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Recently, I “auditioned” for a lettering gig with an artist that has a very organic, painterly style. I lettered the script in Adobe Illustrator and then saved it out to a Photoshop (PSD) file. I opened the resulting Photoshop file and used various brushes and techniques to get that worn, organic quality to the balloons and dialogue.

I was happy with the results and proud of my submission. I didn’t get the gig, which is fine, but I wanted to post a sample of what I submitted.

 

Update on Saturday, March 22, 2008 by Kris Black

I’ve been in contact with the creator of this comic book and I will be doing the lettering. I’m truly ecstatic about this and can’t wait to get started.

Comments

[Adam]

Dude, that's bullshit! That looks awesome. That's the kind of blended font I wish 30 Days of Night had had.

[Kris Black]

Thanks Adam. Maybe you could let Steve Niles know about my style since you interviewed him at Baltimore Comic-Con. Oh, wait. I was interviewing him too.

Seriously, thanks for the compliment.