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The entire gang comes together today for two topics that were taken from recent newsposts: Emma Clare's Positive self promotion, and Tantz Aerine's Handling Controversial ...
QUACKCAST 422 - Positive promotion and controversial characters
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 16, 2019Emotional Impact
Amelius at 1:10PM, April 14, 2019
Have you ever read something and it gave you the “feels?” Something that was so intense that you couldn't help but feel the emotional truth of a fictional moment in time? In many ways that is the highest form of our art, and possibly any art; to communicate an ...
Illustrator Uses Rabbit Comic to Teach Mindfulness Techniques to People Dealing with Depression
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 8, 2019
Image credit: thelatestkate
Southern California based author and illustrator, Kate Alan, uploaded a mini online comic series last week titled “Let’s Get You Mentally Healthy”. The ten page comic series gives helpful tips on how to deal with negative thoughts that come from feelings of anxiety and sadness.
Alan ...
Targeted Practice
Amelius at 8:06AM, April 7, 2019
When I see artists just getting into the craft or people simply looking to improve their art ask for advice, the most omnipresent answer is “practice”; I don't like that answer. It assumes the person asking the question doesn't realize this is obvious, and hasn't already been ...
Be nice to yourself
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 5, 2019
There may be times along this path of being a content creator, where you feel that you are moving backwards; that your work is not worth looking at and that you feel like a phony trying to even attempt it. “Real life” may be calling and you have no choice ...
Reaching the breaking point
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 29, 2019
The breaking point of a story is where the protagonist has been beaten down so many times that they throw life to the ground and yell, “Enough of this shit!”. Keep in mind that the breaking point does not necessarily mean it’s the climax, more it is a pivotal ...
Commenting on Comments!
Amelius at 7:35AM, March 24, 2019
Hello, guest author Frost Fox here this week so buckle up! (Amy lost the original article thanks to a keyboard-surfing cat, so I hope you will enjoy this guest article from her husband!)
Feedback is the life blood of a comic. Comments & Fan Work are about the only payment most ...