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akeli — Comic Tutorial - Text Bubbles
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This is for photoshop CS3, but it will probably work with any Photoshop.As by request from the livestreamers!
>> BTW, using the "stroke" feature works just as well if not better, depending on how you draw your bubbles.
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Thanks for the simple tutorial, this is very useful!
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this is making me freaking nuts, how do you duplicate the bobble? what's the command... i can't find it on the list besides dupli-layer, and when i modify the contrast it's the same u.u
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After creating white bubble shape you may just select it and use Edit -> Stroke to create the outline.
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Please, read the description, thank you.
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I prefer to use the Stroke tool to do the outline, but otherwise, nice little tut, is is more or less exactly how I do mine
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Wow, that helped! Thanks! BTW, is there any special program you use to create comics? and what do you use to draw the background and characters?
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Oh I'm so using this tech. for my comic!!! Just in time too! I'll be adding text on page four!! This is awesome! Thanks for sharing with everyone akeli!!
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Aw, Akeli's so cute. XD
Another way is to leave the bubble white, double click on it's layer to open the layer properties and add a black stroke around it.
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i'm trying this out right away! making bubbles in paint was easy, but its frustrating in photoshop. i so needed this. thanks!
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Cool, I bet this'll be really useful when I finally get photoshop! Thanks!
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Easier way to do that would be to just add a layer effect stroke, then you can add any effects/color/transparency with the movement of a slider bar :3
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This will be great for future reference. But, um, could you maybe show me how to make the background transparent for scanned drawings? I've been taking the long way around by using the eraser, which kinda makes it look messy.
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Sure thing 
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Thank you so much. I'll definatly try it out.
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GHHAAAAAA!!!!! I love you.
I've been trying to figure out how to make speech bubbles in photoshop for soo long but now you've solved my problem! Thank you.
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thanks a lot^^ this is an extremely useful tutorial.
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OMG! Thanks for sharing this tip! made my day easier!
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Hey akieli, do you recon this would work on GIMP? I do have photoshop, but GIMP i find, as im more used to it- is easier to use
BTW, this tutorial is amazing- thanks ^^.
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Really nice tutorial, really easy expplaining
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Thank you!
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wah thank !!! i've always done my text bubles with my pencil and hands XD thanks a lot !!!!!!!!
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Wow... that was fast. Nice tutorial. 
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Do you use a digital editor? GIMP?
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I play around with GIMP sometimes, but I don't get much into it. I prefer traditional art usually.
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lol short. btw, I'm the one who suggested it yesterday. XD also, I've done some coloring work, if you want to see it. Darkbearwalken said i was a god. lol My highlighting on metal needs some work, but my shading is good. lol
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O_O 595+ veiws in ONE day?!?!?!?!?!?!?! O_O I wish my ar could get that! lol
You have quite the following! ;D
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Wow, that's epic, thanks for the tut! Now I have to see if it works with elements...
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Awesome! I've been using Styles with Outer Glow. Works pretty well, too.
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I'd suggest stroke instead of glow, a bit easier
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If I may, since you are using photoshop, it might be easier to create the border of the bubble by selecting it and going to Edit > Stroke, and playing with the settings until you get one appropriate. Or you could double click on the layer and select the stroke option from the Layer Styles window.
But Photoshop is so funny. You can do the same thing a million different ways so... now that I think about it, your way might be just as efficient. X3 Idk. Just thought I'd throw it out there, in case anyone who didn't know stumbles upon this comment.
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Ah, this is great. 8D I've been trying to figure out how to do speech bubbles without totally disfiguring them with experiments. Thank you.
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