#Rabbbot
Friday, August 10, 2012
Friday, July 06, 2012
Kowloon 2090
This is the final illustration I did for a tutorial in DigitalArtist number 34. It was done in procreate on my iPad. It was inspired by my recent discovery of the incredible story of Kowloon Walled City in the no man's land between Hong Kong and China. The crowded city grew randomly inside the walls of an ancient fort. Though it was autonomously governed by triads, and the economy was ostensibly based on drugs and prostitution, it is said that the occupants lived mostly in harmony. Incredible given that Inside the walls 6 acres the population swelled to almost 40,000 inhabitants. In 1993 the Chinese evicted the occupants and demolished it to make a park in 1994.
I started to think of Kowloon Walled City as a "proof of concept" for the future and got to wondering how many Kowloons the future will hold for us, however technological we become. But of course, Ridley Scott got there well before me, Kowloon Walled City Was an inspiration for the film Bladerunner.
#procreateapp
#Kowloon
#ipadart
Friday, May 25, 2012
iPad art cover, Monsieur
I painted the June cover of the Italian monthly Monsieur on my ipad3. Monsieur is an attractive high end magazine produced by the Swan Group and dedicated to culture, social comment and the finer things in life.
The cover represents the Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci from whence the Americas got their name.
The cover was digitally fingerpainted in procreate app and then textured in ArtRage.
I believe that it is the first Italian monthly done on the iPad.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Live iPad Fingerpainting For Simonetta @ Pitti Bimbo
From a take on the black and white films of the early 1900’s to the digital age, it is a surprising mix of tradition and innovation: engaging and emotion-filled. An elegant contrast depicting the eternal struggle between experience and experimentation; this is the Simonetta fashion show.
Irony lives in the similarities and plays on meaning. Sensitive, Simonetta pushes past the limits and yet again rises above the subtle distinction between fashion and art. This time, the most contemporary luxury childrenswear meets Pitti Bimbo, inspired by the iArt of Matthew Watkins, pioneer of fingerpainting, in a mobile version on iPad.
The live performance and true sensory experience make this runway even more special and impressive. The music reinforces the video projected on the background which shows what new surprise is taking shape on Mr. Watkins tablet in real time, accompanying the children step by step along the runway.
The screen displays graphic lines and elements inspired by the collection. Bold colour combinations and details define limitless space; it is like a child’s game, without rules. The runway exhibits proposals for Spring/Summer 2012 dedicated to the child’s world; it is the fruit of unparallel creativity and unique wisdom, able to reinvent itself over and over.
Just as the Simonetta Collection breaks with tradition without negating it, so too, Watkins welcomes innovation that allows him to return to self expression without constraints. For this reason, he has revolutionized the concept of “getting your hands dirty”, providing the same freedom with an immediate, simple and hi-tech tool which makes it easy to finger paint.
For Watkins, every action is legitimate. He often prefers to go back and delete every trace and start from scratch. So, the final outcome is surprising: like the magic of the Simonetta Collection.
Simonetta
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Technologic Robot Skin
Fingerpainted with Brushes app on iPad 3 and transferred onto a film skin and wrapped to a Mercedes SLK Roadster provided by Motoria/Maldarizzi
ExpoArte 2012, Fingerpaintings: Mercedes SLK
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Markets are conversations
"Markets are conversations" -Cluetrain Manifesto.
Fingerpainted on my iPad in procreate for a recent presentation.
#uselessclipart
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Entering the Confederacy of Ambivalence
My first color work in procreate app.
Very cool app. It also seems to have the best performance on the iPad3.
#procreate
Saturday, April 14, 2012
You are media
#sketchtime #facebook #socialmedia #YouAreMedia #WeAreMedia
An illustration I did for a talk to engineering students at the Bari Polytechnic.
Monday, April 09, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
I made this for a Digital Artist tutorial on creating a retro movie poster on the iPad.
Inkpad, Pixlr-o-matic and Brushes on iPad.
Inkpad, Pixlr-o-matic and Brushes on iPad.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Taking The City for A Late Night Paddle
He would move the city randomly at night. The city dwellers loved waking up in a new place.
finger-painted on my iPad in brushes.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
The Northwest Passage - movie
The Northwest Passage - movie, originally uploaded by Matthew Watkins.
Fingerpainted on my iPad.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Voracious robotic carnivore kit
Amaze your friends with this life size robotic reptile. Imagine their surprise as he starts eating irksome local pets and stray animals.
Not suitable for small children. Keep away from livestock.
Available for limited time only.
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Brushes and Inkpad apps on iPad.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The Valentine Bot
Here is the process I followed:
1. Pencil doodle on a Post-it,
2. Hipstamatic on iphone 4,
3. Brushes on iPad.
4. Cropped in photo Gallery on iPad
Monday, February 13, 2012
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Captain Trash
Trash had served on Swift boats in the Mekong Delta. Perhaps it was his destiny to haul trash for a living. Perhaps he was the only one who didn't mind the smell.
An iPad fingerpainting done with Brushes and Pixlr apps.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
The bootleggers
I finger-painted this on an iPhone 4s in brushes app. I cropped it in Pixlr-o-matic.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Decommissioning Of The Gigabot
You can see the making of this here http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthew-watkins/6679468943/in/photostream/
It was inspired by those poor labourers, mostly in the third world, who face the terrible task of breaking up our old ships.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 05, 2011
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
The Further Adventures Of Apocalypse Bunny
pocalypse was fun at first. Eating expensive tins of carrots. Playing with the abandoned machines. Breaking the few things remained intact was also fun.
It got old fast.
That was until the robots showed up.
Fingerpainted on my iPad.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Nuclear Beetle
Crazy as I may be Ford made a scale model prototype of a nuclear car in the 1950s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon
fingerpainted on my iPad in brushes.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
The Answer Is 15
fingerpainted in brushes app on my iPad.
Processing done with pixlr-o-matic on iPad.
Tuscan Bot Movie
Tuscan Bot Movie, originally uploaded by Matthew Watkins.
fingerpainted in brushes app on my iPad
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Steam 500
For my first Fiat 500 painting i limited my self to just mixing models through the years. A little '55 here, '74 there. This time i new a more radical redesign was needed. A forward looking automobile designed for the difficult years ahead. It features a steam powered drive train fueled by a versatile "whatever" burner. Teflon treads help deal with washed out roads and desertification.
Fingerpainted on my iPad in brushes and processed in pixlr.
Tuscan Bot
A celebration of life, chaos and really good food. What was there not to like about the Tuscan Bot?
Brushes app + pixlr on iPad
Friday, October 14, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Escape into Life on the iAMDA mobileartcon
The leading art blog Escape into life has these kind words about the Iamda mobileartcon
It was an exceptional event last year, this year it promises to be even better. mw
It was an exceptional event last year, this year it promises to be even better. mw
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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