Art by Mike Ploog for WIZARDS, 1977
Sharing my drawings and travel photos here. Illustrator, Cartoonist, Marketing Artist/Video Director, Game Artist, Husband, Father, US Expat living in Germany. https://rickschmitz.artstation.com/
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Art by Mike Ploog for WIZARDS, 1977
Iāve said before and Iāll say it again: Ploog FTW.
Since I have a bunch of new followers I suppose I should share this again...
He's at it again! Thanks once again for my inclusion in this illustrious group.
Leonard Nimoy, best known for 'Narab' in Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
Here's one really big headline and one really little headline from this morning's WSJ homepage
Hans Arnold (1925-2010)
U! S! A! U! S! A! U! S! A! U! S! A!
Schulz was also a pretty nice guy overall, and his wife Jeannie is an absolute delight.
Main Street in Disneyland is another example of this craving for the 1910s. Mary Poppins is also set in 1910.
Either than or his hair has had just about enough of his bullshit and decided en mass to fall out.
Thereās at least as much if not more evidence that thereās something going on with his health as there was with Biden, and as Americans we deserve some answers.
This sort of answers my question āis the speculation about Trumpās health just a Bluesky thing or are there others who are wondering too?ā This article also asking my other question- why isnāt the media all over this like they were Bidenās health?
This is a great read, and something I've been wondering about pretty much my entire career www.comicsbeat.com/the-story-th...
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Er, LinkedIn already exists, so why do we need to turn Bluesky into its āalternativeā? Letās keep the work/industrial/employment stuff there and keep this a cool place to hang out.
Amazing!
Great stuff as always Mike!
Cool stuff!
Rushing toward Fall!
The subtext of this statement is the lie that rich people need to tell themselves to justify their good luck: I actually AM better than all of you so I deserve ALL the nice things. It also exposes their basic mode of operation: take advantage of those less powerful than you to get even more.
Theyāre all over Germany, too.
I mean, look at my avatar.
Iād give it a try.
Putting Palmer and Perez together seems like an odd match, although perhaps a good call for this specific page.
Thanks for this. I feel like thereās been reporting on the health of presidents in the past that generated some copy based on slimmer breadcrumbs. I guess the coming days will tell us if thereās something serious going onā¦ and perhaps the press will finally start asking questions about his health.
Iāve only been to CB once. It was the very last restaurant Iāve been to that had a smoking section, and there was an enormous gap between that one and the previous one.
When I woke up this morning I didnāt expect to see apes wearing coonskin caps, but here we are.
Iām thinking 13? Some were big movesā¦ CA to MA, MA to CA, CA to WA, WA to Germany.
made some new cards for my dice game at conventions :3 šæ #art #kpopdemonhunters #KPDH
These are good.
Itās insulting to fans of anything if marketers demonstrate that they care so little about their audience that they canāt spend more than 10 minutes generating some slop to throw at them. If anyone can generate generic little images like these on their own, why would they want it from their idols?
The danger of AI art is that it can eliminate the artist AND the art director. A marketing person can decide to make some āartā all on their own, look at it and say āeh, good enoughā and send it out. This is the result. Thankfully, mainstream people are getting savvy to this and not digging it.
I dig the sporty stripes.
Stroopwafels FTW.
Iām not in the U.S. so I donāt have much visibility on thisā¦ I see a LOT of speculation on Trumpās health here but I donāt see any of the usual stories on this subject on the main news sites. Is this just a Blsy thing or does the media not care about Trumpās age the way they cared about Bidenās?
These are pretty cool!
looking to draw something from your favorite videogame, your rpg characters, fantasy pet portraits, and anything else you think would look sick as hell email me at shaferbrownillus@gmail.com for rates and timeline
Iāll never be able to watch The Lion King the same way again.
NICE.
Did Susan Collins write that headline?
I dig this.
Quick video of adding some color to an ink drawing.
Derpy dino on a post it.
My cat comes running whenever we use the printer. I used to think he just didnāt trust it, but now I know that when he looks at it he sees a kindred spirit.
replacing Batman fight onomatopoeiae with old midwestern brewery names
It sure seems like the access to the pylons would be much larger, but I can see how the TV show budget would keep the Jeffries tube pretty small. I choose to believe that it IS access to the pylon and if you were to climb high enough youād reach the nacelle.
