I think I spent my Saturday night the same way as plenty of other people did–in a movie theater watching a film based on a book by Stephen King (and No, I am not talking about The Dark Tower). It is still September since the last time I checked ...

Jump Scares and Inappropriate Laughter
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 11, 2017The Soundtrack to Your Comic
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 4, 2017
Remember those large headphones that were perfect for a walkman? Or turning up the volume in a car stereo on a long drive. Listening to music can add a new dimension to an otherwise normal day.
There are some motion picture soundtracks that are so artfully put together that they ...
What You Care About the Most
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 26, 2017
I’m feeling more philosophical today than anything, so I’m going to share.
Making comics is hard work. It is hard work that doesn’t give you too many shortcuts. It also often doesn’t give you an income, so you have to do it all on your own ...
Your Emotions in Motion
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 24, 2017I was a big fan of all the Indiana Jones movies back in the day. When the fourth one, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, finally came out, it was exciting times! Harrison Ford only seemed to get cooler with age, and what a treat it would be to see ...
Improve Your Drunk Duck Award Winning Game By Creating a For Your Consideration Page!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 26, 2017ART IMITATES LIFE IMITATES ART
HyenaHell at 12:00AM, May 19, 2017
As all y'all probably are well aware, I am a hilarious genius. All cartoonists are hilarious geniuses; we have to be! Well, half the time anyway- the other half we spend hating ourselves and overcompensating for our inadequacies. It's a storied and well-documented tradition dating back to the ...
Character Quirks
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 25, 2017
So last time I talked about the little extras that can go into dialogue and how that dialogue can be presented on the page of your comic, so I was thinking today might be good to continue in that general trajectory and talk about little extras in your character design ...
When the Hero Fails
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 25, 2017
Failure is the stepping stone to success. That’s what I teach my students and my clients, and it is true, right up there with “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”: If you learn why you failed, you won’t fail again the same way- and that brings ...
Displaying Intense Emotions Subtly
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 21, 2017
Art by Pit-Face and Tantz Aerine
Expressions are key when drawing characters in webcomics- it’s understandably the acting portion of the creative work, and it has to be done well to engage the reader.
In my opinion there are no easy or difficult expressions- only expressions you as a ...
Top Five Tear Jerkers
Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 12, 2017
I was hanging out with my family over the holidays, explaining that I wasn't sad or sick, but had been rubbing my eye because there was some dust or a hair or something stuck behind the eyeball. It was quite uncomfortable.
As I remembered how tears can flush out ...