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Thank you! I am testing this now and only having trouble getting the scaling right.
I figured out the multiplier when I use photoshop but I was hoping to use illustrator which is being a bit tricky. Trial and error!

Hi there, long time no see, forum! :) On my latest creation I'm tackling something that I've never tried before: I want to make a clean version of a font then a rough, distorted version as well, which would look like the same font was neatly hand-painted with a brush. I've created brushed fonts (usu...

This bug is in relation to FCP 5. I'm not sure if minor bug fixes are being supported on the older version any more, so this is "just in case!" I just came across a bug which nearly gave me a heart attack. I had saved my font file on a removable USB drive this morning, accidentally mind yo...

Wowsers! thanks for the quick replies. I'll try that list. I even read some typophile articles on small caps before posting here, but I guess I missed that one. I have trouble with the auto-kerning. I find that having a preset list much easier. Either I end up with too many, too few, or it won't eve...

I often use FontCreator to develop decorative Small Caps style fonts but find that kerning is a problem because I need to account for not only Upper to Lower case pairs, but Lower to Uppercase. For instance, I might use the font to display the text "She turned me into a newT" (Sorry, Monty...

I know I'm late, but just in case you've not solved this problem: It may seem stupid but was your draw program, or FCP on a lower zoom level for those letters? I made a handwriting font using a Wacom tablet in Photoshop and I think I had that problem. Also, if you're using Photoshop check the resolu...

Sorry I should have been more clear... I'm developing this font in Photoshop and FCP to use in Corel Draw, so Ive already accounted for the colors. :) The picture I posted is the (hopefully) expected result. Just since I did that last post I decided I'm going to just do the gradiated line "Fill...

:idea: Move the contour to the right of all other contours before deleting it. :idea: When pasting contours, move an existing contour to the left before pasting the contour. Ths will stop bearings from being adjusted. There is also a Glyph transform to reset bearings to zero and an option on the Tr...

Thanks for your help everyone, I will give it a try.

I tried that, in fact with the font I'm using as practice, I started with the full font including outlines, shadow etc. To get the "fill" font I just deleted the outer contours. As soon as I removed the largest shape, the left and right bearings shifted out of place. Using the origin coord...

Hi everyone, I've created a few basic handwriting and symbol fonts, but now I'm taking the plunge and trying to do something complex. What I am trying to do is create a font family consisting of an outline, a shadow, and a fill, all of which will be layered in CorelDraw or Photoshop. To start I am p...