The Custom Stroke Font extension – how I use it
The author of the Custom Stroke Font extension have some great videos on how to use the tools. Here I just sum up…
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Prepare svg-font for Hershey Text and FontForge
While generating and editing svg-fonts with the Custom Stroke Font extension in Inkscape I found that my svg-fonts could not be processed by…
How to use the single line svg-fonts in Inkscape
I have edited and created some single line svg-fonts to be used for my sketch pen with my cutting machine (a good old…
SVG to DXF in Inkscape v1.0
I have only the basic edition of Silhouette Studio where direct import of the SVG format is not possible. To overcome this (without…
Resist print with gelli plate – how to predict the result
I’m really fascinated by the videos showing how the gelli plate can be used to transfer images from a magazine using resist print…
Image transfer on water soluble paint or ink
I find many inspireing examples of using image transfer technique on top of gelli plate arts. Here is a beautiful video example from…
Optimizing and testing your font
Working on a new font I guess you will find yourself reinstalling your font after some testing and editing. Then, if you are…
Combining paths to form one glyph
I have made this post to explain one issue with the convertToSvgFont-extension. In the image above I have some paths defining the glyphs…
Direction of paths when designing outline fonts
I know I read about this in the FontForge tutorial, but I cannot remember or find where. You should be careful with the…