Nice result.
I do lots of cartoony things and usually recommend creating the initial lettering by hand. Maybe start from a block typeface and edit the nodes to make a unique style to fit the image you are working on. Typically if the letter A, say, appears multiple times, each one is slightly different. And for actual cartoons, avoid effects, existing typefaces, and any trickery. It may take a little longer but it encourages you to work more cartoon-like, and the result is more real. Including errors that you find in real cartoons.
But that's my style, as I enjoy working with curves and nodes a lot. And it's a hobby, so I can take longer, as I enjoy it.
I do lots of cartoony things and usually recommend creating the initial lettering by hand. Maybe start from a block typeface and edit the nodes to make a unique style to fit the image you are working on. Typically if the letter A, say, appears multiple times, each one is slightly different. And for actual cartoons, avoid effects, existing typefaces, and any trickery. It may take a little longer but it encourages you to work more cartoon-like, and the result is more real. Including errors that you find in real cartoons.
But that's my style, as I enjoy working with curves and nodes a lot. And it's a hobby, so I can take longer, as I enjoy it.