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]

Steady Craftin videos are made with the help of DIRECT SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/steadycraftin (You'll also get access to the printable 3D scans of my original sculpted figures, MP3s, exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, shop discounts, and more.) My family and I are so grateful that I get to do this.

[@DavidGuyton]

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

[@adriancunningham3552]

David! I didn't know you watched ol The Crafsman! How ya doin? Still Dry Smithing? :)

[@DavidGuyton]

@@adriancunningham3552 I never miss a Crafsman video! And yes I'm still at it

[@Talik13]

Hahaha yes! I had to pause the video because it made me laugh so hard

[@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.

[@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.

[@BRUXXUS]

Oh wow! I've been wanting to make a font out of a alphabet I created while doodling at my old job, but all the methods I found were REALLY time intensive. This is so exciting! :D

[@Mosey410]

Great video , I’m a traditional sign painter and I dig the font you chose. I’ve got loads of old lettering books from way back in the day.

[@retrocommodorespacemagic5371]

Awesome. It looks like a lot of work but it also looks fun.

[@hilanddoug]

Another epic video!

[@suicidalkatt]

Oh man, that whole patreon list of names looks fantastic in the new font ;)

[@KarmaZeusBoi]

Omg, I drew a font this week and have wanted to learn how to make it into something I can type

[@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'!

[@CornKingsTV]

That's good insight! 🤠

[@hotfuzz1913]

Excellent comment

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I found the same issue as well. I don't even mention it because it takes forever to just to sift through 5k+ fonts on my system. The worst is trying to match an oddball font that someone brings on a low rez .jpg saying they don't or can't find the original art.

[@hotfuzz1913]

@@JungleJayAdventures that exactly what I was thinking 👍a unrecognizable jpeg that needs to be converted to svg or dfx for use in cnc programming

[@ArtyMars]

That is actually really clever and great advice, clients always lose their minds over choosing a font, same tho can't blame them xD

[@handyhomebrewnetwork2142]

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

[@Phil_Trujeque]

LOL! Brilliant!

[@handyhomebrewnetwork2142]

@@Phil_Trujeque it was a labor of love.

[@Phil_Trujeque]

@@handyhomebrewnetwork2142 ... and absolutely rewarding, I bet! I got a kick out of reading this - thanks for sharing!

[@TheCrafsMan]

This is just fantastic! :D Thank you for sharing!

[@handyhomebrewnetwork2142]

@@TheCrafsMan any time Crafsman

[@bunnyofwar]

Hi crafsman, I love you, that is all okay bye!

[@gardenfork]

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

[@fortifybricks2350]

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!

[@WendyS996]

That's the truth!

[@CDR1396]

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!!

[@TheCrafsMan]

:D Ms. Cathy, thank you so much! And I hope you are fine during the rough weather!

[@RogueA.I.]

Steady pouring here in NC today too!

[@BEdmonson85]

@@RogueA.I. Same in GA... Not complaining though, the garden is drinkin' it all up.

[@wombleofwimbledon5442]

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.

[@danthemakerman]

Crafsman have you ever seen the documentary called "Helvetica"? Its a trip how popular that font was/is.

[@thekaratekid02]

This could be perfect for making D&D handouts for my players.

[@warehouselead]

The noble paladin Times New Roman, the tricky rogue Comic Sans, the wacky wizard Wingdings, the sultry exotic cleric Calibri...

[@IHateNumbersOnNames]

@@warehouselead and the elegant kensei monk, Segoe UI Light

[@warehouselead]

@@IHateNumbersOnNames lol

[@Jay0hAych]

You know Papyrus is probably a Sorcerer

[@TheWoodburningWarrior]

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

[@rdoetjes]

I wish I’ve had your skills then! I’m absolutely useless with ink and pen! But I always marvel at those old bibles that monks did by hand, when you see those up close it’s... eye wateringly beautiful! That people can make such things, is astonishing. Keep up your great craft.

[@lizday8140]

Me, too! Dip pens. Pointed and broad nib.

[@boomerphysics778]

Thought that said FRONT for a minute, Crafsman bouta show us how to make an illegal business 😂😂

[@aepps2]

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

[@McShmoodle]

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

[@JuJuAndPenny]

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

[@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, ooooohhhhyeaaah" but the "ooooohhhhyeaaah" is all written out as it's said!

[@aleverett4]

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

[@bunnyonabunwithagunnicepun5689]

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

[@BillMakingStuff]

Always wanted to make a font! Thank you for this video!

