maplebee
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Comment on 4.10 of Bright Stars
maplebee, 08 May 2013 11:39 pm
My work schedule has been totally nuts.
Late page is better than no page?
Also I got mucking about with the site CSS again a few days ago, trying to neaten up the comment section, and to get the side pages to display content at the right width. I sort of got it to do what I wanted, but I think I half-broke some of the site on certain browsers? Everything looks normal to me in Firefox, but I noticed the top banner doesn't align to the center anymore on Safari on my iPhone. I'll have to go digging through things again when I get the chance.
I did manage to make a custom SmackJeeves +Fav button, since there wasn't one.
maplebee, 08 May 2013 11:39 pm
My work schedule has been totally nuts.Late page is better than no page?
Also I got mucking about with the site CSS again a few days ago, trying to neaten up the comment section, and to get the side pages to display content at the right width. I sort of got it to do what I wanted, but I think I half-broke some of the site on certain browsers? Everything looks normal to me in Firefox, but I noticed the top banner doesn't align to the center anymore on Safari on my iPhone. I'll have to go digging through things again when I get the chance.
I did manage to make a custom SmackJeeves +Fav button, since there wasn't one.
Comment on 4.10 of Bright Stars
maplebee, 03 May 2013 08:47 pm
No new page this week, but you might have missed the current page, which was posted late last week. Even if you caught it last week, it's now in colour!
I spent my time this week getting the entirety of this chapter coloured and shaded, so we're back up to date with that. I also finally coloured 2.17, a page that had slipped through the cracks waaay back. This just leaves sundry pages in Ch. 3 to get to.
The archive now has an updated set of thumbnails, <STRIKE>though after 3.52 they won't currently link you to the correct page - I'll get at that tomorrow morning (or should I say later this morning, since it's 1:40am now?).</STRIKE>
EDIT: now with working links!
Thanks to those who joined the Livestream! It's always a blast chatting with you guys :D
maplebee, 03 May 2013 08:47 pm
No new page this week, but you might have missed the current page, which was posted late last week. Even if you caught it last week, it's now in colour!I spent my time this week getting the entirety of this chapter coloured and shaded, so we're back up to date with that. I also finally coloured 2.17, a page that had slipped through the cracks waaay back. This just leaves sundry pages in Ch. 3 to get to.
The archive now has an updated set of thumbnails, <STRIKE>though after 3.52 they won't currently link you to the correct page - I'll get at that tomorrow morning (or should I say later this morning, since it's 1:40am now?).</STRIKE>
EDIT: now with working links!
Thanks to those who joined the Livestream! It's always a blast chatting with you guys :D
Comment on 4.09 of Bright Stars
maplebee, 26 Apr 2013 07:58 am
Deep breath, Rory. Privacy is not the same thing on a ship as it is back home. If Kaumo and Chal were concerned about anyone knowing they were fighting they wouldn't have hashed things out in a common room.
maplebee, 26 Apr 2013 07:58 am
Deep breath, Rory. Privacy is not the same thing on a ship as it is back home. If Kaumo and Chal were concerned about anyone knowing they were fighting they wouldn't have hashed things out in a common room.Comment on 4.08 of Bright Stars
maplebee, 19 Apr 2013 08:37 am
Page 2/2 for the week.
Between Jetii and Chal, Kaumo tends to have his hands pretty full most days.
maplebee, 19 Apr 2013 08:37 am
Page 2/2 for the week.Between Jetii and Chal, Kaumo tends to have his hands pretty full most days.
Comment on 4.07 of Bright Stars
maplebee, 18 Apr 2013 09:13 am
Page 1/2 for this week.
Kaumo can also jab people's chests for emphasis, Chal.
Lines for now. <STRIKE>I'm going to try to get a second page lined tonight since the next one will finish this little scene and it has only three panels, so look for another update.</STRIKE> EDIT: page 2 up!
My brother is moving into an apartment that is in desperate need of a lot of TLC before it's habitable, so it's been a busy week of cleaning and painting.
maplebee, 18 Apr 2013 09:13 am
Page 1/2 for this week.Kaumo can also jab people's chests for emphasis, Chal.
Lines for now. <STRIKE>I'm going to try to get a second page lined tonight since the next one will finish this little scene and it has only three panels, so look for another update.</STRIKE> EDIT: page 2 up!
My brother is moving into an apartment that is in desperate need of a lot of TLC before it's habitable, so it's been a busy week of cleaning and painting.
Comment on Wallpapers of Bright Stars
maplebee, 10 Apr 2013 11:49 am
No new page this week. I've been laid up with a severely messed up tailbone - it's nothing dangerous or anything, but a painful recurrence of an old problem. I've only finally been able to sit for short spans of time again today (if I situate my tailbone in the gap between couch cushions), so comic work wasn't possible.
So I'm going to leave the wallpaper previews up from last week for those who missed 'em, and we'll return to Chal and Kaumo being pissy next week!
maplebee, 10 Apr 2013 11:49 am
No new page this week. I've been laid up with a severely messed up tailbone - it's nothing dangerous or anything, but a painful recurrence of an old problem. I've only finally been able to sit for short spans of time again today (if I situate my tailbone in the gap between couch cushions), so comic work wasn't possible. So I'm going to leave the wallpaper previews up from last week for those who missed 'em, and we'll return to Chal and Kaumo being pissy next week!
