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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).

The Flash 01 Oil Painting & Pencil Sketch Study

Matt Elder — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:29:17 +0000

Recently completed The Flash Oil Painting

This was the original pencil sketch study for the painting:

Optimus Prime Transformer Marker Sketch

Matt Elder — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:19:13 +0000

This was a quick sketch I did for a weekly OzComics competition and WON: Optimus Prime Draw Off

Store Now Open

Matt Elder — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:55:55 +0000

The MattElder.com online store is now open! http://www.mattelder.com/store

Here you can inquire about purchasing original artworks and/or purchase MattElder.com artworks on various product ranges through the new MattElder.com Cafepress shopfront http://www.cafepress.com/mattelder

Over time I add new artworks but if there is a specific artwork you’d like to see on a product range, feel free to drop me a line and I’ll see what can be arranged matt@mattelder.com

Female Gambit Digital Painting

Matt Elder — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:16:48 +0000

This was something I was having a bit of fun with for a couple of nights before I went to sleep. Just thought the idea of a female Gambit was cool and meant I could use colours I thought would be appropriate.

Pencils by ComfortLove – http://comfortlove.deviantart.com/art/Chick-Gambit-91981925
Colours by Matt Elder (me)

Australiana Between the Flags

Matt Elder — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:54:20 +0000

A colleague of a client had completed their in time Australia and was heading back to Canada. In that time they’d become a keen surfer while in Australia so wanted to give a surfboard with a very Australian theme. The turnaround time on this one was very tight and first time I’d ever properly airbrushed a piece so a real matter of laying the tracks right infront of the oncoming train.

Airbrush on Fibreglass Surfboard – 0.5 x 1.8m (20” x 6’3”)

How to Draw & Paint: Masterclass 03: Shoe Still Life Oil Painting

Matt Elder — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:54:51 +0000

I recently completed a shoe still life painting for the 2011 Foot Locker Art Prize and created an accompanying free time lapse video tutorial of the painting from start to finish. This is a new addition to the How to Draw & Paint: Masterclass series and hope you enjoy!

How to Draw & Paint: Masterclass 03: Shoe Still Life Oil Painting by mattelder.com from Matt Elder on Vimeo.

Below is the finalised painting – “Running Against the Sun”, Oil Still Life Painting Oil on Gessoboard – 30.5 x 40.5cm (12 x 16 inches).

Artist of the Week (x2) … and other ‘appearances’.

Matt Elder — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:43:39 +0000

I was recently selected by a deviantart group, DA-Art-Gallery, as their artist of the week from 2,500 members. I was pretty humbled when asked to supply a quick blurb about it all so check it out at: http://da-art-gallery.deviantart.com/blog/41489141/

A few days later I was selected by another deviantart group, Aus-Art, as their artist of the week from 1,300 members. Great way to start the week and you can check it out at: http://aus-art.deviantart.com/blog/41530285/

I was also asked to judge a Autumn Art Leaf Competition for Small World Children’s Boutique. Always interesting being on the other side of competitions and judging: http://www.smallworldcb.com.au/your-world/your-world-blog/2011/06/winner-of-the-autumn-art-leaf-competition/

And last but not least, my good friends over at Black Mermaid Productions gave a plug to my How to Draw Basics series. They have great posts on everything from being creative through to the legal side and upcoming events (for those into that, a must read): http://blackmermaidproductions.blogspot.com/2011/06/matt-elder-how-to-do-draw-videos.html

Joker on Comicsalliance.com

Matt Elder — Sun, 29 May 2011 09:59:28 +0000

My Joker painting is featured on a major comics website of best art ever (for the week) along side some of my comic heroes (Moebius, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Humberto Ramos and Mike Mignola). Being image number 2 on the page makes it all the more sweeter:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/27/best-art-ever-this-week-05-27-11/

Pencils & Inks by Mike Deodato Jr.
Colours by Matt Elder (me)