Digital Lettering for Comics

Learn the fundamentals of comic book lettering from a professional letterer, along with industry-standard techniques for digitally creating word balloons, captions, and sound effects in Adobe Illustrator.

TOPICS

• The function of lettering in a comic
• Comic typography
• Do's and Don'ts
• Step-by-step guide to lettering in Illustrator: page set-up, layouts, file exporting, industry standards

CLASS PROJECT

Letter a comic page in Adobe Illustrator.

Access to Adobe Illustrator is required.

A page of personal comic art is recommended, but not required; a sample page can be provided if necessary.

CLASS OUTLINE

Class Outline can be found here.