Comic Lettering Tutorial: The Underwater Robot Deep Dive

[@MANGLORIOUS]

MAN its a shame this video isnt doing super good, and you guys probably knew it wouldnt do that good either, but THANK YOU for still putting a stunning amount of effort into polishing the video, it’s a fantastic watch

[@badinkstudios]

We did not know that 😔

[@rodrigoamorin9480]

​@@badinkstudios 😢❤ you guys are incredible

[@maiilustra]

I really enjoy the shorts, but I was craving for longer videos, and they finally came out. Since I started to watch this channel, I started paying more attention for lettering stuff, how it can convey feelings, situation, character and personality. I'm doing my onw comics, and thanks to you I decided to make my onw Font to put on my comics, which I had to switch back to the one I made didn't had a Bold and Italics version of it, and after a couple videos I decided that this way of emphasize something was important for my characters 😅 I really appreciate the way you took those comments and made a full video showing a little bit of the lettering history of robots and I really appreciate that. I was looking for robotic fonts today because I needed a font to use in a retro futuristic computer and the robot who was fabricated by the same company, but the robot, who started as just a robot being with no variant of tone of voice but it will slowly getting a little bit of Character, and now I might have a better notion about how I can do this. Sorrh about the big coment, I really need to thank that

[@badinkstudios]

Glad to know it inspired something for you! That’s exactly why we wanted to make something longer. So you can see more of the ingredients that lead to the final style of the lettering and use it for your own recipes

[@Wabit-b6k]

@@badinkstudiosplease letter this persons entire comment 🙏

[@maiilustra]

@@Wabit-b6k it would have to be another of the bigger ones😅

[@squishies4life123]

Long format lettering video!!!! Ah im so excited to watch

[@redcowudder]

How to letter a comic book panel about a robot underwater is one of the most niche things I've ever watched. Love your videos

[@Nate_meister]

To the point, well explained both in speech and visuals: you can just see the effort and the extra miles put in this video (I would still say this even if I didn't see the community posts before). Learning more in depth about the comic art feels so nice, especially with such a good presentation. Amazing job, guys!

[@vickypedia1308]

KZbin was being mean and didn't put this on my feed when I get all your shorts and most of your community posts recommended :( This was genuinely such a fascinating watch

[@AbsoluteCero]

Same here; it didn't pop up in my feed. But this is interesting!

[@andreagaluzzi9343]

I can't even imagine how much effort you guys put in this video, and it came out really amazing and perfectly explicative. Loved it! ❤ (Also, English is not my first language, sorry if i did any mistakes but thought i definitely had to comment to spice up the KZbin algorithm!!)

[@badinkstudios]

Your English is better than mine

[@daem0nfaust]

Come to think of it, KZbin is full of robots.

[@Nikki0417]

This comment wins.

[@daem0nfaust]

@@Nikki0417 to be honest, I was merely inspired by the commenter ahead of me. Which was a bot. And already removed, as far as I can tell. 😁

[@fukounaglr]

are you saying KZbin is ocean?

[@Residentevil1.5]

I don’t create or read comics, but I seriously love your videos. They’re so interesting, creative, and it always seems like you put so much effort into them

[@bluespark777]

Super interesting, I've never really thought about speech bubbles or typography all that much while making my comic but this video inspired me to pay more attention to it

[@mangoalias608]

this is a GOLD MINE!! i really hope you keep making videos like this one, I have been searching for so long for good informed resources for comics (ESPECIALLY lettering) and this is one of the few with really good information. thank you!!

[@badinkstudios]

More in the works!

[@mf--]

A great lettering guide.

[@egbut]

The robot episode is here!! I'm so excited!

[@direklaus2732]

Wow, I never would have thought to incorporate water bubbles into a speech balloon! This definitely opened my eyes to the possibilities of lettering comics in the future. Lettering was something I always struggled to find a style of that I like, even though it seems like it would be simple: Put words in a balloon with white background. But it's so much more than that! The most creative I've gotten lettering was if a monster was speaking, have the letters appear to drip blood, or something like that.

[@kizolf]

Thank you so much for this video! I have so much fun watching all your shorts but long format is so much more informative and makes me feel like it has a tighter connection to me (I love learning stuff)

[@HouseofJuless]

Really loved this, so inspiring! I never realized how many creative options there are with speech bubbles.

[@some2611]

Awesome work!

[@Elessaurus_Rex]

Genuinely incredible how much education you pack into 13:33. I’ve never been a “serious” comic creator, or even reader, but I’ve always been very intrigued by the science/art of comic layouts & lettering. Your videos really pull at that part of me that loves to put things together visually in the exact right way.

