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Aesthetic cohesion in artistic work
a month ago
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This is another thought rant, buckle up.
I think we all know what cognitive dissonance is. Basically when two things that are blended together give off a feeling that something is wrong or off putting.
It happens when you have a visual style that does not mix well with the theme of a work. Like how a cartoony style mixes well for comedy while a realistic style mixes well with emotional or gritty writing.
You can use this to your advantage though. Like the movie IT uses the clown aesthetic but visually it's gritty and horrifying, adding more to the uncomfortable feeling the writer is trying to create. Or you can make a comedy filled with excess blood and gore to add to the ridiculous or outlandish situations of something like meat canyon's stuff on YouTube.
For the most part though, your aesthetic design language should match the theme or message you're trying to convey. A few people have asked why Riley in Mentally Stable is taking the transformation stuff so well, and that's basically the answer. My art style is not dark and gritty. It's light hearted and I try not to take myself too seriously.
Perhaps the next chapter can go more into that? In comics you can use the visual style to tell the story as much as the literal actions of the characters and dialog. Done right, that could be really effective.
I think we all know what cognitive dissonance is. Basically when two things that are blended together give off a feeling that something is wrong or off putting.
It happens when you have a visual style that does not mix well with the theme of a work. Like how a cartoony style mixes well for comedy while a realistic style mixes well with emotional or gritty writing.
You can use this to your advantage though. Like the movie IT uses the clown aesthetic but visually it's gritty and horrifying, adding more to the uncomfortable feeling the writer is trying to create. Or you can make a comedy filled with excess blood and gore to add to the ridiculous or outlandish situations of something like meat canyon's stuff on YouTube.
For the most part though, your aesthetic design language should match the theme or message you're trying to convey. A few people have asked why Riley in Mentally Stable is taking the transformation stuff so well, and that's basically the answer. My art style is not dark and gritty. It's light hearted and I try not to take myself too seriously.
Perhaps the next chapter can go more into that? In comics you can use the visual style to tell the story as much as the literal actions of the characters and dialog. Done right, that could be really effective.
CorruptedChampionStories
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i really do see the vibe you're going for with your artstyle as well as the actions and dialogue of your characters. they're freaking out a bit about their TF but i can tell its not meant to be taken seriously, it feels more like they're more concerned about being found out than they are about the change itself, otherwise they'd have bigger priorities than acquiring a giant horse dildo like in the recent page hehehe~ <3
