Masked, Unknown Characters
Fiction, certainly in the movie/TV/comics visual mediums, are full of characters whose identities are hidden by masks.
On The Mandalorian, the title character follows a strict creed that says he is not supposed to let another living being see his face, so he always wears ...

Dat MASK, tho
Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 7, 2021Final Secret Santa 2020 Gift Art Submissions
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 28, 2020
The Secret Santa Art Exchange Community Project has come to a close this year with ten total participants creating wonderful new pieces of gift art.
The requests were very innovative with gift suggestions ranging from a Ukrainian flowering bush all the way to depictions of the AI Battleground set to ...
Secret Santa Assignments Have Been Revealed, Drunk Duck Anthology Deadline has Been Extended
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 14, 2020
SECRET SANTA 2020
Hello! Please check your PQs if you signed-up to be part of the 2020 Secret Santa Art Trade. All art submissions are due by Thursday, December 24th at 11:59PM on the Secret Santa 2020 Gift Thread!
Gift Thread Link: https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/178560 ...
How to Retcon
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 12, 2020
Retconning has a bad reputation.
Usually because it's done in big IPs and franchises when writers change and decide to drastically alter the development of a plotline, and do it by changing established canon about the characters or the history of the setting. Usually it's sloppily done, dealt ...
getting on track with subplots
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Dec. 11, 2020
A subplot is a co-current narrative that runs alongside the main plot, often providing context, character development or further world building. They can be used to build further tension, explore other perspectives or themes.
The theme is what the overall story means. A subplot allows you to lend more emotional ...
Danko's Flaming Heart
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 5, 2020
I couldn't have been older than 11 when I read The Flaming Heart of Danko by Maxim Gorky. And boy, did it cut me with the finest of fine glass. Even now thinking about the short story hurts somewhere deep in my soul.
And yet, I love it so ...
Musing with music
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Oct. 16, 2020
When sitting down to write or sketch out a comic episode I reach for my 300+ song playlist, sit back and let the music take over my imagination. Whether it was through friends, Spotify or other online recommendations, I have a playlist set aside for each creative project I am ...
QUACKCAST 499 - Life's worth?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 6, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
Listen on Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
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What is the worth of human life in your stories?
This isn't something people often consider, we just tend to have a fairly accurate guess based ...
Digging for references
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Oct. 2, 2020
For the longest time, I thought that I would be less of an artist for relying on references. This slowed my progress and made creating comics even longer to produce. Eventually, and thankfully, I got over myself and began using references all the time and by jove did that speed ...
Hung, drawn and quartered - Making goals for comics
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Sept. 18, 2020
We are well into the second half of the year, spring is here in the southern hemisphere, whilst the autumn winds are settling in for winter in the north. With the change in seasons, what better time to get inspired and motivated than now and you know what that means ...