I’ll be in Irving this weekend, May 21-22, at the new Convention Center for Dallas Comic Con. I’ll be exhibiting in Artist Alley with the rest of the Space-Gun Studios members. I’ll have $10 prints, original art for sale and will be offering sketches for $20 and open commission slots. If you’d like to pre-order a commission you can [...]
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Dallas Comic Con
Posted by Matthew on May 18, 2011
http://www.soulcore.net/artblog/dallas-comic-con-2/
All things Kirby
So I’ve come across a lot of Jack Kirby related goodness over the past few days and wanted to share. First up, an amazing blog with tons of high resolution Kirby scans, art and insight into the work he created. Check it out here – Kirby Dynamics. And then there are a a couple of [...]
Posted by Matthew on February 1, 2011
http://www.soulcore.net/artblog/all-things-kirby/
Tron 2′s Quorra
Update: Buy the giclee print here! Thanks to my fellow Dallas-area artist Terry Parr I was recently inspired do a sexy pinup and decided to do a Tron 2 piece featuring Quorra. It took me a few days to get the colors right but I’m pretty happy with how it all turned out. Detail shot below. Color holds [...]
Posted by Matthew on November 18, 2010
http://www.soulcore.net/artblog/tron-2s-quorra/
Venom Pinup.
Venom used to be one of my favorite villains, back when he was still a villain. He had so much potential as a sci-fi foe for Spider-Man but the 90′s comics craze saw him turn from brain-eating super villain to do-gooding anti-hero. I enjoyed the maniacal, twisted, flesh eating Venom, and I miss him. So I [...]
Posted by Matthew on November 14, 2010
http://www.soulcore.net/artblog/venom-pinup/
Progress with a process. Or, How I Make Comics.
I’ve always enjoyed a look behind the process of my favorite artists and thought I’d share my current process with anyone who might be interested. Below is a 6 view cross-section of how I currently work on comic art and pinups. [swf src="http://www.soulcore.net/artblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/powerman.swf" width=600 height=452 You must have Flash to view this file[/swf] Step 1: Roughs I usually do [...]
Posted by Matthew on November 10, 2010
http://www.soulcore.net/artblog/progress-with-a-process-or-how-i-make-comics/
The Old Ones
While freelancing to pay the bills I’ve been hard at work on my first ever original graphic novel The Old Ones, and am happy to be posting the first update of my progress. My good friend and Space-Gun Studio mate Jake Ekiss has been helping me refine the story and a few weeks ago we finished the final script for the [...]
Posted by Matthew on November 7, 2010
http://www.soulcore.net/artblog/the-old-ones/
Powerman & Iron Fist
So I did this little ditty of the always funky-fresh Powerman and Iron Fist for my boy Samax of GhettoManga fame. It’ll appear in the upcoming issue of Ghetto Manga Quarterly.
Posted by Matthew on November 4, 2010
http://www.soulcore.net/artblog/powerman-iron-fist/
Catwoman Commission. Or, Don’t be a flake to folks who are social media savvy.
Worked up a Catwoman commission tonight after having a twitter convo regarding artists flaking out on commissions after taking their clients money. And make no mistake, patrons of your art are you clients. Working as a freelancer in the advertising and web design world has taught me that timing is as important as quality. You’re held to [...]
Posted by Matthew on November 4, 2010
http://www.soulcore.net/artblog/catwoman-commission-or-dont-be-a-flake-to-folks-who-are-social-media-savvy/