Soar Alba (Free Scotland)
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- Printables
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- 2D Plates & Logos
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Saor Alba is a Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) motto in support of Scottish independence, meaning “Free Scotland” in the colonial tongue. It's pronounced “Soo-D Ah-luh-puh” … keeping in mind that the letters mean different sounds in that language than they do in English!
The text is inspired by medieval script. The letter that looks like an “f” is a long s — there are many rules that govern its use in ancient texts, but here the use conforms to the convention that the long s was generally used at the beginning of a non-capitalized word. I used a lightly modified version of a Bastarda free license font.
The lion rampant is a vector outline of the lion seen on contemporary versions of the Royal Banner of Scotland.
There are two versions: (1) “white on black” and (2) “black on white.” I think 1 is best used as a lithophane. 2 can be used either as a lithophane or as a multi-color relief print.
Regarding the frame:
I found a customizable frame here, and it's the one you see in the picture of the actual print.
UPDATE
Prototype print image uploaded in the frame.