We are creators and as creative types, we sometimes reach a level with our skills that people are willing to spend money to own an original piece of work by us. If you are anything like me, then clientele is limited to family and friends and monetary charges are thrown ...
Fair Market Price
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 20, 2018DD Awards Wallpaper Call!
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 18, 2018
Listen up everyone!
The DD Awards are the Oscars of Drunk Duck! Time we treated them as such, at least with some memorabilia!
We plan to make two wallpapers with ALL the nominees for EVERY SINGLE Award! You know who you are! (If you don't already, go here)
So ...
Audience Commentary - Does it change your story?
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 16, 2018
There are lots of fantastic things about making webcomics. Many nice things it has over traditional printing and publishing.
The speed of publishing and presenting your work to the world, the lack of a barrier to entry so anybody with an internet connection can make and publish comics…
…and if ...
Announcing the 2018 Drunk Duck Award Finalists!!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 13, 2018
The nominees have been announced and current volunteers have been given assignments.
We still need more volunteers. There are 12 unclaimed presentations and 25 judging slots still left over.
2018 Finalists: Genre/Style Awards
My Life as An American Hero 2
Kitty Kitty Bang Bang
Mindfold
Steel & Manitou
Jay’s ...
Where DO you need Planning for your Plot?
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 11, 2018
So there's a lot of talk and discussion on how to approach the creation of your webcomic (or novel, or short story) regarding planning out your plot, the degrees of planning out, and the option of flying by the seat of your pants.
I have done both, both in ...
Casting Characters in Comics - Larger casts, personality and temperament
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 9, 2018
Last week there was a post about smaller regular casts in a series - The Loner series, the Duo, and the Trio. Here's that post:
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2018/aug/01/casting-characters-in-comics-123/
With a larger cast, things start to get more complicated - but with more possibilities for different ...
Making Bad Guys Intimidating
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 4, 2018
Every hero goes up against a villain. Every protagonist against an antagonist. This is the main clash that drives your story, any story, forward be it slice of life or epic drama.
One of the elements that can make this driving force compelling, that will make the clash interesting and ...
Quackast 385 - Drawing the line
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 31, 2018 LISTEN!
In this Quackcast we talk about where the line is for YOU in your work about what subjects and imagery are too far for you. What is too horrible, too controversial, too extreme for you to approach? Is it blood and gore, something controversial and political, swearing, religious, sexual ...