[@TheCrafsMan]

UNCLE BILL! I thought of you while making this, because you would probably come up with a FANTASTIC handwritten style for this!

[@BillMakingStuff]

​@@TheCrafsMan Exactly what I was thinking (hand written messiness). I am honoured you thought of me. I'll let you know how it turns out.

[@BillMakingStuff]

@@TheCrafsMan hey! I just made my own font... would love to send it to you nephew Crafsman!

[@queenofbuttercream]

Oooooouuuuuu Craftsman!! I'm so early! I love your videos!! Pure ASMR❤️❤️❤️

[@ButterMuttSquash]

I really like how you can just decide one day that you want to learn how to make a font and do it. Also the montage with the gummy letters was super cool!

[@TLOEric]

I seriously have always wondered if I could make a font of my handwriting... thank you CrafsMan!!!

[@TheCrafsMan]

Glad you enjoyed it! :D And with handwritten fonts, the key is to start and end the letters to where they'll connect - usually at the bottom corners of each font. :D

[@0pticalPrime]

How is there already 2 comments! This was posted 8 seconds ago!?

[@andrewmcallister3529]

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

[@TheCrafsMan]

I appreciate that feedback! Been trying to use more for accent here lately, and not full-on like every shot has a color gel look to it. Feedback like this actually affects what I do in the future, so I appreciate it!

[@TonyMiller.13]

👨🏽‍🎨 hello Mr. Crafsman I loved the vido.....and learned somethings new, for example the camera trick, and how to make something digital out of something not digital 🤨....i got confused there for a moment 🤪 lol

[@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.

[@Schnydes]

Welp, I guess I'm gonna make a font now!

[@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.

[@TheCrafsMan]

This comment means SO VERY MUCH to me. Thank you for watching my videos, and thank you for taking time just now to be a super bigtime encourager to me!

[@CrunchyMcDugals]

Craftsman in the morning!

[@whatisislam6867]

Is the crafsman man, y the t

[@mikebeatstsb7030]

I wanna make my own FUNT also.. But I haven't the assed'

[@chickenhatlady8802]

Was that the “speak and spell” guy cameoed? “That is correct.” I loved every second of this video. Thank you.

[@vinnyvidivici]

“Rumembah to plee, do not unsuhscribe, plee.” 💀💀💀

[@TheRealAlpha2]

Ooh! Thanks for the reminder! I've had a PDF for a site called yourfonts (dot) com for a while on my desktop for exactly the same purpose, it's also free... at least it was when I downloaded the template -It's been a while but it might still be- darn just checked, guess they started charging😡). I've been meaning to use it for the purpose of making fonts, too. I wanted to make my own font for comics to get around Licensing rights (important to be aware of if you plan on selling anything with a font). Also you can use things like Illustrator (or inkscape or many other vector based software) to make your font as well.

[@susanwinter2896]

I'm gonna have me a go at makin my own font. And when I get the one I'm happy with I'm gonna say.......... This is the final FONT here. Get it font here....... Frontier..........oh well I though it was funny 😄😄😄😄

[@TheCrafsMan]

HAHAHA! :D That was WAY better than my joke! Seriously! :D And I hope you do make your own font! :D

[@CrazySpaceshipAnimations]

You have a wonderful voice and great videos that I find useful/relaxing. Have a great day!

[@destinycaptain247]

2:53 - I laughed so hard I cried.

[@TLOEric]

It got me good too lol

[@Squidlovesu]

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[@ge2719]

@@Squidlovesu "thats just as bad as i normally would do it" ...

[@Squidlovesu]

@@ge2719 ah wrong time stamp

[@quassisbelltower9408]

Thank you for making this video. I will be looking to making fonts. Thank you for finding this free program. Love your videos, they always cheer me up.

[@koryyyRae]

Everyday’s a good day when crafsman posts

[@DrBagPhD]

It really is

[@mxferro]

I enjoy your stuff crafsman. Something to clarify though. TYPESET and FONT. typeset is the actual design of the lettering, the shapes, sizes ,etc. FONT is the creation of the typeset using SOFTWARE. Typeset isn't covered in the US by copyright. FONT is very much protected by copyright. It's all about how the FINAL creation is done. If it is created and executed USING computer software..its a font. Letraset is the original creator of dry transfer lettering. It opened up a whole wide world of creative possibilities for graphic designers.

[@The-Vibrant-Photography]

I can’t believe I’ve only just found this creator. One of the best videos I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Subscribed and Telling all My friends now

[@TheCrafsMan]

Wow - thank you SO much for this comment! Super encouraging!

