Back to the basics! Updated daily

**matt kohr** · June 1st, 2011, 09:50 PM

I decided it's time to to a proper painting - slow and careful. progress:

**midknight523** · June 1st, 2011, 10:34 PM

Can't wait to see it finished.

**Jamie Romoser** · June 2nd, 2011, 02:09 AM

Those lines are juicy Matt
keep it up looking forward to seeing more.
-Jamie

**MarcSampson** · June 2nd, 2011, 05:57 AM

matt i would work on the jaw its a little maskuline..

keep it up

**matt kohr** · June 3rd, 2011, 08:19 PM

marcSampson: thanks! good catch.

... and here are some arms:

**ToxicCalico** · June 3rd, 2011, 08:36 PM

Insta Sub!

I've been having trouble figuring out Photoshop, I just discovered your website and I can't thank you enough.

**matt kohr** · June 3rd, 2011, 10:22 PM

toxicalico: Wow, thanks so much! I'm glad you're liking it so much. Tell your friends

some imagined anatomy:

**MarcSampson** · June 4th, 2011, 02:03 AM

totally dig your anatomy really solid.. do you study the masters or how did you achieve this skill?

**Just Call Me Bruce!** · June 5th, 2011, 03:18 AM

These anatomy drawing look pretty cool!
I also want to thank you for Ctrl+paint, especially your latest download, which I started using this week, and have gained some more confidence in pshop from it so a big Thank you!

**Andreassen** · June 5th, 2011, 05:57 AM

Definitely A and B. A would probably look good with a hint of a 3rd spaceship somewhere.

**Nemome** · June 5th, 2011, 06:01 AM

Your started girl painting looks already amazing.
Great line work.

Can't wait to see the progress.

**Fniss** · June 5th, 2011, 06:16 AM

Nice stuff!

**Sickbrush** · June 5th, 2011, 06:28 AM

Beautiful body of work, useful tutorials, kickass chick with an intuos cannon, what more is there to say really?

Instantly subscribed and sorry i missed out on this before. Wonderful progress man, good luck!

p.s. : check your gmail when you have some time on your hands

**Reedux** · June 5th, 2011, 09:44 AM

Love those anatomy studies, way to step it up

**MacTire** · June 5th, 2011, 11:18 AM

Wonderful anatomy studies Matt!!

Really nice quality to the linework!

**tehmeh** · June 6th, 2011, 07:00 AM

Those last anatomy sketches are badass. And echoing what others have said, ctrl+paint is very awesome, I have learned a bunch and told others of it

**matt kohr** · June 8th, 2011, 06:10 PM

@ mark sampson: Just lots and lost of practice

I look at a lot of photos and the sketches of Loomis, Bridgman, and Hogarth.

here's an update on the rider painting: (still a WIP)

**htkpeh** · June 8th, 2011, 06:20 PM

oh man i love your lineworks so much
the facial expression on the second picture have more charme i think but all of them are simply awesome

**Chaser226** · June 8th, 2011, 06:25 PM

Looks good! One thing thats bugging me though, there seems to bit of a disconnect from her neck to shoulders. Maybe its the wide collar thats messing with my eyes..? I think my eyes are trying to see where her trapezius is to make the connection to the shoulder drop off. I dunno. =/

**Helio** · June 8th, 2011, 06:36 PM

Maybe it's just me, but her chin looks sort of big/ manly for a girl. It's like her jaw is protuding a bit outwards giving her a bit of a manface.

Other than that, not much to add to what's been said. It's good to see that even tho you're pretty much at pro level you never forget to get back to basics. You're truly an inspiration, and I can't wait to see what you'll come up with next.

**jbrown67** · June 8th, 2011, 06:38 PM

wow those immagination figures are gorgeous, incredible how well you can construct them. I can't wait to get to that point. Incredible work as always man

**Mila** · June 8th, 2011, 07:32 PM

Brilliant! Love your pencil art. I'm so used seeing you do digital stuff.
On another note; keep up the good work with Ctrl-Alt-Paint. I learned so much in such a short time. Trying my best to apply my knowledge now

**cl0aked** · June 8th, 2011, 07:38 PM

Hey Matt!

Just dropping by to thank you for CtrlPaint. It's awesome, and the Grayscale to Color video helped me a ton. A few questions, though:

1. when doing your studies, do you use your normal workflow (grayscale underpainting + multiply glazing) ?

2. what you think about the screen and overlay modes?

3. what kind of study do you suggest to improve the grayscale value underpaintings?

Cya!

**D0ming0** · June 9th, 2011, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by matt kohr

@ mark sampson: Just lots and lost of practice

I look at a lot of photos and the sketches of Loomis, Bridgman, and Hogarth.

here's an update on the rider painting: (still a WIP)

Very nice. Totally sorted than Man-chin

**NickyBeats** · June 9th, 2011, 12:48 PM

great process shots on that latest painting!! looks great so far!! also loving those anatomy sketches from imagination. very nice man!

**stalsby** · June 9th, 2011, 12:58 PM

Insane good!!! Cheers!

**matt kohr** · June 10th, 2011, 06:33 PM

helio, chaser, and htkpeh: thanks for the critical feedback -- i've been fighting this one, so it's nice to get a few other sets of critical eyes.

progress:

**Forrest_I** · June 10th, 2011, 08:37 PM

Hey Matt, love your work, this last piece seems pretty off though. The eyes aren't aligned right with the rest of the face, like the nose and lip are angled downward, but the eyes are aligned in an upward angle. The right side of her lip seems to end too quickly and seems like it should extend out further. And her chin seems very firm and masculine, aswell as her cheeks. If you already noticed this then sorry, just thought I'd give some feedback

**Caspia** · June 10th, 2011, 09:09 PM

I think the issues with her having a masculine chin are acceptable. Some women have masculine features. The mouth and eyes convey femininity quite well. The nose looks a bit at a different angle to the rest of her face however.

The colours are gorgeous, love them.

**cl0aked** · June 11th, 2011, 01:33 PM

Hey man!

I think her right eye seems a little off - I think it's too small compared to the left one - and the position of the pupils are also a little off, making her a bit strabic. On the manliness side: I think you can fix her by softening her left cheek a bit. And I think her neck is a bit too long (what you think?).

The colors you are using are AWESOME. Please do continue, she is gorgeous.

Cheers!

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