my name is Matthew,

Friendly greetings! It's a pleasure to meet you.

I am . . . well, a lot of things. I'm a concept artist. That means I like to think about imaginary things and then draw them. I like to design creatures, buildings, islands, puzzles, toys, robots, furniture, vehicles, and just about anything else for animation and videogames.

Speaking of animation, I'm also an animator. I'm learning both traditional pencil and paper animation techniques, and new fangled 3D modeling, texturing, and animation too.

Did you know I'm also a scientist? It's true. A computer scientist and engineer. I look very dashing in a lab coat.

When I get time away from all that drawing and mad science-ry I also like to write. I write short stories, curious little vignettes, and all sorts of other creative scribblings besides.

The point is I like to think, and I like to make things, and I'm pretty good at it. Maybe I could make something for you?

I'm extra smart

University of Kansas
• Bachelor of Fine Art, Visual Communications with a concentration in Illustration
• Master of Science, Computer Science
• Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
  (with some 日本語, that’s Japanese)

I've won some awards

• CMYK no. 46: Top 100 New Creatives 2010
• KU Scholarship Show: 2008, 2009, 2010
• Contributor, Kiosk 39 & 42
• Kansas City AIGA Design Award 2008
• Best of Show, FSEA Gold Leaf Awards, 2008
• Brass Ring Awards No. 24: Silver Medal

when I work . . .

• I sometimes use: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Painter, Flash, and SketchbookPro.
• Other times I use: Maya, 3DStudio Max, Mudbox, and SketchUp
• I know my way around a darkroom (but only in the photo kind, because there's a little red light).
• I can program, and I know what these are: C/C++/Objective-C, Java, LaTeX, HTML, CSS, PHP.
• I can use many kinds of computers too, have you tried: Apple OS X, Microsoft Windows, or Unix (it comes in many flavors)?

the rest of the time . . .

• I'm learning to paint in oils.
• I practice my animation skills. I'm working on a short film.
• I like to build maquettes of the character's I've designed.
• I've learned to bind books and make paper in Eastern and Western styles.
• I can juggle things (for a little while anyway).
• I use a letterpress on occasion, it's a blast!
• I say things in Japanese sometimes, ( やった! )
• I'm teaching myself to crochet, quilt, needle felt, and a knit. Hopefully some day I can make my own clothes.
• I like to write, all the time. I even wrote this!