I check the DD forums pretty often even when I feel more in the mood to be a lurker than say anything. I might even check the forums at the same rate that I check hs my email.
A long time ago, I thought the forums were reserved for people ...
The Ripple Effects of Forum Discussions
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 28, 2017What You Care About the Most
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 26, 2017
I’m feeling more philosophical today than anything, so I’m going to share.
Making comics is hard work. It is hard work that doesn’t give you too many shortcuts. It also often doesn’t give you an income, so you have to do it all on your own ...
Constructing Your Fantasy World Rigging
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 22, 2017
Every building needs a skeleton in place before building begins, so that the end product will be sound. It’s no different with fantasy world building: before you begin gathering and using your story’s bricks and mortar (= the research) you need to have the world’s skeleton, or rigging ...
Reflecting on Reflection Characters
Banes at 12:00AM, July 20, 2017
Reflection Characters
When I was doing a little reading on the “Mentor” character type, I learned about something called “Reflection Characters”. It was an eye opener; I'd never heard of this before, though I could instantly see how it made sense in storytelling, and dozens of examples came to ...
Where's Chuck?
Banes at 12:00AM, July 13, 2017
Where's Chuck? - Retcons
Hello again!
On the previous Quackcast we talked about retcons - here's that episode if you care to listen:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2017/jul/08/quackcast-331-retconning-your-work/
A retcon is a little tricky to define perfectly, but I guess it boils down to an alteration ...
Fantasy Is Hard Work
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 8, 2017
art by yours truly
It is no secret that as an artist, it is prose that I’m professional at rather than painting/drawing. And historical fiction aside, what I’m told I write quite well is fantasy. So, for a long time I have wanted to talk about writing ...
How to Research for Your Comic
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 24, 2017
Every comic needs to be researched. Except maybe an autobiographical one, since it’s most likely you already have a thorough knowledge of what is going on in your life.
Or maybe you don’t, and this is your Cognitive Therapy homework.
In any case, a few exceptions aside, just ...
Archetypal Events – Staples in Devising Plot (part 4)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 20, 2017
So here we are after the brief intermission, back to talking about archetypes from our friend Jung.
As of course is natural, all stories have to have a plot in order to be engaging and be in a position to make their points and get them across because the alternative ...