Samuel Matics Illustration

SUCCULENTS!!1

2010-03-14T19:58:00.000-04:00

Halloween Wedding Invitation

2009-10-14T20:40:00.000-04:00

These invitations were printed on postcards which is super economical. the black and white one was the front of the RSVP. Very pleased with my sketchy vector pumpkin.

Limestein

2009-10-14T20:22:00.000-04:00

Distractions

2009-10-13T20:42:00.000-04:00

Things going on this month:

Urbanite Magazine Illustration
Sigma Space Corporation Brochures
Designing the Matics Creative website
Planning a wedding

and despite being busier than crap, I find the time to amuse myself by making logos for some of my associates theoretical music ventures.

2009-07-04T13:07:00.003-04:00

Urbanite Magazine asked me to do an illustration for a story about the debate over whether porn movies should be allowed to be shown in an academic setting at the University of Maryland.
Here are the initial sketches:

This sketch was the "first response" based on the initial project description. Not a terribly interesting composition, but i thought i'd use the jagged line created by the desk edges to emphasize a rift. Once I got the copy, I discovered an amusing corollary description of the specific adult film in question which happened to be in the "pirate porn" genre. Of course I couldn't resist the urge to draw a pornstar moustache and a pirate hat:

Happily, this ended up being the favorite sketch:

And the final product, complete with a Terps shirt:

2009-07-04T12:44:00.002-04:00

I recently completed identity packages for 2 tech companies: Pringle Consulting Services and Optotraffic. The Optotraffic project had a wide scope including all of the standard identity package components, a trade show booth, brochures, postcards, shirts and even branded beach-balls. I havent gotten my hands on the final prints yet, but here is some of the work.

Cover art

2009-02-02T19:21:00.000-05:00

Eat the Worm cover art!

Disruptor

2009-02-02T19:19:00.000-05:00

RIFT game character - "distuptor"

Yellow brick road

2009-02-02T19:12:00.000-05:00

Trade Magazine cover illustration for the American Public Gas Association

Piggies

2008-12-30T23:00:00.001-05:00

Been a while. here's some pigs.

characters...

2008-06-03T09:06:00.000-04:00

character stuff.

2008-03-20T13:17:00.003-04:00

Back in the Saddle.

2008-02-08T09:46:00.000-05:00

A new and improved EAT THE WORM is back on my drawing board. Its not at all related to the original concept, excepting that there's still a jacked up journey through the desert and a guy in a bathrobe.

Random Nonsense

2008-01-23T14:04:00.001-05:00

Security self promo, finished.

2008-01-20T22:26:00.000-05:00

I'm calling this "done"

Making Progress...

2008-01-04T12:58:00.001-05:00

Securitas/Self Promotion

2007-12-30T17:51:00.001-05:00

I'm particularly happy with this one. Oil+digital.

Characters.

2007-12-16T19:34:00.001-05:00

Big guy

2007-12-13T12:55:00.000-05:00

I'm pretty happy with this one. color soon.

Halloween Skull fest

2007-10-31T21:16:00.001-04:00

I recently bought a skull to draw!

Weird Science

2007-10-24T19:41:00.000-04:00

An illustration for Antharia, a web design and development company.

New stuff

2007-09-17T23:44:00.000-04:00

Have you ever seen Putin without a shirt? Dude is ripped.

Portraits

2007-09-06T19:14:00.001-04:00

New drawing, recycled drawings.

2007-08-27T00:14:00.000-04:00

Here's a drawing I made as a thank you note for another artist, along with 2 old drawings that I recycled for new designs. I recently bought some hot Derek Hess screenprints, they are inspiring a bunch of gig poster looking stuff. I don't know what my recent obsession with furniture is about - I won't bore you with an artist's statement. My website should be back up any day now.

Man Hands.

2007-07-09T08:10:00.000-04:00

Architectural Illustration in Baltimore Sun

2007-06-28T09:36:00.000-04:00

Today i discovered that one of my architectural illustrations was published in the Baltimore Sun. Neither i nor the architecture firm got credit tho. Sad Face! Its an illustration of Eldersburg Shopping Center, which will be the first LEED certified (green) shopping center in Maryland. Link:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/bal-bz.mainstreet28p120070628044338,1,7429478.photo

Flashback

2007-06-16T18:22:00.001-04:00

For the purpose of getting my portfolio in order, I did a little redesign of an old piece from back in the day when i had time to do Oil paintings. All of my baltimore friends will have to forgive me if this causes flashbacks.

sans explanation

2007-02-20T11:02:00.000-05:00

Alien Character

2006-11-26T23:09:00.000-05:00

Here's some facial expressions for a fellow that's been congealing in my sketchbooks for a few weeks now.

Fish Character

2006-11-26T18:28:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving somehow inspired this homicidal gonzo fish.

Thanksgiving productivity

2006-11-25T14:43:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving vacation illustration. sketches of marine mutants to come.

moment of zen

2006-11-20T09:20:00.000-05:00

Welcome

2006-11-04T17:57:00.000-05:00

More to come....