A Page Approaches!

So...  the next page of the Word Smith can now be found in the usual place.  The page was actually finished back in the middle of next week, but I kept forgetting to copy it over to my laptop so I could upload it.  Not that I necessarily need to upload it from my laptop, it's just habit 'n stuff.  Also, it's looking like the posting schedule for The Word Smith is likely going to be every 1.5-2 weeks which means it's going to take longer to finish the whole thing, but may be more doable overall on my end.  We'll see how things go.

And because I haven't posted anything from the sketchbook in a while, here's a thing I don't think I've posted yet:

Other than that, everything is fine.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

Delayed Delay Was Delayed

So the latest page either just took longer than expected or I was more distracted than usual (or both), but the next page of the Word Smith is now online.

And that's about all there is to say about that!  Exciting times, I know.  Tune in next time when I shall endeavour to say something.  Nothing of any real importance or anything (heaven forbid that I should actually say anything of substance) but something!

Freak Out,
-TFitC

A Short Post

Just a brief post today to inform the internets that the next page of The Word Smith is now available.

That is all.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

And We're Back!

We now resume the regularly scheduled episode of The Word Smith!  New page found here.  Of course, when I say "regularly" I most likely mean "sporadically", but what can you do?  Whilst I'm going to try to get back into the once-per-week update schedule, it may be a more "it's done when it's done" type of thing.  Not, I'm sure, that there's anyone waiting with bated breath for the next page, but whatever.

In other things, FASS is over again for the year.  I had to wear a suit and tie as my costume this year which was quite traumatic, considering I haven't worn a tie in six or seven years and it's been even longer since I've worn a full-on suit.  As a result, I felt the need to draw the following, warning of some of the many perils of wearing a tie:

It was quite cathartic.

Whelp, until next time,
Freak Out

-TFitC

Recap Episode

As part of gearing up to resume The Word Smith, I put together a short "recap" of episode 6 so far which at the typical place.  Of course, one could just go and reread the previous episode pages, but whatever.

Since this week is FASS week, there probably won't be any new pages for The Word Smith for another week or two yet as I get back into the swing of this whole semi-regular comic update thing, but things should be resuming in the near future.  And there was much rejoicing...

Anywho, here is the pencil version of today's recap:

And here is the pencil version of the previous interlude:

And with that,
Freak Out
-TFitC

Do do... Do do...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the internet...

Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeak!!!!!!!!!!

Marked for Stuff

And hello again internets.  The time has come for another Word Smith interlude, which can be found at the usual place.  I was going to post the pencil version, but blogger seems to be throwing a bit of a hissy fit right now so I'm going to hold off for the moment.  Hopefully this won't persist or it may make me rethink posting images here in the future.

Anywho, there's unlikely to be anything in this space for at least the next couple of weeks as an important deadline is bearing down on me like a moose with headlights.  Hopefully the Word Smith will resume with actual pages not too long after I'm on the other side.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

Re"mark"able

Freak here, just popping in with another interlude whilst the Word Smith is still on hiatus (hopefully it will resume in February of the new year!)  As with the previous interlude, this one was also inked using marker (hence the horrible, horrible pun in the post title.)  You should go look at it!  And by you, I mean the person reading this sorry excuse for a blog right now!  Don't ask why, just go!  Exclamation mark!  (Anyway, the interlude can be found here.)

And after you've gone and looked at the interlude, here is the original pencil version:

The character in the interlude does not appear anywhere in episode 6.  For the excessively curious (or terminally bored), I suggest checking out episode one to see the previous (and only) appearance of the character (she appears in four panels, plus the title page.)

I've also, as may be apparent, done some tweaking of the original character design for this character:

Anyway, that is all from the Freak.  I don't expect to be posting again until next year which, of course, is not that far away, or thus it would seem.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

Mark Up

The Word Smith interlude from my previous post is now finished.  I did things a bit differently and "coloured" it using marker rather than doing the usual Photoshop thing (though I only have grey markers so it's actually greyscale rather than coloured but whatever, that's details.)  The Word Smith itself is still on hiatus.

Anyway, that is all.  Please resume your regular internet browsing.

Freak Out,
-TFitC

Up For Air

Things (by which I mean school) have been a bit busy of late with various deadlines coming and going.  Having just recently done my second (of three required) PhD seminar talks I have a bit of a respite before diving back into the next deadline (a paper submission for a conferece) which is about a month and a half away so not immediate but still all too close.

The draft of the script for the rest of episode six of The Word Smith now exists, though it may be a while yet before work resumes on it in earnest - likely after the aforementioned paper is out of the way.  Hopefully, though, there'll be an interlude or two up in the interim.  One such interlude is currently in the works, pencil version below:

And with that, dear Freaks, I bid the until next narf.

Freak Out,
-TFitC