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Title: Font Or Program Help
Post by: Reaper on May 23, 2014, 08:58:38 pm
Hey Guys, quick question. I have been trying to find a program to make like mongram letters. The kind that you would see with the persons last name initial and then the two first intials by it side. Example    dKj in sort of script. I know its hard to understand but I'm trying. Well any way. If you have any idea what I'm talking about, your help would be great. Thanks in advance....Dave
Title: Re: Font Or Program Help
Post by: EIEIO on May 23, 2014, 11:19:16 pm
Can you provide a link or a photo of something similar?

GIMP, Inkscape, and Word have the ability to shape graphic fonts different ways.  Inkscape has some interesting spacing options so the characters can be made to merge together if needed to keep them together after cutting.
Title: Re: Font Or Program Help
Post by: Reaper on May 23, 2014, 11:34:11 pm
I could never post a picture. I tried many times but no luck. I really must be doing something seriously wrong
Title: Re: Font Or Program Help
Post by: Marcellarius on May 24, 2014, 03:19:12 am
not free, but this might be something:

http://www.monogrampage.com/monogram

or google on monogram generator (https://www.google.nl/search?q=monogram+letters&oq=monogram+letters&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3684j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=0&ie=UTF-8#q=monogram+online+generator)

hope this will help you
Title: Re: Font Or Program Help
Post by: EIEIO on May 24, 2014, 08:31:03 am
Dave - is this getting close? Done in Inkscape to be connected and to stand on a table (if cut thick enough - 3/4" would work fine). It is scaled to 4" wide by 2.5" high.
Title: Re: Font Or Program Help
Post by: Jim Finn on May 24, 2014, 09:16:06 am
I inlay lettering in a script font that I found in "Word". Not a monogram but they have lots of fancy scripts there.
Title: Re: Font Or Program Help
Post by: BilltheDiver on May 24, 2014, 09:30:36 am
I often digitize monograms for my wife's embroidery machine.  If you tell me the letters, size, and layout, I would be happy to send you a pic if it might help.
Title: Re: Font Or Program Help
Post by: Reaper on May 24, 2014, 03:20:44 pm
Yes that is close but it was in script. Thanks for the help. I'm going to relay what you guys wrote back to me to my daughter the computer expert and see how she makes out. Thanks for all the help.
Title: Re: Font Or Program Help
Post by: GrayBeard on May 26, 2014, 01:13:36 pm
Send message to Katie (mrsN) and ask her for a copy of her instructions for 'scrunching type'....

~~~GB~~~