Feb 20, 2009

page 07 - drip, drip, drip

ah, yes, i cannot not mention manga in this blog. and CLAMP is one of my favorite artists to date. so there will shameless plugging of their work here. with good reason.

i'm having trouble trying to choose a good sample for this, because i pretty much view each page of their work as a superb work of art. talk about putting them up on a pedestal.




i don't need to go into details as images above should be clear enough showing what's going on.

alright. if not, keep reading.
there's another page before and after these sequences, but i felt these ones are the main focus.

we read this starting from the top thumbnail. within this first page, start from the right top panel, showing the lady looking unhappy, clarified with the slanted eyebrows we all get when we're frowning. the middle stand alone panel, shows a close up on her face and framed, not only with the octagon-shaped frame, but also with the scattered-flying leaves around her, starting from the top right and across to the left bottom side of the frame; and these leaves are outlined thickly and hatched, emphasizing on their weight and still moment in time. this sad expression stays on her face and is exaggerated even further on the last panel; showing her closing her eyes, as we all do when we're very very disappointed in something.

the second page beneath, starting from the top. this shows her form a side view, we now see she is sitting along on a bench (this is actually clarified in the pages before the previous page). the second frame after that shows the same view only it's completely blurred with a small hint of recognition with her same pose. these frames are blurred and seemingly smudged together. and while there is no white between this frame and the most bottom one, the smudged and organic white shape melting from the second frame stands on its own as some sort of liquid, which is then clarified in the last panel to be a tear drop on a cheek.

there will be more pages from their work to come, i assure you.

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