Constructing Observe Balloons
I’m doing balloons this day, and belief I would possibly perhaps additionally stroll yall through my process! Many people recount my pages are historically ballooned and lettered, but nope! All digital! So I’m beginning with a lettered web page- I would possibly perhaps additionally merely modify placement, but most of the text is on the web page. pic.twitter.com/2xS7OqfPjs
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 1, 2019
Using the clone value instrument, I opt a sample from a scan of Canson Montval watercolor paper. This is an identical paper I exhaust to paint my pages, so the feel and dimension match. I form a up to date layer underneath the text, and originate making exhaust of the clone instrument with a straightforward round brush. pic.twitter.com/etdkPZNtrf
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 1, 2019
For RIGHT NOW, I’m specializing in placement of text, placement of balloons, text corrections, ect, so I’m lawful doing the balloons lawful now, no longer tails or borders- that’ll be one other Twitter thread. RN I’m aiming for round, but no longer ideal, with a pleasant boarder of balloon round text pic.twitter.com/eMqLhvSX4w
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 1, 2019
Every portion of text gets a balloon on a clear layer, so all the pieces is without difficulty adjustable at this point. I modify for circulation, and frequently edit or add dialogue at this stage. For the balloons, I goal for largely round (no submarines), with out a longer lower than a half of letter of dwelling around the text. pic.twitter.com/KoX2Pt2kgI
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 1, 2019
I originate my next stage of ballooning by getting my balloons into organized folders. Later, I will add layer impacts to them, and or no longer it’s more straightforward to attain it by the folder in preference to to particular particular person layers. pic.twitter.com/4OHWIpDTvV
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 2, 2019
For this portion of our balloons, we’ll are desirous to make exhaust of the clone instrument a round with tension sensitivity on, in reveal to make the tails. Our source for the clone is the Canson Montval scan. pic.twitter.com/p2d74edL5U
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 2, 2019
This portion is de facto easy- there are diverse ways to attain balloon tails, so HOW you attain it’s up to you and the needs of your comic, but I strive and continually goal the tail in opposition to’s the speaker’s mouth. pic.twitter.com/BD5BceGpre
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 2, 2019
In panels worship the second instance, ought to you might perhaps perhaps additionally merely own gotten a balloon coming from an off digicam speaker, you might perhaps perhaps additionally either point the tail in opposition to a representation of them (so shall we own had Naomi’s hand speaking in this instance) or in opposition to the usual off digicam course of the speaker. pic.twitter.com/Nt3kae8TuR
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 2, 2019
So now that all of the web page has tails, I will add borders to my balloons. I exhaust a personalised ‘color pencil’ brush, the same as the brush I exhaust for some corrections, and to attain web page and panel borders. I save of dwelling the eraser to the same brush. pic.twitter.com/PN8ufIOxZp
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 2, 2019
So now that all of the balloons are bordered, we’re nearly carried out with this web page. Next, I modify the opacity on my balloon layers to 80%, and commerce the balloon borders to Multiply. My purpose is to find the text, balloons, and borders to be portion of the gestalt of the web page. pic.twitter.com/Px82mB2gAh
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 2, 2019
So whenever you might perhaps perhaps additionally very successfully be placing balloons/tails, I suggest you steer clear of crossing or covering valuable storytelling ingredients or faces with the balloons and tails. pic.twitter.com/YjyWZ340ou
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 2, 2019
Furthermore, I strive and attain it from time to time, but I attain exhaust colored balloon borders when then different requires it. pic.twitter.com/tqBbvMujIY
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 2, 2019
So for the leisure of this chapter, or no longer it’s gorgeous unheard of lawful persevering with the same design. I hope you guys loved my lettering/balloons/borders demonstration! Artnerds on my Patreon (https://t.co/xm86dXBIb2) own find entry to to my watercolor paper scans to boot to to the brushes I exhaust! pic.twitter.com/0PgxCPFOnY
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) Might well presumably perhaps presumably additionally 2, 2019
