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Chapter 3 - Maturation of a page
🕑 Added 2022-12-20 08:01:00 +0000 UTCI just updated a lot of little things for Chapter 3 (you can see them here: CIS & TRANS ) and thought it'd be fun to share how much I struggled with page 1's lettering! You can flip through from the very first thumb to the end (with captions) if you're interested!! I'm so sorry y'all got that rough version when I first posted it LOL. Feeling very humbled now
For Patroclus' and Zagreus' voice overs, I couldn't decide between western lettering conventions (square boxes, explanation below) versus more manga-inspired ones (balloons without tails). I was also convinced I didn't want western square caption boxes for EO, so I tried way too many confusing ways to avoid them 💀💦 I finally ate crow and just used the square caption boxes and... wow, the professionals know what they're talking about 😂
(Explanations on caption box conventions, from Blambot's The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering)
Comments
Thanks for witnessing it!! learning can be so silly sometimes hahaha
a Humble Shade
Thank you for sharing your process! Lettering can be so challenging, it’s cool to see the path you took to a final decision :O
Thank you Mana!! You’re very right and very good at expressing it in such a wise way hahaha!! Every time is a new learning experience and sometimes you realize immediately when you’ve been taught 😅 that’s what makes it special, doesn’t it!
Thank you for sharing your experimentation with us. I think it’s part of the artistic experience to try to find new ways to communicate with the audience. Even though you ended up using the squares you didn’t want originally, it sounds like you learned why they work so well and that shows you’ve gained new insight.
