Find the halfway points between the centre and the circumference and draw lines from them to meet the one-o'clock line at right angles. Then, as if the circle is a clockface, work out where one o'clock is, and draw a line from one o'clock through the centre. Draw a vertical line bisecting the original construction circle.
I hope you can see the construction principles. It looks like a nightclub bouncer waving one fist. I had the most fun designing 'G', and I think it's still my favourite. Well, 'L' is like an expanded version of one section of the other two letters: Moving swiftly on to 'L', 'X' and 'K', you may ask why 'L' is included here, as it does not contain the diagonals of the other two letters. This is of course because the arms on a 'Y' are diagonals, whereas a 'T' is characterised by one long horizontal. The curve springs upwards more readily, giving the viewer no sense of a horizontal line. The second difference between 'T' and 'Y' is less obvious but just as important: the angle of the curve between the stem and the arms of the 'Y' is wider than on the 'T'.
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If you have already seen how to draw bubble letters D, B, etc, this will be familiar. The first, most obvious difference is the triangle-and-dividing-line in the top, to make the two upper branches of the letter. 'Y' is very similar indeed, with two differences. Basically, if it comes out looking like a mushroom, it is probably about right :-) If you draw it too high (too big a gap between stem and top) the letter will stop looking like a 'T' and will just resemble a blob. If you draw the undercurve of the 'cross-stroke' too low (too close to the stem), it will look droopy instead of bubbly. It should be both bulgy and smooth enough to look properly 'inflated', and also contain a hint of a horizontal line, so the eye can read it as 'T'. To get it to look legible, you need to think a little about the way the top bulges out of the stem.
Have fun!Īs you can see, 'T' is not that complicated but it is a new kind of shape. Hence the use of a circle as the basic construction outline.Īs on previous pages, the images that show you the step-by-step instructions appear first, followed by a few notes on individual letters. I designed this alphabet because I wanted to work out how to draw bubble letters that really bulge. If you're looking for a simpler method to create balloon letters that are still fun to read but skinnier and less characterful than these supercurvy specimens, you might prefer either the 'outlines' or 'ovals' methods of construction. They're grouped according to similarity of construction technique, so if you learn one of them, you can draw the others in the group easily too. It's not as random as it seems – these letters are more complicated to draw using this 'fill-the-circle' method than the other letters of the alphabet detailed on the first and second pages. This page shows you how to draw bubble letters T and Y L, X and K and J and G. Colour temperature for calligraphy and art.
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