Fascinating Tor !! I am surprised Wikipedia had definition so late in 20th century.... I associate those panels with the painter Lichtenstein in early 1960’s or maybe that was just the one closeup version.... of course did not realise info for people who drew cartoon!!! Really funny as usual when Mr Rose and nuns appear in their many recreations!!!!!
Thanks E! Yes I think of them with Lichtenstein too - because I suppose he enlarged them so they were more visible? According to Wikipedia it was invented in 1879! Love Tor xxxx
Great post Tor! Your version breaks Wally Wood’s layout techniques into easy to visualize panels. I look forward to seeing how you apply them to a comic of your own panels. And in the differences from the way you work now. I like the use of descriptive speech bubbles too. You nailed it on the nun’s speech bubbles! Ha! I’m definitely up for this drawing exercise!
Thanks Maggie, I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and would love to see if you do the exercise! I'm going to put them above my desk as a reminder to keep making different panel choices!
Thank you, Tor! This is so interesting. By the way: Your posts really brightened up 2023 for me. When the year seemed to throw bad news at everybody all the time, this substack made me both laugh and think. THANKS!
Ooooo! Will be so interested to hear how you use these in writing... I wonder if anyone has already made suggestions like these for writing - they must have done! xx
Last year, I took this and tried making a strip that used these panels to tell a little narrative. It was a LOT of fun. https://substack.com/@findingdee/note/c-224373053?r=1a6qar
Omg. I might have to do this too !
I too find that his panels are too dynamic for what I do, but they are a good place to get inspiration.
Yes totally!
Fascinating Tor !! I am surprised Wikipedia had definition so late in 20th century.... I associate those panels with the painter Lichtenstein in early 1960’s or maybe that was just the one closeup version.... of course did not realise info for people who drew cartoon!!! Really funny as usual when Mr Rose and nuns appear in their many recreations!!!!!
Love E xxxxxx
Thanks E! Yes I think of them with Lichtenstein too - because I suppose he enlarged them so they were more visible? According to Wikipedia it was invented in 1879! Love Tor xxxx
This is great, Tor.
But who is Ben Day?
Hey Seb, thanks! According to Wikipedia:
It was developed in 1879 by illustrator and printer Benjamin Henry Day Jr. (son of 19th-century publisher Benjamin Henry Day)
So a Victorian dude - right in your wheelhouse! 😁
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Day_process
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Day_process
So interesting Tor! I want to try some of these in my illustration compositions.
Thanks Els! Yes I'm going to paste it above my desk to remind me off the different possibilities!
Great post Tor! Your version breaks Wally Wood’s layout techniques into easy to visualize panels. I look forward to seeing how you apply them to a comic of your own panels. And in the differences from the way you work now. I like the use of descriptive speech bubbles too. You nailed it on the nun’s speech bubbles! Ha! I’m definitely up for this drawing exercise!
Thanks Maggie, I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and would love to see if you do the exercise! I'm going to put them above my desk as a reminder to keep making different panel choices!
Mine will be a work in progress. I may need a writer’s prompt to get me going. Your panels seem to come alive (literally ;-) so effortlessly!
Thank you, Tor! This is so interesting. By the way: Your posts really brightened up 2023 for me. When the year seemed to throw bad news at everybody all the time, this substack made me both laugh and think. THANKS!
Thank you Constanze, that is a lovely thing for me to hear. I'm really happy these posts helped a little! ❤️
Love love love. Exactly the sort of challenge I'd embrace in writing! I'm going to play with this. X
Ooooo! Will be so interested to hear how you use these in writing... I wonder if anyone has already made suggestions like these for writing - they must have done! xx
I love this! Thank you!
The Bonnie Tyler one! I can't get through "Total Eclipse" at karaoke without trying to sing "I guess that means he just flipped me the bird"
Also great, hilarious, and I enjoyed the variations:D
Love these!