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matt johns ༘⋆

@mattjohnss.bsky.social

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shape enthusiast | 🏳️‍🌈 | 2D Artist on Wax Heads | prev. concept artist at Double Fine Productions ミ✶ Available for work July onwards based in Glasgow, Scotland https://mattjohns.carrd.co

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Nov 6

haló little folks trapped inside my PC!! I'm matt johns, I'm a character and environment concept artist from Scotland - the rest of the internet is on fire and algorithms have us all in a choke hold, so I've decided to join all of you wonderful artists/devs by reconnecting here!! ༘⋆

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Daniel_Dutton @danieldutton.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Fish Merchant! 🐟

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Paula Lucas @paulalucas.bsky.social · Sep 2

Welp, I've just found out that my role has been made redundant 🫠... So I will be looking for work!

If anyone is looking for a 2D/3D Generalist or Art Director for games (particularly specialising in stylised projects!) please shout! From concepts > modelling > animating thru to implementation 💛✨

Cute cartoon car brightly coloured and stylised with an ice cream on top of it

Still frame from a 3D stylised crow model, a non-humanoid vtuber from my own design.

Illustration piece of a dark woods, in greyscale.

Still image of a gif, of a stylised Bearded vulture in low-poly 3D. Designed, rigged, animated by myself.

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Aug 30

enjoy some rambles with minor spelling mistakes as I look for character design work in the games industry !!

a collection of research images for the prompt of an old scottish crab seller/fisherman, looking at the aesthetic of fishermen, celtic folklore, motifs and crabs, their design and specific patterning.

I start to decompose references images/research and begin to make character silhouettes out of limited shapes, from there I begin to flesh out some simple designs for characters using some of the references from my research, ensuring that they have enough differences while still adhering to my main initial silhouettes - essentially just giving purpose and intent to those base forms.

here I look to explore a character with slightly different proportions that are more anatomical to a real person, start to better examine how the character is put together, some details about how clothing is worn, explain how and why the hair is worn in specific ways and what it subtly references and some more detailed sketches of the characters face/how they express etc.

final spread, taking into consideration information of this character - a crab seller that hasn't caught any crabs in a long time, so they now catch fish - their body and frame is based off of the main body of a crab with scraggy carapace (upper crab body/shell that's more textured) the sleeveless shirt with torn shoulders references this, the sardines in the pocket - because why not? - generally a fun little quick side project where I explored designing in a style outside of my primary style, I'm content with this as a final and managed to pull in a lot of design elements that really sell that this man is a man of the sea and I maybe want to marry this hunk of a beefcake hehe

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Aug 31

frogs by me

collection of frog character drawings - I’ve been unwell the past few months but finally on the mend, here are some of the character sketches compiled into one large image
#characterdesign #conceptart #gameart #illustration #illustration

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Aug 31

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frog character drawings - they’re doing things, looking at their phone, sitting patiently, doomscrolling, holding medicine, trying to kiss one another and playing games #characterdesign #conceptart #gameart #animation #illustration

frog character drawings - they’re doing things, smoking, playing cards, crying, being grumpy and snoozing

frog character designs - they’re doing things, gossiping on phones, carrying a large iced coffee, lounging and showing off their big tush !!

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Sep 3

drew my own water/ghost type starter pokemon last night !!
(dex entry in the alt text)

concept sketches for my own water/ghost type starter Pokemon - I took influence from rich blue hues and soft purples to create a gloomy lil trio with serpents, lizards and fog. a bit out of my comfort zone, but hope to explore creature concept art further
#gameart #pokemon #fakemon #characterdesign #creaturedesign #conceptart

Serphog - the serpant fog pokemon, they can be found deep within foggy swamps, the lack of light allows them to get optimal rest, over time they have developed toxic scales on their back to prevent other pokemon attacking them while they sleep

Misphom - the phantom mist pokemon, a whispy haze sits atop their nasal area, it’s form may change if the pokemon feels threatened, manipulating it and utilising it’s ghostly abilities in battle, it’s scales have grown more assertive, thus preventing fights with larger swamp-dwelling pokemon

Polhaar — the polar haze pokemon, as this pokemon has evolved it’s developed an armour-like shell, it’s grown wise as it’s evolved, despite it’s aggressive features it is naturally submissive, it’s toxic scales have strengthened over time, now resembling intoxicatingly decorative poison armour

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Sep 3

drew my own water/ghost type starter pokemon last night !!
(dex entry in the alt text)

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Kaylee Park @kayleeinthepark.bsky.social · Sep 2

Here's the rough animations I worked on for the MV of Rebecca Sugar's song, Ice Water!

It still doesn't feel real that I got to help out on this beautiful project. I tried to squeeze in as much joy and happiness I feel when surrounded by my friends and peers who inspire me everyday.

#animation

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fran riolobos @franxurio.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hacer bichitos mi cosa favorita (éstos los llevo haciendo desde 2021) si necesitáis algo con bichitos raros soy vuestra persona

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Aug 31

honestly a tough choice between miss thing and any of the 3rd gen pokes!!

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Aug 31

you + your fave pokemon

a piccy of me, matt - beard, beanie and flannel

the pink hammer welding pokemon, tinkaton - from pokemon horizons: the series

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Aug 31

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Aug 31

frogs by me

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Aug 30

enjoy some rambles with minor spelling mistakes as I look for character design work in the games industry !!

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AoNorte @aonorte.com · Jul 14

Check out our new game 💀DIE OR DIE 🎲 - Shoot, dodge, and die all while managing your dice rolls to change the threats and layouts of each level!🔫🔪😵🤠

You can (and should) wishlist on Steam now!

store.steampowered.com/app/3842190/...

Die or Die on Steam

Roll the dice and choose how you will die. Die or Die is a top-down shooter roguelite where you run, shoot and dodge enemies to get dice with which to disable threats or unlock abilities. Roll. Die. R...

store.steampowered.com

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Jul 17

thank you for being super invested in me looking for work, I will keep you updated if I get work

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Jul 17

jeez, I sure hopes sos

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Jul 17

this (wonderful) image has made me think about a line of ties for cats that are shaped like lil fishies, lil hungry babiesss

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Jul 17

honestly a perfect summary!! if there's no play, there's no fun or soul and every project needs a mascot that I can theoretically birth into existence for occasional team moral boosting .ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Jul 17

*runs fingers around brim of my fedora*
hewwo pwincess, if you know anyone that is looking for an artist who draws siwwy wittle guys, pwease wreckomend me

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Jul 17

so many artists are quick to give everything to the viewer and leave no mystery in their work, but you always hit such an intense momentary glimpse of isolation in your paintings - I feel you set the premise that I am the viewer held at a distance from soft melancholy and it's captivating as HELL!!

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Jul 17

I'm curiousss

prompt asking "what's my art trademark??!? as in what makes you go "oh hey, this is_____'s art!11!!" or what's the msot remarkable thin about my artstyle in general?"

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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Jul 17

of course!! someone in 2019 told me my work reminds them of warm soup - I guess we the artists have little control over how our work is perceived, but I'm glad it at least hits deep haha

matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Jul 17

honestly, I feel like you draw in such an expressive way!! - your characters feel like the most accurate visual representations of an intrusive thought that makes 0 sense - all of this said in the most admirable way possible ˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚

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