▁use ▁of ▁an ▁infinite ▁canvas — mean ing ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁const rained ▁by ▁size ▁or ▁dimensions ▁of ▁a ▁page . ▁ ▁Some ▁consider ▁story boards ▁and ▁word less ▁nov els ▁to ▁be ▁com ics . ▁ ▁Film ▁stud ios , ▁especially ▁in ▁animation , ▁often ▁use ▁sequences ▁of ▁images ▁as ▁gu ides ▁for ▁film ▁sequences . ▁ ▁These ▁story boards ▁are ▁not ▁intended ▁as ▁an ▁end ▁product ▁and ▁are ▁rarely ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Word less ▁nov els ▁are ▁books ▁which ▁use ▁sequences ▁of ▁ca ption less ▁images ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁narr ative . ▁ ▁Art ▁styles ▁While ▁almost ▁all ▁com ics ▁art ▁is ▁in ▁some ▁sense ▁abbre vi ated , ▁and ▁also ▁while ▁every ▁artist ▁who ▁has ▁produced ▁com ics ▁work ▁brings ▁their ▁own ▁individual ▁approach ▁to ▁bear , ▁some ▁bro ader ▁art ▁styles ▁have ▁been ▁identified . ▁Com ic ▁strip ▁artists ▁Cl iff ▁Ster rett , ▁Frank ▁King , ▁and ▁G us ▁Ar ri ola ▁often ▁used ▁unusual , ▁color ful ▁background s , ▁sometimes ▁ve ering ▁into ▁abstract ▁art . ▁ ▁The ▁basic ▁styles ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁real istic ▁and ▁cart o ony , ▁with ▁a ▁huge ▁middle ▁ground ▁for ▁which ▁R . ▁F iore ▁has ▁co ined ▁the ▁phrase ▁liberal . ▁F iore ▁has ▁also ▁expressed ▁dist aste ▁with ▁the ▁terms ▁real istic ▁and ▁cart o ony , ▁prefer ring ▁the ▁terms ▁literal ▁and ▁fre est yle , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Scott ▁Mc Cloud ▁has ▁created ▁" The ▁Big ▁Tri angle " ▁as ▁a ▁tool