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The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering
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Award-winning comic book letterer and founder of Blambot.com NATE PIEKOS provides in-depth tips and techniques for modern digital comic book lettering. From creating your own lettering templates and developing design skills to crafting emotive dialogue and dynamic sound effects, PIEKOS offers a comprehensive look at what it means to build a lettering career in the comics industry today.
Featuring a foreword by famed X-Men letterer TOM ORZECHOWSKI.
Featuring a foreword by famed X-Men letterer TOM ORZECHOWSKI.
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