The Far Side – By Gary Larson

Re:The Far Side – By Gary Larson by jancsika on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @03:39PM (#39209050)

Is there a name for a cartooning style where the creatures seem to always be drawn as wide as possible?

I remember a few animators for Sesame Street who did the same thing. It was always striking.

Larson seems to also give them tiny heads for maximum ridiculousness. :)

It make me think of that Aubrey Beardsley illustration of Ali Baba where he's got the curved lines running off the page suggesting these gi-normous flowing comfy pants:

https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediu...

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Re:The Far Side – By Gary Larson by alibrarydweller on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @04:11PM (#39209484)

Not cartooning exactly, but there is Boterismo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Botero

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Re:The Far Side – By Gary Larson by Modified3019 on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @04:54PM (#39209942)

I'm not certain there's a name, but Larson was heavily influenced by the work of B. Kliban

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Re:The Far Side – By Gary Larson by tomcam on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @08:23PM (#39211841)

Kliban was superior but also R to X-rated and transgressive af outside of his cat cartoons

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Re:The Far Side – By Gary Larson by aidenn0 on Thursday February 01, 2024 @01:07AM (#39213160)

Wow, if you told me that this[1] was a Far Side, I'd believe you.

1: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/a8/8c/46/a88c46ca525d66d6444b55b3c...

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