Matthew Mills: Digital Artist » General News

Got a job!

mcubed13 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:52:19 +0000

Been a while since my last update, so I thought I’d kick this off with some good news. I was accepted into the internship with the Canadian Department of National Defense (making training videos, etc for the troops). A great starting position, and I look forward to starting in August.

Now that I don’t have to worry about that, I can still easily work on my own projects during my free time. Gotta keep that demo fresh! I’m still considering doing commissions as well. There are just a couple factors that I’m not too sure about before I actually start openly advertising about it.

Anywho, just thought I’d fill you in. Always interested in hearing from people and studios about my work, getting criticism and such. Feel free to drop me a line, and stay tuned for a look at my upcoming personal projects.

New site theme!

mcubed13 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:58:42 +0000

Just finished putting up my new site theme. I wanted to make something a little cleaner, easier to browse, and that just looks better on today’s browsers. I hope you like it, and I hope it works well for you. I’m sure I’ll be fixing little things here and there, but for the most part it works, and works pretty good on most newer browsers. It certainly breaks in IE 6, but seems ok in Firefox 3, Chrome 2, and IE 8. So enjoy, have a look around at my work, and feel free to drop me a line if you’re looking for a digital artist!

I’m still alive.

mcubed13 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:55:58 +0000

Guh… work. Summer jobs suck up so much of your time, especially when they aren’t related to your chosen career path. So I’m falling a little behind with my summer projects, which was to be expected. I don’t have much time for things other than sleeping and going to work. But I have a couple days off, so I’ll be able to scratch a few creative itches for a little while anyway.

We went to Halifax today and I got to go to Chapters. I picked up a few new books.

5 0 Robots To Draw And Paint

- I love robots so this was a must have. It has various robot designs, ranging from pur sci-fi, cartoony, to steam punk style. Covers basics, even gives you tips on specific parts like joints and cables. Very good inspirational material and mechanical reference.

Anatomy for the Artist

- You can never have too many anatomy resources in my opinion, especially when you’re doing character designs and trying to get a certain level of realism. This book is great. It has overlays that show the underlying bone structures, and musculature. It has lots of large color photos of models. Very clean and well posed. Each photo focuses on a certain part, and has in depth descriptions and tips for drawing each part. A lovely book I’m sure I’ll be referring to often.

Erotic Fantasy Art

- A lovely inspirational and beautiful book of over a hundred sexy female paintings, drawings, and photography. It covers everything from vampire queens to bondage angels. It incorporates artwork from lots of different artists, and they are all stunning works of art celebrating the female form in various cultures, races, costumes, and even species. A great book if you’re looking to create a sexy femme fatale and you’re not quite sure how revealing to make her outfit

I’ve also been working on the Scissor Sisters project, and a practice hand model to keep myself busy. Hopefully you will see more from me in the coming weeks. Later!

I’m back!

mcubed13 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:57:36 +0000

Sorry about the brief lapse there. I was working on getting my new site up. You’ll notice you’re at a new domain eh? If not, then you’re not reading this…Anywho.

I will be starting work on my Scissor Sisters project very soon. Tomorrow actually, since it’s a day I have off. I didn’t want to work on it too much when I was doing the site.

Also, some things aren’t quite working yet, so bare with me.