When this guy appears for a fight, there are eyerolls or scoffing sounds. The opponents start smirking and giggling, taunting and goading him because he's dressed to the nines. Or maybe he's got a very intricate hairstyle that takes hours to get just right. Or perhaps he has ...
Pretty Boy Badass
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 14, 2021Story Seeds
Banes at 12:00AM, July 15, 2021
In the early parts of the story, it helps the quality of the thing and the experience of the audience to layer in the details that will come into play later.
These are little character and world details that will come into play later - the sword that falls off the ...
Space Based Interactions
Banes at 12:00AM, July 1, 2021
Some of my earliest memories are playing with Star Wars toys - my awareness of the first film and the toys are muddled together, but I clearly remember seeing The Empire Strikes Back, and vividly recall the couple-years-long wait after that, before Return of the Jedi would come and resolve the ...
Follow the Yellow Brick Layout
damehelsing at 12:00AM, June 20, 2021
Last week, errrrrrrrr… the week before that, I talked about frames, the magical use of frames, the emotion you can give them, the shapes, sizes, how that can all add to the story you’re telling.
Kind of like how music can really be important in movies, it just gives ...
The Magic of Frames
damehelsing at 12:00AM, May 30, 2021
Frames (a.k.a panels) are great, they can look simple or extraordinary, they can help the comic flow and provide feelings, a feeling of dread, excitement, anger, etc. Frames are more than just lines that encase the moments of our characters.
When you’re making your frame you always ...
Interviewing PIT_FACE of INHABITANTS
damehelsing at 12:00AM, May 16, 2021
Hi! it’s meeeee, damehelsing from The Drunk Duck Community with another interview!! And for today’s Sunday article I will be interviewing the mighty and fierce PIT_FACE!!!
PIT_FACE, go ahead and introduce yourself!
PIT_FACE: Thank you! Well, I've been working on various comic projects since time immemorial. Putrid ...
Splinter the Rat’s Words of Wisdom
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 10, 2021
Photo: Splinter from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (1990)
The year was nineteen ninety when a very life changing film was released into theaters—Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie. Assembled with the help of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop and MC Hammer in the soundtrack, this film brought ...
QUACKCAST 528 - How tall are your characters?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 27, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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Character height is not something we think about too much but it's actually a fairly big deal: in terms of what the height means, what it ...
Mary Sue Contest Winners!
Banes at 12:00AM, April 22, 2021
Big, big, Mary Sue-sized kudos and thanks to dpat57 and Ironscarf for their Mary Sue contributions! Both of these august individuals are very important to the Duck (even when it's only April!)
Head on over to the new Mary Sue - The Comic to see the full sized pages!
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