Comicraft's guide to digital comic book lettering
John was proud to be a guest on the Adobe Fonts show with Ari & Ben!
In the episode, he shows:
• How to layout lettering on a comic page in Illustrator
• How to create speech bubbles and sound effects in Illustrator
• How to add textures and halftones in Photoshop for that real comics look
How to create an aged, crusty-looking comic cover.
Continue reading “Aged Comic Cover”
How to fill words with shiny shaded effects. Ooooh… shiny!
A step-by-step overview of the font creation process in Fontographer.
Tips on handling different kinds of graphics and font files.
How to properly create EPS lettering files for print output.
Tips for scanning artwork for comics production.
Tips for generating quality print output.
Tips on merging lettering and artwork in Photoshop, and producing clean print output.
How to create a halftone-dot effect on color artwork in Photoshop.
