From several books I have found examples of pamphlets which focus entirely on type, and I think they really opitimise the early printing style. I found several new and appropriate fonts online to look like early typeface and correct styles of handwriting. I then worked on spacing and sizing the layouts to mimic the style as best as possible. I also tinkered with weathering techniques as before, to make it look like the words have printed badly, as well as taking occasional letters from words and altering them to look like they have slipped on the rudimentary printing presses.
I have now completed a piece of propaganda for either side of the conflict; copying from actual historical sources, as well as a wanted poster from a slightly later period which I have altered to fit with the age. I have also incorporated the portrait of Fairfax done earlier into a recruitment poster for the parliamentarian army, using text from their training manuals.
As these pamphlets could appear a little plain without imagery, I have added smudges and markings to look like excess ink from the press.
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