"One thing you oftentimes see in comic drawing guides..." //
"...is that you should use interestingly shaped (=non-rectangular) panes to make the page look more interesting." //
"I myself hate this. It CAN work, for example it is often used in manga." //
"But in-between interestingly shaped panels there is often unused space... like here and there!" //
"Of course you can modify rectangles such as with this speech bubble trick - but the basic shape is still a rectangle! JP Ahonen uses this a lot in the Northern Overexposure comics." //
"In actin scenes and scenes that are confusing to a character interestingly shaped panels are a good special effect. But in peaceful scenes they're more a disturbance." //
"You also have to be careful not to mess the reading order..." There? Or there? //
"Interestingly shaped panels can easily make the page restless and confusing!" Earthquake? //
"When used well and sparingly, non-rectangular panels can create a sense of action or other effects..." //
"...but mostly I would recommend that you're stick to rectangles." gaiverruksia · 17.11.2022 · 1 kuva
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CTID: INTERESTING PANELS
"One thing you oftentimes see in comic drawing guides..." //
"...is that you should use interestingly shaped (=non-rectangular) panes to make the page look more interesting." //
"I myself hate this. It CAN work, for example it is often used in manga." //
"But in-between interestingly shaped panels there is often unused space... like here and there!" //
"Of course you can modify rectangles such as with this speech bubble trick - but the basic shape is still a rectangle! JP Ahonen uses this a lot in the Northern Overexposure comics." //
"In actin scenes and scenes that are confusing to a character interestingly shaped panels are a good special effect. But in peaceful scenes they're more a disturbance." //
"You also have to be careful not to mess the reading order..." There? Or there? //
"Interestingly shaped panels can easily make the page restless and confusing!" Earthquake? //
"When used well and sparingly, non-rectangular panels can create a sense of action or other effects..." //
"...but mostly I would recommend that you're stick to rectangles."
"One thing you oftentimes see in comic drawing guides..." //
"...is that you should use interestingly shaped (=non-rectangular) panes to make the page look more interesting." //
"I myself hate this. It CAN work, for example it is often used in manga." //
"But in-between interestingly shaped panels there is often unused space... like here and there!" //
"Of course you can modify rectangles such as with this speech bubble trick - but the basic shape is still a rectangle! JP Ahonen uses this a lot in the Northern Overexposure comics." //
"In actin scenes and scenes that are confusing to a character interestingly shaped panels are a good special effect. But in peaceful scenes they're more a disturbance." //
"You also have to be careful not to mess the reading order..." There? Or there? //
"Interestingly shaped panels can easily make the page restless and confusing!" Earthquake? //
"When used well and sparingly, non-rectangular panels can create a sense of action or other effects..." //
"...but mostly I would recommend that you're stick to rectangles." 