Naïve
ナイーブ / timeless / Style / Illustration Styles
Steps away from the norms of skill, making plain observation and imbalance the charm.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Uneven lines
- Flattened perspective
- Simple color
- Hand-drawn letters
Best used for
- Honoring a personal gaze and touch
- Closeness for food, region and education
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Handwriting, homely serifs
- Composition
- Avoid strict perspective; lay things out flat
- Material
- Crayon, paint, paper, slightly muddied color
- Caution
- Not an act of deliberate badness. Draw your own line from close observation.
- Further study
- Henri Rousseau / Henry Darger
Related entries
- Swiss (スイス・スタイル)Shared effects: Calm.Compare Naïve and Swiss
- Art Nouveau (アール・ヌーヴォー)Shared effects: Intimacy.Compare Naïve and Art Nouveau
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