I just started reading a book called “Framed Ink” by Marcos Mateu-Mestre. I'm not that far in, but it's already incredible. It's a book about visual composition…comics! Or storyboards, or even animation.
What I like about it is the whole approach to art makes so much ...
How a "Starving Artist" Mentality has Helped Me Dodge the Money-Centric Bandwagon
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 27, 2016
-Art by Edvard Munch (cover for Hunger by Knut Hamsun)
It is a common phrase that has been repeated time and time again: “(The love of) money is the root of all evil”. At least for me, it was one of the few words to live by that my Latin ...
Weirdos, Loners, and Mutants: How the Uncanny X-Men Taught Me How to Embrace the Outsider
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 6, 2016
-Art by Trico
Like any other backpack-toting American kid in the nineteen-nineties, the one thing I looked forward to each week (well, after TGIF) was Saturday morning cartoons. My absolute favorite show was X-Men The Animated Series which led to frequent trips to old, dusty comic shops to buy Series ...
A Love Affair with the Colour Gray
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 9, 2016
Jean Arp, "Untitled (College with Squares Arranged according to the Laws of Chance)". 1917
"In Europe and America, grey is the color most associated with boredom, solitude and emptiness. It is associated with rainy days and winter.“ -Wikipedia ”Grey: Boredom“
”Grey is my favorite color“ -Counting Crows ”Mr. Jones“
I ...
Chasing the Whirlwynd: A Look Into Jumping-Mediums from Webcomics to Animation
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 18, 2016(This exclusive front page article was written entirely by DD's very own Whirlwynd!)
Hey all! My name's Whirlwynd. I've been producing webcomics since the late 90's and I've been a member of the Duck since 2004. Thanks for reading this thinly-veiled attempt to promote my ...
Forgiveness
Banes at 12:00AM, April 14, 2016
When independent movies became big in the 1990's, there was the sudden realization that a lot of flaws could be forgiven in visuals, acting, and production value when the story being told was original or compelling. They could still be effective and popular…sometimes with massive numbers of people ...
Quackcast 265 - Drunk Duck updates and the future
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 5, 2016 LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean
For Quackcast 265 I wanted to steer the direction toward the idea of future fixes and features for Drunk Duck! We talked a bit about the 2nd wave of fixes that will be happening now- HippieVan worked to gather people's suggestions for the most important ...