The Drunk Duck Quackcast

In this Quackcast we chat about what interests we have outside of webcomics and we want to know what YOU do as well. What are your hobbies and interests? Our interests and hobbies really inform what we do as comic creators in all sorts of ways, it can be fascinating to learn about what drives a person and what led them to be where they are now. For Banes it was music, keyboards, drums, magic and ventriloquism. For Tantz it's writing and a fascination with surgery. For Pit it's archaeology, heavy metal, and art. For me it's making, art, costume and sewing. What about you? This week Gunwallace has given us the theme to Starship Captain II, Launch into the depths of hostile space! The enemy aliens are after us! There are anomalies to investigate, new galaxies to explore and alien women to procreate with. Fire your proton beams and set phasers to stun! Topics and shownotes Featured comic: Kirsha Brackets - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2018/aug/14/featured-comic-kirsha-brackets/ Special thanks to: Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/ Pitface - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/ Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/banes Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean kawaiidaigakusei - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/ Featured music: Starship Captain II - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Starship_Captain_II/, by Dpat57, rated T.

This Quackcast was based on an idea from Banes. We chat about designing a group of characters with complementary temperaments. In Banes' own words: “I like the idea of the line between a logical, left brained person and a creative, right brained person, crossed with a spectrum of a more active, extroverted, action taking temperament and a more nurturing, introverted type. So if you cross the lines, you get four quadrants, just like in that Tvtropes link. One type will be passive or nurturing and logical One will be action-taking and logical/practical One will be more creative/flexible and extroverted/action oriented, and One will be creative/flexible and more passive and introverted. Put these four characters together and you've got a pretty well-rounded cast of temperaments!” This way you get a good personality mix with your characters which helps you make interactions far more interesting, people won't simply all react the some way to something and through those interaction you develop character. This week Gunwallace has given us the theme to Somnia. Creeping threat, urban cool, dynamic action! This music gets things started. It’s on the move and there’s no stopping it. 80’s action drama with 2000’s sophistication! Topics and shownotes Featured comic: Ink LaRue - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2018/aug/15/featured-comic-ink-larue/ Links: Bane's Newspost about character traits - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2018/aug/08/casting-characters-in-comics-larger-casts-personality-and-temperament/ Special thanks to: Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/ Pitface - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/ Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/banes Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean Featured music: Somnia - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Somnia/, by DannyBoyUltra, rated M.

We nicked the idea for this Quackcast from a newspost by Emma Clare. What we chat about is the unintentional process of giving your characters you own traits or even traits of people you know without realising it: Every time you draw an expression for your character you're not really creating a generic expression but basing it on yourself… when you character is being quizzical or irritated for example people may recognise that as you. It could be in other things too: their taste, the way they dress, what they like to eat, their furniture. things that annoy them, their hobbies etc. It's interesting how tied they are to us. This week Gunwallace has given us the theme to Crypts and Cantrips: An epic tune evocative of a vast sunlit valley, green and fertile. Clouds sweep across, washing it in a refreshing summer rain. Small animals dance and frolic in the puddles. The clouds blow away, leaving everything golden lit in the rays of the low afternoon sun. Topics and shownotes Featured comic: Tainted Eden - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2018/aug/14/featured-comic-tainted-eden/ Links: Emma Clare's newspost about imprinting - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2018/aug/07/imprinting-on-characters/ Banes' animated Typical Strange - animated typical strange https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQ36L2uJUXSwgj9jued_pQ Special thanks to: Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/ kawaiidaigakusei - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/ Pitface - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/ Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/banes Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean Featured music: Crypts and Cantrips - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Crypts_and_Cantrips/, by itsKytri, rated T.

What makes bad guy intimidating? Tantz Aerine made a great newspost about the question, carefully outlining various key bad-guy properties like confidence, composure, efficiency, and amorality. Banes, Pitface, Tantz and I stomp ALL over that, traipsing about like drunken, muddy rugby players, as we blather on about our opinions of the idea and finish up with no idea what we're talking about. Seriously though it's a fascinating idea and it's really FUN to talk about some of our favourite really well constructed badguys that exemplify all the traits Tantz talks about! What are you faves? One of mine is James Earl Jones's character Thulsa Doom in Conan The Barbarian: He's utterly unflappable, even when Conan is literally cutting off his head, he's still convinced of his ultimate power over everything. Thulsa Doom is the best badguy ever. This week Gunwallace has given us the theme to Fluffy 500: Speed, progress, movement! We advance, never reversing. We forge ahead, never rehearsing. Topics and shownotes Featured comic: Crypts and Cantrips - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2018/aug/14/featured-comic-crypts-and-cantrips Links: Tantz Newspost: making bad guys intimidating - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2018/aug/03/making-bad-guys-intimidating/ Special thanks to: Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/ Pitface - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/ Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/banes Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean Featured music: Fluffy 500 - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Fluffy_500/ , by IronHorseComics, rated T.

In this Quackcast we discuss the artistic coding used to represent males and females in comic art in a simple, minimal way. Pitface joins us, along with Banes and Tantz Aerine! Much like an expert physicist is able to simplify enormously complex equations into something seemingly simple like E=MC2 a good comic artist simplifies the essence of what they're drawing into something that's immediately recognisable without a lot of complexity. We're mainly talking here in terms of drawing men and women. It sounds like the most basic, silly thing, but even pros with years of experience have trouble with it. Some of the art for the new She-Ra cartoon is a great example of that. This week Gunwallace has given us the theme to Mob ties… Creepy sounds, a shady villa. Mystery abounds, who’s the killer? Shadows trick, run and hide. Badguys slick, get outside. Topics and shownotes Featured comic: Faded Garden - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2018/aug/14/featured-comic-faded-garden/ Links: Cosmos song - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Cosmos_Song/ Special thanks to: Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/ Pitface - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/ kawaiidaigakusei - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/ Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/banes Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean Featured music: Mob ties - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Mob_Ties/, by Author Ninja, rated T.