tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45752741753234279172024-03-05T18:58:08.860-08:00Matthew SparksA hopefull artist in a hopeless world.Matthew Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226318804809079332noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575274175323427917.post-82708693950908255252011-06-22T08:38:00.000-07:002011-06-22T08:39:27.715-07:00Matthew Sparks : Comic Artist and Cartoonist<a href="http://www.freelanced.com/matthewsparks">Matthew Sparks : Comic Artist and Cartoonist</a><br />
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My information and portfolio on freelanced.com take a look, hire me if you dare.Matthew Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226318804809079332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575274175323427917.post-14671433042520156272011-05-31T23:05:00.000-07:002011-05-31T23:05:50.786-07:00Oh Almost FORGOT!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3y5p0Lbr4XdIo0443FXwqQQger-SmX-vRt9NSz5H-Cwo1IonDtl_0v59qhV8RfSNXhAEQZHExlT_O78Hd0v5KVDyyLDgIB3QPD2_ZWO2WVfCh54-q02gwWtY9cXwpIQiQdiOFW634_P7p/s1600/senspidey_34_2011_page1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3y5p0Lbr4XdIo0443FXwqQQger-SmX-vRt9NSz5H-Cwo1IonDtl_0v59qhV8RfSNXhAEQZHExlT_O78Hd0v5KVDyyLDgIB3QPD2_ZWO2WVfCh54-q02gwWtY9cXwpIQiQdiOFW634_P7p/s320/senspidey_34_2011_page1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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OH I ALMOST FORGOT!!!<br />
A couple pages I did from a Spiderman script.Matthew Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226318804809079332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575274175323427917.post-2201536605859388082011-05-31T22:54:00.000-07:002011-05-31T22:54:18.071-07:00New work.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v9eOwgriPp_J_TYaLQLwTkNtDdqjTgid4ymT18SdI1FP_I3a9_xwHyn1QDHTMYPYQczBXHyjCFRlRG4PkXeMXdi7io_3Q2fOtC5bZO4n0_YWZgtobTsgsigwV4-S6Q5wt4WVITM-fQFL/s1600/ProjectMTS_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v9eOwgriPp_J_TYaLQLwTkNtDdqjTgid4ymT18SdI1FP_I3a9_xwHyn1QDHTMYPYQczBXHyjCFRlRG4PkXeMXdi7io_3Q2fOtC5bZO4n0_YWZgtobTsgsigwV4-S6Q5wt4WVITM-fQFL/s320/ProjectMTS_6.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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A few more pages from the comic I've been working on. I'm actually taking a break from this comic to do another one that has the same character in it. Weird yes, but just something to get the juices flowing. <br />
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I'm also working on a new story but more on that later. Enjoy the pages...Matthew Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226318804809079332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575274175323427917.post-87887632705491841442011-04-04T20:27:00.000-07:002011-04-04T20:27:23.861-07:00New Artwork.As I said once before, I've been working on a new project. The title of the book is call Project MTS.. It may take some time to get it out, but until then here are some samples of what to look forward to.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nSbETYvQxCAX5w6IRhu7wrSRY3gJyCOHeGHwsbOEjivp2LIO8PI-0tgm8OMpWVLM9VlxbEaK6j5so1BA1f9izcL0tIUdnMN4BdHwM_9RJ71USsXeNn_jxMedIDYByEswKh1ix3orpLlJ/s1600/MTS_issue1_pg2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nSbETYvQxCAX5w6IRhu7wrSRY3gJyCOHeGHwsbOEjivp2LIO8PI-0tgm8OMpWVLM9VlxbEaK6j5so1BA1f9izcL0tIUdnMN4BdHwM_9RJ71USsXeNn_jxMedIDYByEswKh1ix3orpLlJ/s320/MTS_issue1_pg2.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Will keep ya up to date with some pictures and progress. <br />
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I also submitted a piece for an Inception cover art contest. If you would like to see it visit my deviant site. Art was drawn by me, the colors done by my beautiful fiance Lauren Rasmussen <br />
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http://redweb.deviantart.com/#/d35utm2Matthew Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226318804809079332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575274175323427917.post-31735326962864683592010-11-10T10:46:00.000-08:002010-11-10T10:48:56.582-08:00In remebrance of Me (part 1)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQa-XWmLP28BmoR735w27TLYaq_leEfHGxsSrfZ0FoFjNgMTF3OxmCtrBFwM4kyaL41DZJP4-H0vTnlHbi4jyJ9w93LJoNJYJU2T5EsH0u4AzeUMiUEfTc2EypKRQvk-_ruDKMvH6Cwpa2/s1600/ofme_page1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQa-XWmLP28BmoR735w27TLYaq_leEfHGxsSrfZ0FoFjNgMTF3OxmCtrBFwM4kyaL41DZJP4-H0vTnlHbi4jyJ9w93LJoNJYJU2T5EsH0u4AzeUMiUEfTc2EypKRQvk-_ruDKMvH6Cwpa2/s320/ofme_page1.jpg"></img></a></div><br />
Well it's been a while since I managed to put down a decent page, but here it is. My somewhat triumphant return to the comic book stage. It is page one of my short comic, "In Remembrance of Me." It's purpose is a physical reminder of why Christians take communion and hopefully, for some people, help them see what communion is for. <br />
