Ligne claire
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As Ligne claire ( French. "Clear line") refers to a style in the comic . The term was introduced in 1976 by Joost Swarte for the drawing style Hergés . Characteristic features are precise contours and the flat, single-colored coloring. The draftsmen largely dispense with hatching, shading and color gradients. In the Ligne claire comics , people are often depicted in a simplified, abstract form, while the decor and background are usually depicted in a realistic manner.
In addition to Hergé, his former employees Jacques Martin ( Alix ) and EP Jacobs ( Blake and Mortimer ) are also considered to be representatives of the classic Ligne claire . The modern representatives include André Juillard , Frank Le Gall , Jacques Tardi , Theo van den Boogaard and Vittorio Giardino .
Even Yves Chaland used the Ligne claire. He modified it to his own style in the 1980s. This is known as the atomic style and visually deals with the 1950s. The style from the Freddy Lombard series is known .
Since the pioneers of the Ligne claire found their forum mainly in the comic magazine Tintin , the term also served at times to differentiate it from the competing magazine Spirou , whose predominant style is summarized under the term École Marcinelle . However, this stylistic boundary between the publishing houses has blurred over time, as for example formative draughtsmen from the École Marcinelle like André Franquin and Peyo occasionally also worked for Tintin. Representatives of both schools have also taken up style elements from the other camp.
According to the cartoonist and theorist Scott McCloud , it is easier for the reader of a ligne claire comic to identify with the characters depicted in this way, since their facial features are barely defined and therefore open to the reader's empathy.
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- ↑ Andreas C. Knigge : Everything about comics. A journey of discovery from the cave pictures to the manga. Europa Verlag, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-203-79115-3 , p. 227.
- ↑ Scott McCloud : Read Comics Correctly. Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 9783551721136 , p. 44.