The Art of Matthew Childers

Here is a piece I finished last Sunday for HeroesCon - I don't get to draw Superman much but had a ton of fun drawing him saving the good old lives of Andy Griffith and Barney Fife #superman #manofsteel #dccomics #comicbookart #comicartist #comics #artistsoninstagram #justiceleague https://www.instagram.com/p/By8mpBSh7pi/?igshid=1aqe0zubx70u2

Almost done with this. Just a little bit of special effect texturing to add to it. Otherwise it's pretty much done. That's another fun commission done for #heroescon #comiccommission #makingcomics #comiccover #heroescon2019 #superman #manofsteel #shazam #batgirl #wolverine https://www.instagram.com/p/BydyF5CBSTR/?igshid=m98033tv0j6o

The pets are back! Comet, Krypto, Beppo & Streaky are mourning a rather dead Proty. I put the finishing touches on this commission this morning. The inks took a bit longer than I thought, but I think mostly due to the fact I used about 90% brush. I love using brush, but with my regular comic pages I usually go with a brush pen to save time. The quality of actual art on board isn't as nice with brush-pen but once scanned it's not an issue. In this case though I wanted only the best. I did struggle a bit with the background. The final didn't stray too far from the sketch, but while working on it, when I spotted the blacks ,I almost worried that I went too far. That the spotted blacks looked too flat. I slept on it and actually attempted on scanned and printed copy a splatter technique to give the background a greyer tone. Had I had some zipatone I might have tried that. The splatter technique failed though and I just wasn't digging it. Sometimes it works great, but in this case it would have just not worked the way I envisioned. I then just went back to my sketch and inked in some texture to soften the blacks and... well it just worked. I was happy. Sometimes the simple solution is the best. #dccomics #dcpets #superpets #superheropets #krypto #superman #comicbooks #comicbookcommission #artcommission #art #inks #inking #comicbookart #makingcomics https://www.instagram.com/p/BtRR2YEBzLR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ehj307unp2pt

Did a #Superman #sketch yesterday- Feeling kinda out of sorts since I got back from vacation- and this one feels off to me but I figured I’d share. #manofsteel #dccomics #comicbooks #art #comicart #inktober #inktober2018 #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BpAlLR2HvUP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bjo2e9uvaq7a

The matchup I wish I could draw.. #hulk vs #superman - #smash #hulksmash #manofsteel #artistoninstagram #art #comics #comicart #comicbookart #dccomics #marvel #twoinone #sketchoftheday - #stillonvacation (at Sunset Beach, North Carolina)

Sketching out something fun. Let’s see where this goes. #sketch #artistoninstagram #deskshot #prelim #superman #fun #art #vacation (at Sunset Beach, North Carolina)

The Man of Steel poster #illustration I did just for fun. I’ve always enjoyed #superman and really think emotion with Clark is always important #dccomics #comics #comics #art #comicart #superman #comicart #po

This #comiccommission is starting to come together. As I said in my last post I'm terribly impatient so I started inking the foreground figures and the typography. My next step will be adding in the pencils for the rest of the art/background. Since it's Kirby-esque in it's treatment much of it is just simple geometric shapes so a big portion of that will just be gridding it off and inking. I'll post the pencils to that when I get there. #makingcomics #comicbookcommission #artcommission #classiccomiccover #artist #artistoninstagram #drawing #inprogress #stepbystep #superman

I started working today on a commission. The concept is based off a classic #Marvelcomics Invader story that was originally drawn by #jackkirby but will use #DCComic characters the All Star Squadron - Because it's a recreation but also uses different characters ect.., I don't want to just mimic Kirby but I also want it to feel similar. So this one is a bit tough. You can see here my starting pencils, and how absolutely crap they are. I used to pencil like a beast but these days it's more of a guide. I get bored pencilling easily and want to ink so bad. With this piece because there are basically three main elements, the lettering, the foreground characters and the background I am splitting it up. the lettering I did in illustrator and will just ink over that. Right now I'm pencilling the foreground characters and will ink those as well. That leaves the background which while Important isn't as important as the first two steps. I do that last because by that point I can lose a little focus and that's okay, because the focus needs to be on the lettering and main characters. Anyway this is the start. #makingcomics #comicbookcommission #artcommission #classiccomiccover #artist #artistoninstagram #drawing #inprogress #stepbystep #superman

Close up of my favorite panel for these sample pages #deskshot #superman #Firestorm #dccomics

#Batman and #Superman #inktober sketch - and if u like please check out my Kickstarter http://kck.st/1LKJ7Cs

#deskshot of some #coloring I did today. My colors are usually flatter than this, but this was fun #superman

Close up of a poster design I've illustrated. #makincomics #superman

#Superman

Coffee.. Breakfast.. And #superman on the drawing board

Finished the #superman illustration. I love drawing #comicbooks

#superman art in progress #comicbooks