tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post6978724420167207052..comments2023-03-25T10:30:07.335-04:00Comments on Chris Schweizer's Blog: The Schweizer Guide to Spotting TangentsChris Schweizerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264169065040239653noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-83688375428147209572013-11-02T16:03:26.607-04:002013-11-02T16:03:26.607-04:00This is very helpful!This is very helpful!Julien Brightsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724803891742036494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-14915526367912296232013-10-26T19:42:53.025-04:002013-10-26T19:42:53.025-04:00For a lot of folks, this is the only thing meant w...<i>For a lot of folks, this is the only thing meant when one refers to a “tangent.”</i><br /><br />Uh, no, a tangent means a specific relation of a curve and a straight line - specifically #4, your bump-up tangents. If you want to expand it to other things, you might want to pick another name.Andrew Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02694136920496154701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-45357639200333928142013-10-26T16:47:13.444-04:002013-10-26T16:47:13.444-04:00I took a cartooning class (from Mike Cochran, who ...I took a cartooning class (from Mike Cochran, who you haven't heard of) and was effectively taught to avoid these. <br /><br />What I hate is when it's a slow-motion wreck, and you've planned out a big drawing, and you get to a point where… oh, hell… the tangent is well-nigh unavoidable. After all that work.<br /><br />Fortunately, there are drugs.Kip Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751319031224838771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-46676129930114169572013-10-26T14:57:19.234-04:002013-10-26T14:57:19.234-04:00The "bump-up" is the one that's an a...The "bump-up" is the one that's an actual geometric <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangent" rel="nofollow">tangent</a>, and where this phenomenon gets its name.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451025858799820226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-7237472999888911502011-12-12T03:12:07.870-05:002011-12-12T03:12:07.870-05:00I love this and I am going to use your examples in...I love this and I am going to use your examples in my class after Christmas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750101348429766842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-47111050759536315312011-12-05T10:44:38.176-05:002011-12-05T10:44:38.176-05:00Kali - thanks!
Tom - You're absolutely right...Kali - thanks! <br /><br />Tom - You're absolutely right. I usually work for black and white, which is why it's always on my mind. Even in color, though, one straight line can give the impression of a false panel if the artist doesn't always use gutters between the panels.Chris Schweizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264169065040239653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-66702126654931708972011-12-05T05:25:05.951-05:002011-12-05T05:25:05.951-05:00That last one depends on whether the artwork is go...That last one depends on whether the artwork is going to appear in colour or not. If the door is coloured differently to the panel borders then the reader won't see it as two panels.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252054403352395221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-50824143505976481122011-12-04T21:35:30.213-05:002011-12-04T21:35:30.213-05:00Thank you for creating such clear illustrations of...Thank you for creating such clear illustrations of these tangents! I feel like I'm always reminding my illustration students about them (sometimes I call them 'warp zones'), I'll have to point them in your direction!Kali Ciesemierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221992549077312702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-43097682201273685872011-11-29T16:00:37.522-05:002011-11-29T16:00:37.522-05:00We talk about something similar in photography/vid...We talk about something similar in photography/video, with regards to psychological closure, and figure/ground relationships. You see similar effects when people don't pay attention to what is behind a subject in a shot, and you get poles or antlers growing out of heads when someone stands in the wrong spot. Ah, I wish we could sit in on more classes together. We'd have much to talk about!John Gibsonhttp://www.revelationtrail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-9064983021116970952011-10-28T08:37:27.189-04:002011-10-28T08:37:27.189-04:00DeBt - I hadn't seen your post, but it's s...DeBt - I hadn't seen your post, but it's spot-on! The double-page spread is something with which I often get flustered, because when it's not done correctly I read the sequence out of order. Great notes!Chris Schweizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264169065040239653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-82039181922317109882011-10-27T22:16:03.841-04:002011-10-27T22:16:03.841-04:00So that's what these annoying lines are called...So that's what these annoying lines are called! This was something I pointed out in a blog post last month. Was this influenced by that?<br />http://sundaycomicsdebt.blogspot.com/2011/09/comic-pet-peeves.htmlDeBThttp://sundaycomicsdebt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-20985820865682972812011-10-27T08:56:27.636-04:002011-10-27T08:56:27.636-04:00Yes, Yes! Concise and cogently comprehensive!
I&#...Yes, Yes! Concise and cogently comprehensive!<br /><br />I'd love to see more of these.Chris Ruggiahttp://jackcomics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-72601933986287380982011-10-27T08:07:05.676-04:002011-10-27T08:07:05.676-04:00Very helpful! One tangent I have to be *very* atte...Very helpful! One tangent I have to be *very* attentive to is a bump-up of the top or edge of a speech balloon with a panel border. I concentrate so hard on making a nicely curved balloon that I neglect to note when the edge is skirting a panel border or something else in the drawing.Al B. Wesolowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902267984479351542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-21273392672983129782011-10-27T00:35:56.597-04:002011-10-27T00:35:56.597-04:00Found this through a Tumblr link, and as you'v...Found this through a Tumblr link, and as you've posted it on my birthday, it's one of the best gifts I can get! Important rules of thumb that sometimes slip my mind when careless. Thank you for this :-) <br /><br />(And of course like anything else I think there are situations when many of these can be appropriate, but unless you've got enough practice under your belt, artful intention will tend to look like a sloppy accident.)<br /><br />Cheers!BeeBeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-953225211509275582011-10-26T22:30:06.696-04:002011-10-26T22:30:06.696-04:00Thanks for the great post, Chris! I will be showi...Thanks for the great post, Chris! I will be showing these excellent examples in my class next week!!!Alec Longstrethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14666833759420519261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083122230647551113.post-60891403261266581522011-10-26T19:37:44.289-04:002011-10-26T19:37:44.289-04:00Nice- very helpful for illustrators as well. Thank...Nice- very helpful for illustrators as well. Thanks!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519981933909845683noreply@blogger.com