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Some interesting Adobe Illustrator scripts I’m going to maybe use soon
I think there might be one or two things in this collection of Illustrator scripts that I could use in lettering my comics.
I think the Divide Text Frame would be useful when working with sound effects or shouted dialogue.
With this script you can divide multi-line text fields into separate text frame objects, making it easy to separate lists, navigation items, and more.
Speeding up the chopping up of a block of text could come in handy.
Another on that might cut down on some fiddling and CMD-Zs is the Metaball script.
This script will create connecting arcs from shapes you have drawn. Very useful when connecting basic shapes to create more complex shapes for logos, icons and illustrations.
I can see using this to create a more organically shaped balloon, much like the final balloon this week’s The Winchcombe strip.
But I like these scripts. Seeing stuff like this always makes me wish that I had learned how to do this myself when I had more free time.
By the way, I think I got this link from a post on Art Geek Zoo a while back. Check it out.
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10 Free and Extremely Useful Illustrator Scripts(vectips.com)
Eight pretty obvious questions for comics creators
Some specific to print comics, and some of them apply to all mediums.
But the point is that putting aside a little time to think about your audience and your medium of choice is a good idea.
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Nate Piekos walks us through a logo design
Interesting walkthru from Nate Piekos, a very inspiring creative pro.
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Archie Comics gets a gay character
New York, NY (April 22, 2010): Archie Comics, home of the famous Riverdale High students Archie, Betty, Veronica, Reggie and Jughead, is about to welcome a new classmate this fall! On September 1st, Kevin Keller, Archie Comics’ first openly gay character, will be welcomed into the town of Riverdale.
“The introduction of Kevin is just about keeping the world of Archie Comics current and inclusive. Archie’s hometown of Riverdale has always been a safe world for everyone. It just makes sense to have an openly gay character in Archie comic books,” stated Archie Comics Co- CEO, Jon Goldwater.
The times, they are a changin’.
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ARCHIE COMICS INTRODUCES KEVIN KELLER (PLUS ARCHIECOMICS.COM EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK)
