Mini Tutorial for "Skew" in Inkscape

So I had a question regarding the font I used for my Monogram Tutorial for Inkscape in the December Paperthreads Newsletter. I wanted to try and answer it here and give a little tutorial as well. The font I used was "Renaissance". I simply typed the letter "A". Then while your letter is selected go to OBJECT>TRANSFORM (or use SHIFT+CTRL+M) then go to the "Skew" tab. In this case I chose a skew of 30 degrees. This makes the letter stand more upright instead of being "italic" or slanted. Choose Apply and close the pop-up window. Don't forget to then go to PATH>OBJECT TO PATH to get your outline. I also then chose to "thicken" the font by going to PATH>OFFSET.

December Newsletter has arrived at Paperthreads

Just a quick note to let you know that the new December Newsletter is available at Paperthreads. There's lots of cool articles, holiday decor ideas for your cutter, an Inkscape tutorial for Monograms, a video of a fantastic new product, and so much more...So take a look HERE and sign up if you haven't already.