Back to the basics! Updated daily

**matt kohr** · May 21st, 2011, 01:34 PM

Trying out a portrait of rocker Sebastien Grainger... here's my progress

**Kiwee** · May 21st, 2011, 03:07 PM

Your last study portrait is well done, the colors are stunning. And for your Sebastien Grainger portrait, i think your version is better than the original, so it's a good sign heheh!
(great SB btw)

**Erick Willand** · May 22nd, 2011, 01:45 PM

Dude... you rock. Thanks for the great posts and the very helpful tuts at crtlPaint.

**Howie** · May 22nd, 2011, 01:51 PM

great work matt, enjoyed looking through your sketchbook

**Deadlyhazard** · May 22nd, 2011, 03:17 PM

Hey man, love your site (helped me figure out a lot of tools) and your work is really awesome. Keep it up!!!!!!

**flash jordan** · May 22nd, 2011, 06:06 PM

Simply awesome. Your blog was a pleasure to go through, your videos are very articulate and well put together.

**ChicoBlue** · May 22nd, 2011, 06:13 PM

Great sketchbook. I really appreciate the videos you have made and look forward to more.

**matt kohr** · May 24th, 2011, 11:23 PM

observed color practice - photo credit: floralgal on flickr

**Asatira** · May 26th, 2011, 02:45 PM

As per usual, love the still life.

**Moonrage** · May 26th, 2011, 05:01 PM

Love your sketchbook, It's a great source of inspiration. But if I need to be critical, on the last one you need to soften the edges, and imply bounce light more in the pears - they seem a bit flat right now. I'm sure it is due to you having a different focus of the exercise, but still, doesn't hurt to point out.

**witek** · May 26th, 2011, 09:20 PM

you are doin great

keep studying

**matt kohr** · May 26th, 2011, 10:54 PM

@ moonrage: good call. I Agree completely -- sharp everywhere is worse than sharp nowhere

Here's a study from the most epic thing you'll see all week

Also, on an unrelated note, I've released a new set of videos at ctrlpaint.com called Basic Photoshop Rendering. Check it out!

**Pierce9** · May 27th, 2011, 02:29 PM

Bad ass studies, thanks for sharing. That video is the most epic thing I've seen in awhile.

**matt kohr** · May 27th, 2011, 06:29 PM

some photo studies... trying to simplify.

**Bing!** · May 29th, 2011, 02:51 AM

Hey Matt! Juts wanted to say thanks for ctrlpaint! been on that page for a few hours..poring over all your tuts..the latest one looks like gold cause i love the way you render! long live the glossiness!

**raminafshari** · May 29th, 2011, 12:38 PM

fantastic work with values . post #732 looks amazing .

**Metal Fingers** · May 30th, 2011, 12:43 AM

lovely updates man! top notch stuff.

**matt kohr** · May 30th, 2011, 12:55 PM

Thanks, guys!

Recently I've been spending more of my personal-art time on my website, ctrlPaint. As a result, I'll start showing you some of that work here in my sketchbook. This upcoming week is all about Specularity (glossy highlights), and here are some screenshots. The general schedule is: two fee videos each week, Tuesday and Thursday. This week starts with brush technique for painting highlights, and then ends with this purple abstract thingy.

http://www.ctrlpaint.com/

**dan liimatta** · May 30th, 2011, 01:34 PM

last update looks good.

& like how solid the work you do seems - esp pieces like #623, #572/#578 (thanks for the process on that one), #583/#588/#592/#600, #411 and #489. & others.

But given my weakness for birds - and how damn solid your painting is in #497 I just get really happy looking at it - esp. given the process images to it.

thanks for posting - and the blog seems cool too ~

**CarlSpringer** · May 30th, 2011, 01:59 PM

just looked through your sketchbook and your website major help im loving the life studies of fruit in PS im doing a life study now and its so dammn hard i dont no how you see the colours and pick them so well in PS

**Nele Klumpe** · May 30th, 2011, 05:04 PM

I just clicked that link to your website and I really like all these little video lessons. Can't wait to watch more of them, really helpful when you don't know what to study next, and a good way to be efficient

Keep up the great work!

**JetLime** · May 30th, 2011, 06:10 PM

Amazing sb, I spent the whole night reading/looking. I've just started checking out Ctl+Paint, I reckon I know what I'll do tomorrow instead of work...

Great job and thanks in the name of beginners!

**mitchoo** · May 30th, 2011, 06:21 PM

Wow man, your sketchbook is really amazing. You're posting allot! Do you got some tips for me? You're still live's are really a big help, gonna study them!

**Choob** · May 30th, 2011, 07:13 PM

Hey man. Work is looking great as per usual, I especially like that portrait of the rocker.

A request for the tutorial site, could you show your process of painting portraits? It seems everyone has a different approach, and I'm currently trying to find a way that works for me. So far, the Reilly method seems easiest. Thanks man, and keep it up.

**n1frit** · May 31st, 2011, 07:11 AM

Thank's for your stuff! Its very helpful. When I started to draw there was not enough material, very much there were no such sites as ctr+paint!

**matt kohr** · May 31st, 2011, 12:21 PM

@ droid: I don't really have a method.. I do it a bit different every time. Someday, I hope to have a method. As for the Reilley Method -- that's cool! I didn't know it had a name. Thanks for the cool video!

Here are some quick drawings -- inspired by the reilley method.

**in2eternity** · May 31st, 2011, 01:31 PM

Beautiful as always ) I really enjoy work #716, great sense of volume, color and shapes

**Pichuerca** · May 31st, 2011, 02:12 PM

Your studies are very useful, thanks man!

Good stuff

**matt kohr** · May 31st, 2011, 04:53 PM

boxer value study:

**APW** · May 31st, 2011, 05:20 PM

great updates! and your Ctrl Paint has greatly helped me

although im not great at it

haha but maybe someday

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