It's Tuesday

Currently working on pencils for episode 3 of The Word Smith (about half done), part of which requires doing some additional character designs.  These are for some background characters that may not really get much notice, but there's a chance they may show up again in the future so I should at least try to be consistent.  All this is to say that today's post is showing some of the design for one of these characters.

These were the two initial design sketches for a mad-scientist type character.  At some point after those, I did the final design sketch:

I apparently decided I preferred the second of the two original sketches.  While his feet got cut off, he's supposed to be wearing flip-flops.  He's eccentric like that.  Eccentrically evil, or evilly eccentric.

Anyway, that's all for today.  Until next time,

Freak Out,
-TFitC

Title That Has Nothing to do With the Post

Just one thing today so I'll get right to it.

It's the third page of "The New Adventures of The Freak in the Cape".  As before, I'm doing these when motivation and inspiration strike in some relatively coordinated manner, so no guarantees on timing (or existence) of future pages.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

Defeeted

I've done a few pages worth of drawing hands in the past so I thought, for something different, I should practice drawing feet.  Yeah.  Sounds exciting.  Are you ready?  Because it might just be a little too exciting and I wouldn't want anyone to get hurt by all the excitement.  Well, here goes...

Zapow!  There.  Can you feel the excitement?  If so, might want to take something for that.  Oh,  and there's one hand in there.  Can you guess which one it is?  Careful, it might be tricky.  (Hint:  it's the hand.)

That was so exciting that I thought I'd ramp it up a bit more.  Turn it up another notch.  Up to eleven.  Maybe twelve or even plaid.  Ready?  Hold on, it's about to get nuts.  Squirrelly, even.

It's Cape-Freak!  And what's with that pose?  Does he think he's Sephiroth or something?  (Hint:  no.  Besides, Kefka is much cooler anyway.)

And that's all for today's exciting episode of The Freak Report.  Tune in next time, whenever that is.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

This is a post. It is about some things.

Well hello again internets.  It's time again for a journey of some sort.  Allow your mind to transport you to a fantastical realm where reality is nothing but a figment of your imagination.  Or don't.  It's all up to you, really.  I mean, who am I to say what you should do?  No need to get defensive or anything.  Sheesh.

Um, anywho, how about some drawings of debatable merit?

Some character design for episode 3 of The Word Smith.  I'll probably get rid of (or alter) that jacket for the final version.  At least, that's what I'm currently thinking.  (Well, not currently as in this instant, but, you know, in a more general sense.)

And some potential designs for a character that will be appearing in episode 5.  I may play with the design some more before it's finalized, however.

Anyway, that's today's, uh, stuff.  It seems that I have started working on the thumbnails for episode 3 for The Word Smith so I may not end up doing as much sketchbook drawing whilst I work on that episode.  Not, I'm sure, that the internets are really all that concerned about that.

Whelp, until next time.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

Happy Canada Day

It's Canada Day and what better way to celebrate than post some drawings that have nothing to do whatsoever with Canada Day, other than being drawn by a Canadian.

Continuing on with the character design that I started last time with an individual shot of each of the characters.  I went from right-to-left in the order that they appeared in the group picture (for no particular reason) - see previous post.  This is the first of the three g4m3rz.  Yes, that's Saturn-on-a-stick.

The second of the three g4m3rz.  Running with daggers is only slightly less dangerous than running with scissors.

And the last of the three g4m3rz.  Yes that is an oven door being used as a shield and that is a pizza emblazoned on his tabard.  He's a Master Chef, you see.

Anyway, that's all for now.  Have a happy fireworks day.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

g4m3 0n

I've been working on fleshing out the rest of the plotline continuing The Word Smith mini-comics I've done.  So far, it looks like it'll clock in at about 12 episodes, depending a little on how I finalize the break down.  As part of that, I've been doing a bit of work on character design for some of the characters that will be appearing in future episodes.

This shows characters that will be appearing in episode 4.  They are (minus the rightmost one) the in-game characters of the three g4m3rz from episode 1 for the game they play (you can see the characters on their laptop screens on the first page so it should be possible to deduce which is which).  The rightmost character is not one of the g4m3rz but is acquanted with them.  In the actual sketchbook drawing, her legs ended up being too long (I shortened them in photoshop) which is a result of a problem I run in to sometimes - I have a tendancy to focus too much on the details too soon sometimes and don't want to erase something that I've spent a lot of time on when I notice things are a little off.  In this case, that was her armour, which was based off of my favourite piece of armour from Final Fantasy XI.

And here's an individual shot of the rightmost one.  She uses a gladius style sword.  I may not keep the cheek mark as I think it probably makes her look too much like one of my FR characters.

Whelp, that's all for this installment.  Tune in next time when we continue to flog the weeb.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

Eye in the Sky With Bacon

So.  Stuff and Things.  A couple of miscellaneous things from the sketchbook today.  First up is an attempt at a semi-realistic eye because, I suppose, that was what I felt like drawing at the time:

With a little comic at the bottom commenting on the creepiness factor of a floating eye.  But hey, everything's better with bacon, right?

Next up, it's time once again for a hand drawing bonanza!  Because, hey, you can never have too much practice drawing hands.  These ones are more like the first batch of hands I did since there are no props involved.

Rock on, hands.  Rock on.

The next post will probably get into some more character design I've been working on for a future episode of The Word Smith.  But until then,

Freak Out,
-TFitC

New Adventures

I guess it's time for another post or something.  Not, I'm sure, that anyone was really wondering "hey, when's that freak going to make another post?"  Answer to a question nobody asked, I guess.

Anyway, today is two related comic pages from my sketchbook (not drawn consecutively, however):

Not entirely  sure where I'm going with these or if I'll do any more of them.  I guess that will depend on if any further ideas come to mind and whether or not I feel like doing more.  Only time will tell.  Failing that, I'll tell time.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

Word Smith Episode 2

I've taken a break from my regular drawing in order to finish off the inking for episode 2 of The Word Smith.  Rather than post the whole thing here (seeing as the pencils have already been posted to this blog) I decided to put them up here (starting with the title page which has appeared in a previous post).

And that would seem to be all for today.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

Lectures and Things

I was at a computer graphics conference last week (which is what the poster was for) which was... well, a bit boring, in all honesty.  While there were some interesting papers presented, the conference itself was a lot like sitting in a lecture all day and lectures can often be a bit dull, even when the subject matter itself is interesting.  This also wasn't helped by the fact that some of the speakers weren't really all that good at giving talks.  But I went prepared and had my trusty sketchbook with me to keep me entertained.

This was the view looking up from the registration desk, as I spent one uneventful afternoon helping out with registration.

And this was drawn after spending a bit of time watching the trees blowing in the wind outside of the building that the conference was being held in.

Anyway, that is all for the moment.
Freak Out,
-TFitC