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The idea of creating visual art with words is magical to me. When it comes to getting started with your lettering journey, the two main tips that pop up are to draw your letters, not write them and to practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, and when you think you are done practice some…
We had a chance to chat with creator extraordinaire, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou to ask him some questions about lettering and what his process is like. Hassan is a comic book letterer on such works as Shanghai Red, Red Sonja, Lone Ranger, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt, Black Mage, and more. He is also the Eisner-nominated editor of PanelxPanel, is a…
Here’s the thing about comics right now: The writer gets most of the accolades for a good comic. Then comes the artist. After that? You don’t often see the colorist, the letterer or anyone else getting a lot of attention. “You know the word balloons and sound effects? That’s me, baby.” – Clayton Cowles, Letterer…