[@JustaBeardGuy]

Insane you created scenes for the comment request ! Love the video, really gives a new perspectice to comics and the creation process

[@Zwaardvisser]

the way you explain your lettering process is very engaging, loved the video!

[@purplenerdsplushie]

this is such a great video, this stuff is so interesting and cool to me and you do such a great job of explaining it!!!

[@marymcdevitt204]

i didn't know a lot of the stuff you cover! Great video!

[@badinkstudios]

This is what an extremely attractive person would say

[@marymcdevitt204]

@@badinkstudios BABBEeeeeee

[@silentrobin9234]

Thank you for this, long form videos are always my favorite (of course shorts are also fun, but long form just hits harder, you know?)

[@stellarbagle]

Just getting into making my own comics and these videos really give me inspiration to get more creative with them! And I just absolutely love these videos so thanks! 💖

[@MsOkayAwesome]

So excited for this! Thanks for the long form video!

[@batkittii]

I absolutely love this long form style! Learned a lot

[@1800screwthem]

Typography yumminess lets go!

[@Arkouchie]

This is so cool, this deserves way more attention than it has

[@Solar_Symphony]

This video was well worth the wait (and my own personal delay to seeing it, woops!) I was hooked all throughout! It is just so cool to watch people do what they've become so skilled at, and to hear them share knowledge of their craft! Very well done and well edited!

[@sassyk4081]

This is so interesting. Nice one ❤❤❤❤

[@ricky7111]

This was such a great tutorial. As I mentioned a while back, I've been inspired to make my own graphic novel (I don't expect you to have rememberred this, btw), and I can get all caught up in many details that I forget some things like the lettering used as a storytelling device. Which yeah, like you said, why not make it comic booky? Otherwise just write prose. The character in my comic has mental illness issues and has vocal hallucinations. So to represent those, and how pervasive they can be, they are not in bubbles but instead fill up the backgrounds in kind of a jumbled mess, which I hope can also create an idea of confusion and anxiety in the reader.

[@TheTimurQ]

Thanks? youTube? for not showing me this video? now i have to like and hit the bell to recieve notifs. Otherwise? AMAZING VIDEO!!!! You are literally the best channel for this type of tips. I have been doing my webcomics for 6 years now and none of the tutorials were as useful as yours

[@LovelyTrendyCoolGirl]

Excellent content! 👏👏👏

[@StormlightArchives]

What an excellent video!! Thank you both for sharing your knowledge and art with us :D

[@anzaia2164]

This was very helpful! I think I learned a lot here that can be applied to completely different scenarios, too.

[@rowsa_boat]

This is awesome!! What a masterclass!

[@DarkK-90989]

I like the shorts, but this is so much better!

[@Rozdlc]

Great video!

[@katiereed5038]

This is so fun and i've only just started!

[@Camoback.Ape7]

Your lettering craft is amazing! How do I reach you about letting a comic?

[@badinkstudios]

the link in our bio will take you to our site, there’s a contact button there

[@thmvlt]

i love this channel so much

[@InfamousPizgah]

I’m in the process of outlying a comic I want to make. One of the characters mainly communicates in sign language. How would I go about lettering that, if lettering is even the way to show that.

[@badinkstudios]

Look at the bottom of this doc: docs.google.com/document/d/1P3P0VjF001j_66y-XmF9UsuJ_YDmBvDwM_l7SW76Veo/edit

[@beansproutuncreative]

I love the presence of the dumbo octopi

[@SunnydayRay1]

where do people get fonts?

[@badinkstudios]

6:13

[@SunnydayRay1]

@@badinkstudios bless ya G

[@jolieguz]

Tooooo good.

[@CWARrated]

Thanks for the video! Anway way you could do a short about font size? Each time I think Ive picked the right size, it looks too big on my screen but too small when I print it out.

[@timesnewrman]

Thanks ❤ enjoyed this video

[@jasonhaberman2655]

can you do a undead centaur burning in gasoline plese

[@bok9596]

What program do you use for making all these speech bubbles??

[@badinkstudios]

Illustrator

[@awatercolourist]

0:59 Aawww! How nice! Robots visit this channel too. With industry becoming so automated, they must be losing their jobs and many just decided to eek out a living by writing 😂. Writing comics of all things 😐.

[@serenafisherart]

Good stuff

[@jgboynyc]

i wuv wobots!

[@xxsameera]

make my comment into a lettering sequence about a burning demon im a huge fan