Sunday, April 9, 2023

"Bears pray"

This one depends entirely upon timing, and by that I mean the "getting" of the punch line in this gag panel is contingent on the proper pacing in its delivery. And that is mostly in the hands, or more specifically, in the eyes of the reader, as the timing/pacing depends on putting the pieces of the puzzle together in the viewer's mind as they skim across the panel and juxtapose the image + text. 

So it was crucial to toggle the two words ie adjust the kerning between "bears" and "pray" so that visually and phonetically blends together, but with enough breathing room to not turn into one word ("bearspray").

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