I am currently in the process of creating a typeface in my father's handwriting.
Then, delete the rectangle which surrounds the characterīy double-clicking on one of its points (which will highlight ONLY the path of the rectangle) and For the purposes of this tutorial, use theġ7. This will move you to the Outline, or drawing, layer ofġ6. When you are satisfied with the position of the character, go back to the Fontographer Layer You may move the box and its contents with the arrow cursor or the arrow keys on yourġ5. Clicking on the NAME of a layer will move you to that layer.ġ4. This does not mean the check box! The checkboxes only display/hide theĬontents of a layer. If you need to reposition the character, go to Fontographer™s Layer palette, and click on the Open the character window for the character you are copying, such as M.ġ3. Use Edit > Select All then select Edit > Copy. Position it so that the bottom of the character isĪbout 1/3 of the way up from the bottom of the rectangle. Position this over the newly pasted character.Ĭlick and hold the mouse button, and drag (while holding down the mouse button) the pastedĬharacter to the inside of your drawn rectangle. The cursor will change to a four-pointed arrow. This will place a copy of the character in the upper left corner of your document.ĩ.
Using the Select tool, drag a marquee around a character and select Copy.Ĩ. You create a hash mark, on the lower left edge of this rectangle, to represent the baseline.ħ. Positioning your characters in Fontographer will be easier if Make sure the rectangle never touches the character and use the same Square) and all your characters will be uniformly scaled on this rectangle when they are brought This will establish the tallest and widest character in your font (hence the term em Draw a rectangle which appears to be about twice the height of the capital letter M, and halfĪgain as wide. Open the BMP file in Paint or Paintbrush.Ħ. Readme.txt file in your Fontographer folder. Scan images directly into Fontographer™s Template Layer as described in the Fontographer Using your scanner software, save it as a. Scan the handwriting example at no more than 300 dpi.Ĥ. Name your font under Element > Font info > General using the Family Name field.ģ. Open a new font using File > Open Font.Ģ. Keep in mind that your characters must be properly proportioned in order toġ. If the sample handwriting is too small, make a Samples should be fairly large, 3 inches is ideal. This tutorial is designed to illustrate the easiest method of creating a handwriting font.
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#12311: Creating Handwriting Fonts in Fontographer for Windows These rules generally apply to other products as well.
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