Hiring a letterer for your comic, manga, or graphic novel
Hiring a Letterer I wrote a whole series on finding and hiring the right artist to ink and color my comic , so I thought it would make sense to cover how I hired a letterer. Hiring an artist to do the inks/colors took much more time/effort than hiring a letterer. What is a letterer? The artist responsible for drawing the comic book's text (word balloons and sound effects). The letterer's use of typefaces, calligraphy, letter size, and layout all contribute to the impact of the comic ( wiki ). Why hire a letterer? If you talk to any great comic artist/writer, they all emphasize the importance of good lettering. The letterer will improve your comic by optimizing the flow of readers' eyes through the panes via placement of word balloons and sound effects. In other words, it is more than just slapping the dialogue in a bubble and placing it over text. There is an art to it. If you still want to do it yourself, make sure you read up on it. I recommend Jason Bru...