motion lines

In comics, motion lines are abstract lines that appear around a moving object or person, to make it appear as if it is moving quickly.

Speed lines are motion lines that indicate especially fast motion.

Not to be confused with emphasis lines, which don't indicate movement.

Examples

See also

• speed lines
• emphasis lines
• motion blur
• trembling
• twitching
• attack trail
• afterimage

External links

• Wikipedia: Motion lines

The following tags implicate this tag: speed_lines (learn more).