Press: Forbidden Planet International BEST OF 2013

Hey guys! My comic 'I Am Fire' made it into Forbidden Planet International's BEST OF THE YEAR 2013 top ten list! WOAH! 

"The dialogue had me near crying with laughter, the story is a comedic gem, work experience placements will never, ever be this much fun, this silly, this mad. The story is a series of comedy sketches threaded together expertly, the tone of the characters so well observed, and so very, very funny."

There are some awesome comics alongside mine (Hyperbole and a Half, guys!!) so please take a look at the whole lot here: http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2014/richards-best-of-the-year-2013/

And if this has inspired you to get a copy of 'I Am Fire' for yourself...please visit my shop here:https://www.etsy.com/shop/FlimsyKitten

Valentines/Birthday/Anniversary (etc.) commissions

Hey guys!

I'm doing my comic commissions again! I got absolutely full up for Valentines Day last year, so if you want one in time for Feb 14th please be quick :) Obviously you can order them all year round for different occasions including birthdays, anniversaries, etc., but Valentines is my busiest time for these so I thought it was a good time to remind you of them!  

SO! Here's the deal, kids...

I am offering one-of-a-kind, original, 4-panel comic strips which could tell a story about the two of you or just your favourite person.

Your comic could be about...

• How you met,
• When you got engaged/started seeing each other,
• Your first date,
• An adventure you shared,
• A funny story that you're both always telling to friends,
• Or, quite simply, 4 things you love about someone.

For £75 you will get an A3, signed, colour, high-quality print AS WELL AS the original ink drawing (frame not included).

For £100 you can get the same, but I'll frame it for you as well :)

Please see the images below (click to make them bigger) for some examples of past ones: 

All you have to do to order yours is email me at rachael@rachaelsmith.org with your idea, details of what you'd like in each panel and photos of you and your loved one/whoever you're including in the comic.

If you do want it for Valentines Day please order before February 4th, 2013 and before January 28th if you live outside the UK.

I accept Paypal, cheques, and back transfers.

If you're unsure of which idea you'd like to go with, email me anyway and we can come up with something together for you :)

Look forward to hearing from you guys! ^__^

R xxx

Merry Christmas times!

FPI blog 'best of 2013'

I did a ‘best of 2013’ interview for the Forbidden Planet International blog in which I admit to watching ‘Made in Chelsea’. Do you think this will help or hinder my cartooning career?

Click here to read

Or click the image:

Storyboards

Had a nice commission to do some storyboards for a short film.

It was a super tight deadline so they're a bit scribbly, but I still kinda dig 'em.

Thought Bubble adventures - plus comics/commissions!

So I had a blast at Thought Bubble! It was my first one so I was hella nervous. But everyone was super, super friendly and awesome :) I sold a whole bunch of stuff too, and drank a lot of wine...

Here are some pics :)

If you weren't able to make it to Thought Bubble this weekend, or if you did but ran out of monies/didn't have time to say hello, you can get all my comics on my online store here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FlimsyKitten

I’m also open for commissions for Christmas, so please email me (rachael[at]rachaelsmith[dot]org) for details.

Thanks guys, big loves,

Rachael xxx

Light The Night 2013

I've been involved in a really nice project over the past few months called 'Light the Night', which coincided with a whole bunch of exciting Christmas stuff in Leicester's cultural quarter. There were camels, guys! CAMELS!

Anyway, the bit I was involved in was some animated projections of Flimsy and her friends on a couple of buildings. Andrew Leeke, of Creative Manifesto headed the project.

Yay! Giant Flimsy!

Andrew is also a top class animator, and he took my drawings and brought them to life beautifully.

Here are the three videos that were projected, pretty adorable, huh? 

(click the images to go through to youtube):

It was lovely to see Flimsy come to life like that, I hope to work with Andrew more in the future ^_^

To see more Flimsy stuff, visit her website HERE.

Finally, here are the original drawings I did: