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Dealing with Tangents in your Art

by Palle Schmidt 6 Comments

One of the most important art lessons I ever got was when my studiomate Ole Comoll showed me what tangents are – and how to avoid them.

In this video I try to pass that lesson along while using examples from my own art. Tangents are everywhere – and once you see them, you can’t unseen them. You’ve been warned!

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: art, art hacks, Art Tutorial, artwork, comics art, composition, creativity, geometry, getting better, how to, improving as an artist, mistakes, tangents, video

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  1. Adrian Patangui says

    April 29, 2019 at 2:41 pm

    what really is the point of getting rid of the tangents?

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    • Palle Schmidt says

      April 30, 2019 at 12:04 am

      Clearer storytelling.

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  2. Arnaud Arross says

    May 3, 2019 at 10:25 pm

    This is definitely something I am working on too. I think besides clear storytelling, if the tangent doesn’t make it confusing, it can definitely distract the reader and pull them away from being engrossed in the story.

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  3. Ken says

    May 4, 2019 at 8:33 pm

    This is really good to know … though, I think you were a little hard on yourself …

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  4. Ken Randall says

    May 4, 2019 at 8:34 pm

    this was good to know, though, I think you were a little too hard on yourself in many of these examples …

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    • Palle Schmidt says

      May 7, 2019 at 8:41 am

      Sometimes you gotta take one for the team! Thanks, Ken!

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