Book Cover Project

Thought I would post this project I did for my Graphic Design class since its essentially a comic illustration and I thought comickers might enjoy it! The assignment was to make a book cover for a fairy tale/folk tale/fable. I chose to illustrate a cover for the old story "3 Billy Goats Gruff". For those who aren't familiar its a story where 3 goats attempt to cross a bridge and have to deal with a grumpy troll trying to eat them. (Spoiler Alert! hah) In the end the troll waits for the 3rd (largest) goat to cross because he will be the most filling but the 3rd goat is too big and he kills the troll. So I decided to put a little spin on the usual cover art for this story, where the goats are fearing the troll, and make the troll intimidated by the beastly goat! Its probably my favorite digitally colored artwork I've done so far. Hope you enjoy!

-Matt

Nimbus Cover Update 2!

Here's your first look at the completed cover art for Nimbus Part One! I'm halfway done screen printing the 2nd color and I will be completely done by the end of this week. As you may have noticed, the cover price for this comic will be 3 dollars. If you're wondering why it's cheaper than my last comic; I'll tell you! It is partially because the covers are printed on paper that isn't sparkly (Less sparkle=Less $$). I have also decided that since I am selling the first part of a series, I should sacrifice a bit and sell it at a lower price. Since I feel it is harder to get readers interested in a series than a self-contained story. And I really want people to check this story out because I think its going to be really cool when its all done! So that's my shpeal on price in case anyone noticed, cared, or was scratching their head a bit.

To continue the update: I've also been continuing work on penciling the interior pages and I'm really excited about how they're turning out!

Stay tuned for more news!

-Matt

Nimbus Update

Hey Everyone,

Here's a quick update about my latest project: Nimbus. Things are moving along and I am right in the middle of screen printing the covers for Part I. Here are a couple images that give you an idea of what the process is like and you can get a glimpse of the cover art (which doesn't look like much with only one of the 2 colors printed!) I am printing 200 copies so its pretty intense.


So there you have it! I will post an update with some pictures after I print the second color. Hopefully I will post an update regarding the inside of the comic soon. I'm hoping I get a break from school work and side projects soon so I can really get moving on the penciling of the rest of the comic!
'Till next time!
-Matt

See the Giant Robot for Yourself!

Remember this guy?


If not: That is the largest pen and ink drawing I have ever done. And it is currently being exhibited at MSU's Kresge Art Center alongside other work from my Intermediate Drawing class. The exhibit will be up until Feb 19, so if you're in the area you can go check it out!

ALSO: This week and next I will begin screen printing the covers for my next book: NIMBUS: Part I. So I will be posting updates as I spend many nights screen printing yet again!