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Son Gokou!

2011-06-18T12:24:00.000-07:00

A little bit of Dragonball Z
Westy Character design fo yo Arss

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Silver Leaf Refinishing - Clean Floor

2011-05-26T17:04:00.000-07:00

Some Boooooooooody say I get da Orange Chicken Fo Da Half Pry Today!

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Dragon Queen!

2011-05-25T16:20:00.001-07:00

I had the time of my life slaying dragons with you

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Silver Leaf Refinishing - Family page

2011-05-25T13:55:00.000-07:00

Some more page art for the Silver Leaf Website

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Silver Leaf Refinishing - Group Sketch

2011-05-16T15:10:00.001-07:00

Here's a first look at the Website aesthetic, and with more to come.

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Matthew son of West

2011-05-13T10:48:00.000-07:00

I Need a horse! Then give me one of those large enough to ride!

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Daily warmups

2011-05-10T18:50:00.000-07:00

I totally watched Say anything today! couldn't help myself!!

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Silver Leaf Refinishing

2011-05-09T17:16:00.001-07:00

Some Logo's done by Ryan Mc Master

Some really cool Textured sketch art I'm doing for Silver Leaf Refinishing

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The Baker Twins Logo

2011-05-05T14:28:00.000-07:00

Its been AGES since I've seen these girls! I miss them soo much, here's a little Commish I did for the girls. BAKERTWINS

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Fighting crimes aganst Fashion!

2011-04-29T01:37:00.000-07:00

Some new concept art for the comic!!!

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First Pages of My comic

2011-04-08T03:05:00.000-07:00

Story Jumps a bit here... Just wanted to upload this cause I love the work!
I'm super excited about this project... Stay tooned for the full story

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Commission for Ciel Davis

2011-04-07T00:46:00.000-07:00

I told her to post on look book but.... Meh

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Spidey commission!!!

2011-03-31T13:19:00.000-07:00

Ok so this uploaded in reverse and I'm to lazy to put it in the reverse order... so read from bottom to top...

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Marrige in the stars!

2011-03-27T17:43:00.001-07:00

A little wedding gift for my Main Man Kimmy Party hard!

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Fruits of tonight's labor

2011-03-26T01:30:00.001-07:00

Three bust drawings I did for some friends!

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She swears I'm just prey for the female

2011-03-22T18:50:00.000-07:00

I'm currently trying to do the artwork for INTERPOL 's Next album!!
So expect allot of upcoming Banks/Kessler artwork! I'm sucking up!

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Paul Banks

2011-03-18T21:50:00.000-07:00

Some people were saying WHY haven't I drawn a picture of my favorite band of all time?

so....

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HLN NGYN Commission

2011-03-15T01:38:00.001-07:00

I was dying to upload this!! but It's not paid for yet!! so I had some fun with it!

Once its all finalized I'll upload the actual piece

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J( )Y - Ian Curtis

2011-03-09T11:36:00.000-08:00

This one is Dedicated to Chloe...

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A cute Commission

2011-03-05T20:41:00.000-08:00

Had a Really great time at Emerald City Comic on this weekend!

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Gutter Snake Logo

2011-03-02T02:39:00.000-08:00

Here's a cool logo I did for my hommie Alex!

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My sisters Party logo

2011-02-23T17:15:00.001-08:00

Cause friends don't waste wine when theirs words to sell!

Gutter Snakes Rough

2011-02-18T14:55:00.000-08:00

Hey Guys I've been way busy with a REALLY big comic name I'm working right now!
But I'll be pushing to add some new stuff periodically!

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"Olivia"

2011-02-18T14:45:00.000-08:00

My friend Olivia said to me,
'What's the use in trusting more than we have to?'

