I am doing a poster for a benefit concert for Relay For Life. Last year I did this<br><br><br>It is letter size. I really just have to change the date and my friend that requested it said we could use last years. Of course that is no fun so I want to do something like this. <br> <br>I am having problems figuring out a way to do the coils. Anyone have a quick idea? I looked at some tutorials and for brushes but nothing is looking right. My other alternative is to do some of the neat swirls I saw from BittBox on CreativeGuy's blog as free vector downloads. Thanks Jimmy!<br><br>oh yeah, that's going in the blog

BTW I don't want to copy exactly but I do like the spirals. I did find a bigger image.<br><br><br><br>oh yeah, that's going in the blog

I'll bet dollars to donuts that somewhere within the following two links you'll be able to find a dingbat/picture font that will have some ornamental shapes or frames that will fit the bill perfectly. Happy hunting!<br><br>http://www.houseoflime.com/dings.htm<br>http://www.dingbats-uk.org.uk/mvdl/dinglinks1.html<br><br>

Thanks I have a custom shape that is almost there but still too angular. Appreciate the help!<br><br>oh yeah, that's going in the blog

I am not much help here but how are you going to cram all that type into this image even with the spirals ?<br><br>

I only want the frame and it will be thin around the whole poster. The black with the inside frame.<br><br>oh yeah, that's going in the blog

Here ya go, a quick one just for fun.<br><br>The filigree surround was made out of a single Bodoni Ornament. I wanted it to look like wood, but didn't spend enough time on it.<br><br><a href="http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1SOzoXATadSeXwOkYi9EoaYBqbttPY"/><img alt="Picture hosted by Pixentral" src="http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1SOzoXATadSeXwOkYi9EoaYBqbttPY_thumb.jpg" border="0"/></a><br><br>

I created the Guitar Chord frame in Illustrator. Variations of the frame can be achieved by simply turning off and on select layers. It's built on letter-sized paper and you can isolate the Guitar Chord frame and stretch and squash it to fit just about any space necessary. The AI file is 1 MB and you're welcome to it Shelli.<br><br>Below are a few of the combinations possible...<br><br>The final frame...<br><br><br>Guitar Chord frame...<br><br><br>Simple black over white...<br><br><br>Simple White over black...<br><br><br><br>M i c h a e l (OFI)

I should mention that the White over Black version is transparent in the white area, which means you could put a box of any color or gradient behind the black background and it will show through.<br><br><br><br><br>M i c h a e l (OFI)

WOW! Thanks everyone, what a bunch of nice guys, including Gary with his helpful email. My plan was exactly what Michael did so it will work great. I plan on not having it transparent, instead I am going to make it a textured metal, liked brushed aluminum although I also have some rust styes then turn it grayscale. I will post the finished product. <br><br>oh yeah, that's going in the blog