Think I might need a different brand of coffee, the half-price knockoff version I’ve been drinking doesn’t seem to be kicking so hard anymore…
Well, it was bound to happen: my buffer slipped and the most recent Showcase page was a day late. There were outside factors that contributed (lack of wifi, load shedding etc.) but the fact remains that I didn’t get the artwork done in time. This is hardly the first time such a thing has happened on this site, and I doubt it’ll be the last; sometimes life just gets in the way, but I’ll keep on truckin’ and keep the pages coming.
It’s been a busy month, and with the end of the year just around the corner, things are no doubt going to get even busier. As work starts to wind down for the holidays, the amount of personal and social obligations grow in response; I have no idea how much free time I’ll have over the Christmas break, but I intend to make the most of it. Comic updates should continue unabated over December and New Year’s, barring any holiday feast food comas, and come 2023 there may be even more content to launch. That will of course depend on what my schedule looks like; taking advantage of all the extra hours when not at the day job makes me feel so productive, right until the day job returns and I can no longer keep up with all the stuff I want to do.
This may or may not be affected by a potential shift in locale; fingers crossed, by the New Year, my partner and I will have finalized a new living space. We’ve been in the same spot for two-and-a-half years now, and while we’ve made it work for us, it is a small space that is only getting smaller as our lives become fuller. We’re hoping that by the end of Q1 2023, we’ll be in a bigger home, with ample room to breathe and practice our crafts. A change of scenery also brings up a bunch of other questions, like whether or not my current day job is still within a feasible travel distance, or if there should be a new breakdown of financial responsibilities. Long story short, it is no small decision to make, and we’re not jumping straight onto the first place we find.
Fortunately, life-affecting obligations aside, I can confidently say that I’m moving a lot faster with my art; I put it down to my new drawing tablet that was acquired at Comic Con back in September. The larger drawing area is much more accommodating for my massive hands, and the decreased strain on my wrist means I feel inclined to draw digitally more often, and for longer periods. While I will always appreciate the look and feel of a comic page drawn and inked by hand, the fact remains that digital art is so convenient in so many ways, which means that any dips in the schedule should not be too extreme (fingers crossed).
Anywho, back to the grindstone; with only two pages left on this month’s story, I’d better make sure the script for December’s one is properly outlined soon.
Ciao for now.