When cat's away, the mice will play

paul053 · 02-18-2013, 10:36 AM

Thanks for looking. Comments are welcome.

Gearshift · 02-18-2013, 10:44 AM

Nice stuff! I like your series so far, keep 'em coming!

Just a note... why the mix of fonts in the title bar? I mean, it might be a good idea to stick to one for visual consistency. That's one of the main things to consider- a consistent "image" for your series, if that makes any sense. Like... everything G13 does is Comic Sans, with MSPaint word bubbles. Karhukjnsi gives each character their own typeface and uses Photoshop for word bubbles. I give each "type" of character their own typeface (Autobots and Decepticons versus pure robots, humans, speech synthesisers, beastformers and crossovers from alternate dimensions), so finding your "image", so to speak (no pun intended) is an important facet of carving your niche.

All in all I want to see more!

Merchhounds · 02-18-2013, 10:45 AM

Poor Space case.

bigbadblue · 02-18-2013, 10:49 AM

Great start!

paul053 · 02-18-2013, 10:51 AM

@Gearshift, thanks so much for your advice. This is only my second attempt and I still have so much to learn (including my Photoshop skill). I will post my first one soon which I've done a while ago with just Paint.

By the way, do you have any examples that I can look at?

Gearshift · 02-18-2013, 11:52 AM

Okay, here's my general compilation of the fonts and speech bubble styles I could find, along with a comparison of the title areas to yours.

Careful, it's a big image

Karhukjnsi · 02-18-2013, 03:37 PM

Gearshift, I love when you do the drawings of the faces and expressions, it makes me do fuzzy laughs inside. <3

Autovolt 127 · 02-18-2013, 04:15 PM

Poor Space Case.

paul053 · 02-18-2013, 05:23 PM

Thanks Gearshift, I will look in to this.

By the way, below is my first attempt which I did a while ago. Put it here so I can remove the other extra thread.

paul053 · 02-21-2013, 10:21 PM

Here comes #3.

02-18-2013, 10:36 AM	#1
paul053 Autobot Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 61 Location: Plymouth, MN	When cat's away, the mice will play Thanks for looking. Comments are welcome. My TF collection, review, and custom site

02-18-2013, 10:44 AM	#2
Gearshift Retardicon Team Leader Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 384 Collection Count: 140+	Nice stuff! I like your series so far, keep 'em coming! Just a note... why the mix of fonts in the title bar? I mean, it might be a good idea to stick to one for visual consistency. That's one of the main things to consider- a consistent "image" for your series, if that makes any sense. Like... everything G13 does is Comic Sans, with MSPaint word bubbles. Karhukjnsi gives each character their own typeface and uses Photoshop for word bubbles. I give each "type" of character their own typeface (Autobots and Decepticons versus pure robots, humans, speech synthesisers, beastformers and crossovers from alternate dimensions), so finding your "image", so to speak (no pun intended) is an important facet of carving your niche. All in all I want to see more! At His Fingertips\|Collection von Gearshift

02-18-2013, 10:49 AM	#4
bigbadblue City-Bot Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 488 Location: Somewhere	Great start! Vote Metroplex for Transformers Hall of Fame... Because FOC.

02-18-2013, 10:51 AM	#5
paul053 Autobot Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 61 Location: Plymouth, MN	@Gearshift, thanks so much for your advice. This is only my second attempt and I still have so much to learn (including my Photoshop skill). I will post my first one soon which I've done a while ago with just Paint. By the way, do you have any examples that I can look at? My TF collection, review, and custom site

02-18-2013, 11:52 AM	#6
Gearshift Retardicon Team Leader Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 384 Collection Count: 140+	Okay, here's my general compilation of the fonts and speech bubble styles I could find, along with a comparison of the title areas to yours. Careful, it's a big image At His Fingertips\|Collection von Gearshift

02-18-2013, 10:45 AM	#3
Merchhounds Insecticon Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 990 Collection Count: TF-177,Slime-1 Busou Shinki-3 full one's	Poor Space case.

02-18-2013, 03:37 PM	#7
Karhukjnsi Magnificent Pagan Beast Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6,628 Location: Orange County, CA Collection Count: 165+ News Credits: 5	Gearshift, I love when you do the drawings of the faces and expressions, it makes me do fuzzy laughs inside. <3

02-18-2013, 05:23 PM	#9
paul053 Autobot Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 61 Location: Plymouth, MN	Thanks Gearshift, I will look in to this. By the way, below is my first attempt which I did a while ago. Put it here so I can remove the other extra thread. My TF collection, review, and custom site

02-21-2013, 10:21 PM	#10
paul053 Autobot Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 61 Location: Plymouth, MN	Here comes #3. My TF collection, review, and custom site