Matt-o-Matic

tattoo idea

2009-06-12T13:13:00.000-07:00

how awesome is this? its from an old cartoon called "the gruesome twosome." This may be my next tattoo. P.S. The bulbous noses on the cats were inspiration for "Stimpy."

Graphic Typography

2009-05-05T10:27:00.000-07:00

just something I did in class. I was actually thinking pretty hard about it.

I'd give you noodles, but all I have are doodles.

2009-04-25T17:22:00.000-07:00

BUY MY SISTER'S CRAP

2009-04-11T23:42:00.001-07:00

Hey Folks! Sorry there haven't been any posts lately. I haven't been drawing very much but have no fear because my mind grapes are at work! In the meantime, you should check out my sister's jewelry on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7047975

Whether you're a woman, a man who dresses like a woman, or transexual, you're sure to enjoy my sister's pretty earrings, necklaces, beads, and other stuff.

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Drawings soon...I PROMISE! Enjoy this picture, jokemars!

more friggin birds

2009-03-16T13:53:00.000-07:00

One of my fans said I wasn't putting up enough posts. So here are some doodles of birdies. Sorry about the poor quality, my scanner is a butthole. I'm also getting ready to do a painting featuring the birds pictures that look like the mountains in the background of super mario world. Do you have a favorite out of this ridiculous collection of feathered wonders? let me know!

I like birds.

2009-03-14T11:27:00.001-07:00

For the most part of my childhood and young adult life there have always been at least two birds in my house. So needless to say I have always been partial to them. They are also my default for cartoons: if I can't think of anything to draw I draw bird cartoons. Throughout history cartoons have targeted the chicken. This is completely understandable what with the quirky movements, stupid looks, and of course the ridiculous sounds. BUT there are MANY different kinds of birds in this world with even more bizarre character traits than a chicken. It has been carved in the heads of cartoonists to turn to the chicken when in need of a bird. Robert McKimson's rooster, Foghorn Leghorn, is, in my opinion, the best bird character to date. Mainly because he was a big arrogant southern asshole. Daffy Duck is another great character who like Foghorn has an amazing personality. I've heard rumors that Daffy was originally supposed to represent a black person, being colored black and being a loud mouth, but I can't confirm that.

I wanted to mention the picture I have posted above. It is called "Capistrano Spring Break" by Andy Gonsalves. I recently found this design on a t-shirt at threadless.com and immediately bought it. Why is this picture so great? Let's go through the simple factors.
1.) it features birds....cute birds.
2.)Andy's use of color is gorgeous. Maroon, orange, blue, teal...they are all such strange colors rarely used together and yet they work beautifully.
3.) I'm not sure about this one but it appears to me that the picture depicts a story. It others think the layout shows different birds in different situations. I personally think its the simple story about two birds talking over some drinks, fooling around, and eventually ending up with the male bird passed out, yet possible smiling.
4.)THE CUTENESS STAYS! Even though this is an adult situation and the bird ends up getting smashed, he appears to still have a smile on his face. That and the design of these characters makes for a cute little tale of spring break.

Please check this guy out! He's an amazing artist with wonderful ideas....some of which you can buy on t-shirts. www.andygonsalves.com

NEXT TIME: MY IDEA FOR A BIRD CARTOON---a very RACIST bird cartoon.

Inspiration and Writing

2009-03-10T22:04:00.000-07:00

Matt-o-Matic can't write. I learned the device was unable to do this a long time ago. The Matt-o-Matic is a conceptual thinker meaning it can see the big picture but can't make up the small steps that lead up to it. Anycrap, in order for the M-o-M to make something creative you have to write something for it or give it inspiration.
There are writers for books, comics, movies, and TV shows so why not one-time drawings? Kings and royalty used to commission artists to paint goofy portraits of themselves...same thing. For this drawing I had my good buddy Mackie tell me what to draw. He said draw a chicken breast beating up a vegetable. I couldn't draw a chicken breast without looking at one so I drew a chicken leg.
There's really no point to any of this except to check out this sketch I drew. But the drawing belongs to Mackie too; he wrote my drawing. So I present to you "I can't imagine what Mr.T would have done to this broccoli, then again he was always telling kids to drink their milk and stuff." By Matt and Mackie. I'll clean it up and color it eventually.

Thanks to my heterosexual life partner, Ari Costa, it has been brought to my attention that i spelled chicken wrong in this drawing. I'm a cartoonist dammit! Not a spelling....person...thingy.

let this pissing and moaning for no reason begin.

2009-03-10T07:08:00.000-07:00

Moxie is shit. There are some things in this world that I can understand why some people like and some people dislike-NOT MOXIE. This stuff tastes like dirt(the bad kind), stale root beer, and cough syrup all mixed together. Some people actually enjoy this "beverage" like the two crazy assholes pictured above.
Moxie does have one thing going for it: that awesome logo. I love these old fashioned 1950's illustrations. I imagine they are depictions of what perfect people looked like back then. This is why I tried this crap in the first place.

Me: I bought it because of the dude on the can who's all like "Hey, YOU got Moxie!"
Mark: No, I think it was more like "You got Moxie'd" as in you've been duped into buying a really shitty soda."

INTRODUCING.....

2009-03-09T13:47:00.000-07:00

INTRODUCING THE ALL NEW MATT-O-MATIC!!!!!
The Matt-o-Matic is a fancy new device that only works by accident! Sometimes the Matt-o-Matic wants to be a Graphic Designer BUT LOOKOUT because other times the Matt-o-Matic wants to live out its childhood dream of being a CARTOONIST!
The Matt-o-Matic gets its inspiration from such other gizmos as John Kricfalusi, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones, Katie Rice, Jim Smith, Kali Fontecchio and MANY OTHERS.
This blog will demonstrate what the Matt-o-Matic can and certainly cannot produce. The Matt-o-Matic is ALWAYS open to new ideas, criticism, and talking about completely unrelated topics! So PLEASE check out the blog for updates which will probably be few and far in between because the Matt-o-Matic is currently a student at the never-heard-of and two-bit school, Paier College of Art.
CHECK OUT THE MATT-O-MATIC TODAY and TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND ENEMIES AND UNCLES AND STEPCHILDREN AND ANY PETS YOU MAY BE TALKING TO!