Matt Dixon

Randy Blythe

2012-02-09T08:47:00.000Z

Illustration of Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe for Metal Hammer magazine.

Selene

2012-01-25T16:09:00.003Z

Electric Angel

2012-01-12T11:46:00.001Z

Aneira Coldthigh

2011-12-06T15:17:00.001Z

~~Not keen on Blogger's new image viewer. If you want to see the pic at the intended resolution, just right click and select 'view image'.~~

Fixed thanks to the wonderful Paul Richards. Thanks, Paul!

Advice from a Caterpillar

2011-11-14T12:25:00.001Z

Warcraft, Tumblr and Memorabilia

2011-11-10T18:36:00.002Z

Time for another little dump of work done for the World of Warcraft TCG. Nothing pleases me more than selecting the appropriate Manowar album, gulping on a hot mug of tea and getting stuck into something green, toothy and thoroughly bad-tempered..!

These images will also be popping up on my newly-started Tumblr page - follow!

Finally, a reminder than I'll be in attendance at the Memorabilia show at the NEC in Birmingham, UK - November 19 and 20. Pop in and say hello if you're in the area.

Peace, love and heavy metal!

Self portrait

2011-11-01T16:25:00.002Z

As if the Halloween pin-ups weren't horrific enough - today's post is a self portrait! It's ConceptArt.org's International Self Portrait Day. Join in here.

I'm not entirely sure why my self portraits always seem to come out so serious. I guess I must have to concentrate pretty hard while I work..!

Albert's Outing

2011-10-27T01:09:00.000+01:00

All this year's spooky offerings can be found in a dedicated Halloween gallery on my site - click! Happy Halloween boys and girls!

Moon Milk

2011-10-26T11:54:00.002+01:00

Love Bites

2011-10-21T14:16:00.000+01:00

Caught Changing...

2011-10-20T17:48:00.003+01:00

Halloween is coming.

Earache

2011-10-10T12:25:00.001+01:00

I like Metal. I would think that's no surprise to anyone who knows my work. So to have the opportunity to work with Earache records, who I've admired since I picked up a copy of 'Scum' by Napalm Death back in 1987, was a thrill to say the least.

This piece is the cover for their upcoming 'Maximum Metal' DVD. Four hours of footage of Deicide, Municipal Waste, Morbid Angel and At The Gates. Available to pre-order at Amazon now - Maximum Metal

Bad Cupid

2011-07-13T16:59:00.000+01:00

Ritual

2011-07-07T17:27:00.000+01:00

Dixon's Vixens

2011-05-21T12:08:00.001+01:00

Dixon's Vixens are here! Pin-up trading cards with attitude! Every pack includes the complete 18 card base set, a signed card, plus at least one mini chase card previewing art from the next set. Half the packs contain a dedicated autograph card, while the other half will have a signed random base card.

Produced by the delightful folks at Cult Stuff, each card measures the standard 2.5 x 3.5 inches. The run is limited to just 1000 sets worldwide, 500 of which will be sold by me directly. If the huge pile of little bags I've taken to the Post Office this morning is anything to go by, they won't last long! Start your collection of pocket-sized princesses today!

Ask at your friendly neighbourhood card emporium or, better yet, order direct from my website and have them delivered right to your cave!

If you prefer to buy your swag face to face, I'll be at the London MCM Expo 27 - 29 May, Excel London where these diminutive darlings will be on sale alongside a selection of other busty treats. Hope to see you there!

Peace, love and heavy metal!

Warcraft cards and Bristol

2011-05-20T16:14:00.000+01:00

Lots of my work is completed long before I can show it publicly. That often means I forget to show it at all! Here are a few of the many World of Warcraft trading cards I've illustrated over the past few years -

Last weekend I had the great pleasure to attend the Bristol Comic and Small Press Expo. It was my first time at this particular show and it was great fun. It was also a great opportunity to catch up with some old friends, and meet some new buddies! Aah. It's nice to crawl out of my dark little room from time to time.

