Aeon Flux Animated - Trevor Goodchild Currency

[snouty]

I'm having a crack at the money you see in the Aeon Flux animated show.

Here's the reference:



And here's what I have so far.



The font is wrong but then it's hand drawn in the original. Any thoughts on that?

My intention is to make it a bit less cartoony and more real. But it's a start.

 

[AZSneed]

It is looking real good so far.

If you have not planned on it, and if you can, you should try to make the circling and forced perspective patterns right and left of the head, in multi-colored. It should make look more modern.

 

[snouty]

It is looking real good so far.

If you have not planned on it, and if you can, you should try to make the circling and forced perspective patterns right and left of the head, in multi-colored. It should make look more modern.

Hi there, yes I had half heartedly thought about that and your comment has firmed up my resolve to do just that obviously the colours I'm using so far are just the ones in the short shots of the bill in the show, but I'll make them finer and more subtley toned once I have the structure down more. Choosing all the colours is going to be a job in itself.

Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated.

 

[snouty]

Progress.
That which does not kill us, makes us stranger.

 

[AZSneed]

You are welcome.

It is looking even better now. One observation, on the plate number, the P looks more like an F on the screen capture to me.

 

[snouty]

You are welcome.

It is looking even better now. One observation, on the plate number, the P looks more like an F on the screen capture to me.

Yeah I just spotted that myself. Corrected in the new revision.

 

[snouty]

okay more lines etc. and a LOT of cleanup. Tiny lines and dots tweaked millimeters in one direction or the other.
This is a level of precision the original did not get.

 

[Mike J.]

https://www.myfonts.com/search/augustea/

 

[snouty]

https://www.myfonts.com/search/augustea/

Hey Mike, that's terrific, thank you!

Phil

 

[snouty]

Yep very nice, I just have to add the slash through the O. I used the letter O rather than the number 0, a littler trick I learned from the titles of 2OO1: A Space Odyssey.

 

[AZSneed]

Excellent details, this is going to be impressive.

 

[snouty]

Excellent details, this is going to be impressive.

Haha, thanks yeah I want it to be exact as I can make it. Obviously I'm going to add, but the fun part is the forensic pick apart "is that a block of lines or a just a block?"

BTW can anyone make out that fine text at the top under the title. I'm drawing a blank.

 

[snouty]

Quick update:

DONE
Bottom font altered to better match.
More lines added on right side.
Number 1 filled with light colour and made more proportionate.
Background colours added.

TO DO
redo the portrait
figure out the fine text below the title.
figure out what happens under the coins.
Juggle the line weights to make them balance because they are ALL over the damn place.
Add fine almost invisible "security" features in the filled areas.

We are almost there.

 

[snouty]

What is the name of the currency? I'm calling it a ONE "Phi-Pexuni" note.

 

[snouty]

The fine print inder the title seems to say something like (underlined words unclear and guessed):

THIS IS NOT A THING LRG AND
ALL CREDITS FUSE AND PRINTED

You EXPECT Aeon Flux stuff to make no sense but . . .
Damn I dunno, it's really fuzzy. Shame there are no HD assets out there.

Any thoughts?

 

[snouty]

Okay that's enough for today.

 

[snouty]

Okay that's enough for today.

 

[AZSneed]

The line of text, I can make out the second line as...ALL DEBITS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.

 

[snouty]

The line of text, I can make out the second line as...ALL DEBITS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.

Ah okay that makes more sense. Maybe it's a genuine piece of banknote copperplate. I'll look into it

thanks AZ

 

[snouty]

hahaha ok it would have helped me if I was American, I'm actually a Brit so I don't handle a lot of American money. The line is probably a direct lift from US currency . . . This note is legal tender for all debts public and private

so it might probably be that, I think