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Mazia loves dragging her boyfriend out into the forest. Which inevitably means getting him into trouble.
I wanted to make good on a concept for a short series following Mazia and Malech. Nothing very extensive, but enough to get some good monochrome practice in and have fun with the characters and the jungle they call home. I can count on one hand the number of times I've employed speech bubbles, but it seemed to be a good solution -- hoping they don't look too awful.
(incidentally, mangoes are my absolute #1 favorite fruit)
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I wanted to make good on a concept for a short series following Mazia and Malech. Nothing very extensive, but enough to get some good monochrome practice in and have fun with the characters and the jungle they call home. I can count on one hand the number of times I've employed speech bubbles, but it seemed to be a good solution -- hoping they don't look too awful.
(incidentally, mangoes are my absolute #1 favorite fruit)
<<< PREV | FIRST | NEXT >>>
Category Artwork (Digital) / All
Species Mammal (Other)
Gender Female
Size 613 x 905px
File Size 561.5 kB
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Yeah, I'd follow her about anywhere, get in trouble or not.
An old-timer taught me a few very simple tricks about word balloons, and this seems to be a teachable moment. He said to keep in mind that they should always read from left to right, top to bottom. You've got that here, so far, so good. That way, if you have multiple characters speaking in a single frame, it's easier for the reader to follow. The tail of the balloon should always point to the speaker, but be at least half a head from their mouth/head, if there's enough room. Again, just like so. Third, if you have multiple balloons on a string, make sure the connectors stay the same width; the lines parallel. Use a straight edge if you have to, or if they bend, a French Curve will keep them parallel. It's not as visually distracting. Mmm, pretty close.
An old-timer taught me a few very simple tricks about word balloons, and this seems to be a teachable moment. He said to keep in mind that they should always read from left to right, top to bottom. You've got that here, so far, so good. That way, if you have multiple characters speaking in a single frame, it's easier for the reader to follow. The tail of the balloon should always point to the speaker, but be at least half a head from their mouth/head, if there's enough room. Again, just like so. Third, if you have multiple balloons on a string, make sure the connectors stay the same width; the lines parallel. Use a straight edge if you have to, or if they bend, a French Curve will keep them parallel. It's not as visually distracting. Mmm, pretty close.
I remembered Educate Yourself With Bruce And Roos: Word Balloon Order today too, and just found it again. This one is more about using the balloons than what is in them or how you construct them.
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