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SYNTHESIS : Page 003 by `fox-orian:iconfox-orian:

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©2008-2009 `fox-orian
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Page 003. Start of chapter 1.

Ink, Paper, Haltone screening, and my trusty EOS 40D for the super imposed image of clouds.

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~zulu-eos Oct 21, 2008, 5:04:41 AM
Whoah man. Your drawing skills have improved greatly.

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David C Carron
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~clipNET Oct 21, 2008, 9:58:28 AM
Ahh good work as always. I'm trying to collect atleast the first chapter before reading these pages but I have no will power :T

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When people get frustrated they say "Jesus Christ!" when Jesus gets frustrated he says "Clipper!"
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~Void-Intricacy Oct 21, 2008, 3:51:32 PM
Excellent details this look great. I personally don't like the font that much for the speech, cuz i think it's a bit too cartoony and doesn't match the drawing style. But nonetheless I think it looks awesome:]

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`fox-orian Oct 21, 2008, 6:01:39 PM
The problem is that I haven't settled on a font yet. I've been debating making my own font, because I don't like any other font currently available. So many are too generic and almost as annoying as Comic Sans itself. [Anime Ace, Fanboy, and Digital Strip from Blambot are some of the most commonly used ones that come to mind.]

There are some good looking fonts out there, but they can also become expensive, hurhrhurgh.

Get this, the font used here is LaCartooniste, and even then I had reduce its width by 15% to make it look less "round."

I'm still debating whether or not I want a font is nothing but capitals or to use lower case letters as well.
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~Void-Intricacy Oct 21, 2008, 6:19:24 PM
Yeah, it's true, sometimes it's really much easier to just create something so that it is exactly how you want it. Fonts are so crucial to comics :] I don't really know how much effort it takes to create a font, but if that's what's gonna work best, go for it. :]
I suggest you should stick with upper and lower case because all uppercase letters remind me too much of those classic American comics like Justice League or those comic strips on newspaper.

Good luck :]

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`fox-orian Oct 21, 2008, 6:34:08 PM
I don't think it should be too hard. Adobe Illustrator is able to create fonts from vectors.
Maybe I can just write with the brush tool and convert it? Kinda make one based off my own handwriting...
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`fox-orian Oct 21, 2008, 9:57:48 PM
There, I did some research and managed to get my hands on a professional font called VTC Letterer. It's an all caps font, but contains variations for each character based on whether or not you held shift. It's a good looking font.

I also found out that all caps is an actual feature of what makes word bubbles so easy to read.
There's a strange science behind it, but it makes your brain happier as you read.
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~Void-Intricacy Oct 22, 2008, 3:55:07 PM
Oh, I do like this font. All caps aren't that bad, then. It all really depended on the font :D And oh yes! I do remember learning that caps make it faster to read cuz your eyes travel in a straight line.

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~bAzevedo Oct 24, 2008, 7:17:03 AM
Pro-fessional!

Seriously, Matt, these are looking good. Your photoshop toning is ace.
Great attention to detail.
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