How can I make a font fatter?

[babbybobby]

Can anyone tell me how I can make a font bolder/fatter than the standard Bold version that the computer provides? I am doing some title design and really need a bigger contrast between some of the words. Thanks for any input.

[ad1066]

Set an outline, same color as the fill, adjust line width to taste. Alternately, apply a Contour. If that leads to the characters being too squashed together, adjust the character spacing. If you're using anything more complicated than a flat fill:

1. Convert the text to editable shapes
2. Ungroup
3. Convert lines to shapes
4. Break Shapes
5. Delete excess objects
6. Group
7. Apply fill/transparency/whatever.

-- Ben

[gwpriester]

Welcome to TalkGraphics

You can add an outline of the same color, though not too much of an outline as it distorts the font design.

Or find a bolder style of the font. Do a Google search for the font name and you should find a source or sources of the font and if there is a bolder style available you can purchase the font.

Alternately, go to www.DaFont.com and see if there is a free font that is close to what you want.

[babbybobby]

Thanks Guys! I appreciate it.

[angelize]

Another method that hasn't been mentioned is the contour tool. select your text and give it at contour and click the inset path button.

[gwpriester]

Ben suggested:

Set an outline, same color as the fill, adjust line width to taste. Alternately, apply a Contour.

[angelize]

but he didn't mention the inset path option