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Here are some additional compact pieces of advice I think are useful: Not everything in that article is useful for webcomic creators, but it is interesting to see how typeface designers conceptualize their craft. I lack requisite expertise, so I recommend reading this article on making fonts. Making a font for comics is the same as for anything else.

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Webcomic artists should use free programs otherwise, there are many, many other programs to talk about. If you have the money, and are not inclined to make a font, you can license a font or find an open-source Google font you like. If you use Photoshop, there is a $49 add-on called Fontself for creating fonts to export as OpenType files that looks intriguing. Glyphr Studio is one, FontArk is another.

But there are programs I would check out if I had more time. Especially if you want to use your font in Adobe programs, use OpenType. Note: Use OpenType, because it’s more adaptable across operating systems without conversion. Then, you re-upload the template to the website, and it produces your TrueType (.ttf) or OpenType (.otf) font. If you prefer creative autonomy to draw by hand, then MyScriptFont is a better option than FontForge.įirst, you download a template that looks like this:Įither digitally or printed out, you’ll draw your font on this template, using the soft gray lines as guides.

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“Thingsinsquaresfont” was created using  (soon to be phased out in favor of similar Calligraphr) While FontForge is a font-specific software wherein you adjust points and lines, MyScriptFont allows you to draw your font by hand. Webcomic artists require only a single font, if we’re lucky.

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Only professional typeface designers and rich people need the heavy-hitting program. While FontLab Studio costs over $600, and Photoshop charges a $40 monthly subscription, both FontForge and Gimp are free.

This online book contains articles, video tutorials, and sections which humbly link out to other useful resources.įontForge is to FontLab Studio as Gimp is to Photoshop. This is one of many FontForge video tutorials on YouTube.įontForge has many features. All you need to know can be found in this documentation, a veritable encyclopedia of FontForge use. Here is a 12 minute introductory video from a fellow named Paul: The program is comprehensive, and if you dedicate more time than I did to mastering its use, you’ll make a beautiful font. It was my first attempt, and I did not take advantage of the software’s interpolate control points on motion feature. If you are thinking that it looks like I cut it out of flimsy paper using rusted scissors, don’t worry. My “Tiscomics” font, which you can also see in this blog’s section headers, was created using open-source font software called FontForge.