New Tools

So I picked up two new markers and some paper the other day for this doxy dash in May that I am suppose to do caricatures at. Ive never used these brand of markers before yesterday but I love them now. Think I'm sticking with these. Very smooth and they have a wide range of line width capabilities. I also picked up this Pen drawing paper. Its very smooth and thick, not as thick as bristle board but almost. Took the two out for a spin and couldn't stop till I filled the hole page :-).

 

out with the old in with the new

I finally completed one of my many sketch books lying around...its a little beet up and worn as you can kinda see on the left... on the right is the first drawing of my new sketchbook I started tonight. The first sketch is always the hardest for me idk why....this is what I started with though.....

Overwhelming Journey

Every now and then I get a little overwhelmed when I look at all the artists I like and how creative their ideas are or how they execute their pieces. And yet on the other hand I get very inspired and I want to make more things and get better. I've herd that artist take years to develop their skills and talents and that it should be a fun wonderful learning experience. Today is one of those days though where I made it to the top of a hill and before I could jump with joy at my accomplishment I notice the mountain range ahead of me and sink. Like my dad always said though just gotta keep going one foot in front of the other....

Been slow lately

So I havent had much time to do anything extra lately Ive been working on getting caught up on my daily drawings which if you didnt know about them you should go check them out here

http://rauchmicahdailydrawing.wordpress.com/

Im working on my portfolio class too which by the end I should have my new site up at


http://sketchypencil.com/

Summer is coming up though and Im hoping that Ill be able to start making some things then...

first attempt at homemade screen printing.....

so I uploaded the digital version earlier this semester but the last few days I have been making paper cuts of the different colors so that I could make stencils....so then I "screen printed" it on the paper......this probably wont be the last one....Think I might try different colors...and go the extra mile and make my own paper for the final one that is suppose to go into my portfolio....O ya for the black line I cheated....I threw it through the printer once I had painted the colored layers and had let them dry.... :-)

The Stencils

Finished...well still needs some tweeks before the last one

Flash Banner Advertisement

Here is the Flash Banner I made for our first project in my Flash Class.  Didnt really know the best way to upload it to show it....so I exported it as an Animated GIF You have to click on it to see the animation....



Click picture to see animation....

New Business Cards for My Graphic Design and Illustrations

Finding it hard to come up with the colors I want but I'm becoming fond of these ones. This card will need some tweaks but for the most part this is it. 

winter in eastern montana

My wife and I are visiting family in eastern Montana....If you haven't been there before let me tell you that it is very cold in winter....and its very flat...it has gotten down to -70 degrees at my parents farm with the wind chill in past winters. I decided to get the cam out and take a few 180 degree shots and shop them a little to give you an idea of the beauty and the coldness of eastern Montana's winters.

View from my parents mail box

View on top of Fort Peck Dam looking out over the frozen Lake

View of Fort Peck's Spillway

More books :-)

Went to drill this weekend and got a new sketchbook which can be seen in the center :-) aaannnddd went to Barnes and Nobles and found these awsome books...These two books are all the storys about 1000 pages a piece and only 20$!!! I had a hard time picking too because not only did they have these two but they had Arabian Nights, Alice and Wonder land, Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, Sherlock Homes, The Grim Tales, and a handful of other great series. All Hard Back with amazing covers and all only 20 bucks a piece....So if you ever need an idea of what to get me for a present any of these would be awesome. *wink wink* lol

Work Area

I rearranged my work area and took some picks and put them together. I like the layout of the room better now :-) need more shelves for my work space though :-( need more time to read my books to.......lol

(CLICK PICTURE TO SEE A BIGGER VERSION)

Portfolio class

Im taking a digital portfolio class this semester and the first thing we did was a wild card project where we basically just got to pick what we wanted to do and work on it with the intent that it had to be good enough to go in our portfolio. I did this kinda retro Ghostbusters poster. I want to get it screen printed on some thick heavy grained paper but it due next week and the screen printer hasnt gotten back to me yet so Ill probably have to get it printed and then get it screen printed before the end of the semester when we have the portfolio revue.

CS5!!!

I know I havent posted much lately but hopefully Ill start posting some more stuff here. I've been busy with school and everything else. Anyways though I finally got my student edition of Adobe Creative Suite 5 (design premium)   :-) makes me very happy. CS5 has a loooooott of new tools that I've been dieing to have and use. If you ever get the chance to upgrade Id say it worth it.  O and another thing I started another blogg....yes I know what your thinking...."why another blog if you cant keep up with this one half the time" well this other blogg is a daily doodle blog so I am posting a daily draw of a scene or scenario that a friend of mine comes up with. Its been pretty fun and some good things have come out of it so far. Here it is you should go check it out :-)

http://rauchmicahdailydrawing.wordpress.com/

Artist Head Ache

I did this doodle in a sketch book the other day and then decided to redraw it today. I really need to work on my anatomy and what not but I kinda like it none the less. This little cartoon is not meant to make fun of anyone but instead voices a fear of drawing people that luckily I have never had to deal with so far. The fear is that of a person who is unwilling to except themselves thinking they are something they are not and then asking to be drawn only to get mad because you didnt draw what they think they look like. Anyways hope you like it and find it humorous.