Pics from Red Gates

2011-01-30T15:28:00.000-08:00

Here's a few pics from the gallery at Redgates

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BOSOZOKU Collection 2011

2011-01-29T11:57:00.000-08:00

I Had 7 faces

She broke away

Bubble of your interest

Keen eyes

Three kinds of yes

Settling down it takes time

I'm a slave to the details

Chasing my damage

Your so cute when your sedated

You make motion when you cry

Red Goddess

MATTHEW WEST INVADES CENTURY HOUSE WITH TOKYO HIPSTERS
The Westy Bosozoku show featured a local artist’s spin on Anime

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Artist Matthew West had his debut show, The Westy Bosozoku show, at Century House on January 28, 2011. The eleven-piece collection found its inspiration from an international and eclectic mix that ranges from Akira Neo Tokyo rebel bikers to Western Hipsters. After the shows opening on the evening of January 28, 2011 the pieces will be displayed at the Red Gates Gallery, until Wednesday February 2, 2011.

The eleven-piece collection’s primary influence is the 1988 Japanese animated movie Akira. Akira has developed a large cult following over the years and its unique style, futuristic bikes, tight jeans and bomber jackets now border on the iconic. With a mixture of traditional and digital art forms, West’s art pushes the effects of color, light and shadow to create an entrancing and somewhat unsettling experience. In contrast to the Anime norms, West says, “I wanted to get away from the cutesy Japanese characters that dominate the animated art scene. My art is rooted in Japanese Anime traditions and techniques, but is developed with modern influences and a fresh perspective.”

While others enjoyed the opening party, West spent the night creating artwork for his fans. Sketching on paper and t-shirts, West created one-of-a-kind pieces to purchase and took requests for unique drawings.

The Westy Bosozoku eleven-piece collection consists of canvas limited edition prints and will be available for purchase at Red Gates 156 West Hastings Street in Vancouver.

- RIBS -

Jewelry and Reminders

2011-01-26T20:47:00.000-08:00

Hey yall!

It's been a crazy month planning the show! but its been a fun time working with everyone involved, sorry we couldn't involve everyone but next quarter we'll be planning an even bigger show! So again thanks to everyone involved we couldn't make it happen with out you!

Just as a reminder, bring your check books, visas and cash because were gonna be selling beautiful Jewelry by A. Marie and Matthew is gonna be drawing on T'shirts the whole night and were gonna be taking orders for the Bosozoku Collection!!!

we'll be serving drinks and at 10pm the dancing starts! doors open at 7PM so bring your friends!

Look forward to seeing you all there in two sleeps - Friday Jan 28th at 7pm, Century house 432 Richards and Pender.

Ok..... RIBS

Some scribbles at Red Gates

2011-01-20T19:28:00.001-08:00

Some scribbles I did of the great team down at Red Gates! these guys are at the front line of Vancouver's finest artists! I really look forward to having my art hung at Red gates until the 2nd of Feb!

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Working at the Know?Show

2011-01-20T19:16:00.001-08:00

Another crazy day at the Know?Show, if your looking for my booth you'll find me making this face and you'll know its me!

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Know?Show Event

2011-01-19T23:41:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! its been some time since I've posted new content :( but I got some good news!
We were at the Know?Show Lifestyle event all day and we've been inviting all the big names in Skateboarding, Snowboarding, BMX and MOTO Cross, to the upcoming art show!

Crazy thing is I met my Buddy Jeremy Weber haven't seen him in 9 years! What a reunion!

here's a pic
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Bosozoku Promo Video Leak

2011-01-07T13:08:00.000-08:00

I just couldn't keep this to my self guys!! Check it out

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HOLY CROW NEW SOLO ART SHOW BOOKED FOR END OF JAN!!

2011-01-03T01:45:00.001-08:00

Vancouver's hottest club is WESH!!! I' mean WESTY!! At Century house!! which features twinks, gypsies, German smurfs, Black George Washington, and DJ Baby Bok Choy who spins records with his little ravioli hands and Maid Moes in little hot costumes!

Also pick up your own WESTY T's and get you hands on limited edition WESTY BOSOZOKU PRINTS!

