The Bear
Rough sketch portrait of Jeremy Allen White and Jon Bernthal from the hit FX Network series, "The Bear". I wanted to capture some of the frenetic nature of the show using the two main characters: Carmy and his brother Michael. …with a very simple mockup for an...
First Round Completed
Continuing my work in progress with the first round competed of the new Ballpoint Regular complete character set. It is based on a sign painter's sample from the early 20th Century; as such it was limited to the upper and lower cases, as well as a number set. I have...
Ballpoint Regular
Work in progress on the iteration of the Ballpoint family; extending it to a regular version with a complete character set for all uses. Currently have the first draft of the upper and lower case letterforms. Next step is refine and balance these forms and then move...
Ballpoint 3D
Complete character set of a 26 upper case alphabet rendered in 3D out of Adobe Illustrator with alpha channel shadow. Available for sale now on our Gumroad store. Have an idea or want to work with designomatt? Enter your name, email address, and message and we will...
Ornamental Roman
Announcing the general availability (GA) of the new Ornamental Roman font family, based on a sign painter's display from the early 20th Century that contains three versions of the typeface: OrnamentalRoman.otf OrnamentalRoman-Bold.otf OrnamentalRoman-Italic.otf It is...
Ballpoint Display, GA
Announcing the general availability (GA) of the new Ballpoint Display font family, based on a sign painter's display from the early 20th Century that contains several versions of the typeface: BallpointRegular.otf BallpointRegular-Italic.otf BallpointRegular-Bold.otf...
Ballpoint Display iteration
Continued development on the Ballpoint Display typeface; based on a sign painters font from the early 20th Century it will be a purely display family. Working through a variety of styles to complement the simple face but will allow for a robust set of options to meet...
Naru
Portrait of Amber Midthunder as Naru, from the fifth film in the Predator series entitled "Prey" and is a prequel to the modern tales, taking place in Northern Great Plains 1719.It is a great retelling of the confrontation between the alien hunter and humans. Amber...
Ballpoint Display
New year, new font part II: this is a work in progress of a new display font based on an old font from the early 20th Century. It will be a limited set which may extend into some numerals to round out the set. Have an idea or want to work with designomatt? Enter your...
Ornamental Roman
New year, new font; an ornamental roman display font that is based on a sign painter's alphabet from the early 20th Century. Determining whether I will stick with just the display elements or build it out to a more complete font set with punctuations, alternates,...
Polaroid Transfers and Emulsion Lifts
Years ago, when I was in university I was a Polaroid artist; essentially, I had a contract with Polaroid to share my knowledge and aid others in adopting the cameras and films for their artistic endeavors. I don't think I ever really benefited from it financially but...
The Terminator
Starting the year with a look back to one of the baddest bad guys in film from my youth; Arnold Schwarzenegger's as Cyberdyne Systems Model 101, also known as a T-800, in James Cameron's 1984 classic, "The Terminator".Have an idea or want to work with designomatt?...
Happy New Year
Reflecting on the year in the studio while preparing for the new year ahead, we are thankful for the lessons learned we have learned this year. May 2024 bring you peace, joy, and abundance for you and your loved ones.Have an idea or want to work with designomatt?...
Stan Lee
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 Marvel Comics...
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 captivating. Have an idea...
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 your name,...
Snake and Ripley
More experimentation incorporating new brushes into an existing workflow focused on transposing techniques to digital illustrations. With a set of existing brushes and patterns that I have relied on for years, I recently purchased a set of natural media set from...