There's some down time at work sometimes, where I either grab a coffee, chat with coworkers, or pull out my wretched, beloved phone and disappear into it. Sometimes a combo of all three activities.
But a few weeks ago, I grabbed my clipboard and did some sketching instead. I ...
The Trouble with Colours
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 25, 2016
-Art by Mark Rothko, Red Orange Orange on Red, 1962
The first thing on my mind before I get out of bed in the morning is whether my base wardrobe is going to reflect white, black, and greys, or warm neutrals of tan, taupe, and cream. Five years ago, I ...
A Nearly Perfect Sunset at the End of an Imperfect Day
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 18, 2016
-image taken by kawaiidaigakusei-
I am not a perfectionist in any sense of the word. I have been asked by strangers in passing if I was a perfectionist to which I replied, “The architecture in my university was built under the notion that only ‘God can make something that is ...
Quackcast 276 - Time management, Deadlines and Organisation
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 21, 2016 LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean
For Quackcast 276 we had a discussion about the topics of time management, organisation and deadlines- all things essential to the practitioners of webcomics, and even more-so to people involved in webcomic collaborations! This is tricky stuff to handle, you have to balance your webcomicing with ...
Join the Drunk Duck Awards FYC Comic Jam!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 25, 2016
A MESSAGE FROM Niccea:
I decided that for this year we will try out doing a comic jam for the For Your Consideration (FYC) pages.
"A comicjam is a creative process where one or more artists collaborates on drawing or painting one single comic. Often the process is that one ...
Why do my characters all speak the same way? (Guest Post by Gunwallace)
HippieVan at 12:00AM, April 15, 2016
Rather than write about something I'm good at I thought I write about something I'm struggling with, and my attempts to resolve it. Writing characters with distinct voices.
Comics are usually conversations between characters. Speech bubbles are the preferred way to tell comic stories, as opposed to large ...
Wish Fulfillment
HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 18, 2016
I've recently been watching Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries on Netflix. Phryne Fisher is undoubtedly a wish-fulfillment character – almost unapologetically so. She is sexy, bold, and intelligent. Whenever a new challenge is put before her, she reveals a previously-unmentioned skill that saves the day (see the above image where ...
QUACKCAST 262 - DUCK Radio 3
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 15, 2016 LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean
WELCOME to the final part of the Radio D.U.C.K. trilogy! This is where we put all the rest of Gunwallace's amazing songs AND a special treat for you as well listeners: Jimmy's Folly. Our radio DJs have gone just a little ...
Accents, dialects, and different languages in comics
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Jan. 15, 2016
Accents, patterns of speech and the like can be a useful tool in introducing characters. In a film or tv show, a character's accent can immediately reveal the character's nationality or social background. And of course, we've all been conditioned by Hollywood movies to identify the bad ...
Just Breathe
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 21, 2015
-art by Gunwallace
Take a deep breath. Count to ten. Exhale.
This time of the year can be the most joyous while being the most stressful. There are less hours of work and more places to spend money. It is a time for reuniting with old relatives, eating great food ...