Ah, that’s interesting! I used Calligraphr to make a custom hand-lettered font - but in ALL CAPS. I might try an expanded font after seeing yours. I like the tone it sets.
It never ceases to amaze me how much craft goes into art to give the reader an impression of effortless informality and improvisation. To be prosaic, how are you going to get suspension of disbelief if the text is illegible?
Great post!! I’m still working on practicing what I learned last Friday. I drew my first comic strip and posted it in a Substack note. I call it “Dog Walk Diary” 😂. Thank you for inspiring me! ❤️
As a reader, I sometimes find it tricky to follow reading order (but not in your comics!). And yeah, that always takes me out of the moment of the story. Great tips!
Great tips! I really like Providence sans for my comics, it comes with the Adobe suite. For the book I’m making, I also created a font on Calligraphr. I have to say I found it quite tricky. The first few fonts I made looked horrible. Glad I kept trying, because now I have something that saves me a lot of time.
I’ve seen new creators balk at hiring a letterer, so I feel like the importance of lettering can’t be overstated. I’ve seen so many indie comics completely undone by shoddy balloon and font choices. Thank you for sharing this invaluable information!!
Great tip! Like they say on the ComicLab Podcast: "People won't read your comic if they can't read your comic"!
Ha ha. I love that Margreet!
This is such a good reminder, in fact so good I restacked it 🤩
Thanks so much, Jon!
Ah, that’s interesting! I used Calligraphr to make a custom hand-lettered font - but in ALL CAPS. I might try an expanded font after seeing yours. I like the tone it sets.
Yeah, I really like the option to have sentence case text--just a less intense vibe.
It never ceases to amaze me how much craft goes into art to give the reader an impression of effortless informality and improvisation. To be prosaic, how are you going to get suspension of disbelief if the text is illegible?
You’re so right, Sal!
Great post!! I’m still working on practicing what I learned last Friday. I drew my first comic strip and posted it in a Substack note. I call it “Dog Walk Diary” 😂. Thank you for inspiring me! ❤️
Oh this makes me so happy, Ann! I’ll check it out!
As a reader, I sometimes find it tricky to follow reading order (but not in your comics!). And yeah, that always takes me out of the moment of the story. Great tips!
Great tips! I really like Providence sans for my comics, it comes with the Adobe suite. For the book I’m making, I also created a font on Calligraphr. I have to say I found it quite tricky. The first few fonts I made looked horrible. Glad I kept trying, because now I have something that saves me a lot of time.
I’ve seen new creators balk at hiring a letterer, so I feel like the importance of lettering can’t be overstated. I’ve seen so many indie comics completely undone by shoddy balloon and font choices. Thank you for sharing this invaluable information!!