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Wild Tooth Slot / Pokie / Fruit / Gaming / Poker Machine

Matt Elder — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:43:28 +0000

This is the main personality theme panel from the Wild Tooth Slot / Pokie / Fruit / Gaming / Poker Machine I did circa 2009 for Aristocrat. This was a wildly successful game and of the 2000 odd games released into the NSW market in the last 5 years by any manufacturer, this is in the top 20 (most games in the top 20 are multi-packs ie collections of previously successful games so it is quite a feat for a single, original title game).

The game was so successful, the regulator changed regulations so it couldn’t be made again in the future. Not bad for my 2nd game.

Art and logo design by Matt Elder. Copyright Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited. Used with Permission.

CyberForce’s Aphrodite V Digital Painting

Matt Elder — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:47:39 +0000

Here is CyberForce’s Aphrodite V taken from the recent kickstarter reboot of Cyberforce (of which I’m looking forward to my hardcopy as a financial supporter – http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/620244384/cyber-force-returns ).

Pencils by: Marc Silvestri Here

Baby Sleeping Portrait Study

Matt Elder — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:47:55 +0000

This piece is a study from one of my own photographs for a painting I hope to get to one day. Is it done with charcoal or is it digital?!

Interviewed on Kapow Comic Book Show

Matt Elder — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:11:14 +0000

A little while back when Image Comic’s Topcow head Matt Hawkins was in at Kings Comics, the Kapow Comic Book Show did an interview with me about my comic book art (and hence on the 2nd half of the below youtube video):

African Animals Nursery Mural Painting

Matt Elder — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:14:24 +0000

I recently completed this large African Animals Nursery Mural Painting (Acrylic on Canvas – 0.76 x 2.0m (2.5 x 6 foot). ). There are 50+ African animals in this large painting that needed to be bright, for a childs nursery and done in a weekend (usually dislike acrylic and stay away from but needed it to dry quickly).

The studies were made from my trip to Africa:

Yoda, Flash and Optimus Artworks featured on ComicsAlliance.com

Matt Elder — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 03:55:29 +0000

Over the last little bit, I’ve had my artworks featured on ComicsAlliance.com in there “Best Art Ever (This Week)”. Here are the links:

Yoda on Dagobah http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/10/best-art-ever-this-week-08-10-12/

The Flash http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/09/best-art-ever-this-week-12-09-11/

Optimus Prime http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/11/best-art-ever-this-week-11-11-11-omg/

Hellboy at the Cemetary – Portrait Oil Painting

Matt Elder — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:14:19 +0000

Really enjoyed reading Hellboy / BPRD so thought I’d take a crack at an oil painting verison of the character. Also wanted to pay a little more attention to the background on this piece than some of my other comic painting attempts.

Yoda on Dagobah – Oil Painting

Matt Elder — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:32:03 +0000

I wanted to push a comic style painting a little more impressionistic and why not give everyone’s favorite Star Wars Jedi Master, Yoda, the treatment. This whole painting was done primarily with a just a palette knife.

Catwoman Crouching 01 Portrait Oil Painting

Matt Elder — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:36:19 +0000

Recently completed “Catwoman Crouching 01″ Oil Painting. This was the first time I’d tried a female comic character and I find them a little harder to do then their male counterparts.

Hulk Smash Brick Wall Oil Painting

Matt Elder — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:18:18 +0000

Recently completed “Hulk Smash Brick Wall” Oil Painting. I was playing around with more of a limited palette than normal and only used about 6 colours in this painting (white, yellow, 2 greens, burnt and raw sienna).