Word balloons seem so simple in the beginning. The first time you make one in Photoshop, you just draw an oval with the Elliptical Marquee Tool. After a while, the symmetry starts to bug you, so you decide to draw your word balloons by hand with the Brush Tool. Really, really slowly. But they still look kinda crappy. Before long, word balloons have become a source of sadness in your life. Well, there's a third path. That path is Paths. Why are paths so good for word balloons? Three reasons. First, you get super-clean, super-even lines. Second, you can modify them (if you change the words -- which you will -- it's no big deal to modify the dimensions of an already-placed balloon). Third, they're reusable. You can save all your paths into a single file and use them in future pages. Here's how you do it (more accurately, here's how I do it, and I probably do it oddly, so please feel free to offer your own techniques in the comments section): First, let's make a pa...
Fantastic! I'll bring my baby... Actually I won't be there. Maybe I'll catch you at a different show.
ReplyDeleteHey check it out, I've moved from Live journal to blogspot. Not a huge step forward, But it's something.
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ReplyDeleteWell, after all, Baby signings are all the rage from what I hear.
Hi! Completely off-topic (I just read your Newsarama interview from April), but: any man who favors A Fire Upon the Deep is a man after my own heart. But also, listing Supreme Commander 2 and Starfleet Command 2 under 'games you've never heard of' was a bit overly modest of you. There's a significant overlap between games and comics audiences, and Gas Powered Games aren't exactly a fringe company. Feel free to use your gaming cred a bit more.
ReplyDeletehi im aswad and im from malaysia. i managed to find your nonplayer no 1 and i love the art and style.
ReplyDeleteand thank God that the story also rocks.
i am happy to hear that you are taking the time to come out with #2. i think that is the best way to produce great art.
i am glad you are not rushing it.
i think the key to a great or long lasting work is taking the time to ensure the quality of the work.
for example im a fan of the artwork of a japanese manga series called Air Gear (the story not so much but i love the manga anyway.)... this particular manga takes its time between issues and initially, i had problems waiting for the next issues... but after a while, after witnessing the artwork that came out issue after issue, i came to realized that if the artist needs the time to produce this level of art, so be it, because at the end of the day, when it comes out.. the audience or reader will benefit from the beautiful art for our mind to witness and our spirit to explore.
so keep up the good work. and yes, it is hard to get a copy of your comic over here regardless of whatever comic distributor you may have contacted in malaysia says.
but i am patient for the comic.
true great art will travel far.
:)
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