Roy's Boots [Debate]

[JasonDoomsblade]

I'm sure every reader noticed that Roy (R.I.P.) has uneven boots. While I realise that he is a stick figure, and no offense to Rich, but were the uneven boots planned or is it difficult to draw them evenly? This is a debate thread, so post your thoughts and we'll come to a decision after this thread gets big enough.

[The Wanderer]

I'm pretty sure it's planned, perhaps as an effort to give us a perspective of distance. Rich even jokes about it in comic 401 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0401.html).

[The Extinguisher]

This is a debate thread, so post your thoughts and we'll come to a decision after this thread gets big enough.

Hah hah. You haven't debated much on the internet, have you?

Anyway, I'm pretty sure it was intentional, just one of those perspective things. To make it look a little fancier.

[David Argall]

It is no major problem to have the boots of identical size, and extremely easy to get them a lot closer than they are shown. While, by definition, a stick figure comic does not require epic artistic talent, one has to assume artistic intent in cases like this. We can add that the larger boot is routinely the "closer" one to confirm this is merely an attempt to show perspective.

[Balathustrius]

Hah hah. You haven't debated much on the internet, have you?



Too funny! :smallbiggrin:

Roy's boots aren't uneven. That would make no sense, and, from an evolutionary standpoint, could only be an anomaly. They only look uneven from our perspective.

[Chronos]

It is no major problem to have the boots of identical size, and extremely easy to get them a lot closer than they are shown.Especially considering that Rich draws the comics in a vector graphics format. If he wanted to make them match, he could just draw one, copy it, rotate it, and paste. And in fact, he does use this technique sometimes, on a whole-character scale. So the fact that the boots are asymmetrical has to be intentional.

[Emperor Ing]

The giant acknowleges roy's off-sized feet here. Panel 2. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0401.html)

[Threeshades]

Especially considering that Rich draws the comics in a vector graphics format. If he wanted to make them match, he could just draw one, copy it, rotate it, and paste. And in fact, he does use this technique sometimes, on a whole-character scale. So the fact that the boots are asymmetrical has to be intentional.

I'll be so bold as to say, he uses it in every single panel. He made the characters and saved them in one or more separate files, then he copies and pastes them into the panels and poses them.
Maybe he has a little different order of these steps but he does them eventually.

[wojonatior]

i think he joked about the perspective thing in 401 beacuse the big boot is always on the closer foot no matter what way he is facing.

[Chronos]

I'll be so bold as to say, he uses it in every single panel. He made the characters and saved them in one or more separate files, then he copies and pastes them into the panels and poses them.And he probably even used it when creating the character files in the first place. For instance, Hinjo's and Elan's cloaks (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0302.html) match exactly, other than their coloring.

[Schnitzel]

Rich even jokes about it in comic 401 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0401.html).
Makes you wonder - could Rich be referring to himself, meaning he keeps forgetting which foot takes the bigger boot?

[Threeshades]

And he probably even used it when creating the character files in the first place. For instance, Hinjo's and Elan's cloaks (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0302.html) match exactly, other than their coloring.

quite right. It's also notable how Elan and Hinjo have the same physique. (or thog and roy) so yeah he uses templates.

[I'm da Rogue!]

The funny thing is that sometimes the eyes are uneven no matter how the face is positioned, just like the boots.

[the_tick_rules]

maybe one of roy's feet is bigger than the other.

[mockingbyrd7]

maybe one of roy's feet is bigger than the other.

I'd agree, but look at strip 401. They're the same size.

Actually, Roy's right foot IS bigger than his left! Looking closely at strip 401, panel 2, you'll see that Roy's right foot is bigger even without the boot. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0401.html (P.S. Roy's right, our left.)
And look at strip 402, panel 3 for reference. V's feet are identical size. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0402.html

[the_tick_rules]

i was kiddin, we all know it's an attempt by the giant to bring a bit of 3-d into OOTS.

[mockingbyrd7]

i was kiddin, we all know it's an attempt by the giant to bring a bit of 3-d into OOTS.

Actually, I edited my post. Roy's right foot IS bigger.

[Threeshades]

Actually, I edited my post. Roy's right foot IS bigger.

but i guess its also a perspecive thing because if hes facing left, his left boot is the bigger and if he's facing right, his right foot is.


About the eye thing:
Yes the eyes are usually uneven. While on roy and thog it is always the eye "closer to the viewer" that is smaller on most other characters it usually is the eye that is "farther away"

[FrostXian]

It's perspective.. but you people won't understand anyway so this was a rather pointless post.
You just keep debating over the obvious, it's so stupid it's not even humorous anymore.

[Roderick_BR]

Other interesting thing: That effect is used only on big boots, like Roy's. Others characters with normal shoes doesn't show the same effect.

[RAGE KING!]

Thats because the boots make it look better/are more obvious. For example, would it look good if one of belkars feet was bigger than the other. Though its not entirely perspective, I think the idea was based off perspective, but then became more of comic drawing. The rest of the characters don't look bigger on the "closer" side.

[monty]

I'm not sure exactly what the significance might be, but looking at various comics, the "big" boot isn't always on the same foot. For example, in #401 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0401.html), the right foot is bigger in the penultimate panel, while the left is larger in the final panel.

[....]

I think its a joke.

Or Roy is deformed.

[TheAlmightyOne]

Or Roy is deformed.

Roys not a human fighter. Hes actually a half-bigfoot fighter.

[Solo]

I'm not sure exactly what the significance might be, but looking at various comics, the "big" boot isn't always on the same foot. For example, in #401 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0401.html), the right foot is bigger in the penultimate panel, while the left is larger in the final panel.

Chuck Norris is about to roundhouse kick you for spoutin' too much fancy talk.