 

[Jillbeans]

My creative juices are kinda dry today.

 

[Marlene]

It is for a Triumph tank.

don't forget that it is for a bike tank. the last one is nice but really girly. it needs to man up some. your other idea wasn't all that bad it just needed some tweeking. if you do decide on script, look for one with a thicker stroke and more manly man looking or one that looks more like pinstripe to fit in with theme.

 

[ddarlak]

My creative juices are kinda dry today.

play with it a little while.... it'll come around

 

[Tiki]

Maybe connect the N and Y

 

[Jillbeans]

Tiki again, as ever, you just knocked my socks off.
That's perfect.
Thanks.