My thoughts on dynamic SFX

Piekos · 05-27-2014, 09:02 AM

~N

Artful Dodger · 05-28-2014, 09:23 AM

This is a great tutorial. Thank you very much!

Alyssa · 05-28-2014, 09:35 AM

Typography has never been by strong suit, but it's good to see how the pros do it!

**paul brian deberry** · 05-28-2014, 08:49 PM

sweet!

Kep! · 06-11-2014, 01:29 PM

I no longer have the power of administration, but this needs to be pinned. Excellent!

Comics Commando · 08-01-2014, 03:50 PM

Nice, Nate.

I try to dynamize my SFX, but too often I'm in a time crunch to spend a lot of time on them, but I do like to have the time to jazz it up. I just spent two days expanding my SFX font library so I have more shapes to choose from.

Kurt Hathaway
Cartoon Balloons Studio

khathawayart@gmail.com

nickmarino · 11-19-2014, 07:48 PM

Good stuff! Lots of great tips. Thanks!

Makes me wanna overlap my SFX a lot more

gmsalpha · 08-20-2015, 11:57 PM

I love seeing this kind of process stuff. Thanks!

I do have one question though. Why are the letters overlapping backwards (the letter on the right is on top of the letter on the left)? I'm more familiar with "send to back" starting on the left, so that the letter on the left is on top of the one on the right.

That's just something I learned from a "How To" book, but I thought I'd pose that question, in case your way is based on the sound of the explosion.

Stewart Vernon · 08-21-2015, 04:02 AM

My two cents... given the explosion is happening in the background... and the sound would be coming towards you... it makes sense to me to have the right-most letter in "Bawhoom" be overlapping in the way shown here. It adds some additional depth to me of the sound coming back-to-front as it were.

madmax007 · 09-02-2015, 01:46 AM

thanks for this.

crossbordersart · 04-12-2016, 01:28 AM

Good stuff, thanks for sharing

05-27-2014, 09:02 AM	#1
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08-20-2015, 11:57 PM	#8
gmsalpha Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	Overlap question I love seeing this kind of process stuff. Thanks! I do have one question though. Why are the letters overlapping backwards (the letter on the right is on top of the letter on the left)? I'm more familiar with "send to back" starting on the left, so that the letter on the left is on top of the one on the right. That's just something I learned from a "How To" book, but I thought I'd pose that question, in case your way is based on the sound of the explosion.

08-21-2015, 04:02 AM	#9
Stewart Vernon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Kittrell, NC Posts: 1,568	My two cents... given the explosion is happening in the background... and the sound would be coming towards you... it makes sense to me to have the right-most letter in "Bawhoom" be overlapping in the way shown here. It adds some additional depth to me of the sound coming back-to-front as it were. __________________ - Where you AT-AT? Where I go when I am not here.

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05-28-2014, 09:23 AM	#2
Artful Dodger Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 7	This is a great tutorial. Thank you very much!

05-28-2014, 09:35 AM	#3
Alyssa @AlyCro Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Aussieland Posts: 447	Typography has never been by strong suit, but it's good to see how the pros do it!

06-11-2014, 01:29 PM	#5
Kep! Mad Genius Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ok, maybe just a little ticked off, not actually mad. Posts: 8,379	I no longer have the power of administration, but this needs to be pinned. Excellent!

08-01-2014, 03:50 PM	#6
Comics Commando Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 662	Nice, Nate. I try to dynamize my SFX, but too often I'm in a time crunch to spend a lot of time on them, but I do like to have the time to jazz it up. I just spent two days expanding my SFX font library so I have more shapes to choose from. Kurt Hathaway Cartoon Balloons Studio khathawayart@gmail.com

11-19-2014, 07:48 PM	#7
nickmarino Holy F*ck & Super Haters Join Date: May 2008 Location: tha LBC Posts: 337	Good stuff! Lots of great tips. Thanks! Makes me wanna overlap my SFX a lot more

09-02-2015, 01:46 AM	#10
madmax007 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 4	thanks for this.

04-12-2016, 01:28 AM	#11
crossbordersart Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 19	Good stuff, thanks for sharing