I may not be the authority on drawing backgrounds in comics. However, I did spend about two years taking several classes centered around perspective drawing so I do know a little bit more than the average bear. The idea that I have is this, as comic makers, we enjoy telling ...
Drawing One-Point Perspective for Comic Backgrounds
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 1, 2014Quackcast 176 - Endings, part 3
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 22, 2014 LISTEN!
- Pic by Genejoke
Content:
For our FINAL part of our discussion of story endings we talk about yet MORE ending tropes, methods and styles. In a fit of towering arrogance and indefensible pomposity we even trash the mighty Shakespeare for his ending of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet! Our ...
The Balancing Act of the Real World and Creating Webcomics
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 21, 2014
My personality appears extroverted in the right social situations when I am surrounded by like-minded people, however I know deep down that I am truly an introvert because I recharge when I am by myself and drawing.
When I first started getting serious about webcomics in college, there were many ...
Digital Sketching in a Café with a Tablet in My Hand
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 2, 2014
I went to a café Sunday afternoon and spent my time doing something I have not been able to do in months–sat down and sketched. The last time I felt like drawing in a public space involved my oversized sketchbook, a few reference magazines, drafting mechanical pencils, and rubber ...
Have Fun on St. Paddy's Day and Go Green!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 17, 2014
Erin Go Bragh!
Today is St. Patrick's Day which means the color green is everywhere. This day evokes a taste for corned beef and cabbage served with a side of boiled potatoes and carrots. I want to point out that even though the name “Drunk Duck” may be associated ...
QUACKCAST Episode 129 - Wizards of webcomics and their marvellous techniques
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 11, 2013 LISTEN!
Summary:
Quackcast 129 fits in with our technical series of Quackcasts when we investigate different comic making tools, like pen and paper, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Toon Boom Studio, Manga Studio etc. except this time we asked people to tell us about the tools they use to make their ...
Niccea's Community Corner!
skoolmunkee at 12:11PM, April 22, 2013
Niccea has decided to run a new round of the forum game, Mafia! It's a fun game and is a great chance to meet your fellow DDers (and kill some of them)!
Mafia is a forum based role playing game where players play the part of villagers or mafia ...
Friday! It's Friday!!!! YAY!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 12, 2013
Continuing with me posting art I've done on my phone and tablet while out and about, this is Machine Gun Chick… It's just a bot of silly cheesy fun. See a bigger version here:
- http://ozoneocean.deviantart.com/art/Copy-of-Copy-of-Sketch11112642big-365142335?q=gallery%3Aozoneocean&qo=0
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TheDeeMan says ...
Today in my newspost I'm gonna talk about life drawing!
skoolmunkee at 12:02AM, March 11, 2013OK so one thing that people who ask for art advice always get told to do is “take a life drawing class.” The way people make it sound, it's like it's supposed to change your whole drawing world, make you amazing at anatomy, and maybe even you'll ...