Tools of the Webcomic Trade

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 27, 2015



I began creating webcomics because it was an affordable hobby. All I needed to create a page was some bristol paper, some black ink pens, a scanner and a computer. Having a digitally-formatted final product cut out the additional printing costs of traditional comics.

Eventually, I started learning new drawing ...



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"Cheating" as an Artist

Banes at 12:00AM, July 23, 2015



Years ago, when I did my first animation and posted it online, looking for attention like always, there was one comment that made me defensive, annoyed, and eventually, thoughtful.

I had no idea about animation timing or any of the little rules at the time; I just wanted to do ...



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FEATURED COMIC --> Nommie Zombies 1

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 22, 2015



Celest Von Mew is a very bubbly and excitable University student. Typical of college students, she is concerned with her grades in school, making new friends, and her wardrobe reflects a pretty unique sense of style.

One day, a mysterious booth appears distributing FREE “Nommie Candy-Chews” which are creamy milk ...



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"What are you, 5 years old?"

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 20, 2015



The act of sharing artwork online was still a new concept around 2004. Before I joined Drunk Duck, I thought it would be a cool idea to share some of my daily sketches from my first high school art class with the Internet. My initial reasoning was that I could ...

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BAD IDEAS

Banes at 12:00AM, July 16, 2015


Image by Internet.

On the Quackcast this week, we talked about the MISTAKES we make when making our webcomics. In the end, we agreed that the biggest mistake one can make is not creating their webcomics in the first place!

It's easy to get lost in uncertainty, anxiety and ...




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Quackcast 227 - Biggest webcomicing mistakes

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 14, 2015

LISTEN!

Pic by Ozoneocean

Content:
Webcomicing is a learning process, you build on your knowledge and skills as you go, comics can take years to complete and your audience is usually pretty forgiving… Well learning is all about making mistakes and if you're like the people who contributed to ...




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Homebound

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 13, 2015


-LA Union Station taken by kawaiidaigakusei

“The next and final stop on this line is Los Angeles. Please collect all personal belongings and use the handrail when using the stairs. Please keep all hands and arms away from the automatic train doors.”

It had been a while. I needed a ...




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Them's Fightin' Words: CONFLICT

Banes at 12:00AM, July 9, 2015


Image by Banes

Conflict
If you're anything like me (you poor soul), you may have learned about conflict in English or Creative Writing classes, and they told you that stories could either be

Man vs. Himself,
Man vs. Man, or
Man vs. Nature.

So a character would be either ...









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FEATURED COMIC --> 9th Life

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 8, 2015



Bad boy Rick and fishnet stocking wearing Ira are back in their old Las Vegas, Nevada, stomping grounds after a bus trip through the Southern United States. There is some trouble brewing in New Orleans, Louisiana, as it is now a city full of zombies, mutants, and religious nut jobs ...

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Voting Is Now Open for the Awards!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 6, 2015



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IMPORTANT:

Server down time. DD will be down for an hour or two in the early hours of Wednesday morning (PST time). We're switching down to a cheaper hosting package to try and save money on the hosting bills.
We tried to do it on Saturday but there was ...





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