Italic version from an upright font on Glyphs

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Question about italic

Hi, I’m new to Glyphs and type design in general. Therefore, forgive me if I ask a question that may seem trivial and obvious to you. I’m creating a font, but I have a doubt. After creating the two master axes for the weight, I was wondering if for the italics I have to work on a separate file, or can I create the masters for the italics in the same file. It’s true that if I use the same file, I can’t differentiate the style of some characters (eg the a), so my idea is that I have to work on a…

Obliques, Spacing, and kerning

Hello, I am new to Glyphs 3 and relatively new to type design. I have finished a regular version of a typeface and plan to make an oblique. I just had some questions about how to proceed and best practices. I have finished the regular glyphs that my typeface will include. I still need to decide on the sidebearings for the characters before kerning. When creating the oblique, should I restart the spacing and kerning process? Are the sidebearings and kerning pairs usually transferable between …

Best Practices for Obliques in the Same Glyphs File?

New to Glyphs, love the application. Created a unicase font family (Regular/Light/Bold) and worked out all the spacing/kerning. Would now like to add an oblique for each of the 3 weights [such as a 12-degree right lean] in the same .glyphs file. What’s the best way to do so? I read this page: Easy oblique | Glyphs But it’s not clear to me what the initial steps should be. Do I first go to File > Font Info > Masters and add 3 new Masters (Regular Oblique/Light Oblique/Bold Oblique) and also 3…

And check this tutorial: Easy oblique | Glyphs