Krita For Comics Ep. 10: Lettering

Words are generally the other half of the comics recipe. In this video, we’ll explore my methods for adding text and balloons to your page in Krita, and how to use clipping groups to contain those elements to the panels.
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[@kuntalmajumder5310]

Krita comes with all kinds of speech bubbles which could be found by enabling the Vector Libraries Docker. You could just drag and drop those into your painting.

[@weebo2328]

Thanks! That's great!

[@skeik1362]

Very useful info, thank you

[@turtlesmeller2943]

everybody gucci till the dude starts writing in comic sans-

[@pinkfreak120]

He be like, "Imma grab the font that everyone hates -- comic sans!" My response? "With all due respect, go fuck yourself!" lmao no hate but thank you for the video dude!

[@tjmakes_]

Thankyou so much! Absolute lifesaver, I was going crazy trying to manually get the shapes with consistent outlines 😭
I hope you have lots of other videos 😊

[@ririnaadrianaarts3767]

thanks!!! You're my life saver

[@nutaroo2278]

i almost had a heart attack when the lettering in krita wasnt working like i hoped it would.... thought i had to switch programs and buy one lol thanks for this

[@Ily_Bitz]

You are so helpful you need more subs :)

[@Nodsaibot]

when it comes to lettering is BEST to hand draw the bubbles! or import from a vector program like inkscape

[@stl_outlaw1679]

Could you use this on scanned physical art?

[@lifecanvasdev4684]

Thanks. I found text in Krita very frustrating, as it reverts back to "default" formatting every time when I insert a new textbox. Is there a way to get Krita to "remember" my previous / last used text formatting and use it again / by default when I insert new text? Or at least some way to duplicate a text?

[@mukagedek4010]

I also work as comic illustrator. But krita text tool really stressed me out. Is there anyway to edit the text directly in the canvas just like any other editing software? (I use gimp recently)

[@camillathomas61]

It seems like I have to make a new layer for every text box and bubble, and re format for each. It's driving me crazy. Is there a better way to deal with this or a better program?
Also I want to import my pictures like clip art and reposition them on the page. Again I need a new layer for each, unless I'm missing something. Very grateful for any help!!!

[@acefalkner9304]

I typed up the dialogue for all the speech bubbles on one page and then moved one balloon. I can't seem to move the text without moving the rest of the text on the page

[@theshimario253]

it wont let me adjust the size for some reason

[@paulpinnock8743]

What if you are unhappy with the size of the text? I've also noticed that you're text has to be a sentence or two, otherwise it covers the entire panel. A whole paragraph is out of the question.

[@tjmakes_]

Changing the size of the text within the editing pop up only lets you go down to 9 pt, but!
If you save and close the window, then while selecting your text box with the pointer tool, select the size editing tool (the icon below the paintbrush tool), then you can drag your text into any size.
To fit things thinner, I think you have to manually hit Enter in the editing box and separate lines. You can also change character and line spacing within the editing box :)

[@RainV25]

How can I make text white but with the dark lines all over the letters?

[@CujoThe2nd]

is there a way to bold or italicize just ONE WORD rather then the whole SELECTION

[@alandunaway3000]

Too bad it doesn't export the comic. You have to do so manually.

[@vichobocho_archivo]

Dude, this is helpfull but... comic sans? really?

[@el_lobo_27]

Well... Comic sans is made for comics, and it's what comics are made of.

[@diegopineda9694]

@@el_lobo_27 there is better fonts than that