Alphabet in Inkscape

Mokonafan · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:04 pm **(#21)**

steven8 wrote:

Wallace wrote:

I thought the "Z" you used was the "N" and that you forgot the "Z".
"N" is overated anyway... :hehe

I personally have no use for the letter N, but I felt compelled to include it so as not to bring down the wrath of the Pro N lobby.

Nice B! X Y and Z seem a little crammed compared to the other letters, though.
Could be my eyes though.

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

Thanks, guys!

I slapped it together before heading to work the other night, so I spent some time trying to tweak it this afternoon. Other than selecting all with the control-A, and playing with the spacing between every letter, it will not let me manipulate the text. I can't just select two or three letters and tighten them up. It has become somewhat exasperating. I will try again today, if I get a chance.

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

Maybe not perfect, but much better. I put the text on the path, converted it to a path, ungrouped it, then tweaked it individually.

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

Okay. End of the project. It has lost it's zing. If it ever had any. One last combo image made in GIMP.

2-ton · **Posted:** Sat Apr 23, 2016 9:18 pm **(#26)**

I still think it would be a clever font!

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

2-ton wrote:

I still think it would be a clever font!

So do I. The only issue would be the scale-ability. It couldn't be very small.

You may not believe this, but the letter C was the hardest.

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Apr 23, 2016 11:53 pm **(#28)**

steven8 wrote:

2-ton wrote:

I still think it would be a clever font!

So do I. The only issue would be the scale-ability. It couldn't be very small.

You may not believe this, but the letter C was the hardest.

To bad you're not going to continue making the entire alphabet.
I would have liked to see it and perhaps help to make it a font.

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

Wallace wrote:

To bad you're not going to continue making the entire alphabet.
I would have liked to see it and perhaps help to make it a font.

Hmm. Then I will continue. :bigthup

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

Continuing...

Issabella · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:16 am **(#31)**

Steven, it's a hard but great project. You are talented. :bigthup

Take your time for that, if not, you'll get tired yourself. Good job! :clap

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2016 2:09 pm **(#32)**

steven8 wrote:

Wallace wrote:

To bad you're not going to continue making the entire alphabet.
I would have liked to see it and perhaps help to make it a font.

Hmm. Then I will continue. :bigthup

What font are you using for this project?

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

Wallace wrote:

What font are you using for this project?

The framework for the shapes is the default sans-serif that comes packaged with Inkscape, but the font I am building with is called Baltar. it has a Free for Commercial use license: Baltar Font at DaFont

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:42 pm **(#34)**

steven8 wrote:

The framework for the shapes is the default sans-serif that comes packaged with Inkscape,
but the font I am building with is called Baltar.
it has a Free for Commercial use license: Baltar Font at DaFont

Okay, thanks Steven8.
If you create the letters, however you want.
I'm willing to put them all together and create the font.

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

Wallace wrote:

If you create the letters, however you want.
I'm willing to put them all together and create the font.

Wow! Thank you. I will continue, and I'm excited about seeing them as a font!

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:30 pm **(#36)**

steven8 wrote:

Wow! Thank you. I will continue, and I'm excited about seeing them as a font!

Alright!

I'm excited too.

This is what I have thus far.
You need to be as consistent with the size as you can.
I'm creating the font template from your letter images, which will be used to make the font.
They are red for now, but will need to be changed to black.

It's going to be strictly an uppercase font, but if you want to create numbers
and a few punctuation's.
That would be really nice as well.

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

It looks really cool so far. To be honest, I haven't been that careful with exact height, up to now. I've been using the stroke set at one with a transparent fill to place my letters, but that's about it. I will be very careful from now on. I'll do 0 - 9 in numbers. Punctuation will be hard to decide what to do, since the aim of the project is to have every letter in ever image. Hmm.

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2016 2:56 am **(#38)**

steven8 wrote:

It looks really cool so far. To be honest, I haven't been that careful with exact height, up to now. I've been using the stroke set at one with a transparent fill to place my letters, but that's about it. I will be very careful from now on. I'll do 0 - 9 in numbers. Punctuation will be hard to decide what to do, since the aim of the project is to have every letter in ever image. Hmm.

We don't need no stinking punctuation. :hehe

Anyway... it's up to you.

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

Wallace wrote:

We don't need no stinking punctuation. :hehe

Anyway... it up to you.

Ha!!

Artloader · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:13 am **(#40)**

A really cool project Steven8! I love what you've done here

. I've never tried Inkscape but I love the idea of creating your own fonts!