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Rick Schmitz

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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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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · Nov 17

I draw monsters, fantasy stuff and cartoons compulsively and share them here fairly regularly. IDK if these are my best pieces, but they seem to be pretty popular. I also seem to be fascinated by pumpkin-headed dudes.

Large, detailed Ink and Ink Wash drawing of the work populated by 'Creeple'. It's a crazy, absurd fantasy world with weird looking characters, but is it really that different from our own?

A digital drawing of a witch who looks out over a gloomy coastline of cliffs and grey waters. Her long dark hair, cloak and dress are windswept as she glowers into the distance with orange slits for eyes.

The Invisible Man seems to be in a hurry as he runs against a fire-colored backdrop. He wears Victorian clothing, carries a doctor's bag and wears an iron mask to hide his lack of a face. Pen and ink drawing, colored with Procreate.

Jack Pumpkinhead looks a bit mischievous. He wears tattered clothes were we can see bits of hay sticking out of the holes. He's drawn with colored pencil on black paper.

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 3m

More progress…

Inking continues on my Creeple street scene. Still lots to do!

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 44m

"AI 'Workslop' is Plaguing American Companies, Says Stanford Research"

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Erick - smells like autumn...finally. @ericklw.bsky.social · 13h

🎃QRP your Pumpkin Art!🎃

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks guys!

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Louie Salvaterra / Moka @louiems.bsky.social · 15h

🎃QRP your Pumpkin Art!🎃

pumpkin tavern :D

illustration of a tavern inside a Halloween pumpkin with a candle in the center where little tables and stools are organized around. The door is carved on the "mouth" of the pumpkin with the nose and eyes closed with glass to serve as windows. There is a gecko skull on the wall above the nose and shelves of liquor on the walls.

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 15h

Oh, I LOVE this!

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 18h

The monsters of October continues with KING KONG.

Head and shoulders shot of Kong, with his fist raised in the foreground. Created in Procreate.

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 18h

March of the Pumpkinheads continues… day 9: Jack in detail.

Jack Pumpkinhead seems to be strutting his stuff in this large ink drawing on paper.

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 19h

Hrm. It’s odd… I don’t own a security camera so idk what to make of that part. I’ve seen a LOT of AI videos and this doesn’t look like them. I don’t see any of the “tells”. But I’m perfectly happy to admit that I could be wrong.

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 20h

I've never seen Perez do Doctor Strange... I like it!

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 1d

A group of crows is a murder.
A group of owls is a parliament.
A group of lions is a Voltron.
A group of men is a podcast.

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 21h

Not furniture, but there are a variety of prehistoric and modern animal life carved into the molding of the Biology Dept. at Cal Tech.

Many animals, including dinosaurs, elephants, trilobites, horseshoe crabs, sea stars, etc. are carved into the molding of the Biological Sciences building on the campus of Cal Tech.

I large crab is carved into the side of the Biological Sciences building on the campus of Cal Tech.

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 22h

They'll let just anyone audition for the new Doctor, won't they?

Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 22h

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 1d

John Carter is a great adventure movie. Very fun and amazing visuals.

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Cathrin Machin Space Art @cathrinmachin.bsky.social · 1d

Can you help?… I’m trying to find my people

I know there’s more space fans here… just not sure how to reach you

Feels weird to ask, but would you give me a signal boost by hitting share?

If you’re new… Hi I’m Cat, I make pretty picture of space 🥹 let’s connect if you like weird space art

Woman standing next to large artwork on an easel. The painting is of a wormhole with gravitational lensing that shows stars and galaxies are warped around a central point.

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 1d

Promise?

Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the tag @williambabey.bsky.social
I’m Rick, an old cartoonist/animator/concept artist/art director/marketing artist. When not doing my daytime art job I draw monsters and other weird stuff. I’m currently featuring a monster and a Pumpkinhead a day for the month of October.