Behind the type

Oil painting in Photoshop, is it possible to get that oil brush work in a flat image? I was messing with Photoshop yesterday trying to make a photo look like a Rembrandt painting. A Rembrandt, yeah right, shut up, that's never going to happen. Okay aim lower, how about a hand-painted art effect? inspired by the color palette of Rembrandt. He used a technique called chiaroscuro. It's an Italian word that basically means that you use dark shadows with bright light. The theory is the contrast gives a painting an intense depth that draws the eye into the painting. No...

Hello there! Just a quick note about this blog post – it's a bit outdated. Since writing this, I've made some significant changes. I've left my job to fully focus on creating fonts, and I've also migrated from WordPress to Shopify. With all these changes and a lot on my plate, I won't be able to keep this post updated. I appreciate your understanding! Exploring Cinemagraphs Cinemagraphs have been in the spotlight for a while now. If you're not familiar with them, you can head over to HuffPost where creators discuss what they actually are. In my own words, they're...

If you've ever considered crafting your own font, you're probably aware of the significant time investment it typically takes. Drawing each character, scanning, cleaning up scans, and converting them into a font creation tool might sound simple, but trust me, it's a time-consuming process. I've wanted to create my own handwritten font for a long time. The mere thought of scanning over a hundred characters used to give me nightmares. However, if you happen to own an iPad, I've got fantastic news for you! With an iPad, you can craft your very own font in about 5 minutes. Yes, you read...

Good morning, early risers! Allow me to introduce the Before Breakfast font, my latest typeface creation. This little gem was born thanks to a fantastic iPad app I stumbled upon called iFontMaker. What's so impressive about this app, you ask? Well, it empowers you to design your own font directly on your iPad and seamlessly transform them into a fully-fledged typeface. Now, isn't that a nifty feature? Creating Before Breakfast in Under Ten Minutes I absolutely adore this app; it's incredibly user-friendly and blazingly fast. In fact, it's so speedy that I decided to put myself to the test and see if...