Original Art and Illustration by Matthew D. Smith

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Not everything here is 'portfolio quality'. It isn't intended to be. Art, to me, is much like Yoga: everything is a practice. I practice art everyday, and sometimes I post it here. Some things turn out looking alright, while some are complete garbage. I think it's important for you, the viewer, to see that I'm always working to get better. Most artists would like to have you believe that they only make good work from what they put online, which is untrue. I have finished work, and I have this, a practice. 

Thing #9/365

I've been working on using subsurface scattering and reflections to make things look like expensive little toys. The depth of field didn't work on this one unfortunately.

This one was the first try at this idea that I did not save and subsequently lost because I am dumb. I was thinking of using dark wood and ceramic textures to make them look like weird expensive toys. We'll see where it goes.