The Golden Twenty Dice

[davidrevoy@framapiaf.org]

Note: I'm testing something new: splitting the four panels and posting them as separate pictures.
Reasons:
- More resolution and details
- Easier to read, larger font size
- Mobile/small-screen friendly.

Should I keep this format for the future?

[elfi@social.pixie.town]

@davidrevoy Wow, it's just me, complete with lousy luck

[profpatsch@mastodon.xyz]

@davidrevoy Like the 4-panels as separate images, it’s fun to scroll through them one by one

[tanavit@toot.aquilenet.fr]

@davidrevoy

Hum...

I would melt it and sell the ingot.

🤪

[profpatsch@mastodon.xyz]

@davidrevoy Would be fun if mastodon had a “partially hidden content” feature that you could hide the last panel from preview (to not spoil the punchline)

[sybren@fosstodon.org]

@davidrevoy it's golden (on the outside), what could possibly go wrong?

[lina@tech.lgbt]

@davidrevoy on reddit i've seen a lot of artists first have the panels as individual image, and then another picture with all of them combined.. though won't work with mastodon as that has a 4 images limit per post and even if you post from e.g. misskey the mastodon ui cuts off at the 4th with no indication that there's more

[reiddragon@fedi.catto.garden]

@davidrevoy I've been seeing quite a lot of artists take this route as of late.

[wobintosh@chaos.social]

@davidrevoy I‘d say, it should be the artists choice - if you have panels which really need many details, split the panels. If the „overall impression“ of the panels seem very important - one image with all panels. Or maybe mix it up?

[petterofcats@mastodon.world]

@davidrevoy I like the higher resolution and ease of reading, but it’s so weird to flip through 4 panels on the app in mobile. I only see 1 and a sliver of another. I’m also excruciatingly lazy, so yeah 1 image of 4 panels is better for me at the moment.

[danielmunoz@maly.io]

@davidrevoy Yeah, better for mobile devices. Thank you!

[dbat@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@davidrevoy I dunno... comics == panels, in my book. Also bandwidth and web cost...

[davidrevoy@framapiaf.org]

@lina Good to know about Miskey; I had no idea the Mastodon UI was trimming the pictures count if above 4. That sounds bad, because if a comic artist on Miskey post a story in 6 panels and his client allows it on the Fediverse, it's a shame that Masto UI ruins the story and trim it...

[neotheta@toot.finfur.net]

@davidrevoy I prefer the one image method because then I can just read the whole thing without extra clicking. But I do have fairly large screen + large enough phone to not require zooming.

[weirdmustard@cyberpunk.lol]

@davidrevoy I feel like that might depend on the measurements. It does look cool and comic-y when the panels are differently sized. With the 4 panels being perfectly square it also works as a "slideshow" but is less unique.

[sobex@social.sciences.re]

@davidrevoy For the internet posting, both solution can be valid, but for printing / display, the old layout is still better.

(Though, if you have the laid out image and the four separate one available, it's probably the most flexible, not sure how much of an overhead it is ?)

[lonm@social.vivaldi.net]

@davidrevoy Nah, I wouldn't roll it. I'd take it, and then let other people pay me to have a roll. Profit for me, risk for thee

[fiee@literatur.social]

@davidrevoy Thank you for posting your amazing art!
Both formats are good IMO.

2) looks nicer, more traditional.
1) is bigger etc. as you say. Also better for alt text, that’s reason enough.

[mezzodrinker@social.mezzo.moe]

@davidrevoy I don't use a screen reader, but I imagine using one picture per panel might make it easier on people who use one. On top of keeping the alt text per picture more concise

[lina@tech.lgbt]

@davidrevoy yea.. thankfully you can still view on the remote(poster's) instance and it will display fine