Clutter, Minimalism, and Artist's Block

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 26, 2016


-royalty free stock photo

When I went to see Assassin's Creed last week, there was a scene where the main character was sitting in a nearly empty room with a small twin sized bed as its only furnishing. I turned to my sister and said, “I wish my room ...


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A Fate Worse Than Death

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 24, 2016


part of the painting “The last days of Messolonghi” by François-Émile de Lansac

First things first- Happy Holidays everyone!

In all types of creative writing and artwork, and definitely in webcomics we always talk about the ultimate stakes in the game- death. Death is absolute and irreversible (except when it ...




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One Dimensional Characters

Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 22, 2016



Talking Stock

A good character is a three-dimensional character, right? They have to be relateable. With wants and fears that make sense. And a bit of a history. And a flaw or two to keep them “human”. And a wound to try and overcome. And maybe even a contradiction within ...



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Peace and Quiet, or Buzzing with Activity?

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 16, 2016



What is the best atmosphere to create in? This applies to art, of course, but also to just about anything you might be working on independently.

Some of my friends seem to be able to work with limitless distractions around. Fairly regularly I go over to my friend’s house ...



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Secret Santa 2016 Gift Matches Have Been Delivered

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 12, 2016



Big thanks to Niccea for organizing the Secret Santa gift art exchange for 2016.

If you signed up on the forums before Saturday, December 10th, then you should have your designated Secret Santa recipient in your Personal Quack (PQ) inbox.

Here are some last minute notes Niccea would like to ...





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ONE DAY LEFT to sign up for Secret Santa!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 9, 2016



Secret Santa sign-ups are due tomorrow! The sign-up thread is here: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/177589/

Here's how it works:

Step One - Deadline: December 10th

Sign up! Let us know what you'd like a picture of. Your comic character wearing an ugly Christmas sweater? An epic ...







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Quackcast 300 - 3rd DD meetup!

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 6, 2016

LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean

We finally did it! We got to 300 Quackcasts! We've been doing these non-stop for SIX years! Wow… That's pretty incredible. We couldn't think of anything clever do do so we had another DD electronic meetup. The 3rd DD meetup on the 3rd ...


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The Table Scene

Tantz_Aerine at 7:01AM, Dec. 3, 2016



It’s the ultimate horror.
You are trapped with your very own demons.
You cannot escape- you will not be excused.
You will need to look at them, as they look back at you, and do a reckoning.

At least until dessert.

In my opinion, in all creative writing/art ...








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S'now Time Like the Present

Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 1, 2016
tags: banes, snow, thursday



We had a big snowfall two weeks ago, and I was out driving the city in it (I have a part time delivery job).

My car and I held up pretty well in it, and that was satisfying. As the news warned people to stay off the roads, I was ...



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A Generation Behind

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 28, 2016



I was not anticipating the long lines and large crowds for Black Friday this year, but my shopping haul from this past weekend was delightfully fruitful. I decided it was time for a “Treat. Yo. Self.” spending spree (Tom Haverford-style from Parks and Recreation).

I played a lot of video ...



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