TODAY'S FEATURED POST
DUNE PART 2: THE BATTLE OF ARRAKEEN
It's a well known thing I'm a big Dune person. Herbert's book was the first book I ever bought for myself at the Scholastic Book Fair when I was a kid, and has been my core nearest and dearest set of novels ever since. I spent my 14th birthday at the Friday release of David Lynch's film and when I heard Denis Villeneuve was going to take a stab at it, I made it an…
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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Lord of Chaos
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Drawing Month: Part II
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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Exercising with Criminals
Monday, December 13, 2010
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Some Common Sense
Friday, December 10, 2010
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Blackveil – Cover Art for a Novel
Thursday, December 9, 2010
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Color Roughs
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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