Picking a name for your character is a pivotal moment. Almost like breathing life into them, the name you pick for them will give their identity a hue, a flavor that wouldn't be the same with any other name. Yes, a Rose by any other name would smell as ...
The Significance of Names (Part 1)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 27, 2020"Just practice" - Giving better advice
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Nov. 20, 2020
I remember when I was younger and looking to improve my skills, I was often met with “Just practice,”. Although the intentions behind the adage were well meaning, that did not help me improve. As I’ve gotten older, I found myself at times, usually when I was tired myself ...
QUACKCAST 497 - It's just kid's stuff
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 22, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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Today we're talking about the idea that entertainment aimed at kids can only be enjoyed by kids and the reason that adults often don't like ...
Why you should write a one shot
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Aug. 28, 2020
The deadline to submit your pitch for the DrunkDuck horror anthology is fast approaching (31/8/2020) so what better time to talk about one shot comics than right now! Short story comics, also known as one-shots, are generally self contained stories. There aren’t as many moving parts when ...
QUACKCAST 491 - Getting retro right!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 11, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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DD member Furwerk Studios posted in our forum about how annoying it was that movies try and do an 80s retro thing often get things totally wrong ...
How Little and How Much?
Banes at 12:00AM, July 16, 2020
In the early weeks of the pandemic, I started updating my comic more. Shortly after that, I took two weeks off work and went even harder.
I was updating furiously, at least in comparison to what I'd been doing for a year or two previous. In fact, after about ...
Writing More Than You Know
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 13, 2020
We're all aware of the classic tennet for writers and creators of all stories- write what you know in order for the story to be good.
We've explored before what it means to write what you know, and where this rule should be adhered to: at the core ...
Using 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 ...
All is Lost
Banes at 12:00AM, April 30, 2020
I've talked many times about story structure. Even with a structural approach, there are a lot of questions to be answered, struggles to be had, and hard thinking to be done to make a story work.
One big moment that I like thinking about early in the writing is ...