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Okay people, listen up!!! I have deleted so many cute handwriting samples lately because no one is following these simple directions!!! I have seriously deleted almost every sample sent to me in the past couple of months because people are not reading and not following these directions. If you want me to make your font for free, take the 5 mins it takes to read every single instruction and for goodness sakes, do it. Use the right pen! Write your alphabet correctly! Scan it correctly and at the right size! And only send me JPGs!!! I will absolutely delete without warning if you send me a zip, tif, pdf or any other kind of file. I will not email you and tell you I deleted it, it will just be deleted.
Now, having said all that, I really want to make your font! I really do! Please keep sending them to me, but I am not just being picky here, I seriously cannot make your font unless you explicitly follow each and every one of these directions exactly.
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Use a fine point, felt tip pen - click here for a picture of one!!
- Do not use a ballpoint pen
- Do not use a pencil
- Do not use a thick marker or sharpie
- The pen you use needs to be THIN and write SMOOTHLY
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Write out your alphabet horizontally and all on one line, leaving plenty of space between each line, and be sure to write the sentence below the punctuation (all lowercase). It helps me make your handwriting look more natural!:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789
! " & ' () * , - . / : ? @
the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Write in a straight line and write neatly! If you make a mistake on one of your letters, don't try to correct it by going over that letter again. Just cross out that letter and rewrite it somewhere else on the page. Your font will turn out exactly like your wrote your alphabet. I can't "fix" anything or make anything neater.
CLICK HERE for a really good example of what your alphabet should look like when you send it to me!!!
(But this one has been shrunk down for the webpage, yours should be bigger!)
- Write out the following punctuation, all on one line, in this order: ! " & ' () * , - . / : ? @
- Any other punctuation you wish to add may be added the end, still all on the same line.
- I love doodles. Send me some doodles like a heart, smiley face, etc. :) Write them on their own line.
- Scan your image as a COLOR PHOTO (NOT Black and White photo or Text Document!!!) in at 300 dpi and send
to me at that size. Do not shrink it down, I need a LARGE image to correctly make your font.
- 300 dpi is a setting on your scanner. If you don't know how to make it exactly 300dpi, just make sure you scan in your font in as high quality as you can so that your alphabet looks REALLY big on the screen.
- PLEASE ROTATE the image so it is "right side up" and not upside down or rotated to the side.
- NOTE: If you use HOTMAIL
Attach the image of your handwriting as a FILE and not an image because if you attach it as an image, Hotmail will shrink it and I cannot use it.
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Send your image as a JPG and ONLY A JPG!!! (Do NOT send me a pdf, TIF, zip, doc, etc, I will delete it and not open it!)
- I don't like making cursive fonts (unless it's reallyreally cute like Pea Missy Cursive ;)), but I do LOVE making cursive/print hybrid fonts. Like when you quickly write out your alphabet like you're in a hurry, and even if some of the letters are connected, like it's all one word, that's okay. So in addition to a "regular" neat sample, please send me your "cursive/print in a hurry hybrid font"! ;) And don't forget to write out the sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog" (all lowercase). It really helps me make your handwriting look more natural! :)
- Suggest a Name for Your Font -
What should I name your font? It can be your first name,
a nickname, inside joke, etc. Whatever you choose, PLEASE scroll through the
*entire* font list to make sure your name hasn't already been taken. The font
list is in alphabetical order so it shouldn't be too hard. :) If you don't tell
me what you want your font's name to be, I will use your first name. If your
first name has already been used, I will make something up for you. And it will
probably be unoriginal like your last name or something. I reserve the right to
name all fonts as I see fit, but I will probably use your suggestion.
When you send me your font, be sure and tell me you have read and followed ALL of the directions I have provided for you here!
***Disclaimer***
I cannot guarantee I will do all fonts sent to me. Any fonts sent to me may be distributed freely on this webpage, but not all fonts made will be.
Regarding the status of your font: Yes, I received your font. :) There is no need to email it to me again "just to check". :) If I have chosen to do your handwriting as a font, you will receive it back via email. If I am unable to make your font, I deeply apologize. All handwriting is beautiful and unique and deserves to be made into a font. Please see my friend Ellinor at the FontShop about turning your handwriting into a font. She will definitely be able to do it and does beautiful work!! In the meantime, please feel free to enjoy the other fonts here on this webpage and at The Font Garden.
If you have read and agree to all of the above, then please email me your handwriting at:
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