Fonts for monograms

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sharyn
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Fonts for monograms

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anyone know any pretty swirly type fonts that look great when used for monograms (initial) Thanks
Jill
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I searched and searched for this specific monogram but could not find a free one. I ended up buying the font and have LOVED using it! It was worth what it cost. Hope this helps you.
http://www.fontbros.com/cgi-bin/commerc ... =HAFO-VIMO

If this link doesn't work for you, try Font Bros.com Look at vine monogram by Harold
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Another great commercial font is Darling Monograms by Tart Workshop.
http://www.fontbros.com/cgi-bin/commerc ... =TART-DAMO

My favorite freebie is monogram kk
http://www.abstractfonts.com/font/12545
I usually cut it with a shadow of 1 since it is a little delicate
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Thank you so much!
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I am a total newbie to this. Can you tell me how to do a shadow of the Monogram KK font? I have been trying to do this particular font for a couple of days without much success in any letter under 4". Thanks so much........
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With the lettering selected on the mat, look at the text properties window and you will see where it says Normal. Click on that and pull it down to Shadow, then change the number beside it to 1. I am not sure how the increments correspond in SCAL2, as 1 is what I used in SCAL1 for a monogram about 5 inches high. If you have trouble with the shadowing in SCAL2, make sure default shadowing under Preferences is turned OFF. It takes a very long time to cut shadowed items in SCAL, that is normal. If you are going to do much of this, then Inkscape is the way to go, you have much more control over how much outset to put and will get a better optimized (faster) cut.
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Post by HeatherM »

SCAL2 uses increments of 0.5 for shadowing. You can add any number(ie 1.34), but it only changes at the half increments.
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I was so glad to get this monogram kk font and wanted to give some ideas in using it...thanks for sharing, Kay!

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Those are awesome, Laura! TFS.
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