Traditional Art in Webcomics

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Feb. 6, 2015



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 ...

read more

Conveying 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 ...






read more

Turning an Idea into a Comic

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Jan. 23, 2015



I was sitting in a boring Canadian politics lecture the other day (I'm not sure what else I expected from that class, really…) when inspiration struck - a comic idea! Unfortunately it's the first good idea I've had since approximately 2008, and I'm a few years removed ...

read more

Submit your radio play script ideas!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Jan. 16, 2015



Just a reminder that if you're planning on writing a script for the 2015 DD Radio Play, you need to send an idea to Kroatz by January 20th, less than a week from today. So far only two people have volunteered to write scripts, so yours odds of being ...

read more

2015 Radio Play - Call for Scripts!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Jan. 9, 2015
tags: 2015, play, radio, scripts



As I mentioned in last week’s newspost, we’re in the beginning stages of doing this year’s radio play. The first step will be to choose a script (or two)! Here are Kroatz’ rules for scripts.


RADIOPLAY CREATION AND SELECTION RULES

Here's what we're going to ...






read more

Radio Play 2015 - What can YOU do to help?

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Jan. 2, 2015



http://theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/176752/

2014 saw a very sad thing happen, or rather not happen – the first time in four years that we did not to a DD Radio Play. For those who haven’t participated in the past, the Radio Play is truly one of the coolest ...



read more

Happy boxing day!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 26, 2014
tags: boxing, christmas, day



I hope you'll all forgive me for a short newspost this week as I spend time opening presents, watching movies and baking with my family.

I'd like to thank everyone who took part in Secret Santa this year. I was completely blown away by the quality of the ...



read more

'Tis the Season! Art-based charities

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 19, 2014
tags: art, based, charities



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 ...

read more

Secret Santa participants - check your inboxes!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 12, 2014



If you signed up for Secret Santa this year, your match has been sent to you via PQ!

Be sure to check your inbox for a message from me with the subject line “Secret Santa.” Please respond to the message so I know you got it! If you haven't ...



read more

Gunwallace's Webcomic Theme Songs

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 5, 2014



Frequent listeners of the Quackcast have likely heard and enjoyed many of Gunwallace's music themes for DD comics. The songs are now available for listening at www.virtuallycomics.com!

If you haven't heard them before, they're well worth a listen - Gunwallace does a really neat job of ...



read more

Forgot Password
©2011 WOWIO, Inc. All Rights Reserved Mastodon