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Published: 2005-02-17 05:39:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 63678; Favourites: 1771; Downloads: 1052
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They say we always hurt the ones we love. Sometimes you can't help but hug 'em to bits, and sometimes you just wanna punch their head off.
But don't worry, they also say it's all part of a good, healthy relationship. 
So, what better way to hurt people than with a slap. Whoever invented it is a genius. Here're 5 reasons why I think so:
-A slap is intended to hurt the person's most valued feature: the face. The open palm is designed to cover as much of the sensitive skin of the face as possible.
-A slap doesn't dislocate your jaw or break your nose, but stings just as much. This means you can always slap someone over and over again without risk of permanent physical damage.
-A slap is generally considered a "class" form of violence as opposed to the barbaric punch. A person of high stature can get away with a slap but never with a punch.
-A slap hurts the ego more than a punch. That's why most people would rather be punched than be slapped in the face.
-A slap is always more dramatic than a punch(see deviation above
).Now, drawing a slap isn't as easy as I thought, compare fig.1 and fig.2 and you'll see that the addition of those li'l details delivers much, much more impact. Literally.
(Don't worry, It's just basically me slapping me.
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personaly I see the first slap as being more comical, like it happened right after a really bad pick up line. But yeah, if your going for scene with more drama to it, and that version was at the end of the argument, it would be pretty boring.
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I saw this same drawing in a how to draw comics book when i was at micheals yesterdayO-o.
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yep, I contributed a few stuff in that book
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what was the title of that book?
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Ahahahhaha 
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I kind of .. Feel sorry for that guy . . .
Amazing work! Keep it up!
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A great reminder of how to draw with emphasis and pizzazz! Btw, nobody uses "pizzazz" anymore, do they? XD
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Perhaps, but everyone still likes pizza
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Oh yeah, this got featured in Stan Lee's How To Draw Comics too
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YES! That! So funny I found this, because I saw it in that book no more than a day ago.
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I'm still waiting for my copy, tho >.>
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lol so very helpful! thank you for making this XP makes me want give this a shot XP
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Very wonderfully done!
The art is good as it explains the differences and you're comment goes well into explaining the emotion of the picture!
Maybe I should try this out..
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This is very good to have here in the artist hospital. It'll remind us to think dynamic, which this is. I mean the first example I probably would of stayed with but when I saw the second one... It takes the cake. Great job
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rofl.
impact xD
ou're punny ^^
I really like the idea though--the concept is MUCH harder to execute! Idea is grasp; execution a lil elusive.
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The important thing here is that you finally understand the thinking behind it, execution will follow soon enough.
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lol true that ^^ thanks for posting it ^^
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I'll express my opinion on this if you wouldn't mind?
Of course first version is sorta boring but on the other hand it's closer to what happens in life. Also it looks natural.
Second version, at the first look is less boring but there is a little problem with it - it's way too exaggerated. And in my humble opinion girl who can do something like that is a karatist.
Also such a little thing - some people forget that not all ladies can perform something that was shown in second version of the slap - for example fragile build ladies won't be able to do that just because of their size even if they are angry as hell.
Yes, of course, it's fine if you know how to use it and where, but probably exaggeration is one of the biggest problem in western-style comics. It gives unnatural look to emotions.
Honestly if an artist don't know how to use it it will turn any good story into a soap opera.
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True, anything can be annoying if done repeatedly and unnecessarily. ^^ My point here is to show the thinking that you can take things one or two steps further. Although just because you can doesn't mean you must. The comic medium is different from illustration and exaggeration is just one of the techniques artists use to stress an action or drive a point. There are other methods you can use like subtletly, or by skewing the angle, or weird camera angles.
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Nice point. I'll keep in mind.
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*intrigued* I did not know that about a slap vs. punch. I always thought a punch was the best way of getting your point across. But I HAVE noticed that people who get slapped look WAY more pissed than someone who just got punched.
Plus, a powerful slap DOES make a lovely echo in a crowded ballroom, don't it? 
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Thanks, I think it hurts the ego more than the face
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This would have been a very different kind of image if it had been the guy slapping the girl. I wonder why that is?
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It will merit a lengthy explanation
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magaling kaibigan 
pagaaralan ko yan
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i belive the figure 2 i is what people call "slapping the taste out of one's mouth"
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