It wasn't just a layer anymore; it was a character. He repeated the motion for "B," "C," and "D." Within minutes, the letters he had spent years perfecting were transformed into a living, breathing OpenType font right inside his favorite design app.
With version 1.0.6, the magic felt smoother. He noticed the precision in how it handled his complex textures. He began typing "The quick brown fox" and watched as his own messy, elegant handwriting flowed across the screen. No more manual kerning for hours or wrestling with external editors.
He opened Photoshop and dragged his scanned ink drawings onto the canvas. With the Fontself panel open on the side, he selected his hand-drawn "A" and clicked a single button. Poof.