general stuff: 1. TYPESETTING x Size >> When you want to make the font larger, increase the font size (http://puu.sh/hFDna/1611e0b47c.png). Do not use CTRL + drag. It only destroys the font by distorting it. x Shape >> Always try to form the text in the same shape as where it is contained (i.e. if the bubble is round, shape it like a circle. if it's the narration box, shape it like square/ rectangle) x Line Break >> the one-line-one-word habit: http://puu.sh/hQt8D/53ee1a117d.png >>> Try to avoid that. It's fine if it can't be helped, and just once in a while, but never all the time. x Text centering >> text should be placed in the middle of the bubble. >> There are times, though, that the text looks better if it’s a little bit higher above the "center" but never put the text below the center. >> For incomplete bubbles, the text should be centered but sometimes it should be placed near the border to look nicer. Something like this: http://www.mediafire.com/view/myfiles/#956gj2ul42dw6w7 additional reading: http://senbonzakura.kageyoshi.net/2009/05/02/typesetting/ x SFXs >> if you like to make it vertical, try to write it horizontally and just rotate it (not too upright though) >> http://puu.sh/hQtao/fd4235357c.png x Punctuations >> Avoid putting punctuations on its own line >> make all the vertical "....." horizontal (just three dots, okay?) 2. leveling - the white especially in the first few pages seemed underleveled. 3. CROPPING > make sure to crop the edges correctly to avoid having blacks(check the samples below) when released. e.g. check the lower left http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/tora_ni_tsubasa_ch01#2 and upper right edge http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/tora_ni_tsubasa_ch01#8 4. FILE SIZE > current file size is too big. use 32 colors not 256. 5. change the em dash (for stutters) to a hyphen page 1 crop - left edge page 2-3 crop - left edge page 4 crop - right edges page 5 crop - upper and left edges page 6 crop= upper, right and left edges = the marks on the upper left edges are from debinding and not patterns page 7 crop - all edges page 8 crop - upper and right edges last panel: Ah... -don't slant (check the other similar pages, too.) page 9 crop - left and lower edges page 10 crop - upper edge page 13 crop - right edge page 14 crop - left edge page 15 crop - left edge page 16 crop - upper, right, lower edges page 17 crop - lower edge page 18 crop- right and lower edges page 19 crop - left edge page 20 crop - upper, left, and right edges page 21 crop - left edge clean - lower edge of the narration box page 22 crop - right edge clean - panel 1; narration box 1, upper edge page 23 crop - left and lower edges page 24-25 crop - all edges page 26 crop - upper and lower edges page 27 crop - left edge