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Banes is home alone in the studio this time while Ozoneocean was away gallivanting around the globe… he's joined by intrepid security guard Bravo, who saves him from a fate worse than death. Together they chat and gabble away about things and stuff, primarily inspired by the ...
Quackcast 221 - Banes goes Bananas!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 2, 2015Transforming Conceptual Art into a Plush Doll
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 1, 2015A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled on the website of Alex Furmansky, the creator of Budsies. He is an entrepreneur whose business is centered around transforming “kid” art into real tangible plush animal dolls. It is pretty awesome:
Furmansky was raised from very humble beginnings and would take the ...
QUACKCAST 213 - What makes a good character? Part one
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 7, 2015 LISTEN!
Image by Ozoneocean
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After several interesting discussions about Mary Sues, we'd like to talk about characters a little more.
We asked people to let us know their thoughts on what makes a well written character VS a poorly written one. People talked about their favourite and least ...
When There Are Not Enough Hours in a Day...
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 23, 2015
-Art by Gunwallace
I discovered a sketchbook sitting to the left of the counter during my last visit to my favourite tea lounge. The words “Before I Die…” were scrawled across the black cover, so curiosity got the best of me and I thumbed through the pages. Each page had ...
QUACKCAST 205 - What about Bodyshape?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 10, 2015 LISTEN!
Photos by Howard Schatz.
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This week Banes and I were inspired to talk about body shape in the depiction of figures in comics, inspired by some famous images from photographer Howard Schatz's 2002 book, Athlete. In it there are photos of many athletes who're at the ...
Traditional Art in Webcomics
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Feb. 6, 2015
We've talked a few times in newsposts and Quackcasts about how tablets have made digital art more convenient than ever. But as much as I enjoy the clean lines and bright colours of digital drawing, when inspiration strikes I still often find myself reaching for my sketchbook and ProMarkers ...
The Importance of a Muse
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Jan. 19, 2015
In Ancient Greece, the Muses were goddesses responsible for the formation of knowledge, namely creativity in the arts, literature, and poetry. They are shown depicted on the side of red-figure pottery and high-relief sculptures. Overtime, the muses have been shown more discretely through various forms of media such as a ...
2015 Radio Play - Call for Scripts!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Jan. 9, 2015
As I mentioned in last week’s newspost, we’re in the beginning stages of doing this year’s radio play. The first step will be to choose a script (or two)! Here are Kroatz’ rules for scripts.
RADIOPLAY CREATION AND SELECTION RULES
Here's what we're going to ...