I have an honest question about the Big Nate comic that I have been wondering for a while now. I mean this with all due respect to Mr. Peirce and his work, which I enjoy greatly.
What has been going on with the backgrounds in recent Big Nate comics? They seem much more plain and simple (again just an respectful observation) than they used to. Notice how there is very little detail in the background to this comic: there is only a blue backdrop plus a small cloud in the final panel composed of horizontal lines. There are no trees, posts, sections of grass, houses, fluffy white clouds, etc. There is no way to tell where the boys are walking, and the area feels quite desolate. I have noticed this with all of last week’s new comics as well, and quite a few original 2017 strips (before the reruns began) as well, meaning this is a recent change in art style that began before the reruns.
I was just wondering why this is, or if anyone has any ideas! I can see pros in this concept, for example, the focus is on the characters, simplicity is introduced, and strips may simply be easier to produce. Does anyone have any other thoughts? Again, I love Mr. Peirce’s work and I am a massive fan, this is just a simple observation I thought would be interesting to discuss. Thanks!
I have an honest question about the Big Nate comic that I have been wondering for a while now. I mean this with all due respect to Mr. Peirce and his work, which I enjoy greatly.
What has been going on with the backgrounds in recent Big Nate comics? They seem much more plain and simple (again just an respectful observation) than they used to. Notice how there is very little detail in the background to this comic: there is only a blue backdrop plus a small cloud in the final panel composed of horizontal lines. There are no trees, posts, sections of grass, houses, fluffy white clouds, etc. There is no way to tell where the boys are walking, and the area feels quite desolate. I have noticed this with all of last week’s new comics as well, and quite a few original 2017 strips (before the reruns began) as well, meaning this is a recent change in art style that began before the reruns.
I was just wondering why this is, or if anyone has any ideas! I can see pros in this concept, for example, the focus is on the characters, simplicity is introduced, and strips may simply be easier to produce. Does anyone have any other thoughts? Again, I love Mr. Peirce’s work and I am a massive fan, this is just a simple observation I thought would be interesting to discuss. Thanks!