Speech bubbles in comic books look fairly simple to design, but which tool is best for creating them efficiently? Most coloring artists would work in Photoshop and many times the lettering would also be added inside the PSD file. However, Photoshop is not the best tool for typography. InDesign, on the other hand, has loads of cool features when it comes to creating dynamic speech bubbles.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Information
1:04 Create the Shape
2:02 Draw tail with Pen Tool or use Pathfinder panel
6:00 Paste text into first shape
7:28 Text Frame Options
8:25 Create Paragraph Style
9:49 Create Character Style
11:20 Set up fill and stroke colours
16:00 Reshape bubbles with Direct Selection Tool
18:15 Advanced Techniques
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