I am convinced that the amazing DD community has spoiled me.
I don't even kid. It is a place where I can experiment with my art and feel like I'll be accepted even if I come up with a dud; that feedback will be given in an elegant ...

Toxicity in Art
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 17, 2024JohnCelestri Announces YouTube Channel; The KAMics Makes 2,150 Milestone
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 19, 2024
Photo: “Doctor John *Original Gangster*” Logo. Created by JohnCelestri.
Here is a message from JohnCelestri, creator of Bloodwing Fire Fist Angel:
“Hello! I thought a news item of interest to fellow DDers would be my Youtube channel that I've had for a number of years.
https://www.youtube.com ...
Three Books
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 21, 2023
I've only read three books in my life.
Okay, that's not true - over the years I've read nearly a dozen.
But the first art-instruction book I used (at least, the earliest one I can remember) was this book
about using basic shapes to draw animals.
It was ...
Strong and Powerful... Together
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 9, 2023
The sheer power of a good team is so defining that it's a trope. Some of the most iconic characters and beloved personalities have emerged from stories featuring teams of main characters.
Each of them are vital to the story, each of them contribute both in terms of the ...
Gatekeeping Art
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 24, 2023
So there are two sides to the art community. At least, as far as I've seen and as far as I've experienced- mostly online unfortunately.
One side is the AWESOME side. The side that's here on DD, and in many other niches like discord servers (like our ...
Shaking off creator's slump
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 18, 2021
The last few months have hit like a sledgehammer, leaving me with a profound sense of “slump”. That feeling of lethargy lazily tangled with a lack of motivation for anything creative. This got me thinking of ways I can shake off this heavy fog and step into the light of ...
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 ...
Using 3D Art to Create Comics by Genejoke part 4
Banes at 12:00AM, June 18, 2020
This is the final part of Genejoke's epic on creating 3D Comics. The articles accompany his new video tutorials
The Video - Part 4:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDNn40Xewik
Part 4
Da finale
Lighting and rendering.
This will be the final part as there are definite limits to ...
Using 3D Art to Create Comics by Genejoke part 3
Banes at 12:00AM, June 11, 2020
Welcome back to the 3D Comics-making series by Genejoke. These tutorials accompany the new video
version that he created.
Video Tutorial Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJO3ehav02E
BUILDING SETS
Another huge and time consuming aspect of making 3D comics is set building and it should definitely factor ...
Using 3D Art to Create Comics by Genejoke part 2
Banes at 12:00AM, June 4, 2020
Here's Part 2 of Genejoke's tutorial on 3d comics using Daz3D. He talks about character creation here, and also gives some
info on the computer capacity you might need. These tutorials accompany Genejoke's new video versions of his tutorials. Enjoy!
Video Tutorial Part 2: https://www.youtube ...