Photo: “Animator Desk Belonging to Frank Thomas”. Taken at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (by me). Los Angeles, California. (October 2021).
The mid-twentieth century animator studio has always held an aura of mystery to any mind that has ever wondered how hand-illustrated animation is created. Anyone who has drawn ...
The Drawing Board
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 24, 2023“Please Keep Your Dreams Alive.”
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 13, 2023
Photo: “Goonies DVD Sitting on a World Map”. (2023)
Daylight Savings Time (Spring Forward) was celebrated by watching the Academy Award opening monologue and Oscar Winner acceptance speeches. A powerful speech can be delivered in a variety of ways, but one in particular was delightful.
Ke Huy Quan shared these ...
Mega Maiden and the Chop Chop Princess by Teh Andeh Celebrates Tenth Year Anniversary on The Duck AND Achieves 500th Page Milestone!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 12, 2022
Photo: “500 How the Heck?!”. Mega Maiden and the Chop Chop Princess by Teh Andeh. (December 2022)
Give a round of applause for Teh Andeh, a webcomic creator known for vividly colorful comics—Crystalena Quest; Endstrike; Junk Ship; Mega Maiden and the Chop Chop Princess; Omni Academy; Overhaul Galaxy; ShonenPunk ...
Quackcast 608 - Lovers and other things
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 8, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
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There are all kinds of relationships and they're great fodder for stories. The most typical is when two characters are getting INTO a relationship- all that ...
Panel By Panel: Them There Hills and Value Contrast
hpkomic at 8:43AM, Sept. 23, 2022
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.
This week I want to explore one element of art I have been thinking about lately as I color comics for some other creators. Before that, however, I needed to find a comic ...
The Magical Adventures of Kirke Ketterley by Hushicho Reaches Milestone, Secret Santa 2021 Comes to Completion
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 27, 2021
Photo: (clockwise from upper left) nightmarelunatic’s gift for Andreas_Helixfinger; sleeping_gorilla’s for Tantz_Aerine; lothar’s gift for usedbooks; kawaiidaigakusei’s gift for davidxolukoga; and Tantz_Aerine’s gift for hushicho.
A huge Thank You goes out to all the participants of this year’s Secret Santa gift art exchange! Everyone ...
Punch to the Midsection
Banes at 12:00AM, March 4, 2021
In the beginning, we set up our character
Iin the middle, we get them into trouble
In the end, we get them out of trouble.
Sounds so simple! It's tougher than that to pull off.
The middle of a story in particular, as people have talked about, is often ...
Destino: A Collaboration between Salvador Dalí and Walt Disney
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Jan. 27, 2020
In the year 1945, Walt Disney and surrealist artist, Salvador Dalí collaborated on a short film project that took over fifty eight years to complete. The story centers around a woman who falls in love with an inanimate object that resembles a man. It combines elements of Dali’s work ...
QUACKCAST 462 - Jessica Schab, Studio animation, Guru, sceptic, leader
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 21, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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Today we have a special guest! Jessica Schab. Jessica works for Mainframe entertainment in Canada, one of THE premier digital animation companies! Before things like Pixar they ...
FEATURED COMIC --> Tethered From Dusk to Dawn
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, May 16, 2018
Beautiful Nor'eena the elf and Melodwyn the stagsister are thrown together by a surprising twist of fate after the magical heartwood tree in the forest exploded mysteriously during a ritual and killed all Melodwyn's siters. Nor'eena and Melodwyn are strangely tethered via markings on their wrists, markings ...