Celebrating the birth of one of my childhood heroes and an artist and savvy businessman who changed comics and popular culture; Mr. Stan Lee born this day, December 28, 1922. Born Stanley Lieber who started working at Timely Comics, which evolved into...
Preacher
Portrait of the one and only Howard Stark, Dominic Cooper, as the lead character Jesse Custer in AMC TV's "Preacher".Have an idea or want to work with designomatt? Enter your name, email address, and message and we will get back with you as soon as we can
Ruth Negga
Portrait of the great Irish actor, Ruth Negga created using traditional and digital techniques using custom brushes and intaglio. I first saw her in the AMC TV show, Preacher and have since seen her in a few other pieces where she is always...
Enter the Dragon
Continued experimentation with introducting some new brushes in an established workflow to create a portrait of a childhood hero as well an alternative movie poster for Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon".Have an idea or want to work with designomatt? Enter...
Ripley
Closing out the year with continued experimentation with techniques and textures in the ones-and-zeroes using my favorite pop culture themes. This is a portrait of Sigourney Weaver, as Ellen Ripley, from Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece - Alien.Have an...
2023 Illustrations
Looking back on the year and reflecting on the illustrations and alternative movie posters created during 2023. It has been another year to continue to transpose my traditional painting background to digital equivalency. There have been many attempts to...
Marion Ravenwood
Sketch portrait of Karen Allen from the classic “Raiders of the Lost Ark” focused on the character of Marion Ravenwood.
Close cover before striking
My first introduction to graphic design, like many in my generation, was through the simple matchbook. It was a small advertisement usually consisting of a brand’s identity, logo, word mark, or some other representation to convey their brand proposition...
Furiosa
Portrait of Charlize Theron as Furiosa and alternative movie poster for “Mad Max Fury Road” from George Miller.
Nintendo Game Boy
Latest in the series of handheld video games from my childhood; Nintendo Game Boy. An 8-bit handheld game console released in 1989.
Black Widow
Portrait of Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff, also known as The Black Widow, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Captain Marvel
Portrait of Academy Award Winning actor, Brie Larson, as Carol Danvers (also known as Captain Marvel) from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Jayne Mansfield
Sketch portrait of another one of Hollywood’s greatest starlets and mother to another legend, Mariska Hargitay.
Captain America
Dual portrait of Chris Evans as Steve Rogers and Captain America for an alternative movie poster for “Captain America: The First Avenger”.
Pee-wee Herman
Portrait of Paul Reubens as his more famous alter-ego Pee-wee Herman, who delighted generations of fans with his work.
Aero Experiment
Experiments using Adobe Aero and the Google Geospatial Creator Toolkit to build fun and immersive augmented reality (AR) experiences.
Galadriel
Portrait of Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, the “Lady” of the woods of Lothlórien from the stories of J. R. R. Tolkien.
The Shining
Portrait and alternative movie poster featuring Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance from Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of the Stephen King novel, “The Shining”.