Can Somebody Explain Good Title Art?

[KanashiCat]

Im talking about the actual art for the words of the title. I don't know how to make words look artistically decent for a cover page. I ended up cropping out the title on my cover art because it just wasn't good enough for me.

If anybody could enlighten me, I will be eternally grateful!

[AVXP]

Follow a few simple technical rules and then some creative rules and you'll be fine.

Technical:
1) Must be legible and clear up close and far away. (Scaled large and small)
2) Works with the colors reversed and in Black and White. [in other words, your title works against a white or black background.]
3) Don't use an uncleared font (you don't have rights to).
4) Search to see if your title is already in use.
5) Make several versions, some that are vertical and some that are horizontal.
6) Do not make every word the same size or level of importance.
7) Study the titles that are effective and not just from popular properties.

Creative
1) Treat your title like a logo and make it an Image Of Words
2) The shape of your words should be easy to recognize.
3) Don't use a font as is, edit it and make it (more) your own.
4) Avoid strange words that your (target) audience is unfamiliar with.
5) Search for titles like yours and avoid being taken as a parody of another property.
6) Pick a title that SOUNDS good AND LOOKS good. Easy to pronounce.
7) If you feel compelled to use a bad title, reconsider and make it a subtitle.
8) Make several versions (no matter how great you think the first try is/was) and compare
9) A plain title can be jazzed up by adding non-words, including symbols and shapes.
10) Study MANY titles and avoid copying - even if you think it's an obscure property.

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After all that, you probably need to post some stuff so your peoples here can give you specific advice and pointers.

[J.Z.Castillo]

@AVXP has really cool pointers! This is pretty much my process. I start by sketching it out on paper and trying new ideas see what I like, see what I don't.

Once I have a general idea of what I'm going for I start doing several versions of it, playing with type and such. Before that, though, I go through maybe 10-15 different typefaces and choose the ones I like best, usually 3-5 (a pro move is to choose letters you like from some fonts and mix them in place for the letters you don't like, but don't do this if you are a beginner)

I don't worry about colors yet, and this logo is still FAR from being done that's why I don't have any examples yet. I keep all the letters black so I can see the readability and composition better. Once I get a silhouette that I like and that works I move on to colors and embellishments. In the meantime, I add the versions I prefer on a mock up cover to see how it would work IRL like this

Creating a logo is not easy and shouldn't be taken lightly since that's what people are going to see and remember you by. Take your time and see where things lead you but remember to also have fun and create something that reflects your comic and product!

[KanashiCat]

This is exactly the advice I was looking for! I cannot thank you enough for such a thorough response! This will definitely help in crafting the title.

[KanashiCat]

The same goes for you as well. I greatly appreciate your amazing response. The examples you were able to show gives me an idea of an effective process so thank you!