Matt Lichtenwalner

Inktober / Drawlloween Matt Lichtenwalner 9/30 '16

First, I should point out that I hate the name Drawlloween. I love the concept behind it, and I'm taking part, but there's just something about the name that is very much like fingernails on the chalkboard for me. I think it has something to do with the way some people have asked me throughout my life to "please drawl me something?". That's not the word.

I'm not really a grammar nazi. Not really. I just play one in my head.

Okay, yeah. I kinda am.

Anyway. I love the idea behind Inktober and Drawlloween. (Links are to their respective FB groups.) This year, I decided to take part in both. Yes, that's a little bit insane.

Unless, of course, someone got the idea in their head to combine the two. Which I did. So I created a quick cheat sheet which can be found here: Inktober Drawlloween Combo Prompts. (Document also contains the list of prompts for each separate group.)

So - I don't know if any of you were thinking of taking part, but if so, feel free to let me know! (I'll probably be posting the images here - or at least links to them throughout the month.)

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9/30 '16

Falling Down an Art Rabbit Hole Matt Lichtenwalner 9/26 '16

Good lord did I just stumble upon the way to lose ALL of my time. I've been rediscovering Reddit over the last couple days and finding a lot of stuff that piques my art curiosity.

I just found the /r/Imaginary.../ subreddits.

Example: /r/ImaginaryVikings/

Once you're there, note the menu structure along the top of the page.

You're welcome/I'm sorry.

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9/26 '16 4 Comments

I love Ruthgar, Mother of Cakes.

Lindsay Harris Friel

Yeah - she's pretty fantastic!

Matt Lichtenwalner

The Jarl of Winter is killing me.

Lindsay Harris Friel

Yeah - she's kinda achingly beautiful.

And just think - these are all in just the vikings page. There are _many_ others. One could easily spend many hours/days browsing.

Matt Lichtenwalner

Birthday Art Matt Lichtenwalner 9/9 '16

So I'm late posting this (how often do I manage to get it posted in time?!) but whatevs.

It rained today (yesterday) for my birthday. That may sound like a complaint, but it's the opposite. It meant I had the day off.

Went out for a nice big breakfast at a chain restaurant called Cora's. They're only up here in Canada, and I think they might only be in Quebec. I don't recall seeing them elsewhere, at least.

Anyway, after my tasty breakfast and about a gallon of their coffee, I retreated back to my hotel room where I watched most of the second season of Daredevil and just did a shit ton of drawing. Quiet, peaceful (the rain was very soothing), and productive. The images above and blow are what I did today alone.

In addition to these, I updated my Deviantart page, and created a couple different videos. The only video I uploaded is here. The technique I used is very different for me. Far more 'painting' than 'drawing' once I got past the initial sketch stage.

Alright - I'm hitting the sack. Hours to make up for work tomorrow!

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9/9 '16 6 Comments

Kudos for keeping up this giant productivity streak! You've been dropping the hammer, as we used to say. ;)

Karen Kuhl

Thanks hon. Feels pretty good indeed.

Matt Lichtenwalner

Happy belated Matt!! The art is rockin.

Rabbit

Thanks - for both parts!

Matt Lichtenwalner

Happy (belated) Birthday! Patch's arms are magnificent.

Shelle Klein Houser

Thank you. Yeah, funny thing is that I drew it back in 2007 and just inked/colored it now.

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