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Suggesting Movement Using<br />

a Single Panel: Glancing Back<br />

Taking Notice and Glancing Back<br />

\:-/ standard means of<br />

indicating "taking<br />

(- -) Dashesarea<br />

Here, rather than s<strong>how</strong>ing physical<br />

notice."<br />

movement, only the gaze is shifting.<br />

Repetition of similar cuts would result<br />

in bland <strong>manga</strong>; <strong>how</strong>ever, since<br />

compositions like this do seem <strong>to</strong><br />

composition. This<br />

carry significance, artists tend <strong>to</strong> lure<br />

themselves in<strong>to</strong> thinking they are<br />

s<strong>how</strong>ing movement. This is a common<br />

fap for beginning artists.<br />

. The Most Common lngredient of<br />

"Taking Notice" and "Looking Back": S<strong>how</strong>ing the Back and Face<br />

As the face and body are<br />

facing different directions,<br />

movement is given <strong>to</strong> the<br />

combination is used both<br />

for "taking notice" and<br />

"looking back."<br />

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