When constructing your world, be it in fantasy or within a realistic/historical/existing place, the names you pick are very important.
They are important for suspension of disbelief and immersion: how consistent the names are, how congruent with what reality the audience reasonably comes to expect within the framework ...
The Significance of Names (Part 2)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 28, 2020Horror in Pieces
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 1, 2020
Now that's a little TOO scary!
Horror is perfect for metaphor and allegory. In fact, a horror story is often allegorical by default, what with its bizarre landscapes and freaky beasties.
Here are some categories of horror and some thoughts on what they symbolize:
Reality Bites
psycho killer! Qu ...
QUACKCAST 494 - No antagonist is the best antagonist?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 1, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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Does a story always need an antagonist embodied in the form of an active character? I don't think they do! We chat about examples of stories ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Filaments a KerBop Story
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 12, 2020
Filaments a KerBop Story is a beautiful technicolor landscape awash with painted imagery that depicts the Universe. KerBop is a student currently enrolled in a school for Angels, but on this particular day of sitting in class lectures, KerBop warps into a cosmic portal to study Galaxy filaments up close ...
QUACKCAST 484 - Background styles
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 23, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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Backgrounds are part of a choice you make about to best show off your characters and how to present your comic. Plain white backgrounds aren't a ...
Let the creativity flow
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 24, 2020
Creativity can be an elusive quality and to many, one they can never achieve. However, it is something everyone has, and in this article I’ll go through three ways you can maximise your creative juices.
Make it fun
As kids, we spend a lot of time playing, be with ...
QUACKCAST 464 - The current digital art landscape
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 4, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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I recently had to upgrade my main computer because Windows isn't supporting Windows 7 any longer and I don't want to install Windows 10 on ...
Strangers and Strange Lands
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 12, 2019
Peter Quill is an earthling living and working in space
In an interview about SNL creatives, it was said that actors who write prefer Strange characters in a normal world. While writers will write pieces about Regular people in a bizarre world. I have no idea how true that is ...
Metaphors in Horror
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 24, 2019
Metaphors in Horror
Horror is perfect for metaphor and allegory. In fact, a horror story is often allegorical by default, what with its bizarre landscapes and freaky beasties.
Here are some categories of horror and some thoughts on what they symbolize:
Reality Bites
psycho killer! Qu'est-ce que c'est ...
QUACKCAST 445 - Copyright and You
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 24, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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Copyright is a complicated thing and something that all creators should have a little bit of a working understanding off! Checkout my newspost lined bellow for more ...