We've talked a few times in newsposts and Quackcasts about how tablets have made digital art more convenient than ever. But as much as I enjoy the clean lines and bright colours of digital drawing, when inspiration strikes I still often find myself reaching for my sketchbook and ProMarkers ...

Traditional Art in Webcomics
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Feb. 6, 2015Conveying sarcasm
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Jan. 30, 2015
I spotted a forum thread yesterday on this topic, and I thought some of you might have some interesting input - how do you convey sarcasm in a comic?
From irrevenant:
“In normal life sarcasm is conveyed by tone of voice which obviously isn't available in a comic.
There are ...
Quackcast 202 - The Lady is a Stranger
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 20, 2015 LISTEN!
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Howdy Pardner, is you ready fer a western adventure? For Quackcast 202 we decided to build on the experiment we started in Quackcast 201. We constructed a play quickly with four people all working together. It took us all 3 hours to write, collaborating on a Google doc ...
The Importance of a Muse
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Jan. 19, 2015
In Ancient Greece, the Muses were goddesses responsible for the formation of knowledge, namely creativity in the arts, literature, and poetry. They are shown depicted on the side of red-figure pottery and high-relief sculptures. Overtime, the muses have been shown more discretely through various forms of media such as a ...
'Tis the Season! Art-based charities
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 19, 2014
Since it’s the holiday season, I thought I would take the opportunity to suggest a way that we can all express some generosity in a way that matters to us. I imagine most of us understand how valuable art can be as a way of escaping a bad situation ...
Quackcast 197 - The sidekicks take over the QC
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 16, 2014 LISTEN!
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Carrying on from last weeks Quackcast inspired by Kawaiidaigakusei's Thoughtful newspost article “An Ode to Sidekicks”, this time the DD community weighs in on the subject and they give us their wise, educated and highly considered expert opinions on the subject of the sidekick in stories! Again ...
Quackcast 193 - Representing inner turmoil in comics
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 18, 2014 LISTEN!
- Art by Ozoneocean
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The idea for this Quackcast came from a newspost by HippieVan. She had just read a comic version of Frankenstein and was disappointed at the simplistic way that the character's inner turmoil was rendered. She wondered about the different ways that “inner turmoil” is ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Local Comic Cons
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 7, 2014
While the idea of making a big trip to San Diego Comic Con has always been intriguing to me, so far my experience of conventions has been limited to the local con that happens in my city every October.
Nerd culture must be experiencing a boom in Canada, because I ...
Quackcast 191 - The Halloweencast part 2
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 4, 2014 LISTEN!
- Art by Ozoneocean
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We find our heroes STILL stuck far beneath the soaring spires of the Drunk Duck Gothic palace of doom, down deep in the dank, dark, dusty catacombs, their way lit by the guttering orange light of stinking flaming torches… As the quaking Banes and Ozoneocean ...
Halloween 2014 Masquerade Mash: An Original Comic Character and Costume Challenge (Answers Revealed)
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 3, 2014
The October season has come and gone. Candy is on sale, pumpkins are discounted, it is daylight savings time (Fall back) across most of North America, and I hear it already started to snow in some places. To say the last few days have been exhausting would be a gross ...