Obvious Tip #1

Grab your Kanji from whatever source -Chinesenames.org, Chinese-Symbols.com- and copy it or place it into a blank document.

I usually use the standard Letter size for a new Photoshop document (8.5x11 at 300dpi). Resize the Kanji to your liking. Now, pull out your magic wand tool. Select an area of the letterform (Shift+Click to add more to that selection).

stroke.jpg

Create a new layer then go to EDIT > STROKE. At that size, a 3px stroke (inside) is just about perfect. Just delete the original Kanji layer and print.

Comments

before suggestion those websites for readers to get kanji from you might want to read this website: http://hanzismatter.com/

Anonymous   on August 4, 2006 2:05 PM

That's a great site. And I completely agree with triple checking text, kanji... any type of lettering. At our shop we have some great resources, all of which we compare and contrast the letterforms. That and when all alse fails I sneak over to the local Chinese restaurant. The owner is great.

David Allen   on August 5, 2006 9:18 AM

would you know of any sites where you can get hebrew lettering?

tony   on August 5, 2006 3:56 PM

Hmmm. I'm pretty fortunate... one of my high school buddies is now a Hebrew Scholar with his doctorate from Brandeis University. But! There is a decent online lexicon.

Check out Lexicool.com. Choose English first then the language you wish to translate to. It'll give you a list of internet resources.

David Allen   on August 5, 2006 11:11 PM

If you ever get asked to do japanese style kanji (believe me, there is a difference) you can go to Jim Breen's WWWJDIC. i have found it useful if i ever needed kanji. as well as they do gif images w/a brush stroke pattern. http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html

aya   on September 19, 2006 7:07 PM

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