I usually write comic scripts with a pretty specific idea of what each panel will look like when drawn: the setting, who’s doing what, facial expressions, and so on. What I almost never do is write any of that down. Except for specific actions that characters have to respond ...
Directing Action in Comic Scripts
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 11, 2015Comic-making shortcuts
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 4, 2015
After a long comic-making hiatus, I’ve had several ideas for comics in the last little while. Working on the first one, though, I’ve realized that unless I get a heck of a lot faster at drawing it's unlikely that all of my ideas will ever come to ...
Wield ultimate power - become a judge for the DD Awards!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Aug. 21, 2015
It's time to determine this year's winners, but there are still plenty of categories that need more judges!
Do you enjoy webcomics? Do you have opinions? You will be an ideal judge! It's really easy. All you have to do is:
1. Volunteer and then make an ...
Sunny days and comic books
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Aug. 14, 2015
Summer here is hot and dry, but it's so short that sometimes it feels more like a coffee break in an endless winter than a real season. People who live in the prairies know that each summer day has to be savoured - tucked away as a little memory for ...
Those images that get stuck in your head
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Aug. 7, 2015
Is there a word for these?
I’m talking about those things that you automatically start drawing when you have a piece of paper and no specific ideas in mind. The images that find their way into the margins of your notebooks, onto napkins in restaurants…or on a whiteboard ...
LAST CHANCE - Submit your votes for the 2015 DD Awards!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, July 31, 2015
If you haven't voted yet in the 2015 Drunk Duck Awards, do it now! No really, right now. Click this link and fill out the form! Quick!
For real though - ballots close in two days at 6pm CDT on August 2nd.
We would also like to officially recognize bravo1102 ...
Exploring new comic book stores
HippieVan at 12:00AM, July 17, 2015
Recently I had the pleasure of spending a few day's in my country's capital city, Ottawa. Among museum trips, walks along the canal, and an awesome sound and light show at our parliament building, I managed to coerce my best friend into visiting a couple of comic book ...
JNP's deals o'rama!
JustNoPoint at 12:00AM, July 10, 2015
Right now you can get Clip Studio Paint for only $15!!! It's a very limited time sale.
You can get the EX version for $87. This program is made specifically for making comics. I have used it since Manga Studio 3 when I debuted Devon Legacy here in 2006 ...
Fan Service in Comics
HippieVan at 12:00AM, June 26, 2015
This post was inspired ozoneocean's forum thread about sexism, as well as a recent update by JustNoPoint. (Quick note: none of my comments about fan service are directed at JNP's work! It was just his joking about fan service that had me thinking about it.)
“Fan service” can ...