X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,921551d39e861b6b X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-03 09:51:39 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!not-for-mail From: "Sam Blanning" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 325 Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:46:36 -0000 Lines: 15 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 217.134.228.48 X-Trace: newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk 1041616298 5237 217.134.228.48 (3 Jan 2003 17:51:38 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 Jan 2003 17:51:38 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:21357 "Joaquim G�ndara" wrote in message news:av2muo$bjm0h$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > Trying out a new technique! Namely, adding more details to convey the > passing of time. It makes sense in two ways. If you go from no detail > to suddenly having a whole background, like here, then supposedly the > eye wanders and the reader will spend more time on that frame. Second > reason to use this is that even if the reader won't look at the added > stuff, it represents the fact that during a silent moment, people may > begin looking around at the surroundings instead of each other. Maybe > the reader gets that, albeit subconsciously. Basically, I'm rambling. Well, you're the artist. But to me it just looks inconsistent.