Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT: August 24-28, 2009
raoullefere:
I cannot understand this, but the more I look at Wil in the third panel, the more he looks like a head and neck sticking out of a flat cut-out—as though if you turned him sideways, everything but his head and neck would disappear into a line. I think it has something to do with combination of the tweed coat and the wide, lined shirtfront. Somehow the two combine with the head to give an Escher-like effect.
I feel bad about pointing this out—the art has been really, really, excellent these past few weeks (so, of course, I've not said a thing), and I'm loving the perspective 'shots.' But this one didn't work, somehow, and—this is the thing—it bugs me, because I can't figure out why.
And, of course, it may just be my crazy occipital lobes.
akronnick:
I think there are a couple of factors in play here. The first is that the lapels of the jacket are too straight, too vertical and off center, which makes it look like it's on a hangar. That other is that patterns are hard to hand draw, especially if you try to give them form or volume. The pattern also masks the shading on Wil's body, which is one of the major cues Jeph uses to give his characters form.
The Duke:
--- Quote from: MiraiGen on 24 Aug 2009, 23:13 ---I'm having fun editing comics with different dialog.
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Isn't that from 8-Bit Theater?
raoullefere:
--- Quote from: akronnick on 29 Aug 2009, 06:40 ---The pattern also masks the shading on Wil's body, which is one of the major cues Jeph uses to give his characters form.
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I see what you mean. Or understand what I don't see, as the case may be.
LTK:
--- Quote from: akronnick on 29 Aug 2009, 00:33 ---At this point it is becoming a running gag, and if he were to stop, there would be fans, perhaps months or even years into the future who would be all like "Why doesn't Jeph do ant Victorian costume jokes anymore?"
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Maybe he can collaborate on something with David Malki ! :lol:
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