I took this past week off, in part to celebrate reaching the goal age of 30, but mostly to take some time to address an encroaching feeling, burnout. Creativity is a muscle, and like any muscle in your body, if overused it can become strained or even tear. I am ...
Preventing burnout
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 12, 2020Using 3D Art to Create Comics by Genejoke part 3
Banes at 12:00AM, June 11, 2020
Welcome back to the 3D Comics-making series by Genejoke. These tutorials accompany the new video
version that he created.
Video Tutorial Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJO3ehav02E
BUILDING SETS
Another huge and time consuming aspect of making 3D comics is set building and it should definitely factor ...
Speeding up production
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 5, 2020
A couple of weeks ago I was discussing with my family the importance of doing studies in drawing. I was asked, “What do you focus on these days?”. My answer was simple.
“Speed.”
As a creator who juggles work, comics and an ever looming list of hobbies, my aim is ...
Using 3D Art to Create Comics by Genejoke part 2
Banes at 12:00AM, June 4, 2020
Here's Part 2 of Genejoke's tutorial on 3d comics using Daz3D. He talks about character creation here, and also gives some
info on the computer capacity you might need. These tutorials accompany Genejoke's new video versions of his tutorials. Enjoy!
Video Tutorial Part 2: https://www.youtube ...
Using 3D Art to Create Comics by Genejoke part 1
Banes at 12:00AM, May 28, 2020
This is a tutorial by Genejoke, who agreed to share some of his knowledge for anyone who's interested in
starting a 3D comic!
He's turned his tutorials into videos, so we're reposting his tutorials for anyone who wants to check out the videos, read the written version ...
Analyzing the Tantalizing Myth of the Madonna v. Whore Complex in Characters
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 18, 2020
Sexuality is very fluid and for the most part, there has been a societal shift towards a more “sex-positive” society. I digress because, as always, there is always a part of society that prefers to remain conservative. As a human female, basing my observations of other humans, it has dawned ...
Notable Changes in the World of Online Video Games
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 11, 2020
On any given day, I usually unwind from a long day at work by logging into Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online. I use my avatar and beautiful sports cars to drive around the imaginary Los Santos, a city based almost entirely on Los Angeles and the outlying communities. It is ...
LavenderTowne and the good type of stealing
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, May 8, 2020
In my early days as a junior designer. I had the good fortune to work under a talented graphic designer and I remember looking at her work thinking, “Oh wow! She’s so clever!” She saw me struggling with a piece of artwork one day. Leaning over, her voice conspiratorially ...
Maintaining an update schedule
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 17, 2020
There are generally two kinds of webcomic artists. Those that update irregularly and those that operate like clockwork. Maintaining an update schedule has many benefits both for you and your readers. Here are some of the positive reasons for putting in place a realistic update schedule.
Readers like reliability
Having ...
Chris Claremont
Banes at 12:00AM, April 9, 2020
Classic X-men reprinted the Chris Claremont stories and included new Claremont stories A+
Chris Claremont is one of the all-time greats in comic book writing, and probably my favorite comics writer.
He's most famous for working on the Uncanny X-Men series from the 1970's to the early 1990 ...