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[Update] Since people keep asking "why not use comic sans?", its universally known as a font that mainly amateurs use. (The image of home made flyers comes to mind) It's the Crocs of the design world, and if you want to be taken more seriously, it is advised to use a different font.As promised! This is how I letter my work. Hope this is helpful to someone!
Here's some more useful links:
•Handlettering tutorial by MyNameIsMad
•Download 300 finished speech bubbles
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I would not have thought to warp the elliptical speech bubbles to make them look less mechanical, but that is a great tip. In a page where everything has that organic, hand done feel the perfect geometry stands out as just slightly wrong. That subtle touch of the imperfect, for lack of a better word, really makes a difference.
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it always bothered me when you can SEE something was made in photoshop using a specific tool. XD this warp thing is something I have seen western comics use a lot. 
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Good effects are invisible, so to speak. You shouldn't notice the effect, you should just notice the great story.
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Amazing and really useful. With lecturers like you and Mark Crilley, this world would be much better. I have learnt a lot of tips with this picture/explanation. Thank you so much!!!!
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Faving this because it's an awesome reference, thank you for creating it!
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When I make a bubble, I first use the ellipse tool, then I make a tail with the pen tool (better than drawing it by hand imo).
You can then combine the two pathes by clicking on shift + a and "combine".
I put all the filling, striking, erasing the path, etc... in an "action" so I only have to push on one button to do everything
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Very helpful, thank you. I've been putting comic pages together for years and I still find the lettering tricky.
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This is awesome!!! 
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thank you! I can see this really helping me out
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Thank you! this is very useful n.n
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Oh! now I know the bubbles that match the emotion <3 that will help one day :->
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Thanks for doing this. helps a lot!!!
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Thank you so much for this! But one question...Is there a way to put text into Sai? Or is it only possible through Photoshop?
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I have no idea, I admit. I have never added text in Sai before....
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Aww..Well that's okay!
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thank you that is really helpful! (:
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Wow, thanks for this...lots of amazing tips here.
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Wow I feel lame for not finding this much easier way to do this XDDDD
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Great tutorial, you don't know how many times I've been put off by someone's illegitimately placed speech bubbles.
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You are so good at tutorials!!
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Could you also do a tutorial on how to make a comic page? Like from the first sketching step on paper and inking it (on paper) to scanning it in on the computer and inking it in there. That would help me a lot.
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I already have a 'how I make comics' tutorial in my gallery. check it out.
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Right... just pretend I didn't say anything at all...
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whats the font?
I never know!
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it is mentioned in the 'common mistakes' section. (SF toontime)
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Thanks this will come in handy. ^_^
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This is very helpful. Also, why is everyone bashing Comic Sans??
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Comic Sans is design-wise simply a bit clumsy and amateurish. I don't hate it, but people who work in design or publishing most definitely will recognise it.It doesn't make a good impression.
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You made this just in time! I'm getting started on Chapter 2 on my comic!
Thank you ever so much for sharing your knowledge! My comic would be nowhere right now without it. ^^
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Really helpful! And I agree about the Japanese sound effects...when I see them in an originally English-language comic, it's really confusing
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I am japanese, and so far I have never seen it done right.... XD; Not only is it awkwardly written, but often very wrong too. :C
Glad you find this useful!
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OMG thank you so much! I love write shirt comics and this is very helpful TTwTT
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I'll probably end up using Japanese sound effects, not because I claim to be fluent in Japanese but just the comic I'm looking at doing is meant to be a parody of manga in general. Great stuff though thanks for the advise!
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as a parody, mistakes certainly would add to the comedic effect. XD
no problem, happy to help.
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this is very useful!!!
specially the double stroke thing, it'll look great on SFX!
thank you very much
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