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I know everyone who reads this is not christian. No disrespect or bible beating is meant.Matthew Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226318804809079332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575274175323427917.post-36431612890627289292010-11-05T19:11:00.001-07:002010-11-05T19:23:09.166-07:00FablesSo I've been reading this comic book called "Fables" for a commision Im doing. For a guy who has been drowning in crappy comics and hopeful letdowns, this book was rather refreshing. The book started in 2002 and is about a large group of fairy tale characters who have fled their homeland due to the over run of the "adversary" and are now hiding in mundane New York. <br /><br />I have been skipping volumes due to the fact I need a to catch up to create a more effective commision, but With each volume I pick up, I am brought up to speed by the writter and put back into the story. The art is inconsitend due to different artist's interpretations. It is at times crude, some of the artists seem to be a little green but nothing that offends me to the point of closing the book.Each story, though related to that last, is able to stand on it's own. Each one is as good as the next and makes for an effective escape from the stressful world. <br /><br />Though Im mainly a mainstream super hero guy, this new age fairy tale folklore has captured me in a way that the current super hero books have failed to do for the past year. <br /><br />For anyone who is looking for what a comic is meant to be, this is a perfect example. I recommend it to any true comic book fan.Matthew Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226318804809079332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575274175323427917.post-17970919874856220342010-11-05T18:58:00.001-07:002010-11-05T19:05:11.083-07:00RustyIt has been a least three months since I've drawn a comic page. Long hours of hard employment have taken their toll and when it comes time to sit down and draw, I find myself exhausted and frustrated. I am incredibly rusty and lacking in self motivation to do any form of comics. What happen to the hunger? The fire that raged inside has become a smolder and I am stuggling to find any kindling to get it going again. <br />I can only hope, with the help of a few partners in crime, I can be inspired to push on. And once the rust begins to flake off, the fire will burn, raging like a wildfire in the dry brush.Matthew Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226318804809079332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575274175323427917.post-54902751370179113422010-11-05T18:49:00.000-07:002010-11-05T18:56:37.459-07:00What happend?What has become of the world? What has caused our great country that was once open and positive, become a closed negative world. When I was a child, the world seemed a lot simpler. My head was filled with the idea that whatever my heart desired, I could somehow achieve it in this world. I still believe it to this day, but I can't believe how many people have given up on the hope of happiness. Instead of dreams and hopefulness, My mind has been damped with the weight of hoplessnes and broken dreams. It makes it difficult to reach for the stars when so many people say that there are no stars left to reach for. I for one refuse to believe that and will continue to reach. Because in a world darkend by hopless, all you can do is hold onto the ray of hope.Matthew Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226318804809079332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575274175323427917.post-56576655142235367142010-05-12T22:02:00.000-07:002010-05-12T22:13:50.057-07:00What the Heck!What is it about people not turning stuff in on time? (Now as a disclaimer to anyone out there who is a student. I know there are situations to everything but I have to get this off my chest)For all four years of college I have had the most frustrating pet peeve I could think of. People who don't turn their work in on time. I've seen artists who want to enter a demanding medium such as sequential art not turning matching up to the due date. <br />When I was in high school, my wrestling coach told us that what you do in the practice room you do out on the mat. He was telling us, whatever habits you form while practicing you'll reflect in a match. It's heart breaking to see that my coach was right and it's scary to see so many students, pay tuition with money they don't have, just to waste it all. And it's scary to think how many artists who will be surprised when they get out there in the real world.Matthew Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226318804809079332noreply@blogger.com0