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ComiPoser — Lettering Tips and Hints for ComiPo
Published: 2016-11-27 23:50:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 3269; Favourites: 45; Downloads: 37
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One of the most overlooked aspects of making comics in ComiPo is lettering. Lettering is one of those things where if it's done well, you don't notice it, but when it's done poorly, it can drag down the entire project.Here are some things to think about next time you're lettering your pages.
Fonts mentioned: (download for free)
Letteromatic: blambot.com/font_letteromatic.…
AnimeAce 2: blambot.com/font_animeace2.sht…
BackIssue: blambot.com/font_backissues.sh…
SmackAttack: blambot.com/font_smackattack.s…
Additional Reading:
Why ComicSans MS is bad: designforhackers.com/blog/comi…
Comic book lettering traditions: blambot.com/articles_grammar.s…
Panels & Pacing in Manga pt 1: lilrivkah.livejournal.com/1688…
Panels & Pacing in Manga pt 2: lilrivkah.livejournal.com/1699…
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Thanky you for the tips!
(This is just a head-up: I saw that you wrote in 'Go with the flow' section that Asian users are usually right-to-leftt. I just want to say, right-to-left is usually used by Japanese and Chinese. Koreans are left-to-right, at least
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good tips, but one thing I'd point out: the only redeeming quality of comic sans is that it is a good font for dyslexics. Apparently they can read it easier than a lot of traditional fonts.
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I was not aware of that. Thanks for the info!
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Am I being trolled? 'Cos I've seen your work and it looks like you know how to use the text tool.
Are you talking about fonts?
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I apologize for the misunderstanding, I meant to ask about the forts. Before this it use to add it by it's own but now I can do it again after updating new version of comipo
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No problem. My apologies for being overly suspicious as well.
Yeah pretty much anything that updates requires ComiPo to be restarted - new fonts, new download folders, and anything added without going through the main interface. No idea why, just programming crap.
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It's okay no worries, I accept your apologies. I remember that as well when comipo able to add next fonts by its own and now we can't do anything about it. Sigh... Thank you for reply the msg ComiPoser
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Love this. I always love to use Anime Ace, because I suppose it can hide a few capitalization errors when you're doing your comic.
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Haha, well this was a rather great find I got myself here xD Really great work.It is both informative and creative. WOOOO!!!!! We all love it when we get taught in a fun way.... If only school were like this...
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.... *has used Comic Sans for over a year now*
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Whooooa! Saralei, you did?! XD
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Yup, I still use Comic Sans XD
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To be honest, I started using it back when I worked on the original Plot Twist, so I figured a goofy font suited it. Then I never looked back... lol
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My suggestion, if you chose to use the Japanese manga ordering for your pages, is to include a starting arrow in the corner so the reader gets an immediate clue as to the direction to read from.
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And what if I don't have the letters? What to use then?
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There are lots of sites that can offer you free fonts like Fontspace, Dafont and as mentioned companies that produce/sell fonts (Comiccraft, Blambot) offer completely free fonts for download.
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I'll take a look at it ^^ Till then, I'll just use Comic Sans
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*Hiiiiiissssssss*
Seriously though, if you're looking for a general font for everyday comic stuff, I recommend Wild Words.
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M'kay, like I said: I'll take a look at it.
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Do you mean fonts? There're links to all the fonts I mentioned in the description. You can get them there.
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Yeah, but can I still use Comic Sans?
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As I said to SaraleiNighthaven:
"If you can make it work, go for it! This is just a collection of tips, nothing set in stone. Art is about what you make work and what works for you"
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Oh, okay then ^^ Thanks.
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This was an awesome guide, thanks for making it!
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