They’re painstakingly made, take a lot of time to be completed, often cause their creators to burnout or feel like their investment goes unsung or unrewarded. To make a webcomic is a serious commitment that requires discipline, dedication, planning and scope. And there are no guarantees.
So why do ...
Why do we need Webcomics?
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 31, 2018Points of View - Propaganda and Marketing
Banes at 12:00AM, March 22, 2018
There are endless points of view out there, and everyone on the Internet can have a voice.
We talked on a Quackcast some time ago about agendas and anvilicious messaging in some movies, and other fiction.
I've become interested lately in the marketing and messaging involved in movies and ...
Burnout
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 16, 2018
I want to take a quick break for a second to talk about something creators go through but often don’t talk about. It is hard to see it coming and even harder still to lift yourself out of once you are there. This post is about addressing creative burnout ...
Showing and Telling
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 10, 2018
Anyone who ever dabbled in creative writing or any sort of narrative work, had the phrase “show, don't tell” hammered into them. The sheer anxiety of being caught ‘telling’ rather than ‘showing’ made us all think in terms I assume only exhibitionists do.
The truth though is, that sometimes ...
Points of view - part two - Unreliable
Banes at 12:00AM, March 8, 2018
Last week we talked a little pov basics.
This time, how about we talk the fascinating device called the Unreliable Narrator. For anyone who doesn't know, this type of narration (usually first person in prose, but not necessarily) tells the story in question…but is not necessarily giving an ...
Quackcast 364 - JUST DO IT!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 6, 2018 LISTEN!
All the planning and set up in the world will never count for anything if you never start your webcomic, so just put your own to paper and begin!
“Getting started on a webcomic” is what we chat about here. I was inspired by PitFace's newspost about a ...
A Trip to the Circus: A Classic Comedy Spectacular
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 5, 2018I had tickets to watch a big tent circus last week that was reminiscent of classic Circus shows from older generations (minus the elephants). It was my first time going to the circus since I was six years old, unless Cirque du Soliel is considered a circus, which for the ...
On Stand-Up Comics and Natural Humour
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 26, 2018
Last Wednesday, I was lucky enough to snag some tickets to a stand up comedy club in Downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. I am an avid fan of Saturday Night Live from the early 2010s/Bill Hader era. Therefore, I constantly stream stand up routines of my favorite comics ...
Fallopiancrusader's Goldmine of Technical Drawing Tutorials
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 19, 2018
If you have been on the forums over the last few months, you would notice that DrunkDuck's very own brilliant artist, fallopiancrusader, has been creating videos in which he demonstrates how he creates his illustrations on computer.
One type of art he has mastered is conceptual sketches using technical ...
On boredom and the slip into daydreams
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Feb. 16, 2018
In my day job, I am occasionally asked to attend events or webinars as part of professional development. Earlier this week I happened to be at one of these activities focussing on the future of artificial intelligence, which you would think would be a riveting topic for discussion. But soon ...