Hi again everyone! This is the second part of my comic review checklist, which has three parts: everything that relates to the “flow” of the pages, everything that relates to the words on the pages, and then everything else. This is part two! (more…)
Posts Tagged: Hand Lettering
Hand Lettering A Digital Comic, Part 3
Once you have your lines of text set out, it’s time to launch into the final stage of lettering a page: composing your text on the page, and this is where I think hand-lettering shows a great advantage over font or mechanical lettering: flexibility.
Hand Lettering a Digital Comic, Part 2
With all your settings together, the process of lettering mainly becomes a matter of good form. This applies as much to lettering with pen and paper as it does to the digital medium, but digital formatting amplifies the issues of good form because the feedback from a tablet and stylus is much different from what you get from pen and paper. In short, the tablet produces the tendency for lines to wobble, because the pen can tend to slip. This is particularly likely to happen if you aren’t using a properly controlled hand posture while you letter. (See why I was so specific in the first part?)
Hand Lettering A Digital Comic, Part 1
The advent of cheap or free font packs, some designed specifically for comic books, has made it a lot easier for comic artists and cartoonists to letter their work in a clean, professional-looking manner. It may therefore seem strange to suggest applying old hand lettering principles to a digital art format. It’s not as odd an idea as it might seem, however, and has some significant advantages over font lettering. It’s also a lot easier than you might think.