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UNDERSTANDING COMIC

UNDERSTANDING COMIC
- Scott McCloud -


Understanding Comic is a great guild book to learn every single thing about visual storytelling in comics. Scott McCloud breaks down all the basic rules for comics in a simple and fun way. Some rules you might have already known but he also explained why those rules exist.

There are two elements that stick out the most to me. First one is the simplicity level of the art affects how readers relate themselves to the character. For example, if you see 2 points and a smile, you will automatically see a face. And when you see a well-rendered face, you would think of someone; but when you see a simple cartoon face, you would picture him/ her as yourself. Therefore, simpler art would be more efficient in creating a relatable story. This type of art is also easier to read at first glance, to remember and to become iconic. Despite the fact that some wouldn’t acknowledge simple art, less is more!

Although I know there is a time different between each panel and they come in sequential, the gap in between never came to my attention. It was left for our imagination to fill in and making us as reader more active and involve in the story. 

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