Adventure Time

Another Cartoon Network illustration just for fun.

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Since I've been super busy with work that I can't show, here's something just for fun! I can't believe it's taken me this long to do some Foster's fan art.

Shazam Pitch

Throwback Thursday to when I was asked to come do some concepts for a Shazam!/Captain Marvel cartoon that was being pitched to Warner Bros. Nothing ever came of it but it was a fun project to work on.

Turtle Tower

Today's warm-up.

Photoshop for Illustrators

If you haven't taken my Character Illustration class, and you're just starting out as an illustrator, I have a 3-Part Skillshare class that covers the basics of Photoshop.

You have to have a Skillshare membership to take these classes, but my Character Illustration class is still available to purchase and take at your leisure.

Here are the links to each one: Part 1 Part 2 and Part 3

Hanna-Barbera to Cartoon Network Show

Here are some pics (courtesy of The Beast is Back) of my Ben 10 piece that I did for the From Hanna-Barbera to Cartoon Network gallery show. It was an honor to be a part of such an amazing show!

Pac-Man and the Ghosts

My buddy Tommy Day recently sent me a Pac-Man book that I had as a kid (and totally forgot about). After reading it to the kids, I had to do some fan art.

Mr. Peabody and Sherman #1 Variant Cover - IDW

Since solicitations are out now, I can finally share the variant cover I did for IDW's upcoming Mr. Peabody and Sherman comic that will tie-in with the upcoming movie by Dreamworks. Many thanks to editor Sarah Gaydos for giving me this opportunity!

A larger view of the art

March of the Monsters 2013

So basically, when I started this blog, I had intended to do monthly projects (not every month but on a regular basis) where I'd choose a theme and draw something each day of that particular month. As I started getting more and more client work, that idea kind of fell to the wayside.

My favorite theme was always March of the Monsters. I only did it twice, but I always looked forward to it. Although I still don't have enough time to do a daily drawing, I at least wanted to create a few pieces this year.

Here is the first one, which my daughter named Mr. Squiggly Monster.

Sloth Love Chunk

Here's my piece for Gallery1988's Crazy4Cult show that starts tomorrow in New York. It's going to be an amazing show so if you live near NY City, be sure to check it out! After the show opens the prints will be available online here.

Print Info:
Sloth Love Chunk
Size: 9.5 x 13 (including border)
Limited Edition of 25, signed and numbered.
Printed on Moab Entrada 300gsm Bright White stock with archival inks.

I will also have 4 artist proofs available in my store at some point.

Sasquatch Troop Print Now Available

My piece for AcidFree's online gallery show, Myths and Monsters, is now available for purchase here!

There's also a single canvas print available as well.

Swim Safe!

I know I always do...

I was in the mood to draw a faux vintage ad for today's illustration.

My New Store

I finally launched my new and slightly improved online store. I've added some new prints (including Woody and Buzz) and also added some buttons. Some of my older prints are even on sale now! You also get free shipping on orders over $50.

Head on over to http://mattkaufenberg.bigcartel.com/ and have a look around. If you have any problems with it just let me know!

Bebop

I decided to do a set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle prints for Springcon (and my online store) and here is the first one: Bebop!

The Pet Professional

Way back around 2004, while reading Scott Kurtz's webcomic PVP (pvponline.com), I noticed a blog post asking for artists' to submit their work for a comic that Scott's friend, was trying to get started. I decided to send them some samples even though I was pretty sure I wasn't going to get picked. To my surpise, I got an email from Scott and he told me that his friend, Jason Salsbury, really liked my work and wanted me to be the artist for the comic.

Needless to say, I was ecstatic! I was currently going to school full-time and the only art I had been doing was a bi-weekly comic for the college paper. I wanted to get my work out there and this was just the opportunity I was looking for (especially since Scott was helping to spread the word about it).

So eventually I got a call from Jason and he told me what the comic was about (up to this point I had completely forgot to ask what it was i'd be drawing). It turned out that it was a comic called Pet Professional about a hitman who only takes contracts on pets. Upon hearing that, I definitely had my reservations since I wasn't sure if a comic about killing animals was how I wanted to get my name out there.

However, after talking to Jason a bit more, it became apparent that it was going to be very light-hearted and wasn't meant to offend pet lovers (well, for the most part;). Besides, the pets who were getting knocked off always had it coming. Like the mobster's bully-of-a-bulldog who had early assaulted a young boy's poor defenseless dachshund.

See? They had it coming.

Anyway, to get to the point. My time with Pet Professional may have been brief (I was only with the comic for a little over a year when I decided to move on) but it made me realize how much potential there was in putting my work out there on the internet for everyone to see. The fans (yes there WERE fans) showed me the joy of sharing my work with more than just friends and family.

So for today's illustration, here is the Pet Professional. I've also included a few of my favorite panels from the series in terms of art quality. Thanks for the good times, Jason!

The Legend of Zelda

Here is my contribution to the Fill Up Your Hearts blog. My parents gave my older brother a Nintendo for Christmas of '86 (i think) and from then on we were hooked. We only had a few games starting out and this was one of them and it's still one of my favorite games. 

Be sure to check out all the other awesome contributions to the Fill Up Your Heart blog!