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Matazone:
Episode 703:

http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=703

Jeph says he's trying something subtly new, but I've completely failed to spot what it is.

There seem to be a few more profile shots of the characters than usual, and Dora's expression in panel three looks startled in a way I don't recognise, but I suspect these are not the new thing. Would anyone care to hazard a guess what it is?

I've been working on my own style over the years, and it's been interesting seeing how Jeph's style has developed, so I'm curious about his refinement processes and spotting the things that he decides to work on.

bujiatang:
lines are thinner.  at first I thought it was something in the shading, because that has changed, but from the previous weeks comics to this one, the difference I see is the lines.

I think it looks good.

TheLanyard:
It must be really subtle because I can't see it.  I mean...I think I see it, but I think that's just because I'm told it's there...[/b]

Alarra:
First thing I thought when I looked at it was that the lines were thinner....before i even read that he did something new. Once I read that, I flipped back to the previous ones and compared it, and indeed, the outlines of the characters are much thinner. I like it. I think it gives things a bit more delicate feel.

Matazone:
Ah yes, I see that now. Thanks!

I guess it looks less cartoony, but I'm not sure if it impacts on the feel of the strips. It might make colouring a bit more tricky!

Back when I was studying art we were always encouraged to not use outlines at all, edges were defined by tone and colour, but that just doesn't work with comics, where there is rarely enough time to add sufficient detail to generate that type of contrast to the edges. Maybe it's a sign of Jeph's increasing confidence in his artwork that he's using thinner lines, and maybe one day they will disappear altogether... Or not.

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