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ILuvEire · Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 3

How do I make a Font for my conscript? I really want to. Like really a LOT.

I have a cursive script that I can change...I just REALLY would like to make a font, because I have REALLY ugly handwriting, so my conlang might actually be legible (*gasp*).

StrangeMagic · Admin Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 640

I'v ealways used this one:

http://www.high-logic.com/fontcreator.html

However, it is only a trial version for 30 fays I believe. Just make sure you have time to fiddle with it.

For me, I hand wrote each letter as neatly as possible on paper and then scanned it in. I then had to edit each of the letters slightly to make sure they all joined up as mine was a vertical cursive script, and I am guessing a horizontal cursive script would be the same.

I've lost my trial version now, so I doubt I will be of much help from this point forth.

halyihev · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject:

I've played with FontCreator Pro, and it's very good, but you'll want to shell out the $50 or so to buy a real version since the trial won't let you save your work.

The Alurhsa font was created using TypeDesigner, which I have a very old version of, and which is more expensive and less capable than FontCreatorPro.

Fontographer on the Mac is a very good product, but I'm not sure it's even still supported. I think when Adobe bought Macromedia they discontinued it. I have an older version of that although I don't use it much.

I'm looking into FontForge, the Open Source font creation and editing program. I hear it's tough to use, but I don't have enough info yet.
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Serali · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject:

imbecilica · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 74

Good luck. Here's an example of my font at work. God how I sadly love RuneScape.

IT READS:
Hinting at Summoning has been an interesting experiment for us, and it is one that we feel has been very successful. Our favourite bits have been when studying the Forums, looking at what people expect from Summoning. "It's quite interesting, seeing some of the things that are bandied about on the Forums, considered to be 'fact'," says Mod Mark. Among these are 'I'll be able to summon an army' and 'Summoning has no use for skillers' – well, we can say now that neither of those are true. The hints and teasers have also seen a lot of positive chat, suggestions and anticipation surrounding Summoning, which can only be a good thing!

We can promise you that we have made Summoning to the best of our abilities, and we're very proud of it. All that is left now is for you to play it, enjoy it, get your hands on a Summoning skillcape, and know that, in the month after the skill is released, another big batch of creatures will be on its way.

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You know what to do with the spaces between the dots.

Serali · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject:

Um there's no spaces between URLS.

Edit: It doesn't work when I fix it in the address bar.

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imbecilica · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 74

Serali · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject:

Cool! It's pretty! Pretty scripty! Mr. Green

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isepiki · Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 37

How do you make a font without a scanner. I don't have a scanner, sadly enough.
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I wish there was a higher resolution, but looks very nice!
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polyglot · Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Posts: 22

have you tried http://www.fontifier.com/
although if your handwriting is as bad as you say it is it probably wouldnt work

also have you tried http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/
its completly free
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Serali · Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:04 am Post subject:

I use Fontstruct.

Bless the site.

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