{"id":39,"date":"2009-12-28T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T06:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.wordpress.com\/?p=39"},"modified":"2020-07-11T16:34:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T20:34:22","slug":"number-7-is-a-girls-face-made-of-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2009\/12\/28\/number-7-is-a-girls-face-made-of-text\/","title":{"rendered":"A girl&#8217;s face made of text cc-by lemasney #cc #design #typography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_40\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100803textportrait.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40\" data-attachment-id=\"40\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/20091228\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091228.png?fit=505%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"505,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A girl&amp;#8217;s face made of text cc-by lemasney\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A girl&amp;#8217;s face made of text cc-by lemasney&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A girl&amp;#8217;s face made of text cc-by lemasney&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091228.png?fit=505%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-40 size-full\" title=\"A girl's face made of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091228.png?resize=505%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A girl's face made of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography\" width=\"505\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091228.png?w=505&amp;ssl=1 505w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091228.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091228.png?resize=500%2C495&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A girl&#8217;s face made of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I used\u00a0path as pattern path effect tool to make a stenciled face. In this case, I started with a photo of a girl&#8217;s face, did a trace <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Bitmap\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bitmap\" rel=\"wikipedia\">bitmap<\/a> operation, made text lines in three different sizes, then converted the lines of <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Inkscape\" href=\"https:\/\/inkscape.org\/\" rel=\"homepage\">Inkscape<\/a>&#8216;s text into paths, and used them to paint the dark areas of the face, while leaving the lighter areas a pure white. 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In this case, I started with a photo of a girl&#8217;s face, did a trace bitmap operation, made text lines in three different sizes, then converted the lines of Inkscape&#8217;s text into paths, and used them to paint the dark areas of the face, while leaving the lighter areas a pure white. 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