Sketches and Illustrations

Some more updates

Sketches

These are just some random sketches:

Elsa is the property of Disney

Remus Lupin is the property of JK Rowling

More 6th Grade Lunch Bags

Still posting the lunch bags still a little behind.

All images and text copyright 2014 - Michael Smith Doodle Bag Productions

Sara has been chucked off of her horse and tossed into the book return where she falls down to the bottom only to find her Dad hanging out in front of a giant card catalog.

pitt pens, copic markers, oil pastels and gel pens on brown paper lunch bag.

Legends of the Mechanical Knight

Again it seems that I am behind on the posts, I have also been working on an actual name for this story.  It started out as just the "Robot Dragon Slayer" but that seems a bit limited and not much better than "Working Title".  Regardless, we have finally met a dragon and the story continues:

All images and text copyright 2014 - Michael Smith Doodle Bag Productions

All images and text copyright 2014 - Michael Smith Doodle Bag Productions 

All images and text copyright 2014 - Michael Smith Doodle Bag Productions

The bottom image is the original drawing done for the card.  It is hand drawn on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper and rendered with Copic Markers.  The drawings are then scanned and composed in Photoshop with the text and printed on card stock small enough to fit into the lunch bag.

6th Grade lunch bags for February

I have also been behind on posting the lunch bags so here are a few week's worth:

All images and text copyright 2014 Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions

Sara has returned from her mission to the Sun and has found that all the books have gotten their definitions all mixed up and she has to get them right before the access to the school can be opened.

Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, gel pens, oil pastels on lunch bags

6th Grade - Lunchbag 16

All images and text copyright 2014 - Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions

This week finds Sara has bottled the energy and realizing that the majority of all energy on Earth comes from the sun has put on a space suit and is boarding her spaceship to deliver the energy back at it's source.

col-erase pencils, pitt pens, copic markers, gel pens, and oil pastels on a lunch bag.

Robot Dragon Slayer sketch card

All images and text copyright 2014 - Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions

This week's sketch card for my son's lunch lays out a little background on the hero robot.

Pencil and marker sketch, modified in PhotoShop with the text added.

6th Grade - Lunch Bag 15

All images and text copyright 2014 - Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions

This week we return to our normally scheduled programming!  Sara returns to her search for what to do with the energy that she discovered.

Col-Erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, Gel pens, oil pastels on a lunch bag.

We Three Kings 2013

All images and Text copyright 2013 - Michael Smith Doodle Bag Productions

The last Christmas Lunch bag (and lunch bag) of 2013 is an interpretation of "We Three Kings" represented by homeless men outside of the Stable Inn.  The traditional gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh hinted in the coffee cup, the box that is being carried, and the hat.

Col-Erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, oil pastels on kraft paper (lunch bag)

6th Grade Lunch Bag 13

Last week was mis-labeled as #11, so I am back on the right track with illustration #13 for the year:

All images and text, copyright 2013 Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions

This week finds that Sara has made it out of the social studies books and into the realm of science.  Sara has found a little ball of energy that has broken free from the text books and needs to return to its point of origin.  She has to determine what kind of energy it is first, potential, kinetic, chemical, thermal, electric, mechanical, or nuclear so she can take care of the little guy.  She is surrounded with things that use or make energy.

Col-Erase Pencil, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pens, oil pastels.

6th Grade - lunch bag #10

All images and text copyright 2013 - Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions

We are back in school after fall break! This lunch bag has Sara needing to find a spot to stick all the components of the Egyptian Chapter of the history book so that the water will flow for the Hanging Gardens! She calls upon the Locker Gnome to store the stuff until they are ready for it in Social Studies.

Regular Lunch bag, col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pen, oil pastels.

Lunchbag #9 of 6th Grade

All images and text copyright 2013 - Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions 

This week Sara discovers that the chapter in her social studies book on Egypt has been storing their stuff in the aqueduct system of the Hanging Gardens. Now she has to figure out a way to clear up the mess.

Col-Erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pen, oil pastels on a brown paper bag.

Sketchbook Studies

All images and text copyright 2013 - Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions

These are different sketchbook studies for a variety of projects, including the revisions to the Sara lunch bag character, Halloween characters, and a couple of characters for some writing projects.  Even tried out some watercolors on the witch character.

6th Lunch bag of the 6th Grade

All images and text copyright 2013 - Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions

The social studies lesson at the beginning of the year has been about early cultures and the advent of written language. So Sara has met up with Hammurabi and she has to work out what his code is all about in order to make it through the Mystery of History.

Kraft Paper (lunch bag) col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, copic markers, oil pastels, gel pens.

5th Lunch bag of 6th Grade

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Sara's Mom shows up on this week's lunch bag with a roll of plans to help Sara figure out the best way to deal with the mystery from history.

Craft Paper (lunch bag), col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pens, oil pastels

Lunchbag 4 for the 6th Grade

All images and text copyright 2013 - Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions

This week the school books have blocked the school and it looks like the only way that Sara can help her friends is to go through the Social Studies books, and solve a mystery from history.

Kraft paper (lunch bag), col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pens, oil pastels.

Sketches

All images and text copyright 2013 Michael Smith - Doodle Bag Productions

These are all sketchbook studies for a variety of projects

Lunch Bag 3 for 6th Grade

All images and text copyright 2013 - Michael Smith Doodle Bag Productions

This week finds Sara dodging textbooks as she weaves her way out of the school before all of the information blocks her path to freedom!

Kraft Paper (Lunch Bag) col-erase pencil, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white Gel Pens, oil pastels

First 6th Grade Bag

All images and text copyright 2013 - Michael Smith Doodle Bag Productions

This is the first lunch bag of the new school year to go with Sara to school.  The story is Sara and Math Mountain.  

Kraft Paper (lunch bag), col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pen, oil pastels

2013 Low Country Boil

All Images Copyright 2013 - Michael Smith

This is the back image of a t-shirt for a friend's company's annual client appreciation picnic.  I took the inspiration from the Morris Island Lighthouse and the shrimp boats that ply the waters around Charleston.  The crab has been on every shirt that I have done for them and I am always looking for ways to incorporate him.

The line art was done in Illustrator CS5 and the colors are from Photoshop.  The blue is the color of the shirt.