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>>3892164
>Meanwhile, only in eastern or specifically Japanese modern visual culture that you got static, tranquil look.
What. Way to generalize everything. Fluidity doesn't occur only in animation. Learning the ropes of drawing isn't deeply rooted in one culture or the other. Even shitty "how to draw manga" books will try to use realism as a foundation.

Besides, "tranquil" doesn't mean "lifeless". Line, color, contrast, composition, and a ton of other stuff can bring life to a picture. It's not necessarily what's occurring in the picture that defines if there's life in a picture or not. But if you don't understand the fundamentals of any, you won't be able to utilize it effectively.