Sara in the 6th Grade

The past few Lunchbag illustrations as Sara makes her way up Math Mountain.

Robot Dragon Slayer - Episode 13

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

This past week's Robot Dragon Slayer finds him pinned down and in trouble!

More 6th Grade Lunch Bags

Still posting the lunch bags still a little behind.

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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:

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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

Robot Dragon Slayer

I have been really remiss in posting, my apologies

Let's start with some robots:

Robot Hood done as part of the Sketch_Dailies series on Twitter

The Robot Dragon Slayer meets up with a dragon
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The Robot Dragon Slayer and the Robot Shaman barter
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The Robot Dragon Slayer leaps into action
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This are the different robot illustrations for the past few weeks.

Robot Dragon Slayer and Shaman

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This week the Robot Dragon Slayer follows the Shaman deeper into the healing temple while keeping a lookout for a dragon, the dangerous Appalachian Coalsnout which had come down to the city of Terminus.

This is watercolor, Copic Markers, and Pitt Pens on Canson 100lb Bristol board, some post color adjustment.

Robot Dragon Slayer episode 4

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I got the sketch card for my son's lunch done early this week, it helps when he skips a week.

The Robot Dragon Slayer's quest has led him into the Temple of Healing, what the ancients mysteriously referred to as the CeeDeeCee.  After navigating the seemingly endless corridors and bottomless shafts and passing multiple dragon signs, the Robot emerges what appears to be the most sacred spot of the temple, still magically lit only by glowing windows housed in mystical frames that shown on the surfaces of the Robot's dirty armor. 

Pitt Pens, watercolor, copic marker on Strathmore board.

6th Grade Lunch bag #11

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This week we get back to the main story.  Sara helped clear out the mess that was blocking the irrigation system of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and now she is investigating the issue with the science books.

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

6th Grade - lunch bag #10

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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.

Robot Dragon Slayer

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This week's sketch card for my son has a robot knight who is working to rid his world of dragons.

Strathmore board, Prismacolor Ink Pens, with a little copic markers.

Lunchbag #8 of the 6th Grade

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This week finds Sara deeper in the hanging gardens trying to find out why the water isn't supplying the plants. We are still going with the braided hair.

Col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pens, and oil pastels on a typical brown lunch bag.

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

Sketch Book Doodles

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Here are some more sketches from the sketch book, working out the current lunch bag, practicing Sara's Mom character and throwing a robot in for fun.

Blue Col-Erase Pencil, Stabilo Pen, and a Marvy Artwin marker

Lunch Bag 3 for 6th Grade

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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

6th Grade Lunch Bag 2

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This week finds Sara and her friends dealing with the books as the workload of 6th grade begins to bear down on them.  The books are disgorging their information in a massive wave of knowledge.  The math books are actually throwing the text and numbers at the students.

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

AIA Tennessee Auction Bag

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I have been asked to speak at the 2013 Tennessee AIA Convention, also to provide a bag that can be part of the auction.  

This is a large lunch bag, col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pens, and oil pastels.

Toddler Illustration

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This is a commission for someone who wanted an illustration of her daughter similar to the lunch bag illustrations.  

Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, Oil Pastels on Kraft Paper

Summer Lunchbag

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This is a quick bag done for a Father's Day issue of the Tennessean.

A gift bag

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This is a  bag that is a gift for my niece.

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