Hi Carl,
On traditional English horizontal dials, the Roman numerals are not only
slanted along the hour lines but also have their tops and bottoms as circular
arcs, centred on the middle of the dialplate rather than the origins of the
hour lines. Thus, although programs such as
Carl Sabanski wrote:
I have noticed on a number of different sundials that the Roman numerals
used for the hour numbers are sloped to match the angle of the hour line.
Is a special font, technique or combination of the two used to do this? I,
and I am sure others, would be very interested in
Sunny Day!
Thank you very much for sharing your techniques with us. I do not have
Adobe Illustrator but I have a program called CorelDRAW, which I have not
used very much. I know that it does not have all the capabilities of AI but
with your detailed description Tony I will see if I can perform
Sunny Day!
I have noticed on a number of different sundials that the Roman numerals
used for the hour numbers are sloped to match the angle of the hour line.
Is a special font, technique or combination of the two used to do this? I,
and I am sure others, would be very interested in learning how