Little pin-ups!

2011-04-12T10:11:00.003+01:00

'Dixon's Vixens' are almost here! Produced by the splendid folks at Cult Stuff, this limited edition set of pin-up trading cards will soon be released into the wild! I'll post more details once the set is available in a few weeks, but I'm currently applying my signature to hundreds of little Vixens and the cards look and feel great. I must say, there's a strange feeling when I finish a painting and the barbarian lass that I've spent the previous day colouring in gazes back at me, but to be surrounded by a small army of the little blighters all giving me the same cheeky smirk is a very odd sensation indeed!

The finished sets will be for sale through my site, and I should also have them for sale at my upcoming appearances at the Bristol International Comic and Small Press Expo ( 14 - 15 May ) and London MCM Expo ( 27 - 29 May ).

When Hell is full...

2011-02-13T12:07:00.000Z

...the dead will party! Metal Hammer's annual Golden Gods awards are set for June 13th. Guaranteed to be the year's loudest and rowdiest awards bash, voting opens on March 9th!

Artsprojekt

2011-02-10T12:04:00.000Z

A modest range of products emblazoned with my doodles can now be found on Artsprojekt.

ARTSPROJEKT

iPad or iPhone just not as cool as they used to be? Fret not! Simply apply one of the cases from my store to instantly restore you gadget's desirability - be the envy of your family, friends and school dinnerladies! But the magic of shopping for items you could probably live without doesn't stop there - you'll also find stickers and badges which will allow you to perform this marvellous transformation to all manner of objects. Just imagine it. Hard to think of anything that wouldn't look better with a few stickers slapped on it, isn't it? The able bodied amongst you can even choose from a selection of skateboards!

Take a look, and tell your friends! All profits go towards keeping me in flared trousers and that expensive French moustache shampoo I like so much.

Coming soon...

2011-01-31T15:27:00.000Z

Frazetta Tribute Exhibition

2011-01-27T10:03:00.000Z

I'm delighted to report that two of my paintings ( Selkie and Snow Hunters ) have been selected for inclusion in Gallery Provocateur's upcoming Frank Frazetta Tribute exhibition. It's a genuine thrill to know my humble pieces will be sharing wallspace with works from artists such as Daren Bader, Christopher Shy, Cos Koniotis and Dave Dorman, to name just a few, and it's wonderful to be involved in a celebration of the guy who almost single-handedly defined modern fantasy art, Frank Frazetta.

The exhibition opens on March 18, 2011 and runs for 3 months at Gallery Provocateur, 2125 N Rockwell, Chicago, IL 60647, USA. All gallery proceeds are being donated to charity. More information here - Gallery Provocateur

Jungle Guardian

2011-01-17T09:28:00.000Z

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-17T18:05:00.000Z

Merry Christmas, boys and girls! I hope Santa gives your stockings a thorough stuffing, and if it's cold where you are please dress more appropriately than the young lady in this picture if you venture outside.

( In her defense, she has at least popped on a furry stole to keep her shoulders warm and she's only nipping out to pick up some fags and tinnies... )

Have a good one all!

Snow Hunters

2010-12-16T18:25:00.000Z

Shubs shows up on South Park!

2010-11-05T11:53:00.000Z

A recent episode of South Park, Coon 2 : Hindsight, includes a segment in which Cthulhu and associated Elder Gods are released upon the world when oil company DP accidentally drills into another dimension. I judge this as blogworthy for two reasons:

1. Cthulhu's in it.

2. There appears to be some cross-dimensional connection between the creators and me. Or at least that's the conclusion I'm inclined to draw having noticed the similarity between the head of this eldritch horror from the show and my Shub-Niggurath artwork.

Evidence that whispering things from beyond space are guiding the hands of artists across the globe, and that Trey Parker, Matt Stone and I have all had our consciousnesses penetrated by the same chattering terror? It looks that way.

Self Portrait

2010-11-01T14:01:00.000Z

It's self Portrait day! Join in here.

