Easily Turn Your Handwriting Into a Custom Font!

[@FootDoctorZach]

This is some next level stuff- It’s amazing how much work goes in to something like this- worth it for the custom look and feel though- bookmarked this one to come back to again later. Thanks for doing this one

[@tombuck]

It's been a really fun thing to have! Probably not a project for everyone, but I think it's worth at least giving it a shot. 👍

[@kirkswater]

Thanks as always Tom! You're hands down the best graphics / video / A/V teacher on KZbin! Appreciate you and Heather so much!

[@tombuck]

Thank you so much Kirk! Heather and I always appreciate the kind support!

[@NateNakao]

This is actually really cool! I'm not really in the video creation space, but the idea of creating custom fonts is still useful in so many other areas. Thanks for the tip!

[@tombuck]

There are definitely a ton of ways to use them- I just aimed it towards video and graphics to make it relevant here 😁

[@Princeton_James]

I love this. I'm taking a premier pro course and I'm learning a ton. I'd love to use my writing in my videos. Thanks!

[@tombuck]

Oh great! I'm sure you can have a ton of fun with it. Good luck with the course!

[@johnravi1683]

Hi Tom, It was a great watch! I think turning handwriting into a font is the best way to personalize them. It looks like an amazing idea, and I am sure many people will appreciate it. I am looking forward to trying it out very soon, and I will definitely share this with others as well. Thanks a lot for sharing this great video, it was a very informative watch, and I will definitely give it a try.

[@tombuck]

Thanks John! I really appreciate that! I know a video about fonts isn't necessarily the most exciting thing in the world, but it's a really fun thing to play around with 👍

[@IndyWrestlingSchool]

Here's the problem. You'll make a video and I'll think "I don't need this" but I'll put it on and watch it just to support the channel. Alway by the end, I'm like "well I absolutely need that." So now I'm sitting here making fonts. Great video, also I hate you for this.

[@tombuck]

You’re welcome/thank you/I’m sorry 😬

[@LucaDePazzi]

Well, I was waiting for this video for soo much time! Thanks Tom

[@tombuck]

I'm glad it's out there! Creating a font was on my to-do list forever, and it's really been worth it!

[@LucaDePazzi]

@@tombuck yeah and it is very cheap! Time ago I was checking how to make custom fonts for my job and I found only +30$ websites or apps. Thanks for pointing me to the right direction :)

[@IraGaar]

Always bringing value! Congratulations on 100K+ subscribers!

[@tombuck]

Thank you Ira!

[@atyoda]

This is awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@tombuck]

Hope it’s helpful!

[@ItsJamesandMark]

Loved that you call the font Tomvetica lol. It is very unique to you. Great tutorial... may explore this soon!

[@tombuck]

It was either that or “Tomic Sans” 😁

[@stinky59]

Thank you so much for this! I made a font of my handwriting yeaaars ago with some weird confusing free download software and I still use it. I think I’m gonna make an updated version with calligraphr, $8 isn’t a bad price at all.

[@tombuck]

It's totally worth the $8! Hope you have fun with it!

[@adrienvillez]

This is AMAZING! I'm going to download that PDF thing and see if I can use the iPad Pro to write into it, saves the trouble of using a printer :)

[@tombuck]

Oooh, that's a REALLY smart idea!

[@adrienvillez]

@@tombuck so far, it works perfectly on iPad! Didn't upload the PDF yet but it syncs well (back to my Mac) via iCloud Drive.

[@Wbc1811]

nice wallpaper on the mac, great video as always. keep it up!

[@tombuck]

Thank you 😁

[@JohnVanDeVoort]

Thank you for sharing your workflow. I always enjoy learning how to do fun things such as this and streamline pinch points. This was very helpful.

[@tombuck]

It's always fun to figure out little tricks like this. It's been a total game changer for my workflow!

[@TransplantHelper]

I’d love to buy your font

[@tombuck]

Mine isn’t available, but it’s REALLY fun to make your own! Definitely recommend it 👍

[@vladcampos]

This is so cool! Thank you for sharing.

[@tombuck]

You’re welcome! Glad it’s helpful 👍

[@DemetriosMina]

Love your videos as always! It might not be relevant to the video but your channel helped me bounce back on my channel after a long health issue so thank you and your perfect puns 😀

[@tombuck]

That’s incredible to hear, thank you for letting me know! I hope you’re feeling much better now.

[@danielschaller-digitalcrealab]

Super fun, thanks for sharing the workflow Tom 👍 (on a side note I'm sitting on a plane and the custom form is called 102k.... haha)

[@tombuck]

Oh nice! They cusTOMized it haha Have a safe trip!

[@My_Photography_Journey]

Loved this video! I only saw your tracing with procreate video recently and have loved doing that. Now on to the next project for me!! Great content, great video, great work!

[@tombuck]

This one is surprisingly simple! And the ability to go back and adjust the font over time is great too because it takes some of the pressure off (if you don't renew your subscription after a month they do erase your font, but they send you all of the files first so you can just re-upload them if you sign up again in the future).

[@My_Photography_Journey]

@@tombuck That's a very good point to know too, I think my evening is going to be spent writing lots of letters over and over again! My next project is starting a newsletter so this will really make some parts stand out!

[@Jakestar]

This is so cool! Definitely need to use this in the future! Thanks Tom ☺️

[@tombuck]

It's really fun and much less work than I expected!

[@yusakuvlog]

This is different lesson vs my previous semester class. Your's so damn dope! I hope I can try it nicely!

