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Ernest Shepard fades out the branch behind the child, adding depth without making it look like branches are growing through the kid's head.

@AbelUndercity SINCE YOU ASKED...the female Phantom was a character in my recent #FlashGordonKingsCross miniseries.

Compare, too, Wrightson's veiny, fetid, tragic Frankenstein monster with Frank Frazetta's fine but less evocative versions.

"It is very difficult to paint even a bad picture." ~Edward Burne-Jones

Those quotes are from the excellent "Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting."

Modern size limits are partly (but not totally) to blame. Note the more contemplative feel of the 2nd strip's POV.

(Conversely, in a scene that is mainly black, you'd spot whites, because those will then be the attention magnets.)