First off, Happy 4th of July to all USA Duckers!
Recently I listened to Lindsey Ellis' excellently made video essay on so-called ‘woke Disney’: the company's attempt to remake or edit or outright hide past works because they are now judged to be problematic in some way or other ...
On the Purging of the Past in Art
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 4, 2020Using 3D Art to Create Comics by Genejoke part 2
Banes at 12:00AM, June 4, 2020
Here's Part 2 of Genejoke's tutorial on 3d comics using Daz3D. He talks about character creation here, and also gives some
info on the computer capacity you might need. These tutorials accompany Genejoke's new video versions of his tutorials. Enjoy!
Video Tutorial Part 2: https://www.youtube ...
The Art of the Conversation
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 1, 2020
Understanding the importance of the dialogue between two characters (or an internal monologue) is crucial for writing conversations in comics. It is true that comics are written differently than real world conversations because it removes a lot of the idiosyncrasies that happen in real-time conversations. However, learning to apply techniques ...
Analyzing the Tantalizing Myth of the Madonna v. Whore Complex in Characters
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 18, 2020
Sexuality is very fluid and for the most part, there has been a societal shift towards a more “sex-positive” society. I digress because, as always, there is always a part of society that prefers to remain conservative. As a human female, basing my observations of other humans, it has dawned ...
QUACKCAST 475 - Tropeagedden! overuse of fashionable tropes...
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 21, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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Certain tropes or stylistic ways of telling a story can get really, really popular and trendy very quickly and it seems like they're everywhere! Suddenly many ...
Pixar’s Loop Will Send You on a Loop of Your Own
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 24, 2020
Sitting back on a Friday evening, remote control in hand, I decided to watch one of the latest Pixar Animated short films. To me a short film is the perfect length of time (six to nine minutes) to tell a story with an exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution. They ...
Overall tips for getting over a slump
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Jan. 17, 2020
It's very easy for us creators to get wrapped up in our own art and stories that sometimes we begin to feel stagnant. It’s important to take a step back and look at what others are doing as it might go on to serve as inspiration for your ...
"There and Back again" | Epilogues
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Nov. 1, 2019
Last week, we took a look at what a prologue was and how it could be used. Just to catch you up, a prologue is an opening of a story, or in this context, a comic, that establishes the scene, theme and/or tone of the rest of the narrative ...
QUACKCAST 449 - Star Wars 2 the franchise strikes back
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 22, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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As promised we dive right into the second half of the Star Wars chat! We cover all the Star Wars stuff besides the original trilogy and the ...
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 ...