tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5 2010-07-31T04:48:29Z Movable Type Pro 4.31-en tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1108 2010-07-31T04:43:16Z 2010-07-31T04:48:29Z

I just wanted to make sure I mentioned here, since I'd been making a big deal about possibly attending this convention before, that I am now Officially NOT EXHIBITING at Steam-Con II this November. Lots of things have conspired to...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com NOT EXHIBITING at Steam-Con II this November. Lots of things have conspired to make my financial situation very unpredictable at this time and, much as I'd like to be there sharing my work with everyone, I just can't manage it right now. I think I may still attend, though, but I won't be staying the night at the hotel. It would just be a day trip to check out the show and see what it's about, talk to the organizers a bit and start thinking about next year. So, my apologies to anyone who was planning on going just to see me (ha!) but I'm sure you'll see plenty of other interesting things there to make your trip worthwhile! I believe both Phil Foglio and Paul Guinan are still planning to be there, so that should still be pretty cool!]]> tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1105 2010-07-29T20:48:19Z 2010-07-29T20:50:13Z

Hey, all: In readying the new site for launch, I want to eventually add a FAQ for the series. I realize it's still relatively young, but I wanted to poll you guys for any questions you want answered about the...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com Hey, all: In readying the new site for launch, I want to eventually add a FAQ for the series. I realize it's still relatively young, but I wanted to poll you guys for any questions you want answered about the story, the characters, the process of drawing the pages, or whatever! I'll compile the questions into a list and answer as many of them as I can! tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1102 2010-07-09T21:25:54Z 2010-07-09T21:27:23Z

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Just wanted to give you all a bit of a peek at the new site design I'm working on, and to get a bit of feedback before it gets finalized. The biggest change is that, as the update schedule...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com Just wanted to give you all a bit of a peek at the new site design I'm working on, and to get a bit of feedback before it gets finalized. The biggest change is that, as the update schedule for the comic has become less frequent but more substantial, I'll be reducing the space on the homepage for the latest comic to just one or two panels and a link to the full page in the archive. The homepage will be primarily for actual News: updates to the comic, upcoming appearances, new merchandise in the store, etc. Another change has to do with rearranging the advertising slots - getting rid of the square ads in favor of a larger leaderboard ad across the top, and having more skyscraper ads (not visible in the thumbnail). We'll see what happens with that. So, I'm curious what problems anybody might see with this tiny thumbnail of a site design. Once I get the actual templates finished I'll see if I can find a way to let people preview it before making it live, just to drive it around the block and see how it purrs.]]> tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1100 2010-06-24T17:26:38Z 2010-06-24T17:33:57Z

And here is the final colored version of the Sweet Peaches design! Click through for a larger version. I'll have prints available for pre-order sometime in early July (need to wait until the bankruptcy is over and done with...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com And here is the final colored version of the Sweet Peaches design! Click through for a larger version. I'll have prints available for pre-order sometime in early July (need to wait until the bankruptcy is over and done with before I add any new merchandise to my inventory). I had more fun than I'd expected making this piece, and I'd like to try to do more similar work later this year, possibly as a seasonal thing. Who knows.]]> tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1097 2010-06-23T00:43:06Z 2010-06-23T00:45:44Z

As promised, here are the completed inks for the upcoming Mucha-inspired "Sweet Peaches" print. Enjoy! And click through for a larger view....

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com As promised, here are the completed inks for the upcoming Mucha-inspired "Sweet Peaches" print. Enjoy! And click through for a larger view.]]> tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1096 2010-06-10T07:00:00Z 2010-06-10T02:44:27Z

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I try not to talk about personal stuff on the site too much, there are some things I just don't feel I need to share with everybody. But, this time I'm making an exception. Right now I'm having a Liquidation...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com Lunarbistro.com store. All of my inventory needs to go, and everything is priced at or below cost, including my 8-Bit Tarot decks, and all of my Ellie Connelly merchandise and comics. The reasons for this sale are here in a blog post. If you've been wanting to help support the comic in some way, buying something from my store at this time would be a great way to do it, and would really mean a lot to me. Thanks, and I'll have a new page up later this week.]]> tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1092 2010-06-04T00:35:37Z 2010-06-04T00:40:38Z