FYI- Everyone in Star Wars is an alien. Luke Skywalker: Alien. Han Solo: Alien. Leia Organa: Alien. Even Chewbacca is an alien!
Diggingā the positive vibes. Right back at yaā!
I like this.
Ghost cat oil painting on this #caturday
Incidentally, the angle of the ToS Jefferies tube always suggested to me that it feeds into a pylon that connects a nacelle to the Secondary hullā¦ is that correct?
Huh. Okay. So NOT what we are looking at the ābacksideā of Engineering.
Yeah, itās pretty crazy and certainly unexpected if you just randomly come across it. When I saw it I knew that DĆ¼rerās home was close by, so I understood some of the context, but it was still rather startling.
Glad to hear it Brent!
I live outside the U.S. so even with this system in place I would probably still have to file myself.
For what itās worth, Iād gladly pay $20 to get that tax filling monkey off my back. Also, Iām guessing that if you are a special case like a freelancer or someone who makes lots of deductions you probably wouldnāt want to use the automated filing system.
This survey seems designed to provide the Trump admin with the justification for killing the program. They will be able to say āpeople donāt want thisā when they are actually saying āI do t want to pay more for itā.
Just to be clear, this is isnāt supposed to be inside a nacelle, right? This is part of the engineering room, which is an entirely different part of the ship. Iāve always thought that engineering is in front of the impulse engines.
It makes sense that Milller would come to the defense of Kennedyā¦ white supremacists and antivaxers are both very dependent on shitty science.
Oh, and beautiful work!
Are you aware of this sculpture? It seems relevant to your interests: www.atlasobscura.com/places/der-h...
Yeah, let's talk about the salaries of Studio Execs, Directors and "Name" Actors first.
I donāt really know whatās going on here, but I kinda like how it turned out.
Itās going to be a challenge to get a destroyer to roll along Pennsylvania Avenue. And can you imagine the Seals trying to march while wearing their flippers?
Thanks! I was really going for that engraving look.
Also, basing your analysis on how kids look and act in airports of all places is a rookie mistake. Any parent should know that kids are bored/tired/hungry etc. when waiting for a flight. Itās a clue that he doesnāt actually spend any time with children.
Whereas I think most of the people surrounding Trump are cynical bastards who say crazy stuff to earn points with their narcissistic leader, I think this guy is honest-to-God crackpot bastard.
Or we can Club it to death.
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Mummy!
Maybe you folks would like to see a quick video of my drawing process?
Perhaps the biggest problem with American Exceptionalism is that some Americans believe that the world canāt survive without us.
Moar spaceships!
Some of my favorites from the Kirby exhibit at the Skirball in Los Angeles
Would that make Next Gen DornHub?
Morbius!
This bush has picked an odd shape to grow in.
Spaceships!
The Lure Of The Underground, by Alfred Leete, 1927.
That is BOSS.
Contemporary painter Mary Pym, who was born in the Netherlands but who now lives in the UK #WomensArt
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Pretty much the same in Europe. Seems like a bad investment for anyone thinking this would catch on.
In case you havenāt seen the revived Flash Gordon, itās really terrific. Itās a delightful update thatās well written and illustrated by @danschkade.bsky.social
Now we know why there arenāt any cave men around anymore.
My appreciation of Pollardās continues to grow. Super solid Marvel artist who doesnāt get the kudos that others working at the same time gets.
Look at how cute this is!
That looks amazing! Love it!
I wonder if this photo was taken at the French Laundry.
He's part of a slow ongoing series of Spider-Man villains I've been doing...
I love the permanently pissed off goggles on Dok Ock.
This is a brand that I have no opinion on one way or another, but you have to feel for their marketers. Companies do brand refreshes like this all the time and no one really notices or cares. They probably went into this thinking it was going to be a harmless update to simplify the logo.
I like it.
Wow! These are fabulous!
Ngl, the reason I wanted to finally read Ruslan and Ludmila by Alexander Pushkin was because I wanted to know what the heck was going on in these Gennady Novozhilov illustrations. It did not disappoint.
