tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post1260601569018451655..comments2023-12-20T12:09:03.564-05:00Comments on comic tools: Comic Toolshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-52614344309598202872009-11-24T15:08:22.959-05:002009-11-24T15:08:22.959-05:00Haha Magma, I am in the same boat with you. I real...Haha Magma, I am in the same boat with you. I really love using the Ames guide. An old draftsman showed me how it worked and I fell in love with it.<br /><br />However, I totally agree the lightbox system is superior for the reasons you stated AND for this fourth and terrible reason: If you have to erase a misspelled word or make any corrections, you're going to erase parts of your guide lines too. Those are not convenient to fix. <br /><br />So that pretty much buries the poor, well meaning ol' Ames.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-27716632841616352462009-01-08T17:31:00.000-05:002009-01-08T17:31:00.000-05:00Thanks Erika!Thanks Erika!Comic Toolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956709507368856261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-13801159146375811462009-01-08T17:26:00.000-05:002009-01-08T17:26:00.000-05:00GREAT tutorial, Matt! I linked it on my Twitter, h...GREAT tutorial, Matt! I linked it on my Twitter, hopefully other people will find it useful :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-59658657725535758032009-01-08T04:28:00.000-05:002009-01-08T04:28:00.000-05:00grr.. makes it look so easy, i gave up using words...grr.. makes it look so easy, i gave up using words altogether, but that great, thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01585986261143767652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501346.post-83471499621123094492008-12-26T18:44:00.000-05:002008-12-26T18:44:00.000-05:00That's such a great idea!Unfortunately, I'm marrie...That's such a great idea!<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I'm married to my Ames guide. For the longest time I thought they were esoteric, expensive masonic gadgets that you had to know a secret drafter's handshake to get until I saw one for 2.49. I've been hooked since.<BR/><BR/>However, here are three huge drawbacks to it that your method solves:<BR/><BR/>A) The Ames is adjustable, but not infinitely. If you need to do super large letters, you can't.<BR/><BR/>B) My guide slides like a greased ferret. Granted, I am drawing on my bed on a piece of cardboard, but still I have to redraw maybe every 5th line.<BR/><BR/>C) You HAVE to use a mechanical pencil! Even with a super-sharp tip, it will fit for one line and then break off, or dull and not reach the paper.<BR/><BR/>If I ever get a light-box I will probably start using this method. Until then, though, my tempestuous relationship with my Ames will continue... despite its defects, I love it for the ugly child it is!Ambassador MAGMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220750781703547464noreply@blogger.com