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-28T21:43:00.000+01:00

Happy Halloween my darlings! All this year's spooky chicks can be found here.

Red's Revenge

2010-10-27T16:08:00.000+01:00

Have you seen this man?

2010-10-22T10:20:00.000+01:00

This guy spent the whole weekend of the British International Comics Show defacing books, cards and prints with his signature. I couldn't decipher his untidy scrawl ( clearly not someone who spends much time around pens and pencils ) but be on the lookout for this hooligan at other shows around the UK.

Come to think of it, if you do spot him ( maybe at Memorabilia - NEC Birmingham, Nov. 20 / 21 ) you might consider purchasing some of his wares. Poor chap looks as if he could use a haircut.

Just joking! That's me! I had a great time at BICS this past weekend. It's a fun and very friendly show and I met a lot of jolly pleasant folks. I'm looking forward to next year already..! Thanks to the charming Richard Bruton over at the FPI blog for the photo.

Hungry Hannah

2010-10-21T17:07:00.000+01:00

Bloody Mary

2010-10-15T09:32:00.000+01:00

Halloween is on the way..!

Hell Devil!

2010-09-30T17:20:00.000+01:00

A cover for the 'Hell Devil' EP by metal band Amadis. When an art brief includes a medieval knight, a pistol-weilding nun, an evil nemesis, a space suited hero riding a terrorbird and wielding a magical broadsword, a supercharged death racer, an apocalyptic bare-chested badass discharging his AK-47 into the air and a t-rex equipped with laser guided missiles, you know you've landed a fun gig..!

Plus, the band rock! Check 'em out -

http://www.myspace.com/amadismetal

Monsters!

2010-09-20T09:27:00.000+01:00

Some beasties done for Wizards of the Coast. Painting these dudes was a big deal for me because after years illustrating various other RPG products, this was my first work for the big daddy, Dungeons and Dragons.

As a teenage lad I'd sit in my bedroom marvelling at art from the likes of Jeff Easley and Larry Elmore in the D&D books and imagine my own humble scribbles on those pages one day. It took a little while ( over twenty years! ) but it was worth the wait - opening a copy of Monster Manual 3 to see one of my doodles peering out was a little dream come true.

Gone Fishin'

2010-09-16T14:49:00.000+01:00

Selkie

2010-06-28T17:29:00.002+01:00

Dryad

2010-06-22T08:48:00.002+01:00

Cheer Up

2010-04-13T09:33:00.000+01:00

Walkies!

2010-03-24T16:02:00.000Z

Slave Girl

2010-03-19T15:59:00.000Z

Soon to be painted up and poster-ized.

Revenge of the Gherkinoids

2010-03-19T09:27:00.001Z

Finished the B-Movie image. Here are the final steps and completed picture.

The Zucchinians became Gherkinoids once I discovered that the zucchini is a more distant relative of the pickling cucumber than I first thought.

"We imprisoned their cousins in jars - now mankind is in the pickle!"

B-Movie

2010-03-05T16:22:00.000Z

I've enetered the 'B-Movie' challenge over at CGSociety. I'm not sure if I'll get if finished with the deadline just two weeks away, but the topic is irresistable!

Concept goes something like this: Humans preserve gherkins in vinegar. The Zucchinians disapprove of their cousins being treated in this manner and decide to teach humankind a lesson. Poor Debbie is snatched up just one bite into a crunchy dill. What terrible fate awaits her? Can Miss Pickles, her faithful pooch, save the day or is it the end of Deborah Cornichon and millions of gherkin-munchers across the globe?

We'll never know unless they make a film out of it.

I'll post updates as I go along. In case I forget, the challenge thread is linked below -

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=304&t=858094

Bernard

2010-01-25T08:59:00.001Z

Third day in a row

2010-01-20T11:28:00.000Z

Rock Monster

2010-01-19T09:26:00.000Z

Head studies

2010-01-18T12:26:00.000Z

It is I

2010-01-17T21:43:00.006Z

A self portrait seems like an appropriate first post. Hello!