I was feeling emotional a few nights ago, so I did what I normally do in this situation–I went on YouTube and watched clips from sad children's movies. I picked the intro montage from Disney Pixar's UP as my poison of choice and it did the job ...

I have always been a proponent for the belief that art and drawing can be used as a mechanism to bring two strangers from completely different worlds together. That is why it is no surprise that I gravitated toward a young student who preferred to use crayons, markers, and paper ...

A character starts in one state of being, and ends in a very different state of being.

The Character Arc in a nutshell!

Every time the subject of character arcs comes up around the site or on the Quackcast, one of the first examples that comes to my mind is ...

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 ...

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Summery:
DUDE… where's my problem? In this truly excellent number sixty nine Quackcast we get to the second part of our exploration of screenwriting techniques. We quickly recap on last weeks story structure outline and genres and then move on to talking about three NEW genres: Out of ...

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Summery:
This marks the beginning of our story writing month! We're focusing exclusively and intensively on the art of writing, following on naturally from Kroatz's clever take on the concept of the monomyth. Bane's special interest and expertise is in scriptwriting, particularly movie screenwriting, so this ...

So today I've decided to put Niccea in the community spotlight!



Niccea is all kinds of involved with the site and you can find her all over the place… from way back participating in games like Mafia (of which she is still a core player), to working VERY hard ...

… is up and ready for listening!

Aside from a hilarious clip by VegaX to promote “Duck and Quail”, skoolmunkee is on her own this week. She takes the opportunity to think out loud about community involvement, Google+, and the idea of a site-wide poll.


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Featured Comics ...

Episode 19: Out With The Old And In With the New, Maybe?

This week we discuss What media can be used when making a comic, traditional vs. digital tools, a quick comparison of color vs. black and white, and more!

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Featured comic:
- The Rangetsu Experiment
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On Tuesday's Quackcast you will hear clips contributed by several DDers about the topic of that week's episode- and YOU can send us clips too! It's a great chance to promote yourself a little, pass on some good advice or points of consideration! Currently you can send ...