Cory Holmes

Wow, it's been over a year since the last contribution. Maybe this next contributor will jump start this thing back up again.

This piece comes from a good friend of mine, Cory Holmes, an animator who is currently 'stranded' in Las Vegas for an indefinite length of time. He animated on several animated projects alongside me, including $ooPah NIN10Doh! & is currently working on his own animated shorts.

"Mr. Ruocco said I should draw a duck for the Duck blog, only problem was I can't draw cartoony characters as much as I want to yet without giving characters too much anatomy. Originally I thought of doing an anthro duckgirl but ultimately decided to go with something I always find adorable, a baby duck splashing in water... that and the fact I didn't wanna scare people with a large breasted version of Daisy Duck. XD"

Check out his blog & his deviantArt page. Thanks for the cute duck, Cory! Very nice job!

Chris "Kirbopher" Niosi

Contribution #5 comes from a very good friend of mine, who's also an animator here at SVA. Drawn by the guy that brought you TTA, Go! Go! Parody Rangers, NIN10Doh!, Brawl Taunts & other Flash films over at Newgrounds.com: Chris "Kirbopher" Niosi!

"YEARS ago when I took a trip to England, I was obsessed with Wario Land 1 for the Game Boy and took a liking to the pirate ducks. I drew a whole crew of them for a crappy video game concept I later abandoned, but in the process had a lot of fun. Ducks are definitely great for classic cartoon comedy. I don't often draw bird-themed characters for some reason but ducks are always good fun."

Make sure to check out Chris' website, the Go! Go! Parody Rangers Movie Production Blog & his Newgrounds page! Thanks for sendin' this in, dude!

Ivey Ao

Our 4th contribution was drawn (& painted) by my good friend & fellow SVA animation classmate, Ivey Ao!

"mein ducks. watercolored. They looked a lot better sketched, I can tell you. It was my first attempt at mixing colors in tubes."

Fantastic job, Ivey! What great designs & vibrant colors! Thanks for paintin' & sendin' in these duckies!

Make sure to check out Ivey's deviantART page to see more of her work!

Kevin Langley

Meet contributor #3: animator/cartoonist Kevin Langley, who runs the Cartoons, Model Sheets & Stuff blog, the Screwy Sketchblog & co-runs Flexxo.

Great cartoony design, Kev! Reminds me of someone I know! Thanks for the contribution!

Remember to click on the "Kevin Langley" link on the right to view his profile & the links to his blogs.

Emily Plassman

Our second contribution comes from artist friend Emily Plassman:

"This is in watercolor and sharpie. Also czech out my other watercolors at www.emteehee.blogspot.com"

Thanks Em! Make sure to check out her other artwork on her blog.

Doug Anderson

We have our first contribution! Drawn by animator Doug Anderson.

"Hey, My name is Doug Anderson, and I quickly drew this up today, but I think most of us can relate to this, I know I can, cause I've had a bird crap on me before!"

Go check out Doug's blog, Restless Animation, at http://www.restlessanimation.blogspot.com. For easy access in the future, the link to Doug's blog will be in the Contributors list on the right.

Great work Doug, & thanks for contributing your talents!

Welcome + Rules & Specifications:

Oh no.... what's he up to now?....

Welcome to "DUCK!", an art & cartoon contribution site.

Personally, I think ducks are funny creatures & make great cartoon characters. To me, ducks seem to be the most fun to draw. So many animators, cartoonists & artists think so too. But what does that have to do with this blog?

This blog is a "Duck Art Contribution Archive". What does that mean, you ask? The idea is to have artists, from all corners of the globe, come together & contribute drawings, cartoons or just plain scribbles & doodles of ducks in their own style! I'll take them & post them up here for all to see. & anybody is allowed to contribute: students, professionals, amateurs, EVERYBODY IS WELCOME!

To contribute, save your image as a jpeg & attach it to an email & label it Duck! - your name (ex: "Duck! - John Doe") & send it to my email address. You can find it in my profile.

Rules:

-1) Each artist can only contribute one entry. That entry can be done in any medium: pencil, ink, paint, sculpture, digital... whatever he/she is comfortable with!

-2) Sign your entry!

-3) If you want, you can also write a description of your work or write a brief piece about your opinions or thoughts about ducks. Personal experiences? Inspirations? a duck limerick? Whatever! Also, if you have a website or blog, feel free to include the URL address in the body of the email & I'll post the link in the CONTRIBUTORS list on the right.

-4) Do not send in other people's artwork. Original artwork ONLY!

But most importantly, this blog is just for fun! So what're you waiting for? Draw a duck & send it in!