Balloon Test #1

[xoshua]

Comments

[jennyquarx]

I picked oblong and plain because that was just the one that was easiest to read and most visually pleasing to me. Nothing more than that.

[xoshua]

my vote is for someone else (R), but i figured it was a good use of my vote. here was his thinking (paraphrased):

circular for a single character would be okay, but an entire page could get annoying. the calligraphic stroke adds just enough to set it apart.

[envertigo]

Each style has its place, if the page/comic had a primarily solid open background, i.e. Andi Watson, I could see the more round balloon as it would break up the panel and have room to breathe. Whereas pages with a lot of detail and whatnot happening in the panels, the more oblong would appeal more. I do like the calligraphic stroke more than the plain line. Course I'm saying this on three hours of sleep and no coffee, so hopefully that makes sense ;)

[seanorange]

I can see going either way on the line, depending on the art style the balloons are supporting. Do you want to complement what's going on in the page, or provide a contrast?

But definitely oblong over circular, for the reasons stated above.

~Sean

[kwsapphire]

I like the oblong because the circle wastes too much space.. it's too much whitespace, I can see that really messing with the artistic aspect of a comic.

And I think the variable-width lines are fare more dynamic and attractive to the eye.