KEEP POSTED FOR MORE UPDATES!

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Swimmer

2010-12-24T16:27:00.000-08:00

Its winter time and all I can think of is summer time! so here's a little bit of summer for yall!

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MEDIA PACKARAGE!!!!!! YAY!!

2010-12-24T15:12:00.000-08:00

OK YALL!!! Talk about the most stressful week trying to get these badboyz printed! YO!!
When making a booklet I suggest that you look into the way your binding it! if your saddle binding it with staples, watch out for the creep factor! When on In Design make sure you nudge it a quarter of an inch in as your pages increase! or just bind it another way!

Anyhoo this badboy is going out right after Christmas time PLAYAZ!

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Scribbles and dream girls

2010-12-20T21:59:00.001-08:00

Tomorrow the media pack is going out!!! look for more Westy action in the next few days!

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Roland

2010-12-19T00:08:00.000-08:00

Looking forward to getting some art into the main Hipster scene!

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Karolina

2010-12-16T21:35:00.000-08:00

Some curls and bullets

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Westy 11 Product line!!!

2010-12-16T00:03:00.001-08:00

Stay tooned' for the "SHOP" Page in the new year!!

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Art of Conquest - Consumer brochure

2010-12-16T00:00:00.001-08:00

Some gift are for my homeboy Nathaniel Nicomedes

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Media package concept art

2010-12-14T02:10:00.000-08:00

Keep your eyes open for some new WESTY 11 product in stores near you!

I'll have a list product in the next few weeks!

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dallas kolotylo Photography

2010-12-12T11:50:00.001-08:00

Yo Gang! Check out my hommie Dallas's ballin new site!

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Jigga! Hova!

2010-12-12T11:41:00.001-08:00

I'm a Hustler baby! I just want you to know, it ain't where I been or where I'm about to go!

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Wow a pod cast post piece!

2010-12-12T00:39:00.001-08:00

Look at the front of your copy of Hancock!

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Heartless girl!

2010-12-11T20:07:00.000-08:00

Little girlie's shouldn't do personal operations without proper qualifications!

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The end of a youth era...

2010-12-11T16:47:00.000-08:00

~Hope you enjoy my new flow~

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Character Warm Ups

2010-12-09T12:22:00.001-08:00

Babes and guys in Ballet costumes

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Boogey Men

2010-12-01T13:28:00.000-08:00

I Wish we were like angels, instead man is defective

2010-12-01T02:18:00.000-08:00

Thank God for the strengths we do posses

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Nephilim

2010-11-30T16:44:00.001-08:00

¹ When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, ² the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. ³ Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”

⁴ The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.

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New Art show

2010-11-26T23:39:00.001-08:00

Hipsters and bikes

Location Conceptual art

2010-11-17T14:59:00.001-08:00

Ered luin

Hobbiton

Fruits and Vegetables

2010-11-10T13:03:00.000-08:00

Some Concept art for Vancouver Fashion Week

2010-11-04T15:08:00.000-07:00

Models Models Models.... Personally i prefer Ballerinas!

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Its been a long time gang!

2010-10-09T02:33:00.001-07:00

Here's a little Breezy Bre' for yall to glam at

I've got a few more too post soon until I goto Guyana for 3 weeks!

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Take that you Commi Piece of DIRT!

2010-09-18T23:21:00.001-07:00

I wanted to design HOVERBOY in a more Westy kinda way!
this is Hoverboy keeping the streets in good old US of A clean from those Commi Jackals for the 21st Century!!

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HOVERBOY!!! ROBOX ISSUE 1

2010-09-17T20:15:00.001-07:00

Check out the 73th Most popular Hero of the 20th Century
And help give USA a fighting chance against those dirty communists!

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SC - Promo art

2010-09-16T17:24:00.000-07:00

TOP SECRET PROJECT!

