edniz at 5:52PM, Jan. 27, 2024

Edit to my first comment because I'm most probably autistic: Okay, so I'm only analyzing what I've been doing now and saying that I've only used basic framing in very mundane situations was wrong. The truth is, I can't really pinpoint an exact rule because of the many variants. I can only say that, to my mind, the decision wasn't random, but I don't know how it effects the reading experience for others. Anyway, will pay more attention and thank you for reading XD (Also, I've written 'narrative' but I meant 'narration'.)

edniz at 5:29PM, Jan. 27, 2024

Now that I think about it, I use it sort of like music. Therefore I feel like it helps with pacing? Is it just me or does it actually work? I hope it does, but I can understand how it can be a bit confusing for someone when things always keep changing without a very obvious meaning. I wouldn't want to loose my reader's focus, but I'm hoping that people can get a feel for it as they keep on reading. Taking the example of the last image on the post: The first frame feels a bit more grounded, a bit more slow, because of the bolder and slightly ornamented frame. The second frame is lighter and therefore passes by a bit faster. At least this is the impression that I get and was intending. (Would love to hear feedback on this) Additionally, I also feel like having absolutely no ornamentation other than the narrative frames would feel a bit disconnected.

edniz at 5:09PM, Jan. 27, 2024

Thank you for the feature and all of your commentary! Up until now I had only taken feedback from Skyangel for my comic, so it's very pleasant to see this. I had not considered what you said about your expectation for seeing ornamented panels only in narrative situations. There are many of those small flourishes throughout the entire story. I can't say that they are necessary, but just something I personally enjoy. I felt like they helped preserve a little bit of that 'outside view' and 'fableistic' feel. There are of course frames which lack it altogether, but those were not random. I believe I've only done that when the situation felt very mundane. So, I think I'll continue trying this out but will keep your suggestion in mind, thank you!

skyangel at 9:22AM, Jan. 27, 2024

It's great to see this comic getting some attention at last! I started reading it a few weeks ago and the artwork is really impressive as well as being extremely well written.

PaulEberhardt at 8:04AM, Jan. 27, 2024

I've seen swirly panel borders used to a great cool effect in a comic by Amelius before. It's a bit different here, as they're more ornamental. In both cases these creative panel borders do wonders for the atmosphere.

J_Scarbrough at 7:41PM, Jan. 26, 2024

I don't believe I've ever seen frame work like this in a comic before, but yeah, it actually does invoke something of a storybook aesthetic to it that's actually quite pleasing to look at.