drawdrawdraw ▌▌02/23 (pg. 76)

[MattGamer]

Victor B: bhwahha that's so sweet!! i love it man!

---

already thursdayyyyyyyyyy whoop whooop. and it hasn't snowed since the middle of March!! whooo.. hope fully no snow till may, but that's unlikely. crazy t-storm weather we're having which i love!

i'm learning to take different paths to work, and i'm seeing new people new patterns and experiencing new things with all my senses.

[Jamie Romoser]

diggin those updates matt! the pics and sketchbook pages are sick!
its stormin over here aswell
have a good one
-Jamie

[purb36]

i hope you're not taking pictures WHILE you're driving to work. SOMEbody will NOT be on the road while you are...

[Rushlord]

Hey cool pictures Matt. I thought those photos were paintings at first. The clouds look so unreal

[MattGamer]

OmertA: thanks! yes we got lots of rain today, and that's probably the biggest rain storm we will have all year. it's pretty much desert around here but with 90% snow most of the time.

purb36: lol yes i actually do take photos while driving, but i'm an expert photo taker. it's just hard to get the aperture and lens speed right when you're going 55mph. ;] but the above photos were taken after i stopped. lol

Rushlord: yeah i know! best time to take photos are at sunrise and sunset. it's when people aren't aware of the beauty in the sky and usually miss it everyday of their lives. that's why photographers are here to capture those moments.

---

fanart sketching is fun. ;] i learn so much from other people's design choices and having fun with it!

funny though, i asked 2 people in the past 2 days if they knew who Boba Fett was and they didn't. so sad what this world is coming to. :]

oh yea my new haircut i designed myself. i call it the "fauxmatthawk" haha

[purb36]

"lol yes i actually do take photos while driving, but i'm an expert photo taker."

um...that makes me MORE scared than not...the correct answer was, "...but i'm an expert DRIVER."

[prsnsweeney]

hahahah props for the nice photogrophy while driving and how the hell do pple not know who the fett is i just had a gesture drawing class and for 4 hours we talked about him
nice sketches i like your gestures good line quality

[LumoGraphite]

your hair is very davey havok of you Matt :] brownie points.

[llex_paul]

nice haircut yah, and drawing, fine pencil drawings!

[MattGamer]

purb36: okkkkkkkay, but still i'm an expert photo taker if i haven't wrecked while changing shutter speed and aperture while texting on my phone WHILE eating a subway sandwich WHILE singing to music, etc. :p

prsnsweeney: haha thanks, yeah it's odd how there's a generational gap in there. kids don't even know about the ninja turtles these days. it's crazy!

LumoGraphite: second person that's told me that last week. lol thanks it's another venue of art that most artist ignore. hair is what everyone sees on you. might as well make it the way you want it. eh? ;]

llex_paul: thanks!! graphite is fun now. you should have seen my posts complaining earlier about how i hate graphite. haha

---

sketch for today: he has granola bars in the left baggy thingy on his belt.

ps. i just saw The Losers and what a funny film. this review pretty much sums up what i think about the film.

[MattGamer]

---

you find so many errors once you make a thumbnail like this. ughhh how am i ever going to be an artist!!!!!!?

[Call0ps]

nice studies, restless machine! =) just keep in mind those edges, and hands on a wheel when driving

[purb36]

"ughhh how am i ever going to be an artist!!!!!!?"

same as everybody, dude, with lots of practice and correcting our mistakes. lookin good though man; keep it up, you can do it.

just remind me never to drive in gillette...

[B-Man]

awesome updates!
you need to use softer brushes on this last one. The values are looking good but you could add some lighter values. keep on doing studies they are great practise. And chees bud!

[Kan Muftić]

Hey Matt, lots of cool stuff you got in this book! I like the studies a lot and I think you should keep doing them, they will really space rocket your skills.
Peace!

[MattGamer]

Call0ps: hahaha!!! yes although i'm practicing to drive with my knees just in case my hands are chopped off in a car accident. :] thanks!

purb36: lol! it's ok. i'm a very safe driver when i don't see an amazing thing i have to photograph. and yes, i understand that, but it's these struggling years that are disheartening. i just keep pressing on and keep on drawing. thanks ;]

B-Man: thanks! i was leaving the highlights for last. i ALWAYS start those too early. i'm painting in a cross hatching way that you can only see if you're really close. i've never done it digitally before, and it's almost like painting in pencil. very fun.

Kan Muftić: ooh thank you. yes i will definitely be doing more studies than fun in my daily routine.

---

friend jody as herself. she likes l4d2 too much. ;}

[teapo]

hahaha loving all the new character sketches matt! really like the photos you captured also, they make me feel kinda gloomy heehee. btw, do you cut your own hair? i've been cutting my own since senior year in high school haha, saves a lot of money

[MattGamer]

teapo: yes i cut my own hair now. i usually don't bother with it that much, but it is definitely cheaper. ;] thanks!

---

[zhonked]

Looking good Matt Don't beat yourself up too much, you're being really productive and practicing lots. And from what I can see, you're definitely improving! Keep at it!

[JustinBeckett]

Looking good man, keep up all the hard work, it will pay off....maybe try and take some of these pencils and paint them up digitally....I think it could make some stuff look pretty bad ass.

[MattGamer]

zhonked: thanks. your encouraging words make me happy today.

JustinBeckett: ok, sounds good! i might do that! :]

---

gotta keep pushing and not become lazy. i saw a facebook status update by bobby chiu which read, "How hard have you been working today? at 80%? 90%??.... are there any people that went at 100%???" He's such an inspiration and i've got to say i'm at probably 60%, but wishing it was 90% or 100%!

[LumoGraphite]

Keep goinggg mang!

[MattGamer]

LumoGraphite: haha thankssssssssssss

---

stoooooody, happy friday! i watched this yesterday and it inspired me.

[Cameli]

whoa nice sketchbook!The enviros are pics right??? o.o

[Call0ps]

great work on the last one, have nothing to point other than its great! i want to see more work. i want mooar!

[jackpot_anjr90]

Great studies! Keep working like this and you're gonna grow tons better in no time

[Flaskpost]

looking good, matt! both you and your arrrts! updates on the masterstudy?
nice values and edges! but more soft brushes might be good in some places.
maybe use ctrl+shift+alt E and liquify that layer a bit, to do some corrections.
her mouth should be more straight i think, and her left eye needs to be tilted and lowered.
keep working, man!

[Beelow]

Watch the bottom of the neck on the master study. I can't really see the life drawing stuff clear. Looking good though. Try to move more into practicing color. Be ambitious. Attack, even if failing is inevitable. You will learn a lot more. Be back soon. Also updated my sketchbook so go ahead and take a look see. Posted stuff from my blog and a couple life stuff. I am pretty terrible with my life stuff don't laugh. XD

[towy]

nice pictures and studies , cool hair cut ^,^

[SMILEFACE]

rRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RRRRRRRRRRRRRR HAHA MAD CRAZY GONZO KILLER WERKS that pretty much sums up my review of yer updates XD