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Thor Confronts Amora

2010-09-16T12:36:00.000-07:00

Its been about a week Guys and Gals, but here's some more Thor action for your face.
Westy style!

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Big Linkage.. Ahem

2010-09-08T15:24:00.000-07:00

Look at how much adventure is in the land of Hyrule! man!! how come their can't be random ancient ruins strewn through out Canada?

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Warm up life drawings

2010-09-08T11:34:00.000-07:00

Life drawing made PG... Ahem... anyhoo hope this will suffice for those pesky employers to see some anatomy on my site.

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Moody Miss Liss...

2010-09-07T23:59:00.000-07:00

Mood piece water color style and more to come.

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Gandalf the Grey

2010-09-06T20:32:00.000-07:00

Some more Fairy tale art for the September season...

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More GD Concept art

2010-09-05T21:46:00.000-07:00

Special thanks to Andrea Whitburn.
Female armor to come.

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The Lady of the forest

2010-09-03T02:36:00.001-07:00

Lovely lady of the forest, in a modern jumper! and some cute shozies!
Makes me want to eat some

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for lunch

Gandmon & the Willow Hunter

2010-09-02T02:55:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was Sept 1st 2010, the first day of fall... This is the season that all sorts of creatures come out of hiding! Check your pumpkin patches and toy boxes thoroughly or you'll find your self with a missing left sock!

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Tona - Caprice Dragon Crush!!

2010-09-01T01:16:00.000-07:00

When going on a blind date, make sure to find out if your potential boy friend is a over eager blue dragon with a bad case of slobber!!

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Tona - Janya Wishing she could find her prince!!

2010-08-27T18:38:00.001-07:00

When wishing over a well, be sure to wear eye protection, due to the increase in magical floating bubbles popping in childrens eyes!

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Tona - Conny and the Muddy Monkey

2010-08-26T20:51:00.000-07:00

Install muddy moats around your castle walls, just in case you have a monkey mutiny on your hands.

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Tona Rotation

2010-08-25T22:26:00.000-07:00

Derriere extraordinaire - More warm ups to come

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Klaus's color werks

2010-08-24T01:41:00.000-07:00

Here's a simple picture of m' Boy Klaus!
Yo check out how this color master takes a moderately designed piece, similar like dis...

And TRANSFORMS it into a timeless design that your children will never forget!

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More Concept art

2010-08-24T01:38:00.000-07:00

Some touch ups on the Armor! looks way more tough!
Stay tooned for some female armor soon...

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Tona Red Head battle ready poses

2010-08-24T01:32:00.000-07:00

Some fun warm ups for your face!
lol and no this wasn't juli inspired... although she is
cute like juli!

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Nautilus Humanoid

2010-08-23T12:28:00.000-07:00

Toy design turn-around

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The Klaus - New partner/Old partner in crime!!

2010-08-15T13:02:00.000-07:00

Thanks for all the help and support with our partnership!

Be the first to check out Klaus's new Illustrations!!

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Gokou french text book style

2010-08-04T17:16:00.000-07:00

As you all requested.... More cut out style Illustration!

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some fun production art

2010-08-03T23:40:00.000-07:00

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The Matrix Recall

2010-08-02T21:11:00.000-07:00

Some of the viewers comments

Hahahaha! That was amusing, Laith. Those are really great actors. He sounds and acts just like Keanu Reeves. WOW!!! Impressive... I love the green matrix special effect you applied. What effect was that? LOL at the fixing glasses part. Morpheus' facial reactions and Neo's over excessive hand movements cracks me up. :-)

Whoa, is Morpheus's bro using an old Motorolla cellphone? Nice.

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Nautilus Toy designs

2010-07-27T18:44:00.001-07:00

Stay tuned for more really Salty Sea Urchins!

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GD Conceptual art

2010-07-27T00:58:00.000-07:00

Some really Hush Hush... New Concept work on the go!