The concept for this design hit me yesterday, and wanted to share it with you all. It's heavily inspired by the advertising art created by Alphons Mucha in the late 1890s. I'm really proud of it so far, and hope...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com I've been wanting to do some Ellie prints for a while now, and this design seemed as good a place as any to start. I'll post inks and finally colors when I get them done. In the meantime, I've got to finish coloring this page of Eye of the Vortex.]]> tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1091 2010-05-28T16:25:06Z 2010-05-28T16:35:08Z

One of my goals for next month had been to make the new EC site redesign live, but I'm kind of choking a bit on the structure of the site. Obviously, a home page and an archive will be necessary,...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com One of my goals for next month had been to make the new EC site redesign live, but I'm kind of choking a bit on the structure of the site. Obviously, a home page and an archive will be necessary, and a space for this blog as well, but what else? I've been looking at a bunch of other long-form comics sites and trying to model my ideal site off of theirs, with things like FAQ pages, and character bios, story summaries, links to deviantart, etsy stores, all that kind of stuff. But the more I work on the design, the more I realize I just don't have the content (or the time to produce the content) to support all these peripheral sites, and I wonder if it's really necessary. One thing I do have planned is a Reader's Page, which would act as a sort of letters column. Each month I'd take questions or comments from readers and I'd reply to some, and post them all for people to read. I'd also have a couple secondary things there, like wallpapers, coloring and activity pages, reader polls, that sort of thing. It'd be like a monthly newsletter, and all the previous ones would be archived as well. I think it's going to take a little longer than I'd expected to roll that out, though. Above everything, though, my priority is the comic, and the extra stuff on the site will always be secondary to that. At any rate, I'm hoping to have the basic site revamp up and running next month, and will add the Reader's Page over the summer. What are your suggestions for the site redesign? What should I keep? What should I change, or add? tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1090 2010-05-25T17:45:36Z 2010-05-25T17:51:53Z

I almost completely forgot about this wonderful gift I got at the Stumptown Comics Fest last month. That Saturday morning, I was greeted by reader Greg Sherwin who presented me with this copy of the first coloring page I released,...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com As part of the site redesign, I'll be adding a 'Fan Art' section for things like this, so feel free to send things my way! And thanks again to Greg & Davan for making it a great weekend for me!]]> tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1089 2010-05-21T23:49:28Z 2010-05-21T23:55:38Z

I liked the pattern I designed for the room divider on page 26 so much, I decided to see how it would look as a desktop wallpaper. I've been using it now for about a week, and I'm still really...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com page 26 so much, I decided to see how it would look as a desktop wallpaper. I've been using it now for about a week, and I'm still really happy with it, so I've decided to make it available for you all to use as well! Just right-click on the thumbnail and download the 1600x900 pixel image, and crop it to your own use! ]]> tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1083 2010-05-17T07:00:02Z 2010-05-18T16:15:12Z

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Starting with page 26, all comics updates will be in full-page format, meaning that instead of just a single tier, each update will contain a complete page. Now, the whole page won't be visible from the homepage; only the top-most...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com If you're subscribed to the RSS or Email feeds, you should automatically get the full page in your feed. I've also gone back and reformatted all the previous comic updates to match this new format. The archive pages have also been redesigned to show a single page at a time. I'm also doing away with the M-W-F update schedule, since I quite simply can't keep up with that kind of schedule doing full-page updates. I'll try for once-weekly updates, but will more likely be posting a new page every other week. I know it's disappointing, but that's where I'm at right now. In the coming months I'll be rolling out a two-step site redesign for Ellie as well, which will focus a bit more on periodical content and regular page updates. Step one will be simply applying a facelift to the existing site, and removing extraneous pages. Step two will introduce the new monthly content and hopefully allow for better interaction here on the site. Keep an eye out!]]> tag:www.ellieconnelly.com,2010://5.1082 2010-05-14T20:36:23Z 2010-05-14T20:42:19Z

It's been awhile, but I'm going to plan to do another Ustream Artcast tonight starting at 9PM PST, where I'll be coloring page 26, in preparation for my first full-page update. Feel free to drop by and chat, listen to...

Indigo http://www.ellieconnelly.com Indy's Artcast 9PM Pacific, for probably 2-3 hours.]]>