My love for art - and narrative art in particular - began well before I had ever laid eyes on a comic book. As a child, my parents and my grandparents worked selling books for publishers. Every few weeks we would get a big box of sample books and it would be ...
Picture books
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 11, 2015Red Velvet Requiem Reaches 200 Pages!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 7, 2015MILESTONE
NekkoXIII, the creative genius behind Red Velvet Requiem has a major milestone announcement: The comic just hit 200 pages on December 2, 2015!! Way to go, Nekko.
Head on over to the comic and read all 200 pages in one go.
Link: http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Red_Velvet_Requiem/
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Some down time on the site
Ozoneocean at 8:00AM, Dec. 3, 2015Drunk Duck is having its code updated so there will be some down time today and tomorrow site wide for a few minutes at a time. (maybe 10 to 15 or more).
So just a heads up to everyone
Wish Fulfillment
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 3, 2015
In the movie Annie Hall, the main character writes a play and uses it to give his failed relationship a happy ending.
There are countless stories where awkward, nervous protagonists…perhaps courtesy of awkward, nervous writers…win the battle, defeat the villains and get the gorgeous girl.
An unknown number ...
"Every revolution is sparked by an art movement"
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 27, 2015
Jane Alexander, Butcher Boys
That happens to be a line from one of my favourite albums, a combination CD/graphic novel from an obscure now-defunct South African hip hop group.
I think it’s pretty easy to understand how a South African group would come to that conclusion. When I ...
Confidence in Art
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 6, 2015
Art by Gunwallace
If anxious art exists, that’s what I make. Particularly in the early stages of a drawing I tend to be very tenuous and unsure of myself. I become more confident when I move into colouring, but that uncertainty is definitely reflected in the way my art ...
Happy Halloween, DDers!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 30, 2015
Here's a little Drunk Duck Halloween roundup!
Okay, this isn't really Halloween related, but your vote for the DD Awards' best presenter is due October 31st! Also check out the awards for ongoing extras.
There's still time to submit your character in their awesome Halloween costume for ...
Character outfits
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 23, 2015
Since comic characters usually aren't too concerned with Halloween costumes, let's talk about how you dress your characters normally!
A character's outfit can convey the character's personality as well as the world they live in, and even their occupation in some cases. As a bare minimum ...