In this episode, John “Doc” Roshell shows how to mask a word balloon inside the panel border, or behind an object in the artwork, using the iPad drawing app Procreate.
Lettering in Procreate #11 – Masking Balloons & Objects
Lettering in Procreate #10 – oval & jagged burst balloons
John “Doc” Roshell shows you how to draw TWO STYLES of comic book burst balloons — the double oval AND the jagged burst — in the iPad drawing app Procreate.
Lettering in Procreate #9 – flat-edged “evil” balloons
In this episode, Doc “John” Roshell shows how to draw and color a flat-edged “evil” balloon, with several different tail options, using the iPad drawing app Procreate.
Lettering in Procreate #8 – creating pen-drawn FX
In this episode, Doc “John” Roshell shows how to draw and color authentic-looking comic book sound effects onscreen, using the iPad drawing app Procreate.
Lettering in Procreate #7 – Easy outline, shadow & color FX
In this episode, John “Doc” Roshell shows quick & simple methods for:
• adding an outline stroke to a sound effect (or any object)
• creating a drop shadow
• experimenting with layer transparency modes
in everyone’s favorite iPad drawing app, Procreate!
Font: “CCSmash” by Comicraft
Lettering in Procreate #5 – drawing tails
Doc “John” Roshell shows two ways to draw comic book balloon tails in Procreate, and fill them with color.
Lettering in Procreate #4 – drawing word balloons
Doc “John” Roshell shows you two ways to draw word balloons in Procreate with a custom brush to match your lettering and artwork!
Lettering in Procreate #3 – word arrangement
In part 3, John “Doc” Roshell of Comicraft & Swell Type shows you how to use Procreate’s text tools to arrange text into a “diamond shape” that’s ready for word balloons.
Lettering in Procreate #2 – text import & point size
Episode 2 covers importing text into your Procreate document, and setting the point size and leading of your font (or pen lettering) using the 3-1 RULE.
Lettering in Procreate #1 – page setup & loading fonts
Doc John “JG” Roshell of Comicraft & Swell Type has locked himself in his Secret Underground Font Laboratory to deliver the Lettering Secrets of Everyone’s Favorite Tablet Drawing App, PROCREATE!
This first episode covers setting up a page and loading fonts.