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How To Pace Comics
We took a peek at compression and decompression in comics in the previous blog post . Now, let's look at pacing, or how to pace comics. Pacing is simply how fast a reader reads your comics. Much like compression and decompression, pacing allows you to highlight pivotal events in your story. And this is primarily done by influencing how long your reader stays on a panel. The longer the reader stays on the panel, the reading place slows down. The faster the reader stays on a panel, the reading pace speeds up. 1. By default, the amount of text you place on a panel dictates pacing. The more text, the slower the pace. Chris Claremont is known for having verbose panels during his acclaimed run on Uncanny X-Men . 2. When the size of the panel is small, the pacing quickens. Conversely, large panels slow down the pacing. 3. Then the amount of visual information (details) you have inside a panel dictates pacing. The more visual information, or the more a reader has to look at, the
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I like. :)
You have nice penmanship, hence nice letterings. Mahirap mag letra, mangalay sa kamay at kailangan consistent ka. Kung pasmado ang kamay mo, hindi pwede.
Typograpgy & typefaces is another universe in itself. My favorite designers were: Herb Lubalin, who designed the Avant Garde typeface, and Hermann Zaff.
Auggie
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teresa... it's been a while since I've heard from you. :-)
Auggie... thanks. I tried doing comics lettering over a decade ago and I was sorely inconsistent. Kaya computer na ang bagsak ko. Favorite ko ngayon ang Oficina at Minion. :-)
ed... anukaba? Nakalagay sa site mo, beta version. Kaya gaganda pa ang mga font mo. :-) And thanks.
charles... hello! kapag slow and deliberate, kaya naman. :-)