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Lettering Comic Books with Illustrator

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Provider

LinkedIn Learning
Pricing

Free Trial Available
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Duration & workload

2 hours 49 minutes
Sessions

On-Demand
Level

Beginner

Found in

Part of

Design a Comic Book

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Overview

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Learn the art of comic book lettering—designing word balloons, dialogue, sound effects, and more—with Adobe Illustrator.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
Using the exercise files

1. Overview

The main goal: Storytelling
A brief history of lettering in comic books
Tools and prerequisites
Getting ready to letter

2. Word Balloons

Arranging a line of dialogue
Typographic traditions
Drawing a basic balloon
Drawing a tail
Joining tails and balloons with the Pathfinder panel
Joining tails and balloons with the layer method
Butting and masking balloons
Working in lowercase

3. Type Treatment

Emphasizing words with typography tools
Emphasizing words in a sound effect style
Creating a jagged burst balloon
Creating a double-outline burst balloon
Fitting into tight spots

4. Captions and Other Balloon Styles

Thought balloons
Whisper balloons
Weak or "deflated" balloons
Electric and radio balloons
Special voices
Voiceover captions
Narrative captions

5. Comic Book Sound Effects

Creating a basic sound effect
Enhancing sounds with the Free Distort effect
Adding outline stroke effects
Creating a large, hollow sound effect
Creating a sound effect palette

6. Finishing Touches

Designing a title, credits, and a tagline
Creating signage
Adding color
Looking back over the page
Rhythm and consistency

7. Final Output

Creating PDF proofs
Overprinting and using rich blacks
Generating output files
Basic compositing in InDesign

Conclusion

Charging for your services
Being professional
Conclusion

Taught by

John Roshell

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4.6 rating at LinkedIn Learning based on 60 ratings

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Anonymous

Took this class to like 10 years ago to save money on producing my own comics. Well worth it's weight in gold. I now letter other comics in the industry. This class taught me all the rules and gave me a great foundation on lettering! Thank you!