Font Tutorial
-Steps-
Step 1) In order to create your own font out of your handwriting, you have to first go to a website called Calligraphr and open up CorelDRAW.
Step 2) On Calligraphr, you could either go to the quicktest (which has a limited amount of auto generated glyphs (letters) that will be included in the font), or you could make an account for the free version, which supports up to 75 glyphs. This tutorial will go through the steps based on the free account, since the quicktest page is self explanatory (on the right). You may want to read this full tutorial regardless of which version you choose if you're wanting to draw out your characters by the use of CorelDRAW.
Step 3) After creating a free account, head over to the "Templates" page and choose what glyphs you would like in your font from the left; but remember, it has to be less than 75 characters unless you have a paid version.
Step 4) After choosing all of your glyphs, click "Download Template", name it, save it as a PNG, check "Draw Helplines", and then Download.
Step 5) After downloading the template, navigate to the folder in which the template is stored in and right click the folder name. Click "Extract All" and then choose a destination in which you would like your files extracted in. My folder was initially saved under "Downloads".
Step 6) After the file(s) appear as PNG file(s), you may load up CorelDRAW to import them there. Go up to File and then choose Import (Or if it works better for you, make a "New" page in CorelDRAW and then import afterwards). If you have more than one page worth of templates, then just add another page onto CorelDRAW (in the same file) and import it there. There should be an "Add page" option at the bottom left of the drawing screen. It's a piece of paper with a "+" on it.
Step 7) Since the file is now up, you'll notice that it's just a simple template for writing on! This'll give you the chance to use CorelDRAW's Artistic Media tool (shown on the right)! You may want to change what type of brush you use and the thickness of that brush to match your handwriting! You could also always edit your strokes (change the thickness) after the stroke is applied to the page.
Step 8) As you draw, you'll notice that there are guidance lines (if you've applied that option). They are very helpful if you want your letters aligning the same way once the font is created, so try and start at at the top line and end at one of the two bottom lines for each character! After you complete each glyph, don't forget to group them together afterwards in case you want to move them around! If you hold down shift and select two or more strokes, the group option should appear in the upper toolbar.
Step 9) When you finish writing out your font, you should go up to file and choose "Save As". Save it as a PDF file and then progress to the next screen. As you could see here to the right, since I made a completely blank file and imported the template over it, I came across an issue. My template leaked off of the original page a bit, and so if you have this problem as well, just be sure to resize the template to fit the page and you'll be okay!!
Step 10) Now it's time to get back to Calligraphr! Once you're there, go to "My Fonts" and then "Upload Template". Once you do so, a screen will prompt you to upload. Check off "Automatically clean templates" (if desired) and upload the PDF file(s) you've just created. All of your glyphs should load up (like in the image to the right) and then it'll give you the option to add the characters to the font; which you should do. After that, every character is complete! Now it's time to create the font file overall.
Step 11) After each character is loaded up in the "My Fonts" page, you may choose "Build Font". Name your font and then click "Build". After processing, it should generate a paragraph for you using your own handwriting! That's so cool! After making sure everything looks okay, click the ".ttf" file underneath "Font files" to download it.
Step 12) Now you are ready for your final step! Download the .ttf file and open it up. It should prompt you with an example sentence of your font. You may click "Install" and install it to whatever desired location you please. Now, you may load it up in any program that allows you to upload your own fonts! On the bottom screenshot, I loaded the font up in Rhinoceros 3D and was able to type with it off of there perfectly! Enjoy!
Font Tutorial
Here, I will guide you through how to create your very own font from your handwriting by using a digital art program!!