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…