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Kirby Krackle
aka Kriby Dots
[ˈkɜrbi ˈkrækəl]
noun
- Created by comic book creator Jack Kirby
- An artistic technique using a field of black, pseudo-fractal images used to represent negative space around unspecified kinds of energy
- Used in illustrations of explosions, smoke, the blasts from ray guns, energy, and "cosmic" and space phenomena
"I love that artists still use Kirby Krackle."
"Kirby Krackle takes more time, but looks so much better than cross hatching."
"Kirby Krackle takes more time, but looks so much better than cross hatching."
Further Reading:
Evolution of Kirby Krackle via The Jack Kirby Museum
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