From the course: Glyphs App Essential Training
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Drawing letterforms in Glyphs - Glyphs App Tutorial
From the course: Glyphs App Essential Training
Drawing letterforms in Glyphs
- [Instructor] While there are many things that are familiar about drawing in Glyphs, there are a few important differences that are unique to Glyphs and drawing type in general. The first is the concept of Extreme Points. Curved paths in Glyphs should have a point at their most extreme in relation to the horizontal and vertical. So if we're looking at this letter form C, for instance, this is the most extreme point in relation to the horizontal on this curve and over here on the left, this is the most extreme point on the left. And down at the bottom, the most extreme point and the same is true in the counter shape. So, while it's possible to draw a glyph like this one with points in the middle of the segments, it's considered bad form and will likely cause problems when you use your font. Luckily, Glyphs has a tool in the Paths menu that corrects these problems. Just select the shape. Go to the Paths menu. And choose Add Extremes. And Glyphs inserts extreme points wherever they're…
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