mljaz Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Hi, I am new to Affinity Designer (a week) and need some guidance. I have a simple problem that I cannot seem to get past. I'm trying to reduce the weight of a font and cannot seem to do it. I am using the PilGi font and would like to reduce the weight. - Thus far I have been converting to curves and adjusting it manually but am not 100% happy with my work. I am struggling with keeping the lines smooth. - I have also tried to create/edit text style as it seems to have that option, but it is greyed out. I would like to just dictated the weight of that font. Please help, this is driving me bonkers! Thanks ahead of time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff DWright Posted June 5, 2017 Staff Share Posted June 5, 2017 To change the weight of a font this is done in the Stroke tab using the Width slider mljaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 To change the weight of a font this is done in the Stroke tab using the Width slider That can work moderately well for sans-serif fonts, but it tends to yield rather poor results for serif fonts. In both cases, adding a stroke will increase the weight, so I don't see how it would help the OP to reduce the weight of the chosen font. mljaz 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 5, 2017 Staff Share Posted June 5, 2017 I'm afraid there's no way to do this in Affinity without converting the text to curves, adding a stroke, expand it then subtracting it from the main shape. It's better to find a similar font with several weights available. Alfred and mljaz 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Font weight is not the same thing as font width & neither is the same as stroke width. Your best bet would be to find a similar font to PilGi that includes a lighter weight typeface & use that. mljaz 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mljaz Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mljaz Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Font weight is not the same thing as font width & neither is the same as stroke width. Your best bet would be to find a similar font to PilGi that includes a lighter weight typeface & use that. Thanks for the tip. I rarely work with standard fonts. Can you point me in the right direction to look for similar font? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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