While it is true that all the information you need to create and maintain a Webcomic is available on the Internet, finding the stuff can be difficult. For example, finding character design sheets and comic storyboard sheets can be quite challenging, not to mention the problem in finding a Manga A4-to-A5 Layout Board that you can actually get to print on your inkjet printer without losing the edges! We have brought together these various elements and put them on this page to make your life a little easier.

The downloads below are divided into three sections: fourteen design, plotting, and storyboard sheets to help the artist and writer create their characters and plot and organize the stories they intend to tell; seven Comic Art-boards used in the Comic industry today, both in Japan and in the U.S; and six comic-book layout sheets (also called signature ladders) to help you fit your comic into the appropriately-sized book.

Given all the praise and hype that surrounds Duolingo, I wanted to articulate why, in my opinion, it is at best, a supplement, and what to use in its place if you truly wish to learn Irish.

I’ll begin by focusing on the issues with Duolingo in general, followed by those particular to the Irish course itself later on.

I am not going to focus on Duolingo’s highly inflated numbers; while they are better than they were previously, they are still incredibly misleading, as they count anyone who has done a lesson at any time in the past year. Let’s just say, there are not nearly as many people learning Irish as is claimed.

So Han gives us a first look at Gong Fu Cha (功夫茶), the Chinese art and practice of steeping/serving tea.

home of the Ian Knot, the world's fastest shoelace knot. If you want to lace shoes, tie shoes or learn about shoelaces – this is the place!

The stitch bank provides written and photo tutorials as well as a video option to learn to do it yourself. There are examples of the stitch in use, resources, references, everything but a needle and thread!

ooh.directory is a place to find good blogs that interest you.

Open Culture scours the web for the best educational media. We find the free courses and audio books you need, the language lessons & educational videos you want, and plenty of enlightenment in between.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/9136672

Cheese is not just a tasty snack — it’s an ecosystem. And the fungi and bacteria within that ecosystem play a big part in shaping the flavor and texture of the final product.