[@kareno8634]

CrafsMan, You're the kind of Font We ALL Need. *Fontastic!* now . . if there was a Font for those ~ *Rain* _Sounds._ or app 8 } ps - _kind of reminded me of Ballots_ i write in 'capital' letters. Smaller size for Lower case. Did *NOT* go so well in Chemistry class [test]. lol ugh =\

[@wtfusernamecrap]

I knew I didn't need a custom font. Watched it anyway. Somehow, my brain took this random input and turned it into a thousand ideas for custom 3d printed fridge magnets. Thank you for that!

[@hotfuzz1913]

Thanks Crafsman i could of used this technique about a month ago 😁 but i guess it's better late than never 👍and Keep steady craftin

[@MrTudesauce]

So... Relaxing... I could listen to him talk about literally anything

[@kelseywatson1974]

Love this video type, it has a lot of character and feels off script

[@TheCrafsMan]

Oh snap! THANK YOU! :D P.S. I hope most of them feel off-script because the only videos I've used a script on so far were the voiceover'd ones (Glyos, Gaslands/Hotwheels). :D

[@rachealgetscreative]

CrafsMan - I thought your rain was a train. :) Wonderful video - I love your font. It was an especially nice touch to put your patrons names in it. Thanks for letting us know about Calligrapher.

[@linzertube]

It’s cool that you have your SC FILM font! It is very exciting!!👏🥳

[@enjoyer____9685]

Wait That mean that i can copy and paste a entire investigation and my teacher Will never suspect because it look like i writed *Sigh me the f*** up*

[@CajunCraftastrophe]

I just got to finish watching this video because this week has been a challenge to say the least. This is so good Crafsman! I'm excited to try making my own font, but my wife is THRILLED that you did this video. She's going to create some custom fonts for her paintings!!! Super cool. I also LOVE the old school film opticals that you did with you standing in the middle and your hair all catawampused and font images floating around. Everything about that part was superb!

[@IcarusBeaver]

Aw yea! Monday morning crafs video

[@marysmusicaljourney2.0]

I wish we could be friends in real life. Your the best crafsman

[@gigiwilliams1779]

I’m going to make my own font…but…I’m downloading yours first on Patreon! -

[@AGDinCA]

This was actually VERY useful. Thanks Crafman!!

[@davidjones8070]

Im going to do this...very cool. Thanks Crafman.

[@maryjo2417]

Oh my goshhhh THANK YOU Crafsman!! I reallyy wanted to learn how to do this! You really inspire me ❤

[@X45896]

Thanks Crafsman. Now I have another rainy day project! :)

[@IICubeII]

I love it... but aren't those letters the property of the Hernard Company? It's their font right? Isn't it copywritten to some extent? Even if the copywrite has fallen through and the company doesn't exist anymore, isn't this still technically using someone else's work to incentivize people to join your patreon? I don't know, just seems weird even if its legal at this point. You did put in enough work to make a font out of it though so it'd fall into fair use I suppose... and you're not explicitly selling it... so, I'm not sure. As a Graphic Designer, maybe I'm just being overly sensitive about it.

[@TheCrafsMan]

Hey Zac! I actually do think about stuff like this. In this case it started out as mostly wanting to digitize the letters from the physical ceramic sets I use very often, so that I would then have them in a convenient digital form. Then I figured I'd make a video ABOUT that. I always feel good about making stuff available to Patreon supporters when it's 100% from scratch (music, sculpts to 3D print, etc.) but I admit freely this one did sorta bug me at first. Definitely not something I would sell outright, but I guess you could say making them available on Patreon might be a form of selling. With it being old letters used to title vacation scenes shot on 8mm film, I didn't think of it as cutting in on the profits of another company. I was further inspired by a font I recently purchased called "National Forest", which was based on the lettering seen in router-cut national park signs around the United States. If Bell & Howell or Hernard sent a cease-and-desist, I would 100% remove the download (and probably the entire video), but as far as making a Steady Craftin' font, the old ceramic film letters felt like *THE* best example I could use.

[@IICubeII]

@@TheCrafsMan Great explanation! It's good to hear you consider this stuff too. I 100% understand, making compositions out of pre existing photos even weirds me out sometimes. I really don't think what you've done will hurt anyone's profits, and like I said, this should be covered by fair use! I love your content CrafsMan, thanks for replying, and have a great day my man! ✌

[@Gazulolima]

Crafsman... i love you. now i can have my Gazulo's font

[@PatrickCordaneReeves]

LETTER RIP!

[@pochito_javiercito]

Classic!

