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Lettering: 'Trapped Inside' Balloon
Eric writes:
"I'm creating a poster with a character who's trapped inside something. How can I Illustrate yelling from within. Something like, "Help, I'm trapped in here!" I don't think just a word balloon would work and I'm not really a comic junkie so I haven't seen it done before. If you could give me some examples (something visual preferably) I would really appreciate it. Thank you very much."
The traditional way to illustrate this is to put a little "burst" on the end of the tail, kind of like it's splatted up against the surface of whatever's containing the speaker. I believe it's meant to convey the idea that the sound is coming from a general area rather than a specific point. I drew the below examples in Illustrator using the pen tool and tweaking the bezier curve handles.
1. Draw a word balloon around the text using the oval tool. Start the tail by clicking inside the balloon with the pen tool and dragging.
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2. Click and drag two points to form the first curve of the burst. Then option-click on the second point to remove the outer handle.
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3. Click and drag the second curve, and option-click the point.
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4. Make your way around the burst, and finish off inside the balloon. Select the tail and balloon and click "Unite" in the "Pathfinder" palette to join them.
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5. The finished balloon! You can also try adding a zig-zag to the tail, to emphasize that the sound is coming from farther away.
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