Comment on Wallpapers of Bright Stars
maplebee, 05 Apr 2013 07:46 am
Two exciting things today:
1) I've spent the last two weeks creating wallpapers to offer as a donation reward! If you donate $5 or more you get 5 hi-res Bright Stars themed pics. Since everyone has such different native resolutions on their monitors, I'm happy to resize the wallpaper pack to suit your monitor. Just drop me a note in PayPal when you make a donation, and tell me the resolution you want the wallpapers at. I may have to play a bit with options on sending you the files if they're too big to attach in e-mail, but we'll sort that out!
2) Whew! Ok, so after a number of hours of bumbling my way through a bunch more CSS code, we finally have something I've wanted since the first site version: sidebars!
I had no concise way to present you guys with any bonus content (i.e. wallpapers) through the main page. But now we have sidebars, which means a lot more navigation is available without falling around a bunch of menu options! You can now start from the first page, or go back to the beginning of the chapter without having to drown in the drop-down menu.
I've also added Share buttons so you can pass Bright Stars along more easily.
I haven't had a chance yet to bring side pages like the Cast, Extras, Contact etc into line with the new layout, so for now they're going to look funny. Bear with me until I straighten them out. And if some part of the site is really broken, let me know and I will try to fix it.
maplebee, 05 Apr 2013 07:46 am
Two exciting things today:1) I've spent the last two weeks creating wallpapers to offer as a donation reward! If you donate $5 or more you get 5 hi-res Bright Stars themed pics. Since everyone has such different native resolutions on their monitors, I'm happy to resize the wallpaper pack to suit your monitor. Just drop me a note in PayPal when you make a donation, and tell me the resolution you want the wallpapers at. I may have to play a bit with options on sending you the files if they're too big to attach in e-mail, but we'll sort that out!
2) Whew! Ok, so after a number of hours of bumbling my way through a bunch more CSS code, we finally have something I've wanted since the first site version: sidebars!
I had no concise way to present you guys with any bonus content (i.e. wallpapers) through the main page. But now we have sidebars, which means a lot more navigation is available without falling around a bunch of menu options! You can now start from the first page, or go back to the beginning of the chapter without having to drown in the drop-down menu.
I've also added Share buttons so you can pass Bright Stars along more easily.
I haven't had a chance yet to bring side pages like the Cast, Extras, Contact etc into line with the new layout, so for now they're going to look funny. Bear with me until I straighten them out. And if some part of the site is really broken, let me know and I will try to fix it.
Comment on 4.06 of Bright Stars
maplebee, 04 Apr 2013 05:46 am
@BadBanana: Ilya can tell where everyone is one the ship, so she would have told Rory where to go. I actually had initially written such a scene into the chapter, but took it out because it was bogging things down more than it was serving a purpose.
@Niggle: I actually drew the hair before I remember Chal got that side of his face banged up (I remembered he was punched in the mouth but not that he came out the window already bruised).
@Toli B: Followed by option 3, regardless of which first option was chosen: N'tala hits them both and puts them in the time out corner.
@YJK: hopefully it comes across that he's using a stating-the-obvious sort of tone at Chal. He's actually kind of lucky Chal is already angry enough not to notice being treated a bit stupid.
@SholtoMaru: Chal hopes you know he's lovely all the time ;)
@Bonny: thank you so much! Body language is something I really make an effort to incorporate into the comic. Chal is always especially fun - I'm excited I've managed to get him to sometimes come across as feminine, as I'm going for exactly that.
maplebee, 04 Apr 2013 05:46 am
@BadBanana: Ilya can tell where everyone is one the ship, so she would have told Rory where to go. I actually had initially written such a scene into the chapter, but took it out because it was bogging things down more than it was serving a purpose.@Niggle: I actually drew the hair before I remember Chal got that side of his face banged up (I remembered he was punched in the mouth but not that he came out the window already bruised).
@Toli B: Followed by option 3, regardless of which first option was chosen: N'tala hits them both and puts them in the time out corner.
@YJK: hopefully it comes across that he's using a stating-the-obvious sort of tone at Chal. He's actually kind of lucky Chal is already angry enough not to notice being treated a bit stupid.
@SholtoMaru: Chal hopes you know he's lovely all the time ;)
@Bonny: thank you so much! Body language is something I really make an effort to incorporate into the comic. Chal is always especially fun - I'm excited I've managed to get him to sometimes come across as feminine, as I'm going for exactly that.
Comment on 4.06 of Bright Stars
maplebee, 03 Apr 2013 06:58 pm
Only one page this week - but that's 'cause I've been working away at some site design improvements! Expect to see those soon :3
maplebee, 03 Apr 2013 06:58 pm
Only one page this week - but that's 'cause I've been working away at some site design improvements! Expect to see those soon :3Contact Info
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maplebee, 16 May 2013 07:50 am
If you caught the LiveStream last week you might have heard me and Alicia (yourface) joking about the new Dove ad and amusing ourselves with the idea of setting such a thing in the Bright Stars universe. Following my inability to steer through doorways while sick, she was kind enough to render our silliness into a comic for today! If you haven't seen it, go look up Dove's new video with their "radical social experiment" about having a forensic artist draw ladies and make them cry. There is also a pretty good parody version about men floating around.
So without further ado, a comic to explain why the Xu hunt Veo, as penned by the ever-amazing Alicia!