On the Purging of the Past in Art

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 4, 2020



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 ...



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Grounding your comic with theme

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 3, 2020



A narrative theme can be described as the core meaning or message behind your story. It serves to tell your audience what your story is about as well laying groundwork for its context. Establishing the core theme early can help you keep your comic grounded and focused as you begin ...

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Drunk Duck Awards 2020

Banes at 12:00AM, July 2, 2020



The Drunk Duck Awards are Back!

The mighty Niccea has emerged from her chrysalis once again to bring back the Drunk Duck Awards!

It's the early stages of the event, and you can see the details here:

https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/178376/

There is a trophy design ...









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QUACKCAST 485 - For your eyes only

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 30, 2020

LISTEN on our new player!
Listen on Stitcher ​​- https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/

Do you make work that no one will ever see? Do you do that so you can mess around and experiment without consequences, for practice, for testing ...



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DD Red Carpet 2020

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 27, 2020



The DD Awards are here again, thanks to the wonderful Niccea!

And that means that together with this year's DD Awards, we also are having the DD Red Carpet event again!

The DD Awards are more or less the equivalent of Oscar Night for Drunk Duck, and so we ...





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Retconing and redoing

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 26, 2020



A few weeks ago, my comic partner and I finished up the second season of one of our webcomic after which we took our usual season hiatus. During this time we work out what to do in the next season, what to include and what to cut from our outline ...

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What if Nobody Ever Sees It

Banes at 12:00AM, June 25, 2020



Early in my writing efforts, I mostly did short stories. Scenes, really. I'd imagine a whole story around the scene I wrote and drew. I did a series of scenes about two private detectives hired to solve a 20-year old murder. I had no idea who did it, why ...

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QUACKCAST 484 - Background styles

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 23, 2020

LISTEN on our new player!
Listen on Stitcher ​​- https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/

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 ...



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A Character's Free Will

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 20, 2020




Whether we have free will or not is a philosophical, existential and psychological conundrum that will forever tease and challenge us. While I can't speak for philosophers, I can for psychologists:

Behaviorists will tell you it doesn't exist (look up Skinner); Cognitive behaviorists will tell you it's ...




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What to do when you think you've outgrown your comic

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 19, 2020



As you grow and develop as a comic creator, you might find stories you had invested time into beginning to lose their appeal. You might be thinking that having outgrown your story. However, it might be a case of having written yourself into a corner or maybe you might need ...

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