The other week i finally watched the movie Palm Springs - I think I'd heard some good reviews, and had a vague notion that it was sort of a romantic comedy with a time loop twist. I absolutely flipped out over it and watched it again the next day, and ...
When I Come Around
Banes at 12:00AM, April 29, 2021Sign up for Raytoons Virtual Spring and Summer Art Classes and KAM Won an Award!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 5, 2021
This Spring and Summer, Raytoons is offering a wide variety of classes through Outschool, for virtual learning.
Classes Offered:
-Make Comic Books! Print Thousands! Publish and Distribute All Over! (ages 8+)
-Design Your First Video Game (Age 6+)
-App Attack! Coding Video Game Apps
-Video Game Coding for Teens
-Cartooning ...
Yesterday was Pi Day, Today is the Ides of March
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 15, 2021
One year ago, I was sitting on a carpet in my living room putting the pieces of a World Map puzzle together. The previous Friday, March 13th, started off like any other—daily commute to work—except the constant news on the radio talking about the Ivy Leagues sending their ...
Naming a webcomic
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 12, 2021
Finding the perfect title for your comic is important. It is what people will use when referring to your work and is often the first thing that readers see. The name of your comic acts as an immediate snapshot of what’s to come. Getting it right is key. Although ...
Spring Cleaning: Decluttering the Hoard
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Jan. 25, 2021
It is difficult for me to focus on a drawing project if my desk is in disarray or there is a pile of unsorted objects around me.
I purchase items in multiples. If I see a good ink pen at the office supply store, I pick up multiple four-packs of ...
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 ...
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kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 9, 2020Grounding your comic with theme
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 3, 2020
A narrative theme can be described as the core meaning or message behind your story. It serves to tell your audience what your story is about as well laying groundwork for its context. Establishing the core theme early can help you keep your comic grounded and focused as you begin ...
Dusting off the Past
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 29, 2020
There used to be an unbreakable connection between myself and my desktop computer during my college days. My computer was an extension of me, a mech of sorts and as I started getting better at creating and using programs like Photoshop, SketchUp, AutoCAD, and Revit, I needed to constantly upgrade ...
Retconing and redoing
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 26, 2020
A few weeks ago, my comic partner and I finished up the second season of one of our webcomic after which we took our usual season hiatus. During this time we work out what to do in the next season, what to include and what to cut from our outline ...