This is part 2 and the final of our look at advanced colouring techniques. This week we had even more heavy hitters with fantastic ability and skill weighing in on the topic of colouring. These guys can teach us a LOT! We like to do these technical Quackcast subjects to hopefully help people improve their comicing skills and it's great to have people sharing the wisdom of what they've learned while they've been making comics themselves and spreading it around to the rest of us!

Topics and Show Notes:

Featured comic:
Wastelanders Anonymous - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Wastelanders_Anonymous/

Colour technique thread:
Here - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/176218/

Our contributors:
Amelius - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Amelius/
HippieVan - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/HippieVan/
kawaiidaigakusei - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/
usedbooks - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/usedbooks/
Ironscarf - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Ironscarf/

Special thanks to:
Banes, the super saturated - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Gunwallace, with hues and gradients - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Gunwallace/

The musical theme this time was for Supermassive Black Hole A Star - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Supermassive_Black_Hole_A_Star/ by Smbhax

For this week's Quackcast I asked people what colour techniques they use and BOY was I surprised by the high calibre of the responses! We had some heavy hitter contributions, people with colour skill beyond what I can conceive of, and I'm no slouch myself when it comes to colouring. We had such good contributions and the subject is so complex that that we decided to split it over two parts so we can properly discuss this very technical concept: COLOUR!
Colouring is an important and advanced skill when it comes to comic art. At the most basic level you can restrict yourself to a simple palette with no shading or tones, if you want to be more advanced though there is no limit to how complex you can get. Hopefully the advice presented here can help you with your artwork!

Topics and Show Notes:

Featured comic:
Jupiter - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Jupiter/

Colour technique thread:
Here - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/176218/

Our contributors:
Bravo1102 - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/bravo1102/
KimLuster - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/KimLuster/
fallopiancrusader - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/fallopiancrusader/
Genejoke - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Genejoke/

Kota - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Kota/

Special thanks to:
Banes, colour warrior - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Gunwallace, painter with sound - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Gunwallace/

The musical theme this time was for Culture Shock - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Culture_Shock/ by Hawk

There's no question in my opinion as to whether representation of different kinds of people in fiction matters. Having spent my childhood poring over superhero comics in which the girl's job is usually to turn invisible and press a button or something, I remember being impressed and delighted by some of the badass female characters in The Spirit. Lady-people could be cool, too?!
Is it insulting when comics add token characters to their line up, or does it really make a difference? And what makes a token character anyways?
-HippieVan.

Banes, HippieVan and I focus on the subject of token representation in media, mainly comics. This discussion was inspired by a newspost HippieVan made in response to a new character in the Archie comic, which got a lot of interesting responses.

Topics and Show Notes:

Featured comic:
Dinnersaurus Rex - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Dinnersaurus_Rex/

Token newspost:
Here - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2014/jul/10/friday-newspost-representation-in-comics/

Special thanks to:
Banes, resident male stripper - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Gunwallace, music wizard 1st class - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Gunwallace/

The musical theme this time was for Attack of the Robofemoids - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Attack_of_the_Robofemoids/ by Bravo1102

Bernie reviews the NewsCred-Outbrain deal. Then digital media superstar Brian Altounian (Wowio, Platinum Studios) talks about how he created his digital media success story.

For this DD webcomics podcast, Quackcast 178, we talk about THEMES. And no, we're not talking about those fine musical tracks that Gunwallace has been making for our comics. Theme is what's happening below the surface plot of a story. Plot is the events that happen, and theme is what it all means. We asked people What they thought about themes in their work, how they approach them, do you put themes in there on purpose, or does it happen by accident? Is a theme even necessary? We also asked people to talk about some of the themes in their work. We had some very interesting contributions. Themes in stories in comics, movies, TV shows and books are not things we tend to think about that much unless we're trying to be clever but they're an all pervasive and important part of any story nevertheless!

-Artwork by Gunwallace.

Topics and Show Notes:

featured comic:
The Fall of God - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Fall_of_God/

Theme thread:
Here - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/176212/

Our Contributors:
Bejinks - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/bejjinks/
Genejoke - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Genejoke/
Call Me Tom - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Todd_Sweets/
Kota - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Kota/
Bravo1102 - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/bravo1102/
KimLuster - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/KimLuster/
Irrevenant - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/irrevenant/

Special thanks to:
Banes, the mighty beastman of the tundra - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/
Gunwallace, musical maestro masterful minstrel - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Gunwallace/

The musical theme this time was for Simply Sarah - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/simply_sarah/