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March 12th, 2010
This week's vote incentive is inspired by DJ Kirkland's intriguing Aerial Rave comic. He has a Kickstarter project set up to print his comic when he gets enough support. Every week I listen to him on the entertaining, comics-oriented podcast, SEQALAB, and DJ's enthusiasm is so contagious I'm compelled to help spread the word. :D
Speaking of cool things online, everyone should visit Kaleidosketch. My husband's javascript drawing application now has a gallery so you can see the creative pictures other visitors are making. He's also made some ways to share images over social networks. Give it a try if you haven't already.
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March 5th, 2010
I always turn into a monster this time of year. A cookie monster... It's all because of those diabolical girl scouts and their addictive cookies! The essential boxes for me are Samoas, Thin Mints, and Trefoils. So delicious~ I'm actually afraid to try any of the newer types since it might turn out I can't live without them too, making yet another box I have to get each year. >_<
What are your favorites? Do you get accosted by the girly agents at your house or at the supermarket?
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February 26th, 2010
Another gray page in a gray cave... I really need to get better at drawing interesting rocks. But! To keep us from getting too monochromatic, I did a big fan art piece for Rainbow Brite! That was one of my favorite TV programs in the 80's when I was an itty bitty girl. Rather than show it to you all at once, I'll put a new color kid up in the vote incentive everyday for a week, before unveiling the grand group shot I composed on Saturday, March 6th. First up is Red Butler. Please remember to come back everyday to see the next character.
Also, let me know what you think. Are these sorts of sequences fun? Should I do more of them?
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February 19th, 2010
I've got another comic recommendation for those of you who like adventure and intrigue. Ellie Connelly has only a modest archive right now but the story is getting more interesting lately.
This week's vote incentive is a little fanart for the Nintendo DS game, Scribblenauts. The game's been out for a while now but I still enjoy creating awesome things on the title screen... like unicorns... kitchen gizmos... and everything else my real life is lacking.
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February 12th, 2010
I designed new dialogue bubbles on this page to give a more organic feeling. Perfect ovals = blah. Eventually I'll fix up earlier pages to match too. Hopefully the change won't bother anyone too much.
Also, happy Valentine's Day for those of you who celebrate it. My favorite part of February is the Sweethearts. They don't taste too great these days but I enjoy composing ridiculous poems out of their slices of conversation:
WISE UP, COOL CAT,
FOR YOU GOT LOVE.
HUG ME, KISS ME,
GET REAL, MARRY ME
AS IF U R A 10.
I'd be surprised if I was the only one who strung Sweethearts together. Share your phrases too!
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February 5th, 2010
I am super excited to show off a new page about the world of Sweet and Sour Grapes. There are short descriptions about the locations we've seen so far and I've moved the updated character blurbs there as well. I'm looking forward to filling it with more info as the story unfolds.
In other news, we have a snazzy new Facebook page up for Sweet and Sour Grapes! Currently there are two galleries there: pencils of the first chapter and the photo adventures of Paper Silas and Paper Lae. I hope to put more behind the scenes stuff there in the future too. Please consider becoming a fan and spreading the word!
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January 29th, 2010
This week's page was pretty complicated for me. I spent so long on it that I don't have a special vote incentive right now. You guys will have to make due with this Nulu sketch I plan to color for the character section.
Looking for new comics to read? I recently read through the archives of Family Man, by Dylan Meconis, and really enjoyed it. There are some dark overtones to the story that we haven't learned the nature of yet so I'm not sure how family friendly this comic is. Still, if you like flowing line work, theological debate, and handsome noses, you should give it a try.
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January 22nd, 2010
One of the blogs I follow, Lines and Colors introduced me to Tadahiro Uesugi. He may be one of my new favorite artists. I love the colors he uses. Everything gets muted in shadow but it's still vivid and colorful. His work reminds me of Mary Blair, of Disney's It's a Small World fame.
If you like atmospheric landscapes, you should check out another favorite: Kawase Hasui. His scenery is from before my parents were born but it still instills nostalgia in me somehow.
Update: I did an interview about making a long-form comic over at Growly Beast's blog. I hope it's helpful to any aspiring story tellers out there!
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January 15th, 2010
In case you are missing Silas and Lae, you can see a nice picture of them in the vote incentive. I originally made the image to use on an under-construction Facebook page but it ended up too crowded looking. I decided something simpler would be better so it's back to the drawing board for me.
How do you like today's comic page? I feel like the flow of action worked out well. I checked out some action heavy comic books from the library to see what sorts of techniques other illustrators use. It seems I will never be finished with studying.
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January 8th, 2010
This week's page begins a challenging action scene for me. I'm not very good at choreographing fights yet but trying it is only way for me to improve. Here's hoping I learn a lot from this!
Meanwhile, I colored the vote incentive in another style just for fun. When I taught English in Japan I illustrated picture books like this to use as teaching materials. My Deviant Art account still hosts two of them: Pecos Bill and The Fire Relay, I call them.