I went to a café Sunday afternoon and spent my time doing something I have not been able to do in months–sat down and sketched. The last time I felt like drawing in a public space involved my oversized sketchbook, a few reference magazines, drafting mechanical pencils, and rubber ...
Digital Sketching in a Café with a Tablet in My Hand
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 2, 2014QUACKCAST 167 - Anatomy of a Villain
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 20, 2014
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Today we talk about villians! Kawaiidaigakusei made a newspost about villains that generated quite a bit of interest so Banes and I had her on to chat about them and read out some of the things our community members had to say.
Kawaii can introduce the topic in ...
Call for Original Art Database and Last Call for Early 2014 Drunk Duck Awards Planning!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 19, 2014
I was searching for an appropriate image to post for the newspost a few weeks back, but was met with a dilemma. Even though the Internet holds a vast collection of images to draw from, copyrights and intellectual property rights of original characters should be respected. The majority of images ...
Let's Talk About Villains
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 5, 2014
I used to take the side of the cheerful, positive, and heroic protagonist in films and comics when I was much younger. As I got older, I wised up to the idea that being a protagonist is relative to biases of the storyteller. Now I rewatch those same films with ...
FRIDAY NEWSPOST - Planning the Drunk Duck Awards: Have Your Say!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, April 25, 2014
It's that time of year again, Duckers! The 2014 Drunk Duck awards will be starting up again soon, and Niccea needs your input!
From Niccea:
“Right now it is time to look at a long list of categories and decide which ones need to go and which may need ...
Underdogs, Underserved, and Underrated Comics: An Interview with Locoma of Anti Featured!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 31, 2014
Last week I was able to chat with lifetime DrunkDuck member Locoma about his process in selecting comics for his Anti-Featured comic. As a fellow featured comic reviewer and fan of underdog comics, I had a lot of curiosity going into the interview about the underground feature reviewer. Plenty of ...
Drawing Music and Its Impact on Webcomic Art
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 24, 2014
The world is a noisy place. It makes little difference whether noise is coming from a construction site outside the window, loud neighbors in a crowded apartment, or the supposedly “quiet” times in the middle of the night when the sounds of the crickets outside are amplified ten fold. I ...
Creator Interview with Flinto of Restaurante Macoatl!
kawaiidaigakusei at 6:00AM, March 10, 2014Today I have a very special newspost featuring the muy interesante webcomic creator of Macoatl. Updating from Mexico, this interview highlights his influences, drawing techniques, historical inspirations, and translating his story from Spanish into English. So sit back, relax, and learn a little about Flinto!
Who are your greatest art ...