June 2007 Archives

I wrote an article some time ago with Richard Starkings, it was an interview about himself and the coming of age of digital lettering in comics. Here is the unedited version of the article that appeared in the Australian Cartoonists’ Association magazine Inkspot #52. Here goes …

Lettering is a fine art form, one that can enhance the look of finished art. Some people didn’t find my lettering very appealing and I made the decision to use digital lettering and was criticized for it. I interviewed a well known industry letterer and founder of ComicBookFonts.com, Richard Starkings to find out more about fonts and lettering.

Been occupied of recent doing a course at AFTRS. The Australian Film Television Radio School is a reputable location for producing and training some of Australia's talented entertainment industry heroes. So i'm proud to be in attendance at one of Australia's finest education facilities. I'll keep you posted on what my travels are like.