[@tombuck]

It's REALLY fun to at least experiment with. Good luck!

[@MSladekPhoto]

Fun! Thanks for sharing this resource and showing the process. Might have to investigate further... Fun fact: the pre-roll ad that played for me was from Adobe Fonts. Coincidence or Conspiracy???

[@tombuck]

I think they’re getting scared that you’ll make your own font and make them irrelevant 👀

[@MortyMizrahi]

This is so cool! I am going to have way too much fun with this. You may have created a monster 😂

[@tombuck]

Fun with fonts! "Fon!"

[@nicktayloriv310]

Well dang, I'm Def-font-ly (getting my Tom on!) going to take a swing at it!

[@luke_1234]

Would you please consider doing a product review of the Vocaster by focusrite

[@tombuck]

They sent me one, but it somehow got lost in the mail 🤷🏻‍♂️ Podcastage did a really nice review on it and it seems great from what Iv'e heard.

[@PrestonJensen]

Awesome! Great tip! Wonderful video.

[@tombuck]

Thanks Preston! Hope you guys are doing well. 👍

[@nps_overkill9741]

am i able to have 4 XLR mics(PodMics) and 1 usb mic (Samson Q9u) in the RCP2 all being used at the same time?

[@jalabi99]

This is so cool!

[@RogerAVHansen]

This was really useful! ☺️ Thank you for the tips! ☺️

[@tombuck]

The...pencil tips 👀

[@RogerAVHansen]

@@tombuck 😂

[@LokeyTavs]

This is good, Tom - Thanks ✌🏼

[@beyond2809]

Fun! You are a font-ain of knowledge!

[@tombuck]

Wow. That was amazing haha. Bravo 👏 😁

[@beyond2809]

@@tombuck thanks. Our family plays pun games all the time. My 15 year old son runs circles around me with his puns.

[@SylvereNazaire]

I hope I can eFONTually get around to doing this

[@tombuck]

It's fontastic fun!

[@HomesickMac]

OMG, my font will be called ”Macatica”, what else? Great video Tom!

[@tombuck]

That alone is reason to give it a try.

[@mattwruff]

I use your Thumbnails as an example of how good they can be, but the time commitment is huge! Custom fonts quality has improved, (like most tech). Do you use the fonts in documents or is it just on KZbin?

[@tombuck]

I use them quite a bit in other things, mostly as headers and titles. I think it'd be a little too taxing to try and read an entire document written out that way.

[@collins_channel8643]

Great vdieo! And puns....lol

[@JoesVids]

Wow, interesting! I thought about using this for a minute, then I remembered how terrible my handwriting is. 😅 Another great video.

[@tombuck]

Hey, even terrible handwriting can be unique! 😁

[@ROBOTRIX_eu]

✏📝 Nice!

[@clemradio]

.otf is the open-source font format. It’s the default for linux and is so very important because most web servers run linux. But nowadays both work great everywhere

[@tombuck]

Ahh, thanks for that tidbit of info!

[@clemradio]

@@tombuck you’re welcome! Thank YOU for keeping on with these quality videos!

[@playercool003]

How do we create a cursive connected script font??

[@tombuck]

I was thinking about that, and you'd probably just need to spend more time in the editor to make sure that the letters are all positioned in ways where they can connect properly. If you look at a lot of cursive fonts you'll notice that most of the parts that connect the letters start and stop and the same height, which lets each letter connect to every other letter. Definitely not as simple as my goofy handwriting though! 😁

[@playercool003]

@@tombuck thnks. & some more queries 😃 How do we sell our fonts on Google fonts / Adobe fonts Would you like to consider making a cursive font making video.(i know am asking for a lot)..it's okay if you don't ....your videos are informative..pleasant to watch & SOOTHING👍

[@yusakuvlog]

Tom Buck, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks! 😂🤣 What else?

[@ItsRyukin]

Oh, I just got learned how to make a font, Few months ago. Maybe if it's going to make my videos more interesting, It would be *just* fine. (Both video and thumbnails) I have to get more creative on those things. I think it depends on an idea though. Ha, I should look up for my own ideas anyways. (My own inspiration included) Because I don't like to copy someone's work. This will be more fun! >=)

[@ItsRyukin]

The good news is. I just got a L-Shaped table few days ago. The setup is "not quite a bit" similar to yours. Except for something else. You're going to figure out what it is. =) That one comment, Take a guess which one. But I'll going to make a video about my setup in a near future. So I could review it soon. =)

[@tombuck]

It’s definitely a fun thing to try and a great way to add some unique personality to projects 👍

[@JorgeLG]

Wow my own Font is so much fun -t hahhahaha

[@battlecampkhimmay2981]

Can you link your handwriting pdf?

[@tombuck]

I don't have my own personal writing available, but I definitely recommend experimenting with your own! It's fun!

[@DanielSilva-te1ww]

Could be cool for an online math tutor!

[@tombuck]

Definitely! There are a ton of fun ways to use a custom font. 👍

[@MrCameraJunkie]

This video seemed to be a lot of '"FONT" to make 😜

[@tombuck]

It defontly was. 😬

[@PaulFeinberg]

First!

[@dumbledory]

I appreciate the puns. :)

[@rsolsjo]

This only works when your handwriting looks decent. 😂

[@tombuck]

If it looks bad, just say it has "character" 😁

[@orisaadele5852]

Great video production, Instagram inquiries about your business, hope you can reply, thank you!