Michael L. Brown

+Consolidating Mardi Gras 2013 throws. (at Fontainebleau, New...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:22:00 -0600

+Consolidating Mardi Gras 2013 throws. (at Fontainebleau, New Orleans)

+The Tremé Brass Band @ New Orleans Oyster Fest (Taken with...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:22:00 -0500

+The Tremé Brass Band @ New Orleans Oyster Fest (Taken with Instagram at New Orleans Oyster Festival)

dear tumblrers,

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:15:00 -0500

+I know it’s been a minute since my last post, but look out for NEW Art and Projects to be posted soon.

In the meantime, PLEASE check out my POPular nerd blog—POPcorn!

Thanks for the love!

+Michael

www.MichaelLBrown.tumblr.com (personal)

www.BrownPOPcorn.tumblr.com (nerd)

+Pablove Foundation avatar I created for Weston McWhorter.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:43:00 -0500

+Pablove Foundation avatar I created for Weston McWhorter.

+photo goodbye butterfly • 02/2012

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:36:00 -0500

+photo goodbye butterfly • 02/2012

+photo augustus • 2010 Double Blizzard

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:35:00 -0600

+photo augustus • 2010 Double Blizzard

+photo real rocker • san diego 2012

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:13:00 -0600

+photo real rocker • san diego 2012

+photo New York City • 05/2010 Siprajim’s New York City...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:06:00 -0600

+photo New York City • 05/2010

Siprajim’s New York City trip.

+illustration Darth Crioz self portrait Post dedicated to the...

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0600

+illustration Darth Crioz self portrait

Post dedicated to the 3D release of one of my favorite trilogies—STAR WARS.

+2012! BIG changes & big moves was the theme for 2011....

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:18:00 -0600

+2012! BIG changes & big moves was the theme for 2011. Moving back to my hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana from the great city of Baltimore, Maryland after 14 years, was a HUGE one—to say the least. Expect more great art & news soon from my 6 month break @ MichaelLBrown.tumblr. Now that my hiatus is over & the end of the world looming, it’s TIME FOR ART!

Some random colors.

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:40:00 -0500

brown

blue

red

green

Some random colors.

Hi Michael,
This might seem a little out of the ordinary but I'm a Year 12 student from Australia. I'm currently in my last year of High Schooling and it's now time for me to choose a career path for the future. So I study Technical Drawing at school and I really enjoy it. I also, every Wednesday, do some work experience for a Building Certifier's company, so I have some knowledge in what building the Australian and my State's building regulations are. Is any of this similar at all to the type of work you yourself do as a Draftsperson?
Thanks,
Brad Bitenc

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:23:21 -0500

Yo Brad Bitenc!

It’s no problem you contacting me at all. I’m big on knowledge. Asking questions is the only way to get it & asking a stranger is no less.

A Draftsman could be a position in many types of fields and there is actually a HUGE market for them in the world actually. The architect create the pretty buildings designs and the Draftsman actually does the dirty work to make it work. A Draftsman has rules, an architect doesn’t. That’s my experience. I worked as a 2D Draftsman, drawing BLUEPRINTS for items to be fabricated out of steel using AutoCADD (which is the industry standard in most cases - at least in the US). I’m experienced in drawing layouts for beams to construct buildings, from laying out every single bolt location and hole size, to being responsible for elevations. I also construct drawings for simple items such as fences and gates. Yes, you do need to know building regulations and codes, but that and learning the trade comes hand in hand. This is just one application and one type of Draftsman. You can also be a 3D draftsman creating designs for fabrication for items from moving parts for a watch—to a Stealth Fighter. I hope this answer your questions and thoughts on being a technical draftsman. If you have any more, you’re more than welcome to ask more!

Work that I did for an editorial of one of my favorite &...

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:44:00 -0500

plug one!

maseo!

dave!

Work that I did for an editorial of one of my favorite & best hip hop groups - De La Soul. Always let me know what you think!

+Saul Williams for Manifest Magazine. Thanks to @LaRossa!

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:36:00 -0500

+Saul Williams for Manifest Magazine. Thanks to @LaRossa!

+This work comes from a project I did with the famous New...

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:39:00 -0500

kermit

butler

michael white

marsalis

cleary

mike clark

paul jackson

anderson

irvin mayfield

bill summers

+This work comes from a project I did with the famous New Orleans record label Basin Street Records. These pieces were used for promotion, posters and CD covers.

This particular photo set is of a new floating steel stair...

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:04:00 -0500

This particular photo set is of a new floating steel stair frame, along with a steel guard rail that I designed for and installed in my Baltimore home. The steel was painted black and the treads, which were actually 1-1/2” thick wood beams, were stained mahogany.

This photo set is of the NEW COLOMBIERE JESUIT COMMUNITY...

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:17:00 -0500

ship's ladder

interior railings

interior landing

railing's turnaround

stairway

hatch ladder

This photo set is of the NEW COLOMBIERE JESUIT COMMUNITY RESIDENCE Project. These particular pictures are of the interior stairs, along with their railings, ship’s & hatch ladders.

Yes, I am a Draftsman! This set is from the VA MEDICAL CENTER,...

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:49:00 -0500

Yes, I am a Draftsman! This set is from the VA MEDICAL CENTER, the last project that I worked on at Wilson Point Steel, Inc. in Baltimore, MD. This portion are exterior guard railings for the handicap entrance.

I also enjoy doing representational work just as much. The RZA...

Tue, 24 May 2011 10:02:00 -0500

I also enjoy doing representational work just as much. The RZA piece is an example.

Here are some finished illustrations from the project I...

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:39:00 -0500

family portrait

cabin

paint bucket and brush

gramps taking pics

Here are some finished illustrations from the project I mentioned earlier that I did in collaboration with film maker Hilton Carter. The “gramps taking pics” illustration is broken up because the work was used in an animation bringing the different parts together.