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Post by nayias on Apr 3, 2009 1:38:32 GMT -5
Hey all, after hearing the point on the last Breaking the Panel on digital lettering in the guy's comic, I suddenly thought of putting it out here to ask if anyone has or knows of a good tutorial on lettering in Photoshop or Illustrator..
I've managed to figure out lettering on one page thus far, but it was a bit of trial and error, and readability was definitely something I had difficulty with, so I'd be very interested to hear of any resources, tip, hints, guides, etc..that we all could make use of here. Thanks!
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Post by mistresslegato on Apr 3, 2009 2:32:14 GMT -5
Usually a serif font is easy to read, sans-serif fonts are more modern. Readibility wise, not font should ever be smaller than 7 or 8 points. Don't use something cheesy, or too fancy.
There's no easy fix for lettering, I went to school for Graphic Design for almost 5 years and still have occassional issues with text. It's a very, very precise field! If you're no good, find somebody who knows some typography!
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Post by nayias on Apr 3, 2009 3:11:49 GMT -5
Ahh, thanks mistresslegato, I'm actually taking my second semester of Graphic Design right now, funnily enough..  I'll keep practicing for a few more pages, see if I can pick up a shortcut or two before I see who could help me out as just a letterer.. |
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Post by theartslave on Apr 9, 2009 18:55:51 GMT -5
Here are some of the rules I would use: 1) Use Photoshop for coloring and effects. Use Illustrator for making your word balloons and caption boxes. The Pathfinder palette is very useful in creating these, AND typesetting is wicked easy to boot. Photoshop is easy enough, but it's a raster program, and Illustrator is a vector program, and Photoshop doesn't have the ability to do the balloons as well as Illustrator IMO; 2) Use crossed I's for personal pronouns only (the "regular" I should look like the lowercase L); 3) Keep some distance between your captions and insides of their balloons/boxes. DON'T CROWD THE CAPTIONS; 4) This may sound like a no-brainer, but KNOW HOW TO SPELL. When it comes to writing, lettering and dialog, words are your only responsibility. Know how to use them!! There is no shame in spell-checker; 5) Proofread your work. Another no-brainer. There's a lot of room for your personal style to show through, but there are always some basics that you should master as well. I hope this helps you  |
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