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Gutters and frames graphic novel.
Gutter bleed frame the space between framed panels the lines and borders that contain the panel an image that extends to and or beyond the edge of the page.
They separate the different panels frozen scenes.
The space between framed panels.
In the comic world this space is known as the gutter.
Aka panel frame the edge or outline of the comic page shaded red in this example.
The lines and borders that contain the panels.
This is an obvious observation that has not so obvious implications.
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Allows centering of image by using natural resting place for vision.
The panel closest to the viewer.
The format is what makes the story a graphic novel and usually includes text images word balloons.
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Graphic novels can be any genre and tell any kind of story just like their prose counterparts.
Graphic novels are everywhere.
Monnin s 2010 graphic novel vocabulary the basics.
These lines show the individual panels.
These images cover both pages.
The gutter is essential.
Pages may consist of a single panel or may contain several panels a row of panels is called a tier a full page illustration is known as a splash and a spread is an image that spans two or more pages of uniform or varied sizes.
Panel the box or segment that contains the image and text frame the border that surrounds and contains the panel gutter the space that lies between panels bleed when an image goes beyond the borders of the page graphic weight the heaviness or intensity of a line or block of shading for visual focus.
A visual or implied boundary and the contents within it that tell a piece of the story.
The bolder the graphic weight the greater the visual focus making that element.
Gutters the space between the panels of the comic shaded red in this example.
The space between the panels.
The varied sizes generally help to create pacing.
An image that extends to and or beyond the edge of the page.
Graphic novels are a subgenre of comics which is a word you may also hear people use when referring to this style of book.
The invisible messenger if one were to look at a comic they would see empty space between the panels that contain the illustrations and dialogue of the text.
As the reader moves from one panel to the next they predict and conclude what is happening.