Commercial Font Creation Workflow

Create a Professional Layered OpenType Font from Scratch

Take a behind-the-scenes look at my complete commercial font creation workflow.

In this 59-minute masterclass, you'll follow the entire process of creating a layered OpenType font—from the very first sketch to a fully functional font ready for export.

This is not a beginner's Illustrator course. The tutorial is designed for designers who are already comfortable working in Adobe Illustrator and want to learn an efficient, production-ready workflow for creating commercial fonts.

Instead of explaining every mouse click, I focus on the techniques, decisions, and workflow that matter most.

What you'll learn

• Building a font from a simple sketch • Designing a consistent alphabet using reusable letter components • Creating numbers, punctuation, and multilingual characters • Building OpenType ligatures efficiently • Preparing artwork for FontSelf • Generating metrics and kerning automatically • Creating layered font styles (Base, Shadow, Gloss, etc.) • Preparing fonts for FontLab • Exporting finished fonts in OTF, TTF, and WOFF formats • Practical workflow optimization using custom Illustrator scripts

Included

✔ 59-minute video tutorial (Private YouTube link – accessible only via the included link)

✔ Adobe Illustrator font template

✔ Custom Illustrator scripts used throughout the tutorial

✔ Complete production workflow from sketch to finished layered font

Requirements

• Adobe Illustrator

• FontSelf Maker

• FontLab

• Basic Adobe Illustrator experience

Please note

This course focuses entirely on the technical process of creating a commercial font.

It does not cover font presentation, promotional artwork, marketplace marketing, or sales strategies. Final font is commercial ready and not included.