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halftone_harriet
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Lettering: hand vs. fonts

Hot take: hand lettering looks better than any font. Comic Sans is a crime. Discuss.

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04-02-2006 07:20 PM

inkslinger_dave
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RE: Lettering: hand vs. fonts

Nobody here uses Comic Sans, Harriet. I use one of the free Blambot fonts and it's saved me hours every week.

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04-02-2006 07:55 PM

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RE: Lettering: hand vs. fonts

I made a font from my own handwriting with one of those online services. Best of both worlds, except my lowercase e looks drunk.

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04-02-2006 08:30 PM

Sketchwerk
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RE: Lettering: hand vs. fonts

Font for dialogue, hand-lettered sound effects. That's my rule.

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04-03-2006 10:14 AM

zipatone
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RE: Lettering: hand vs. fonts

I hand-lettered with an Ames guide for ten years. My wrist does not miss it.

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04-03-2006 06:02 PM

halftone_harriet
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RE: Lettering: hand vs. fonts

Fine. FINE. But you'll never get the bounce of a real hand-lettered word balloon.

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04-03-2006 06:40 PM

Brushfire
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RE: Lettering: hand vs. fonts

Old thread but - does anyone letter in Manga Studio? The text tool is kind of awful.

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02-20-2007 04:30 PM

mothlight
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RE: Lettering: hand vs. fonts

I export the pages and letter in Photoshop. Manga Studio's text tool was clearly made by someone who never lettered a comic.

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02-20-2007 09:15 PM

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