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Speed lines

Thin radial lines converging on a centre, the manga and anime device for speed, impact and focus.

Palette

  • White#FFFFFF · 55%
  • Ink#111318 · 40%
  • Pale blue#CFE8FF · 5%

Visual traits

  • Many thin, tapering lines radiate from the edges of the frame toward a central point
  • The centre is left empty, so the eye goes to whatever sits there
  • Lines vary in length and thickness and are spaced irregularly
  • Usually black ink on white (or white on dark), with no shading
  • In motion, the lines flicker: they are redrawn at slightly different positions every few frames

For AI

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Prompt

Manga speed lines: many thin tapering black ink lines radiating from the edges of a white frame toward an empty central point, varied in length and thickness and irregularly spaced, no shading, drawing the eye to the centre. As video, the lines flicker as they are redrawn every few frames.

Negative prompt

photographic motion blur, colored gradients, 3D render, lines crossing the centre