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Glyph sets

Map keys (m):
Select:
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Select Layer

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Hide
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Hide

Glyph selection

Select a preset font:

Select page:/1 Invert:


Modes & Tools

Typing mode (t / ESC):
Paint mode (b):
Hide grid (h):

Glyph fine tuning

Glyph size modifier:0 px
Glyph offset X:0
Glyph offset Y:0
Offset amount:

Color tools

Coloring brush: FG BG
Show only used colors:
Replace with:

Select:
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R
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Create cohesive color palette

0% Intensity with color:

Canvas size

Canvas height:15 cells (300 px)
Canvas width:20 cells (400 px)
At selection:

Canvas size in millimeters

DPI:
Canvas width: 67.73 mm
Canvas height: 50.80 mm

Cell size

Cell width:20 px
Cell height:20 px
Default font size:20 px

Save / Load

Filename:
Load from file:
Place from file:

Export

Size: (2000px × 1500px)
Read how to clean up SVG files

License:

You are free to use anything you make with GlyphDrawingClub anywhere (private or commercial), without credits or licensing info.

Community links & project development:

Github

Instagram for examples & development updates

Glyph Drawing Club blog

Glyph Drawing Club discord channel for sharing, help, inspiration, community etc! Join now :)

Basic tutorial

  1. Select the Draw tab from the sidebar
  2. Click on any glyph under Glyph selection.
  3. Press q to draw.
  4. Move around the canvas with arrow keys.
  5. Press f to flip, r to rotate or i to invert a glyph.
Glyph Drawing Club is meant to be used with the keyboard, so check out all the shortcuts below!

Complete tutorial

You can find a complete tutorial & more at the Glyph Drawing Club Blog

Keyboard Shortcuts

Move

Arrow keys or WASDMove
Alt+Arrow keysQuickly move around the canvas

Draw

Hold down CTRL if you want to affect all layers
qDraw (Place selected glyph)
e or spaceDelete
rRotate
fFlip
iInvert

Make glyph sets

mStart mapping glyph sets. Press again to end mapping.
Number keys 1–10Add selected glyph to set (when mapping is on)
Number keys 1–10Insert glyph from set (when mapping is off)

Extra

Cmd/Ctrl+zUndo
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+zRedo
hHide Grid
(hold) pPreview
cCopy current glyph

Area selection

Hold down CTRL if you want to affect all layers
Shift + sStart selection area. Use arrows keys to change the selection area. Press Shift + s again to lock selection area
Shift + dDeselect area
Shift + aSelect all
Shift + cPaste selected area
Shift + mMirror selected area
Shift + fFlip selected area
Shift + qFill selected area with selected glyph
Shift + eEmpty selected area
Shift + iInvert the colors of selected area
Shift + yRotate glyphs individually in selected area
Shift + uFlip glyphs individually in selected area
Shift + rRotate selected area. Selection area has to be square (same amount of cells width & height)
Shift + tTranspose selected area. Selection area has to be square (same amount of cells width & height)
Shift + hMove selected area left
Shift + jMove selected area down
Shift + kMove selected area up
Shift + lMove selected area right

Coloring tools

xColor palette quick access
vColor foreground
bColor background
Shift + vColor selected area foreground
Shift + bColor selected area background