Strange kerning differences

Bhikkhu, thank you so much for your invaluable tips and explanations. I see there is still a lot of work for me.

But, isn’t it ‘ag’ kerning pair below? It’s a screenshot from the font attached in my previous post.




There are also far too many nodes in every glyph, which indicates that you’re using the wrong method to import images. I think you must be using pixel mode rather than trace mode. If you want a rough look to the glyphs, use less smoothing or none at all.

My method was:

  1. Draw using Wacom tablet in Adobe Illustrator
  2. ctrl+c in AI
  3. ctrl+v in FC (into each glyph window)

Where I made a mistake? Should I write each glyph into .pdf and then import it to FC as you wrote in this thread? Is there any difference?

And the last question (hope you don’t mind!): what exactly should I fix in the side-bearings? As I wrote, I’ve imported this from completely different font but maybe there is something new for me and I should learn how to do it properly. Do you have any link or can I find this in FC help?

Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate it.
Lucas