[@xKatjaxPurrsx]

Wow! Thanks for letting me know about this great resource :)

[@richardeadon6396]

Turned out better than I thought it would! Also rain sounds in the background

[@Berserkerworks]

This is incredibly useful! Thanks!

[@nightcat87]

Love the edits on these videos and all the b-roll footage. Music on point 🎵🎶

[@tanyahouston5635]

I didn’t like some of the cursive capital letters they taught me in school, so I fixed them. Never thought about it, but you’ve made me realize that I made my own font years ago. You rock! 💕😎

[@pavski]

This is awesome. And you made it very clear how to do it. Thank you sir.

[@benhullinger]

Really neat walkthrough of your process! I was interested in the title sets and where they came from so I did some digging. It looks like the Bell & Howell set was based on ATF's Alternate Gothic No. 2 archive.org/details/1923AmericanTypeFoundersSpecimenBookCatalogue/page/n481/mode/2up?view=theater. I wasn't able to find a match for the Hernard set, but it looks like it might have been a bolder version of Blair? (ATF also sold a heavy-weight version of Blair called Mitchell but it doesn't quite match. archive.org/details/1923AmericanTypeFoundersSpecimenBookCatalogue/page/n513/mode/2up?view=theater) Sackers Gothic is a modern version that's pretty close as well!

[@the_str4ng3r]

"Cuh Mah Nah, U No Das a Good Idea Rah Thuh"-Crafsman2021 Seriously, that statement, they way Crafsman says it, is the reason I

[@JustinCiriello]

Don't care about making a font. Watched anyway.

[@machineman6498]

TV in the shop? Nice Thank you for making this!

[@ozzydeschapell3618]

Awesome video I'm excited for real though too😀

[@FlyingWoookie]

Oooh this seems tangible now 👁👄👁 I assumed it was too complicated to try but you explain it so nice 💖 and your font is cool!

[@TheCrafsMan]

Now that you've seen that Crafsman can do it, you KNOW you can do it! :D I wish you success!

[@FlyingWoookie]

@@TheCrafsMan thank you! 😁✨💖

[@LckybunyGaming]

Knocked this one out of the park! Thanks for the smiles

[@3DJapan]

Pretty cool! I tried using Fontographer many years ago and found it was extremely difficult, keeping the same style across the whole alphabet. I eventually gave up.

[@hiphophead211]

Craftsman! You're amazing. Never stop!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

I use a lot of vector programs and I agree with the "variations" thing. I love distressed typestyles, but I often will rob bits out of other letters to make the similar characters look different in my design work. Only when its really important or the client is paying top dollar for a design. But low ballers get what they get. Most of the time they don't even notice the patterns.

[@StrobeLightning]

Love me the sound of that thunder in the background, and I had no idea making a font could be this simple. I always thought artists were making super precise mockups for hours and hours, maybe some are, but this is awesome!

[@TheCrafsMan]

Glad you enjoyed it! :D There or sure ARE artists out there making really precise fonts, spending considerable time on EACH letter, adjusting curves, making sure they line up all nice and elegant. But the neat thing about these old letters is we don't even have to worry about that precision. :D

[@khelmar]

Your videos are amazing. Thanks!

[@bloozby8496]

SC Film Font kinda looks like the "You wouldn't download a car" font from those old anti-piracy psa ads.

[@alfiewillis4893]

This is great stuff, I love your videos and all the stuff you show people.

[@biggafigure8575]

“DO NOT UNSUBSCRIBE PLEASE”

[@TheCrafsMan]

For real. Please.

[@ShaneCopen]

I am going to make my own font! Thanks! Great video!

[@MisterGrooves]

Fontastic. Thanks, Crafsman!

[@MadlyCoolAldenOfficial]

This whole channel reminds me of Kindergarten arts and crafts. The creativity and simplicity of your videos just makes me smile. Thank you Crafsman🙂

[@covenof2]

That's so cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@aepps2]

the music youve been making is such a nice touch to all these videos

[@koryyyRae]

Crafsman you should make a 10 minute ambience video with the shop log background :3

[@Scavenger82]

This is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you so much for making this video.

[@TheChosenPrototype]

You inspire and stimulate my creativity.. Thank you. 💪😎

[@Parkulele]

This video was FONTastic.

[@mayabeading]

Thank you for showing us how to do this. 😀

[@HeadCannonPrime]

When are you putting some of your Lo-Fi crafsman tunes for sale? I need them in my life while I'm crafting! Whenever I get the mail I still have a little robot voice in my head "mail call"....