Episode 225 - Monday, January 29, 1979
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Episode 225 - Monday, January 29, 1979

During the Renaissance of Garfield, from roughly August to November of 1979, there were many advances in science, math, philosophy, and art. One of the most monumental advances in Garfield was the development of linear perspective. Linear perspective uses principles of math to realistically portray space and depth in art. Renaissance Jim Davis was largely concerned with drawing realistic scenes, and linear perspective gave him a reliable method to accomplish this realism, which helped make his comic strips all the more captivating!

Comics are necessarily a two-dimensional activity because a newspaper has only height and width. Yet the world around us is three-dimensional because real objects have not only height and width but also depth. So, how do we portray three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional plane? This is a complicated task, but Renaissance Jim Davis used and perfected linear perspective as a means of depicting three-dimensional depth in comics. To achieve this perspective, Davis would pick a vanishing point on the horizon line.

Then, Jim Davis would create a receding checkerboard of intersecting lines that would converge and disappear at the vanishing point. When executed properly, linear perspective makes far objects appear small and near objects appear big, just as they do in real life.

Perhaps the best way to conceive this is to picture railroad tracks. Imagine that you are standing on railroad tracks, staring at them as they stretch out ahead of you. The two railroad tracks are parallel in real life, but they appear to merge together and disappear at the vanishing point on the horizon. If the train were at the horizon line, it would appear really tiny. If the train were two feet in front of you, the train would appear huge. So, the size of the train differs depending on how far away it is. This sense of dimension is the same thing Renaissance Jim Davis tried to achieve in his comics.

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Episode 2371 - Friday, December 14, 1984

Episode 2371 - Friday, December 14, 1984

Lot going on this week! Your hosts for today's episode were Jonathan Gibson and Christopher Winter. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

24 Helmi 20236min

Episode 2370 - Thursday, December 13, 1984

Episode 2370 - Thursday, December 13, 1984

Lot going on this week! Your hosts for today's episode were Jonathan Gibson and Christopher Winter. Jean Sibelius' Valse Triste (from Allegro Non Troppo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du1qc9M35n8 Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

23 Helmi 202312min

Episode 2369 - Wednesday, December 12, 1984

Episode 2369 - Wednesday, December 12, 1984

Lot going on this week! Your hosts for today's episode were Jonathan Gibson and Christopher Winter. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

22 Helmi 20235min

Episode 2368 - Tuesday, December 11, 1984

Episode 2368 - Tuesday, December 11, 1984

Lot going on this week! Your hosts for today's episode were Jonathan Gibson and Christopher Winter. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

21 Helmi 202311min

Episode 2367 - Monday, December 10, 1984

Episode 2367 - Monday, December 10, 1984

Lot going on this week! Your hosts for today's episode were Jonathan Gibson and Christopher Winter. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

20 Helmi 20235min

Episode 2366 - Sunday, December 9, 1984

Episode 2366 - Sunday, December 9, 1984

Lot going on this week! Your hosts for today's episode were Jonathan Gibson and Christopher Winter. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

19 Helmi 202311min

Episode 2365 - Saturday, December 8, 1984

Episode 2365 - Saturday, December 8, 1984

Lot going on this week! Your hosts for today's episode were Jonathan Gibson and Christopher Winter. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

18 Helmi 20238min

Episode 2364 - Friday, December 7, 1984

Episode 2364 - Friday, December 7, 1984

Lot going on this week! Your hosts for today's episode were Jonathan Gibson and Christopher Winter. Check out this menu (https://malkapdx.com/s/2023-2-8-Prix-Fixe.pdf) from Malka! Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

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