Peyo Studio Boards, original drawings, pencil, the Smurfs

  
Original drawings in pencil for this preparatory board of an adventure of the Smurfs. The intelligence of the layout.

As he often points out to his friends. He is not comfortable with his drawing. Less talented than Franquin, he is nevertheless excellent in the art of layout. His staging in his panels is very clear. He never wants to unnecessarily overload his boards with backgrounds and details that would distract the reader's eye.

Throughout his career, he makes this his motto: clarity and readability. Just look at the battle boards against the Vikings to understand all his talent. He also praises this sense of graphic conciseness. The two had a mutual admiration for each other.

This feeling of inferiority - which is nonetheless incomprehensible - he compensates for with writing. His storyboards, like his dialogues, are very well written.

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