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Really cool post! I love the use of other comics’ for examples. And I can’t wait til the big news!

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Thank you so much, Mike!

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Oh I love this!! Have you done a post on clip studio vs procreate? I'd be interested in your take on that.

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Thanks, Sarah! I actually don’t use Procreate, but Photoshop. But I like CSP because of the ability to see thumbnails of each page and quickly go between one page and the next. I find that really helps me with pacing.

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Oh interesting!! So good to know. I always love seeing behind the scenes of people's processes.

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Amazing post, thank you! 😊 What software do you use for creating your font? I've been considering doing that but it feels like it's a huge task 😮‍💨 So far I have only done the lettering by hand, which probably won't work long term.

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Thanks, Ana! I used the website Calligraphr for my Gatsby graphic novel and for my current book, John Martz created the font based on my handwriting https://www.calligraphr.com/en/

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A really fun read! I’ve found through trial and error that I like using the CSP speech bubble tool with a white fill but no black line so that it’s not jarring with my drawing style.

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Thanks Rachelle! Yes, I like that style of speech bubbles too although I find I can’t use it regularly since my watercolor pages tend be too light colored and the bubble can kinda disappear. Glad it works for you!

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This is so cool. Thank you.

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Thanks, Kris!!

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