Saturday, May 30, 2015

MCX - Charcoal Pieces

 

 

Title:MCX - Charcoal Pieces
Medium: Charcoal, Chalk, Ebony Pencil
Scale: Each piece is approx. 8" x 10"

Notes: Playing with different medias trying to get back to things that I used to do once upon a time, using the training that I've gained. These are a few pieces that I did over the past couple of weeks.

You've got, clockwise from top, Catwoman, Furiosa, Venom, and Spawn.

These were extremely fun to do and I want to just do a ton more!

Again, see you at Memphis Comic Expo on June 6 & 7 at the Agricenter!

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Avengers - Black Widow


Title: Avengers - Black Widow
Medium: Photoshop CS6
Scale: Approx. 5" x 7"

Notes: There was so much unfortunate controversy surrounding black widow and the toys that came out that I thought she would be the better of all the avengers to paint. I really think that her character is a bit interesting and surprisingly hasn't lost much since her earlier incarnation. She was meant to be a sex appeal character, and yet her outfit was never extremely flattering which I actually think is great. I'm kind of over the ridiculously over-sexual female character. But I think if you've followed my blog at all, you might know that from my designs of Cora and pretty much all the fan art I do.


Anyway... hope you enjoy this one! And again, I'll have a table at Memphis Comic Expo this year! Come hang out on June 6 & 7 at the Agricenter!

Monday, May 25, 2015

Sandman - Death

Title: Sandman - Death
Medium: Photoshop CS6
Scale: Approx. 5" x 7"

Notes: Sandman has been awesome so far. I thought it would be great to show one of my favorite characters from the comic. Doing a ton of portraits in the next couple of weeks! And just letting everyone know that I'll have a table at Memphis Comic Expo this year! Come hang out on June 6 & 7 at the Agricenter!

Friday, May 22, 2015

Fan Art Friday: Double Feature



Title: Fan Art Friday: Double Feature
Medium: Photoshop CS6

Notes: Two for one... both WIPs at the moment.
Okay, I know this is a bit of a foul for this week, but I am working on a ton of paintings all at the same time, and charcoal drawings, and concept art for other projects. It's a whirlwind of crazy this past week, but I will get it all done... or it will kill me. Either way, there's art on the way!

Friday, May 15, 2015

Fan Art Friday: "HEY YOU GUYS!"


Title: Fan Art Friday: "HEY YOU GUYS!"
Medium: Charcoal, Chalk, Pencil
Scale: Original is approx. 8" x 10"

Notes: This was a commission for a friend of mine. 
An art trade if you will.
Sloth from Goonies!

If you would like to start up a commission or a trade, you can e-mail me anytime! Just let me know...

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Warm-up Portraiture

 

Ashli Aaron                                 Quintin Doroquez

   

Becky Cloonan                          James Zapata                                  Tim Schafer

   

Noah Bradley                           Peter Mohrbacher                         Natalie Hall      



Title: Warm-up Portraiture
Medium: Graphite

Notes: Every day as a warm-up lately I've been going on twitter and whoever happens to be the top post for that time that I look for a portrait of them and use them as a warm-up sketch. It's a fun little exercise and keeps my pencil moving...

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Concept Art: Honor Decoded (Marionettes)





Title: Concept Art: Honor Decoded (Marionettes)
Medium: Photoshop CS6, Pencil, White Ink
Scale: Each 'page' is 11" x 17"

Notes: This is some behind the scenes work on the Honor Decoded pieces that I did for my BFA. These are all to be included -someday- in art book that I am compiling that tells the introductory tale of the entire world for the comic that Ashley and I are creating. Hopefully some day we will be able to release the entirety of the project to everyone, until then... more to come!

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Concept Art: Honor Decoded (Vigilants)






Title: Concept Art: Honor Decoded (Vigilants)
Medium: Photoshop CS6, Pencil, White Ink
Scale: Each 'page' is 11" x 17"

Notes: This is some behind the scenes work on the Honor Decoded pieces that I did for my BFA. These are all to be included -someday- in art book that I am compiling that tells the introductory tale of the entire world for the comic that Ashley and I are creating. Hopefully some day we will be able to release the entirety of the project to everyone, until then... more to come!

Monday, May 11, 2015

Concept Art: Honor Decoded (Masques)





Title: Concept Art: Honor Decoded (Masques)
Medium: Photoshop CS6, Pencil, White Ink
Scale: Each 'page' is 11" x 17"

Notes: This is some behind the scenes work on the Honor Decoded pieces that I did for my BFA. These are all to be included -someday- in art book that I am compiling that tells the introductory tale of the entire world for the comic that Ashley and I are creating. Hopefully some day we will be able to release the entirety of the project to everyone, until then... more to come!

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Friday, May 1, 2015

Fan Art Friday: Samus Aran


Title: Fan Art Friday: Samus Aran
Medium: Photoshop CS6
Scale: Original is 12.5" x 18.75"

Notes: I did a demo recently all about my digital painting process.
Hopefully the few that came to see it actually learned a thing or two.

I took a vote a few days beforehand and let them just build up (unfortunately it was a small audience I suppose) and between some of the prospects, Samus managed to win out. Other awesome options were Luna Lovegood, LeeLoo (5th element), even Xena! (Which I want to do all of the ones that were asked, but in time I'm sure...) We went through my entire painting process - albeit quickly because it was for a lunch demo - it enhances my policy of 'teach what you've learned to others' that so many others passed onto me when I first started.

Follow Mat @artofmatk

Follow Ash @ashley.storyteller