Once you do this process a couple times, you will get the feel and understand what percentage you should do in the future.Ĭombine your bottom two lettering layers to create one layer. Don't over do the blur as it will cause problems in the next steps. Depending on the size of your canvas, you may need to slide a little less or a little more than in this tutorial. Slide your pencil from left to right on the canvas to adjust the gaussian blur slider. Then select adjustments in the top left corner. Select the second layer – this should be the middle layer. You should then have three layers of your design. Once you have your lettering or design how you want it then you will need to duplicate the layer twice. Make sure to choose your background color and color for your lettering before beginning. If you are using a text, make sure that your layer is rasterized before beginning. There are tons of great modern serif fonts available on Font Bundles, and in this tutorial we will be using the Wild Mango font from KA Designs. You can also use this same method to outline other objects in Procreate.
#Bubble letter a outline how to
More inspirationįinally I want to show you some more bubble lettering styles you may want to use.In this tutorial, we will cover how to outline lettering in Procreate. By keeping the balance between whitespace and drawings your final lettering will look harmonic.
Simply keep in mind to fill the whitespace around your word evenly. Some of them are even bursting at the moment. In this case I will just add some simple bubbles all around the lettering. Furthermore the decoration helps to make the viewer understand the bubble topic. It will make your lettering look dynamic and unique. Decorate the letteringĪdding some decoration is an important part if you want to create an awesome bubble lettering. By duplicating the shape of the letters you will create realistic shadows.įor our lettering we will only go with the “inner” shadows because I want the word to fly in the air instead of standing on the ground. The shadows always have to be on the opposite part of the reflections. The main shadow that falls on the ground under the whole word.The shadows of the letters which are infront of other letters.There are two main types of shadows you could draw on your bubble lettering: Adding shadowsĪs always you can enhance the 3d look by adding shadows. If you used a waterproof fineliner you can paint over the lines without problems. You can even use blending techniques or watercolors to get a great look. If you want to make your lettering look more colorful just move on to the next step! Colorize your bubble letteringįill the shapes with some colors. For example to create a bubble font or something like that. You can stop here if you just needed the outlines of a bubble lettering. Use a rubber to erase all unnecessary lines. Finalize the shapesįinalize the shapes of your bubble letters by tracing the main lines with a fineliner. You can even decide to draw more than one reflection – as long as you keep the consistency. Drawing consistent reflections will make your bubble lettering look really professional.Ĭhoose a light source and draw a reflection on every single letter. It helps the viewer to get an understanding of the threedimensional shape. One of the most important detail is the typical reflection on a bubble or a balloon. You can achieve that by drawing some inner letters first.Įrase the baseline to get a better look of the letter hierarchy. Make it look a little random instead of using the same pattern from left to right. In this step you can already decide which letters will be in the foreground. I love to make the letters overlap because it emphasizes the appearance of bubbles. For our tutorial we will stay with a simple circle. You can also change the look of the counter. The smaller the inner part of your letter (also called counter) the more bubbly it will look. They are very rounded and when you try to shape them their outlines stay smooth and rounded. Think of ballons and soap bubbles while doing that. The next step is to outline every letter. It’s okay to have the letters close to each other. Rotating each letter by a few degrees will help to make your lettering look more dynamic.Īttention: Make sure that you can still recognize the letters. Try to draw playful and rounded letters instead of sharp edges. Let’s use the word “bubble” for this tutorial (what else?). The look of your lines will define the appearance of your whole bubble lettering. Sounds easy but this part is very important. The first step is to write your desired word in a monoline font. Bubble lettering is more about the right technique than about using many materials.
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