How to make your own FONT! (Easy FREE DIY Method)

This is how I made a font using vintage porcelain film letters. These letters were used in the days of 8mm and Super8 film, when you wanted to do in-camera titles. You can use MANY techniques to make your own font. This is the site I used to make my font:

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[TheCrafsMan]

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[Nightenstaff]

I work with fonts every day at work. The sheer volume of them is overwhelming. I learned early on never ask a client what font they'd like to use -- with all the choices available, they'll get stuck in analysis paralysis and everything will take ten times as long. Instead, I ask clients what emotion they'd like their font to project. Happy, scary, sad, elegant, etc. After I find that, then it's just about finding a font that speaks to me in that way. Happy Craftin'!

[handyhomebrewnetwork]

Hahaha years ago in the early 2000's a college professor wouldn't except a hand written outline for my upcoming paper because my handwriting was "terrible". He said it needed to be typed and printed. I spent days in the lab creating a font that mimicked my hand writing. He gave me an A for the assignment and some new "professional" font suggestions for the future. We are 2 peas in a pod Crafsman

[aleverett]

This is my favorite channel on YouTube. So wholesome. And his voice is mega comforting to me

[DavidGuyton]

"It's just as bad as I normally would do it!"

[JuJuAndPenny]

The rain on the mini shop window is the perfect example of why I love Crafsman so much.

[fortifybricks]

THE TRANSITIONS ARE AMAZING! The amount of production quality and effort that i’m seeing more and more of, each video is more and more exciting!

[aepps]

could we get a 10 minute loop of the patreon background with the thunderstorm going and the little TV? I could watch and listen to that all day

[blazertundra]

I love the sound of a monsoon rolling in. It's one of the most relaxing sounds out there, as long as the lighting doesn't strike near my house.

[AxialTangent]

Crafsman you never fail to completely blow my mind. I have learned how to do SO many cool things from you -- and I actually do them. I learned how to 3D print from you, I learned how to cast in silicone molds from you, and now I learned how to make a font from you. I'm gonna make one right now.

[CDR]

I'm watching this in Texas in the middle of a big thunder and lightning storm so I feel like I'm right there with you, Crafsman! Loved this video so much! You might say, I'm very font of it! :-) Love your sense of humor and thought this was a really cool idea. I'm going to try it for sure. Congrats on your very own font!!

[gardenfork]

THAT is phenomenal my friend. I am making my own font. After I join to get your font. - Eric.

[TheWoodburningWarrior]

I'm a calligrapher, but I use old school pen and ink. This is awesome!!!

[andrewmcallister]

I appreciate the thunder in the background, I like it when you don't go crazy with the colored lights too.

[wombleofwimbledon]

Douglas Hofstadter goes into this. Try his book Metamagical Themas. The idea of the Spirit of a letter and font is really intriguing. What makes an "A", an "A"? And so forth.

[McShmoodle]

"Remember to not unsubscribe, please."
Have a little faith in us, Crafsman 🤣

[AlphaProto]

As someone who has wanted to make their own comic books for a long time, but did not want to pay for a font.
I thank you Mr. CrafsMan for this video.

[bunnyonabunwithagunnicepun]

I always used to ask myself, "hey, how do they even MAKE fonts?"
Now I know. Thanks, Crafsman!

[PowersThatBe]

I love this font! Can't wait to see what words will be popping up on screen. I can almost see it now, "press and peel blue, but the is all written out as it's said!

[neosquirrel]

Oh Crafs.... you gotta fill those notebook pages up baby! Put some doodles on the paper. Don't let them go to waste!
Also Procreate has opened up SO many possibilities for artists like myself. To those who can't do an iPad price, but can get an iPhone, they also have an almost-perfect version for your handhelds too to use (and if you have a phone touch stylus similar to an Apple pencil with a fine tip you can draw on your screen too!)
I've got a few fonts I designed a decade plus ago. Now that there's a place I can take my hand-drawn ones and put somewhere digitally, that'll make it SO much easier.
Trouble is I've got like...30+ sketchbooks to go through now to find them. XD
Thank you sir! Keep the rain coming. We just need like a 3 hours of rain and your voice video to put us into a comfortable Rip Van Winkle sleep.