How to enable custom ligatures that automatically substitute any two letters in a row, or disable them if you prefer.
Heroes Comics
Here’s a series of questions Fabrice Sapolsky asked me about the Heroes website and webcomics for the French magazine Comic Box. We figured since it’s going to be in French there, we’d present it here in English, along with some comic pages and props from the show.
Getting Started in the Industry
Advice on getting started, or breaking into, the comics industry. Whatever it takes.
Gradients in Illustrator
How to fill objects with gradient fills.
Rough Balloons
How to create rough, wiggly-looking balloons in Illustrator.
Bouncy Text
Here’s a technique that works great for indicating baby talk, singing, drunkenness or any other time you want text to appear warbly, bouncy or sing-songy.
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Shaded fills in Photoshop
How to fill words with shiny shaded effects. Ooooh… shiny!
Sawtooth Balloons
A guide to creating jagged and flaming sawtooth-style balloons.
Word Arrangement
Techniques for arranging and fitting words within the balloon.
Multiple Outline SFX
Create double- and triple-outlined SFX in Illustrator.
