Two quick questions about lettering

The Anti-crest · 05-27-2007, 02:38 AM

I'm trying to choose how I want to present the speech. It can either be standard narrative, which is OK. Or it can be Soliloquy, which I think rocks.

Problem I'm having is would people recognize a "soliloquy" as what it is, or will they think he is talking to someone else in the book?

Would it help if I made a standard caption box but added a tail so you knew who was talking?

Jason Arthur · 05-27-2007, 11:37 AM

Well, generally a soliloquy is inferred by the caption box alone. Most comics use the general caption box for such.

Most letterers (and hopefully the writers that provide them the script) will use quotes to indicate a conversation between two or more characters. Often each character will have their own color for the caption boxes as well.

does that help or did I miss the point? I'm running on 3 hours sleep and starting the second half of my 14 hour work day, so...

-- J

The Anti-crest · 05-27-2007, 01:53 PM

I wrote the story I'm lettering. What you said helps. I'll stick with just caption boxes. I thought it might look interesting to have them actually be talking to himself rather than just narrating the story.

**cyxodus** · 05-27-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by The Anti-crest

Would it help if I made a standard caption box but added a tail so you knew who was talking?

Then it becomes a square word balloon and looks confusing. Try having the captions boxes a color or style that would indicate that it belongs to the character. Also, clever writing will allow the reader to figure out which captions go with which character.

The Anti-crest · 05-27-2007, 03:13 PM

Yeah, I think its obvious by what he's saying that its the main character narrating the story. I just thought I'd have fun with it, but I'll go standard narration instead of soliloquy. thanks for the help.

F!NCH · 05-28-2007, 05:11 AM

Two words: thought balloons.

**cyxodus** · 05-28-2007, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by F!NCH

Two words: thought balloons.

Not a bad idea.

Amadarwin · 05-29-2007, 12:07 PM

that's actually pretty amusing. I've noticed thought balloons have pretty much gone by way of the dodo bird.

**cyxodus** · 05-29-2007, 12:11 PM

I like thought balloons.

Amadarwin · 05-29-2007, 12:14 PM

I do to. Just making an observation was all.

**cyxodus** · 05-29-2007, 12:16 PM

I took it as you liked them also.

05-27-2007, 02:38 AM	#1
The Anti-crest Robert Tidwell - JUGGALO Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,554	Two quick questions about lettering I'm trying to choose how I want to present the speech. It can either be standard narrative, which is OK. Or it can be Soliloquy, which I think rocks. Problem I'm having is would people recognize a "soliloquy" as what it is, or will they think he is talking to someone else in the book? Would it help if I made a standard caption box but added a tail so you knew who was talking?

05-29-2007, 12:11 PM	#9
cyxodus NinjaLettering.com Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The nearest arcade or movie theater. Posts: 1,846	I like thought balloons. __________________ =Payton Aspiring Artist, Letterer and Graphic Designer NINJALETTERING.com \| DeviantArt Portfolio \| Lettering Library

05-29-2007, 12:16 PM	#11
cyxodus NinjaLettering.com Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The nearest arcade or movie theater. Posts: 1,846	I took it as you liked them also. __________________ =Payton Aspiring Artist, Letterer and Graphic Designer NINJALETTERING.com \| DeviantArt Portfolio \| Lettering Library

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05-27-2007, 11:37 AM	#2
Jason Arthur Starving Letterer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,501	Well, generally a soliloquy is inferred by the caption box alone. Most comics use the general caption box for such. Most letterers (and hopefully the writers that provide them the script) will use quotes to indicate a conversation between two or more characters. Often each character will have their own color for the caption boxes as well. does that help or did I miss the point? I'm running on 3 hours sleep and starting the second half of my 14 hour work day, so... -- J

05-27-2007, 01:53 PM	#3
The Anti-crest Robert Tidwell - JUGGALO Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,554	I wrote the story I'm lettering. What you said helps. I'll stick with just caption boxes. I thought it might look interesting to have them actually be talking to himself rather than just narrating the story.

05-27-2007, 03:13 PM	#5
The Anti-crest Robert Tidwell - JUGGALO Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,554	Yeah, I think its obvious by what he's saying that its the main character narrating the story. I just thought I'd have fun with it, but I'll go standard narration instead of soliloquy. thanks for the help.

05-28-2007, 05:11 AM	#6
F!NCH Design sense… tingling… Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 149	Two words: thought balloons.

05-29-2007, 12:07 PM	#8
Amadarwin Fingerpaints Fonts Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 167	that's actually pretty amusing. I've noticed thought balloons have pretty much gone by way of the dodo bird.

05-29-2007, 12:14 PM	#10
Amadarwin Fingerpaints Fonts Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 167	I do to. Just making an observation was all.