Links for Letterers

Letterers are an essential part of the comic book industry and don’t get nearly enough credit for their amazing work. Lettering is one of the hardest jobs in the industry as you’re laying out the story for readers and how it’s laid out is a fine art that takes a long time to learn.

Here are some resources that will help expediate that if lettering is something that you want to learn more about. These are great for letterers, obviously, but the resources below are great for all creators to learn so that they understand what goes into the process.

ONOMATOPOEIAS LISTS

• Comic Book FX
• Written Sound
• Onomatopoeias List
• Kathy Temean’s Onomatopoeias List

FONTS

• Comic Book Fonts
• Lo-Fi Fonts
• Fando Fonts
• 7 Awesome Free Comic Lettering Fonts for Commercial Use and How to Use Them
• BLAM Design Font Links
• BLAM Design Lettering Fonts
• Jason’s Comic Fonts

LETTERING TIPS AND ARTICLES

• Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering – Blambot has comic book fonts available for creators as well as tutorials on how to letter properly. It’s essential for letterers and a great tool for editors to ensure that they’re not missing any glaring issues with the books they’re working on.
• Balloon Tales
• 5 Ways to Incorporate Lettering Into Comic Art
• Willie Schubert Teaches Lettering
• Comic Book Lettering Tips
• Comic Layout Tutorial: Comic Balloons & Clarity
• Todd Klein’s Lettering Blog
• Multiversity Comics’ Lettering Week
• Ninja Lettering
• Making Comics
• Hand Lettering: How to Vector Your Letterforms
• 10 Mistakes Made by Amatuer Letterers
• Properly Stacking Text in a Dialogue Balloon

ACTIVITIES FOR ROOKIE LETTERERS

• Digital Webbing Lettering Project

LETTERING IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR (JIM CAMPBELL)

• Lettering In Adobe Illustrator: Part One
• Lettering In Adobe Illustrator: Part Two
• Lettering In Adobe Illustrator: Part Three
• Lettering In Adobe Illustrator: Part Four
• Lettering In Adobe Illustrator: Part Five
• Lettering In Adobe Illustrator: Part Six

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Stephanie is a Toronto-based comic book writer and editor. She's the founder of Creator Resource and Creator Advisor, and works with the comic book community as much as possible to help foster safer and more inclusive spaces for all. You can find her work at stephaniecooke.ca.

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