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The Samit Khajiit Show Art

2010-07-23T21:14:00.001-07:00

If you act now! we'll even throw in the air born dog for your enjoyment!

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"We Friends"

2010-07-21T21:38:00.000-07:00

"My father king... High Chief, my Uncle High Priest in islands. West South far away, ship come by island I take canoe, I sail, I swim, I climb rope, I hide. Ship take me far, many years see all world"

"I sign to, your boat my boat, I eat same food. We sail on same waters, we kill same whale. We Friends!"

To my dear old friend Big Al.

The Samit Khajiit Show

2010-07-21T18:04:00.000-07:00

Broosla Brothas Seminar

2010-06-15T12:08:00.000-07:00

Dolls of Desire

2010-06-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

Some really nice outfits

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Concept art for Iron man Batman Marvel DC Clash

2010-05-17T00:20:00.000-07:00

Hold up! that's not Batman and Iron man in one is it?

OHHH!!! THAT JUST HAPPENED!

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~My Strange Uncle~

2010-05-11T12:36:00.000-07:00

Hey Fep's!
Here's some My Strange Uncle Concept sketches I pulled together!

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Summer Skin

2010-05-09T23:53:00.001-07:00

Summer time is just over the corner!

Time to bust out the swim suits and swim trunks!

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More I Heart SUP

2010-05-04T13:21:00.000-07:00

Now, I've got a message for all the other Artists out there. If you smell a delicious, crispy smell after the you log onto my site, it's not your brain frying. It's just a little bit of RIBS Shake...and RIBS Bake!

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Some un-aproved roughs! YAY!!!

2010-04-30T17:39:00.000-07:00

Can't talk about the name of this project but.... Here's one of the Chicks for the cartoon!! well kinda... this design wasn't approved..

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Card Print concept... Moleskine YA!!

2010-04-26T18:22:00.000-07:00

Hoping to get my card Printed... so that it feels like Moleskine Paper!

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BG Art

2010-04-23T13:42:00.001-07:00

Haha I'm displaying all of my elements for you all to see!

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RIBS Header

2010-04-23T01:35:00.001-07:00

This is some simple art I put together for my header! lol as most of you can tell I've been tinkering with my layout...

Lemme know what you all think?

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Pod cast April 20th 2010

2010-04-20T20:42:00.000-07:00

Click Fullscreen for HD

Sup Yall! here's my second Pod cast! I'm keepin it comin!

Its a sequence of Rough to clean line art... Followed by some flats and shadows!
At the end I pull out some trade secrets from the RIBS VAULT!

holla back

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Matthew M. West Preliminary RIBS Podcasts

2010-04-18T08:01:00.000-07:00

Click Fullscreen for HD

Sup everybody! here's a

preliminary

Pod cast... no audio Commentary but I have attached Covers by Personals (My Indie Band)... and a cutie girlie at the end haha... sorry.. Man I got ladies trying to skype me while I'm workin! the Trials never end boys!

Hope you all enjoy the vid! more to come in the near future... Obviously with audio.... Its to early in the morning and I'm rushing into meetings and can't throw any audio on this one Ha!

But keep tuned In to the Matthew M. West Ribs blog, for more tutorials.

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I "HEART" SUP

2010-04-07T19:36:00.000-07:00

A Commission Piece requested for a new website dedicated to stand up paddle surfing!
Bringing a little piece of Malibu to you!

West coast forever!

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Stand up Paddle Beenies

2010-04-02T15:59:00.001-07:00

Apparel for the west coast surf kids

Beat Child Album art

2010-03-29T19:12:00.000-07:00

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Chillin Down!

2010-03-28T22:28:00.000-07:00

The female form... always goes down smooth!

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Zelda is safe!

2010-03-28T20:06:00.000-07:00

Zelda Is hands down one of the BEST Adventure games of all time!

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Rock Broosers Concept art!

2010-03-19T17:01:00.000-07:00

Sucession!

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