Word: scratchboard
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...creates his black-and-white images with scratchboard, literally carving out the surface to reveal the color underneath. Besides being a nice metaphor for a dream comic, it gives the lines a rough, lithographic look. Max also likes to mix it up, at one point switching to a smoother, cartoony brush style when D finds himself dreaming within the extended dream. He also plays with layouts, altering the size and shape of the panels enough to keep things interesting but always readable...
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