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How to create your font style or characters

How to create your font style or characters 1 Determine if you want to create your font digitally or traditionally.  For those who can digitally create a font, typically you will have a stylus pen with your mouse pad and can draw the digital letters freehand using the stylus. If you are relying on traditional methods, use good paper and a black marker. Just as illustrated below   2 Draw out your font on a white piece of paper if you are designing it traditionally.  Start with the traditional alphabet, but don't be afraid to throw some graphic characters in there as well. Additionally, be sure to add punctuation characters and accent characters. 3 Scan your work in at least a 200 dots per inch (dpi) setting.   After the scanned image is made, clean up dirt and dust, if any. 4 Use a   vector   graphic editor to turn your image into a vector image.   Then use a font editor to copy in vector data. Read about both  vector ...