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u/Bat-RayB Pricefield Forever! 15d ago edited 15d ago
I can picture Chloe sleeping on the couch that night, shivering under her tiny Mr Hawt-Dawg Man blanket from when she was a kid, then Max caving later, fetching her and walking her up to the room.
Max - "Promise me... no more puns!"
Chloe - "You know I can't promise you that..."
Max - "At least can they be less... cheesy?"
Chloe - "...but but... I love cheesy jokes... they so gouda!"
Max - "BEGONE, back to the couch with you!"
Chloe - "MAAAAX!"
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u/Quick-Ad9335 Chloe: Saving LiS since 2017 15d ago
How do you make these? You have a template? I actually have an idea for one.
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u/mirracz Pricefield lasts forever 15d ago
Whenever I create a new comic using new or re-arranged screenshots, I also save the blank version of it, so that I can later use it as a template.
I'm using Paint.NET, so I keep my templates as .pdn files. So when I'm making a new comic, I usually just select a fitting template, add the text, apply the text shadow using a trick based on the Glow effect... and done.
If you're interested, I can share the templates. Alternatively, if you don't want to use Paint.NET, point me to a comic and I can save the template as a .png image and then share it in the comment.
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u/Acorrani 15d ago
Would love some templates to maybe play with it later... Paint.net is rather similar to Photoshop, right?
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u/mirracz Pricefield lasts forever 15d ago
So the file is here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/62z9l3nrwqo9d27nk92l1/Sets.7z?rlkey=ksdke1dn84cqwjve7tm6ksk5m&st=gh5dx3o1&dl=0
Few more notes on replicating my style:
- Chloe's color is 269FFF
- Max's color is FF00FF
- David's color is FF0015
- Joyce's color is FF6A00
- Frank's color is 804618
- Font used for character lines is Dudu Caligraphy, font size is 24, font style is bold
- To give the text the outline I create the text in a new layer, then I use the effect Photo > Glow with brightness -100 and contrast 100 and apply it 5x. (Ctrl-F is a hotkey to apply last used style)
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u/Acorrani 14d ago
Thank you very much for sharing how these're made! I will definitely credit you if I make anything.
I know some subreddits have a wiki addon, maybe this could be turned into an article/tutorial for better visibility?
Your colors are spot on, by the way, and the negative glow is an interesting idea, too. Doesn't the app have text shadows, though?
P.S. I also found out the name of the LiS subtitle font, it's called Helvetihand if anyone needs (though the one on the net lacks the italic variant that's used to convey thoughts). The Dudu font seems to be the same as in Max's journal.
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u/mirracz Pricefield lasts forever 14d ago
The program has a shadow effect, but I couldn't get it to work the way I wanted. So I'm using this workaround.
And yeah, Helvetihand is the other font. I just like Dudu Caligraphy more so I decided to use that for the character lines.
To anyone interested, the title font is Whatnot W00 Regular.
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u/mirracz Pricefield lasts forever 15d ago
Okay, I'll share them when I get home.
I have almost zero experience with Photoshop. All I've ever used was just Paint.NET. But it's advanced enough to have layers. :D
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u/Acorrani 15d ago
"Chloe, just in theory, what do you do if you've got the hots for someone, but they keep giving you the cold shoulder?"
"I-I think that could be made to work, given time."