Summary
In this chapter, we learned about how to use the Text tool and the settings to edit and fine-tune text. We learned how to create a custom text tool to save text settings for our comic projects. Then, we learned how to create speech balloons with tails, how to connect speech balloons, and about the speech balloon materials.
These skills are great to have, not only for lettering and drawing speech balloons faster and more accurately but also so you can give dialog your own unique look. Text in comics and manga is indeed part of your creation and is as important as your art in telling a story.
As you read more manga and comics, you’ll notice how the fonts and their placement perfectly complement the scenes, pacing, and story themes. It’s good to know what is appropriate for your manga – if you are after overall artistic consistency, you should consider creating your own fonts. It’s a skillset of its own, but you will start seeing meaningful...
