Manuscript Fonts: Classification and Features

To create a simulation of handwritten text in the literature or other printed products use scripts. This is otherwise called hand-written fonts. They mimic the mark, made by hand in pencil, ink, pen and other instruments.

Formal scripts

Manuscript fonts are often divided into two groups. One of them is called formal scripts. This group includes classical inscriptions that imitate the style of the XVII-XVIII centuries. Most often they imitate a letter with a pen, and the thickness of the line is uniform.

These scripts are used to print invitations, certificates. The text in them will resemble old manuscripts or prescriptions. The classic examples of this font group are:

• Olga (handwritten Russian font);
• Propisi (it is often called school and used in textbooks and workbooks);
• Kuenstler Script (foreign);
• Palace Script (Latin).

Casual scripts

The second big group are casual scripts. They have a freer line in their lines, they can give the text the effect of writing with a wet brush or engraving.

Their use is more widespread, and this group of inscriptions acquired the greatest popularity since the middle of the 20th century. First of all, these handwritten fonts are intended for use in printing advertising products, imitation of engraving, decoration of photographs.

It is important that fonts are used in moderation. Despite their elegance, large pieces of text made with their help will be hard to perceive. Best of all, handwritten fonts look in small fragments of text, headings and for highlighting individual phrases.

The formal group of scripts is more conservative, therefore all modern types of contours are usually referred to as casual ones. In the catalogs you can find not only elegant letters, but also written with deliberate negligence.

Where can I find hand-written fonts for the designer?

Many of those who constantly use the program Adobe Photoshop, know that it lacks a set of handwritten fonts by default. For example, there is not a font of handwritten Russian. Therefore, you need to take care of their search yourself. This is not difficult, the main thing is to approach the issue thoroughly. It will only load them into the program, and it will be possible to surprise customers with new, very beautiful and original fonts.

How to add a handwritten font to "Photoshop"

After you have downloaded the fonts, you must install them in the Photoshop graphics editor. To do this, you can use one of the methods below.

1. First of all you need to download a file with the extension .ttf. Select it in the downloads folder and copy it to the Photoshop font folder. It is in the root directory of the program. Immediately after these manipulations, the list of scripts will be updated.
2. Another way is to update the fonts of the entire OS. To do this, copy the file to the C: \ WINDOWS \ Fonts folder.
3. If you find it difficult to find the right folders, you can use the control panel. After running this interface, you need to find the shortcut "Fonts" and call the list of scripts with a double click. In the opened window it is possible to place copies of the downloaded fonts or to establish them by means of the special tool. The path to it: "File" - "Install the font." After you select this menu item, an additional window will appear in which you need to find the storage location of the downloaded additional script. Find the required file in the folder (by default, all downloaded data from the Internet is stored in the "Downloads"), select it and confirm the action with the "Ok" button.

Any of these ways will help you add new design features to Photoshop. In numerous online catalogs you will easily find a font that will appeal not only to you, but also to your customers.