Ligne claire
Yves Chaland: Le jeune Albert (Brussels' Comic Book Route) Ligne claire (French for "clear line") is a style of drawing pioneered by Hergé, the Belgian creator of The Adventures of Tintin . It uses clear strong lines all of the same width and no hatching, while contrast is downplayed as well. Cast shadows are often illuminate. Additionally, the style often features strong colours and a combination of cartoonish characters against a realistic background. All these elements together can result in giving comics drawn this way a flat aspect. The name was coined by Joost Swarte in 1977. [1] Contents 1 History 2 Notable ligne claire books/series 2.1 Hergé 2.2 Others 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History Hergé started out drawing in a much looser, rougher style which was likely influenced by American comic strip artists of the late 1920s and 1930s, such as Gluyas Williams [2] and George McManus. However the precise...