TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Clay Figure Time-lapse
The initial phases of building a larger scale ceramic sculpture involve a lot of technical adaptability and sorting out challenges. The beginnings of the process are not quite the moments of feeling your creative mojo flowing that we long for as artists, but the problem solving itself provides a level of artistic fulfillment. Since I build these larger figures hollow, until everything is set up enough to support itself, there is a tendency for the…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Comic Book Word Balloons in Photoshop
May 6, 2024 - I really enjoy the process of lettering my comic pages. I usually get the lettering ready at the rough sketch phase before doing pencils so that I know exactly how much space to leave for them, but I like to give them a final pass to make them look as good as possible with the art. [caption id="attachment_76441" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Ready for lettering![/caption] I've got a pet peeve about digital word balloons, particularly on art created with traditional media. The overly regular shape when done with the shape tool stands out as a mismatch. [caption id="attachment_76435" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Balloons using Shape tool and Lasso tool... It's readable, but it doesn't go well with the art.[/caption] But hand-drawing and hand-lettering is so much work! Plus, it's less readable and you can't easily edit it - a…
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