Rick Schmitz

@rickschmitz.bsky.social

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I’m here sharing my drawings and such. Illustrator, Cartoonist, Marketing Artist/Video Director, Game Artist, Husband, Father, US Expat living in Germany. Occasionally obsessed with Pumpkinheads. I also draw Creeple. https://rickschmitz.artstation.com/

A big t-Rex in a bleak environment. On and ink, colored with Procreate.
A crosshatched drawing of a stegosaurus. He is saying WAMP. Idk what that means. Made with Procreate.
A little orange VW Bug toy. It’s so tiny and perfect!
Jimothy the compact raccoon. Made with Procreate.
A little concrete frog with a crown sits in a tiny garden.
A portrait of Dracula. Made with Procreate.
The Burger King logo says Soylent Green is People.
A dapper little gargoyle flaps its wings and hovers with a sort of dopey look on his face. Colored pencil on black paper.
Pumpkinhead in a short, vest, gloves and a pork pie hat. Orange colored pencil on paper.i
A wealthy Creeple walks down the hall of his estate contemplating his money. Made with Procreate.
Original kaiju
4 spaceship designs rendered in black and white using Procreate.
4 b&w drawings of different spaceship designs. Made with Procreate.
Four b&w drawings of spaceships of various designs. Made with Procreate.
4 B&W sketches of spaceships in a variety of designs. Made with Procreate.
A Pumpkinhead, dressed in black with a beret, slouching in a back room somewhere. Ink and colored pencil on paper.
Oreo the tuxedo cat makes with the big cute kitty eyes.
Oreo, the tuxedo cat, joins me as we look at the camera together, he in my arms.
Talk LiKe A PrO WTH BAZOOKA JOE And JASON kelce Joe:WHAT DOES ENCROACHMENT MEAN IN FOOTBALL? Jason: THIS IS WHEN A DEFENSIVE PLAYER CROSSES THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE BEFORE THE BALL IS SNAPPED AND MAKES CONTACT WITH AN OPPONENT. FORTUNE: TRY, TRY, TRY... THEN TRY AGAIN. (Presumed lucky number) 04049999
A giant four legged monster with a horn on its head and on its chin as well as hammerhead style eyes. Made with Procreate.
The stage prop BttF Delorian! It’s remarkable… not an actual car of course, but it still moves around a lot in the course of the show.
Gamera and Godzilla duke it out while smashing into a building. Made with Procreate.
Yet another Godzilla drawing. I’m rather fond of this one. Ink, marker and colored pencil on brown paper.
Not really sure what this thing is, but it’s pretty nasty-looking. Ink on paper.
A new kaiju I drew for Kaijune this year. Made with Procreate.
Gamera and Godzilla are both represented in this abomination of a monster. Does he fly? Does he have radioactive breath? Is he the friend of children everywhere? Only time will tell. Made with Procreate.
Oreo puts a paw up on the counter as we prepare his Gotcha “cake”.
Mechadude is a giant battle machine with anger issues. Made with Procreate.
Mottenmouth attacks the city with three mouths: one on his face and one at the end of each of his two arms. Made with Procreate.
Cthulhu moves forward toward a tiny and unsuspecting city. Ink on paper.
A series of postits concerning a printer.
Brickabrak is a hearty kaiju of the 2 legged variety. Ink on paper.
A yield sign with a man with a tray of wine on it. Found in the wild in Belgium.
This troll was carrying a rope for some reason
Once on paper Godzilla, iguana-style.
St. Rumbold’s cathedral from the outside.
Insectra blossoms out of the earth, destroying buildings and other objects in the process. Ink on paper.
Cologne Cathedral from the train station.
Rating system for a “toilet visit”.
A giant monster has bright, thick beams of light coming from its eyes. Ink and marker on paper.
I giant one eyed , 5 legged monster stomps through the city.
Godzilla’s and King Kong’s terrifying love child! Ink on paper.
Posable Godzilla, a Christmas gift from the very excellent artist and friend Jeff Ranjo!
Star Trek ships we never see... scouts, shuttles, freighters and the like. Made with Procreate.
Underlie with orange light, a creature reminiscent of Godzilla stalks the world. Made with Photoshop.
2 legged, 2 armed monster with a long neck and horns, mostly covered with pieces of a hard armored shell. Made with Procreate.
I pray that this guy is actually the photographer who owns this studio. A guy dressed like Adam Ant stands behind a large white camera on a tripod as though ready to take our picture.
Mice were transformed into woolly mice, but I have gone one step further! Behold the woolly mice with tusks and trunks!
Head and shoulders drawing of Godzilla. He’s lot from below and has a toothy grin. Ink and gel pen on brown paper.
A sort of Godzilla-looking character. Ink on paper.
Brakkonon runs and rams into stuff like a giant goat. Made with Procreate.
Blastdrah does what he does best- blast the hell outta things! Made with Procreate.
Close up on the fist of Kong, plus Kong roaring. Made with Photoshop.
My wife and I did a black light painting class so I tried it out with my favorite subject… #Godzilla It wasn’t a large canvas and the brushes weren’t the highest quality, but I think I did okay.
Waiting for the show to begin. There are lots of futuristic lights and sounds to set the mood. It reminds me of the entrance to Space Mountain.
A giant six-legged/armed creat strides through the city. It’s a sort of fleshy insectoid with hands on the front limbs, a skullish face and many stingers coming off of its backside. Made with Procreate.
A giant monstrous gorilla with 4 arms crawls around the side of a skyscraper. Ink on paper, colored with Procreate.
4 more spaceships, including a massive TOS Dreadnaught! Made with Procreate.
Ghidorah, moral enemy of #Godzilla and #Mothra, lights up the sky with his lightening breath. Made with Photoshop.
Standard original series shuttle craft with little wings over the nacelles.