Editing and Typesetting Guide
A while back, we were talking about compiling an editing and typesetting FAQ or guide for new editors and typesetters. Somehow, I ended up volunteering to work on this… *sweat drop* The main goal of this guide would be to set out some general rules for editing/typesetting that are specific to Aerandria and to slightly ease the amount of questions that Lacaille has to answer for our new and in-training members.
So… I would like everyone to try and remember some of the questions you had when you first started editing or things that you remember Lacaille scolding you for. Also, if you’ve come across some helpful editing guides or other sites (fonts, patterns, etc.), I would like to include those as well. And as a final request, if you have any examples pages that do a good job illustrating common mistakes, I would like to include some visual examples as well.
Some topics that I’ve thought of include: what to do with page numbers, chapter covers, bubbles with only punctuation, anti-aliasing, using adjustment layers, etc. After, I’ve collected everyone’s advice, I’ll put together an outline for review, and start on putting together the final guide. And on a final note, if anyone has an amusing comment (or anything amusing on any of the topics), it would be nice to make the guide somewhat entertaining. (Anything to increase the chance that it might actually be read would help. ^_^)
“try and remember some of the questions you had when you first started editing or things that you remember Lacaille scolding you for.”
*coughs*
I can offended! XD
I’ll add in some of the scans with red comments for you, clay~
Sounds good~ I’ll try to think something up.
*Daffyd gets to work on providing input*
Don’t be offended, lacaille… T_T *clay uses her best impression of adrift, “scold me more, lacaille.”*
We should include some tools we use in Aeran. Like the bubble filling thing. And probably a short explanation on how to use it. Or any other handy rotating/cropping tools. Cool actions that might be useful…. etc.
Some of these guides are fairly old but they have good bits of information… Some of them are geared more towards the beginner PS users and some more towards those comfortable with navigating PS. You can tell how old they are with the versions they use~ Oh well… they’re similar enough.
Editing:
http://www.n-u-l-l.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page < -- A lot of info here.
http://www.n-u-l-l.net/wiki/index.php/Clean
http://www.n-u-l-l.net/wiki/index.php/Typeset
http://vaticanspecialforces.org/fonts.htm < -- TSing guide
http://www.questie.com/manga/ScanEditGuide/editing.htm
http://www.unblessed.net/guide/main.html
http://sen.monkey-pirate.com/t_edit.html
http://senbonzakura.kageyoshi.net/beginners-start-here/ < -- Recommend and found by isen, I haven't had time to look through it though.
http://psychobob.xepher.net/screentonez/ < -- Not sure how useful these are... but seemed like a cool resource.
http://manga-avenue.com/adrift/3%20Other/MangaEditOokla/index.html
Proofing:
http://entropy-manga.com/Entropy_Proofing_Guide.pdf < - Thank you Entropy \o/
http://manga-avenue.com/adrift/3%20Other/strunk%20william%20-%20the%20elements%20of%20style.pdf
Found some more guide and tutorial
http://www.ruinevil.com/rawr/editguide/
http://www.forever-more.1-eurohost.com/tutorial/home.php