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The 3rd in our technical art-making series, we're talking hair, feathers, and fur today. How do you draw those highly complicated, textured things? Well the complicated, difficult way is to draw every single strand ...

Quackcast 729 - The Feather report
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 4, 2025Poetry Time 111: The Encounter
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, March 2, 2025
Watch. It advances. A blended eye to the one true contact.
Delicate, pristine night of visible disguise
Hear. It enlightens. A stuttered word to the one true conduct
Eloquent, redeemed might of audible delight
Feel. It entices. A torpid touch to the one true contract
Adequate, esteemed rite of physical ...
Nailing the climax
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 1, 2025
One of the best ways to absolutely nail the climax of your comic arc is by using foreshadowing. It’s like planting little breadcrumbs for your readers—tiny hints or clues scattered throughout your story that point to future events or a character’s big moment. When done well, foreshadowing ...
Writing what you don't want to write
Gunwallace at 12:00AM, Feb. 27, 2025
I'm having to write a short speech to give at a friend's memorial service next month, and I'm finding it difficult. It's not the words that I'm struggling with, it's more the entire concept of what I'm doing. So, as a distraction from ...
Nature As Antagonist
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 22, 2025
There is nothing more humbling against human hubris than Nature herself.
Even at humanity's peak expansion, technology, sophistication, education, or intelligence, all it takes for its eradication is for the earth to sneeze in just the right way.
Nature cannot be beaten or tamed. It can only be appeased ...
Diamonds Are Forever?
Gunwallace at 12:00AM, Feb. 20, 2025
Diamond Comic Distributors has gone bankrupt. As someone who once worked in a comic book shop, back in the 80s and 90s, it was something of a shock. I came over all nostalgic for their blue logo. I still have a number of cardboard boxes crammed with comics that have ...
Quackcast 727 - Painting Series: Sky and Sea
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 18, 2025 LISTEN on our player!
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We haven't done anything about actual art-making for a while so we thought we'd start a series on technical stuff. Starting out we tackle painting sea and sky! These are key general background elements, they ...
Creator Interview: Genejoke
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 15, 2025
We are finally back with interviews, and who better to kick it off than with Genejoke, one of the most prolific, helpful, and active creators in the Duck!
Genejoke is invaluable in many group projects, including our top event, the Drunk Duck Awards, and its side event the Red Carpet ...
Dude in Distress Catapults to 300th Comic Strip Milestone!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 10, 2025
Photo: “Dude in Distress Strip 300”. Dude in Distress created by EssayBee. (February 2025)
EssayBee writes:
“Hi,
Just wanted to announce that last Wednesday (February 5th), Dude in Distress published its 300th story strip.”
Dude in Distress Comic Link
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Dude_in_Distress/
From the “Dude in Distress Strip ...
A Fair Playing Field
Gunwallace at 12:00AM, Feb. 6, 2025
Picture credit: Interaction Institute for Social Change | Artist: Angus Maguire
Today (Thursday 6th February) is Waitangi Day in New Zealand, although due to the nature of time zones you will probably be reading this after the day if over for us.
Waitangi is a place in NZ, the name meaning ...