When I see artists just getting into the craft or people simply looking to improve their art ask for advice, the most omnipresent answer is “practice”; I don't like that answer. It assumes the person asking the question doesn't realize this is obvious, and hasn't already been ...
Targeted Practice
Amelius at 8:06AM, April 7, 2019QUACKCAST 420 - Substance abuse and use
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 2, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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The entire gang is here this time again. This marks number 420 of the Quackcasts we've done. 420 is code among some for smoking dope, so ...
Countdown to Free Comic Book Day
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 1, 2019
Free Comic Book Day is coming up and there is still time to figure out if your local comic book shop is handing out free comic books. On Saturday, May 4, 2019, several comic books shops will have comic books on the racks at no charge to you. It is ...
Reaching the breaking point
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 29, 2019
The breaking point of a story is where the protagonist has been beaten down so many times that they throw life to the ground and yell, “Enough of this shit!”. Keep in mind that the breaking point does not necessarily mean it’s the climax, more it is a pivotal ...
QUACKCAST 419 - The Rating Game
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 26, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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It's the rating game! Yeah!
This Quackcast was inspired by Emma Clare's newspost on Friday about rating levels. On Drunk Duck we have 4 rating ...
The Extras in Your Webcomic
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 23, 2019
Every production in the visual narrative arts has its Bonus Features nowdays.
Webcomics could be no different.
In most webcomic sites, whether independent or hosted, users expect to see a range of extra features in the form of extra pages with material supporting the main event, which is of course ...
QUACKCAST 418 - Many kinds of love
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 19, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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There are many kinds love. Love is a great thing to include in your story for all sorts of reasons: it's an easy way to develop ...
Gag Orders 2
Banes at 12:00AM, March 14, 2019
Gag Orders 2 - Gag Harder
Last week we touched on the outcry over Captain Marvel's marketing campaign, and the shutting down of the ‘Interested-Not Interested’ section of Rotten Tomatoes.
At the same time, a somewhat-related hammer hit YouTube creators when channels were demonetized or limited and told that unsavory ...
QUACKCAST 417 - Can we be better?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 12, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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This is a big, awkward, contentious and fiery subject. What we're talking about in this Quackcast is the current phenomenon of social marketing and how it ...
QUACKCAST 416 - Making cuts
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 5, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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The entire team is here this time, no one was cut… So we're chatting about CUTTING, as in cutting out scenes to make a story cleaner ...