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I've drawn two pages of my comic, and I'm really distressed. I know how to put in the speech bubbles, but then I can never figure out how much space I need for them! So what should I do? Should I just crop my pictures, or should I try and measure out how much space I need? I don't even know how big my font is going to be or anything like that. I really don't know where to put my text. I've taken up a lot of space with the panels, and it's all squished in, so I'm planning to restart anew... I just... Really need help figuring out how to plan out where my text bubbles are going. HELP! Please!

Hm... you've hit on an interesting point, CA091. Speech bubbles are one of the key things an artist has to take into account before starting. I'm sure everyone does it a little different than everyone else. For some people, they simply draw the characters the way they want and paste them together once it's all done, in the way they want. This gives them the option of allowing space as they are looking at it on the screen.

I, on the other hand, draw all my panels on one sheet of paper, exactly how I want it to look on the screen. After creating over 200 pages of comics, I've somehow adapted to having a sort of instictual sence of spacial planning. I reherse the script in my head, and allow for the space I think the bubble will take up. It takes practice, for sure. I think the only thing you can do it keep at it. And be sure to keep the same font all the time. Small font is good, it looks professional in my opinion. Just make it readable.

I hope that helps some. It's hard for me to explain, since I'm not always mentally aware that I'm doing it myself. It just comes natural after a while.

Thanks! I'll try and see if I can do that too... Although I don't know how good I am at estimating space lol.

The real answer is using BLACK MAGIC! OOOOOO! no really-- its an evil spell... the Paneling of the undead...

So thats what you do.....I have many sprite comics and dont know about space. I aways have to move things or take thing out. *Looks angry at MS paint* AND ITS ALL MS PAINTS FAULT!