Creating Your Own Free Scrapbooking Fonts
It used to be that free scrapbooking fonts always meant downloads or buying those CDs crammed chockfull of fonts so similar in design that it seemed far-fetched to believe that the only visible difference between a font called "Demeter" and one named "Tropic" is a small squiggle on the tops of the letters. The problem with free scrapbooking fonts is one that you would most often hear from really professional scrap bookers.
"Free scrapbooking fonts just do not cut it anymore in terms of design," one scrapbooker complained adding that "Free scrapbooking fonts that you download from free sites has become ordinary and safe".
A friend who is a very skilled artist and graphic designer has recently found that scrapbooks can be very excellent and profound forms of artistic expression. He has created breathtakingly beautiful scrapbooks that integrate high art with normal scrapbooking techniques. One of the amazing elements of his scrapbooks is the gorgeous fonts that he uses on its pages.
Where did you get your free scrapbooking fonts? An admirer asked, adding, what particular site did you download your free scrapbooking fonts from? My artist friend laughed and replied that he doesn't use free scrapbooking fonts. "The ones that you see are originals. I made those fonts myself". Making your own fonts does give a new meaning to the word free in free scrapbooking fonts. Not only would you get to use font designs of your own making and suited to your custom theme or design elements, you can even sell your fonts online or to design companies looking for fresh graphic design material. But first things first, creating custom fonts is not difficult as you think or takes extremely advanced artistic skills. For making your first truly free scrapbooking fonts, you need to begin by transforming your own handwriting into a digitized font. The materials are something you may already have at home like your computer (Windows), some character templates you can download from the internet, markers and pens, a scanner, printer, an image processing software like Adobe and a font creator program of your own choice. Font creator programs are available for download and there are several ones that you can use for free (freeware or shareware). The initial input should begin with getting your own handwriting digitized and you can do this of course with your scanner. Some high tech designers use stylus pens and drawing tablets. If you are adept at using the brush or pen tools of imaging software like Adobe, you can directly write your letters there. You then follow the directions on your chosen font creator programs to generate the digitized set of letters based on your handwriting and voila, you have your own set of original free scrapbooking fonts which you can share with friends. Expanding this skill means plenty of practice and doing some research on internet forums and sites where you can find other artists who find passion first in scrapbooks and custom fonts second. Should you be both talented and lucky enough, this craft may not only be a fulfilling passion, but a source of additional income as well if people find commercial value in your font creations.
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