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Matt Stikker

@mattstikkerart.bsky.social

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Illustration and graphic design. Headbanger for Drouth. Ink, Paint, Blood. Doomtown, Oregon. He/him. No gods, no masters, no AI. Commissions always open. mattstikker.bigcartel.com IG @bargainbinblasphemy

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Nov 30

This is the official account for Matt Stikker, illustrator based in Portland, OR. Horror, fantasy & heavy metal art in ink & paint, and sometimes pixels. Past & present clients include Magic: the Gathering, Lurking Class, Metallica, Santa Cruz, more. I’m on IG @bargainbinblasphemy, but call me Matt

Card art for Magic: the Gathering “Death’s Shadow”

Cover art for Witch Vomit “Funeral Sanctum”

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EC Comics @eccomics.bsky.social · 2d

The uncensored cover of Tales from the Crypt no. 38 🪓🩸

Art by Jack Davis in 1953

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · 1d

Haha, hello reading comprehension. Sorry

Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · 2d

Original ink piece for a @relapserecords.bsky.social x @pabstblueronin.bsky.social merch graphic ⚔️🍻 human art, analog ink #inkdrawing #art #illustration

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 11d

Sad to hear about the passing of the Michelangelo of Movie posters, RENATO CASARO. The Man painted so many iconic posters, specially in the 70s/80s: CONAN, TERMINATOR, DUNE, TOTAL RECALL, DANCE WITH THE WOLVES, BLOW OUT, FLASH GORDON, RAMBO, NEVER-ENDING STORY, and the list goes on and on. 1/2

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · 11d

Artwork for the Dark Operative “It Came From the Abyss, Vol. 2” compilation LP, available for preorder from darkoperative.bandcamp.com. Artwork done in analog ink with digital color in Photoshop #albumart #albumcover #thalassophobia

Oceanic vent kaiju illustration for Dark Operative

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · 12d

Not sure if I’ve shared my artwork for Barren Altar’s LP “Bound by Impermanence” out earlier this year. Ink & graphite with some additional shading in procreate. #albumart #metalalbums #inkdrawing

Illustration of plague-stricken village for Barren Altar

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · 15d

Illustration for @ogmabrewing.bsky.social 🍻 #beerlabel #ink #drawing

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · 16d

New work for LURKING CLASS, “Down With My Demons” shirts available at lurkingclass.com ⛓️ #demons #inkdrawing #seeyouinhell

Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · 19d

My band Drouth has “The Teeth of Time” shirts and LPs (artwork by me) available direct at drouth.bandcamp.com

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · 21d

Another recent sketch card #inksketch #inkdrawing #art

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · 28d

A few random sketch cards from the last few months #sketch #artcards

Demonic ceremony painted sketch card (acrylic)

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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · Sep 11

You gotta mourn the people who work hard to make sure you cease to exist or else we’re gonna think you’re immoral as we continue to work hard to make sure you cease to exist

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Sep 11

Not up for debate

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Sep 10

A little early seasonal spirit for @stapled-spine-zine.bsky.social, new digital color over an old analog ink #drawing #halloween #inkdrawing

A festive holiday porch decoration rendered in ink and pixels

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Sep 7

Album art for Barren Altar (US), analog ink and graphite with some additional shading in Procreate #illustration #albumcover #metalalbum

Full front cover artwork for Barren Altar, plague victims and ruined village

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Sep 5

Castle Gatorskull shirt graphic for @wedgeheadpdx.bsky.social ⚔️🐊 Analog ink & digital color #pinball #illustration #castle

Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Aug 23

Great thrift store find #typography #handlettering

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Aug 16

Ink drawing for a flyer for the PDX Artist Mentorship Program benefit music fest coming up in the fall. Ink on illustration board, drawn with a brush. #ink #drawing #jaguar

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · Jun 9

guys will be like "these people are ruining america" and it'll be a picture of the coolest guys ever

A Charlie Kirk tweet that says "Deport!" with a picture of seven awesome dudes aura farming in front flaming waymos, brandishing a Mexican flag, in front of the big Dale's Donuts sign.

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Aug 9

Ski graphic for JSkis, limited edition model available on their website #skis #skigraphic #illustration

Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Aug 4

A little piece for The Black Bell Co print shop in Portland OR ⚔️ analog ink with brush on illo board, digital shading in procreate #art #drawing #reaper #inkdrawing

A huge armored grim reaper carrying a bell stalks over a medieval town

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Calvin Ross Carl @calvinrosscarl.com · Aug 2

A brutal Friday with Drouth @mattstikkerart.bsky.social

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Jul 28

Artwork for 3 Floyds Brewing “Beast of 1000 Bodies” IIPA label #art #labeldesign #beerart

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Matt Stikker @mattstikkerart.bsky.social · Jul 25

Retina of the mind’s eye, analog ink/digital color (crop) #art #wip #inkdrawing

Crop of a piece in progress, TV and guts

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · Jul 24

hey what's your favorite Hulk Hogan lie, mine's the one where he said he wrestled 400 days in one year because flying back and forth to Japan gave him extra days on the calendar

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