Regarded
as one of the top entertainment illustrators, critics have labeled
Matt Busch's work as “astounding." In the early 90's,
Busch began his career in Hollywood, working on movies ranging from
THE MATRIX to HOME ALONE
3. Simultaneously, he began illustrating books, magazines,
posters, comics, trading cards and toys for notable pop culture
properties, including LORD OF THE RINGS, THE CROW, HEROES,
G.I. JOE, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, The HULK, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA,
RESERVOIR DOGS, WITCHBLADE, ROBOCOP, The MUMMY, STARGATE SG-1,
and STAR TREK.
Busch
is mostly known for his plethora of work with the STAR
WARS universe. He created the cover of TALES
From The EMPIRE, which became a New York Times Bestseller.
Busch was also been involved with creating artwork for advertising,
marketing, and licensed products for all three STAR
WARS prequels. In 2007, the 30th Anniversary of the
saga, he produced 5 different STAR WARS
posters that year alone. Busch also provided nearly 400 drawings
and paintings for the critically acclaimed YOU CAN DRAW
STAR WARS book from Lucasfilm and DK Publishing.
A
closet musician himself, Busch has worked with major musical artists
like ALICE COOPER, BEASTIE BOYS, BECK, BLACK SABBATH, CINDERELLA,
FOO FIGHTERS, GARBAGE, KID ROCK, L.L. COOL J, BILLY JOEL, MEGADETH,
MOTLEY CRUE, TED NUGENT, OZZY OSBOURNE, POISON, and JESSICA
SIMPSON.
The
first hardcover collection of his work, "FANTASTIC
VISIONS: The Art of Matt Busch" was Published
by Avatar Press, which included an Introduction by POISON's
Rikki Rockett. Recently, SQP Publishing released a follow-up hardcover
collection titled "PUCKER: The Seductive Art of
Matt Busch" which featured an Introduction by
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's John Dolmayan. Soon, Hermes
Press will publish the quintessential collection, titled "THE
WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH."
February
17th , 2010 NEW INTERVIEW AT ZOMBIE INFO!
Matt
Busch has a really fun interview at ZombieInfo.com!
Check it out HERE!
February
10th , 2010 BUSCH'S BOBA FETT T-SHIRT AVAILABLE AT
KOHL'S ONCE AGAIN!
Back
by popular demand! The Kohl's exclusive Boba Fett T-Shirt,
illustrated by Matt Busch is available Online once again!
Hit their official site right now to nab this killer
T for the SALE PRICE of only $9.99!
January
15th, 2009 LATEST
VIDEO: HOW TO DRAW ANIME & MANGA!
STAR
WARS artist Matt Busch takes you right
into the heart of Tokyo, Japan, on a journey through
the anime and manga underworlds! You'll learn to draw
Padme Amidala anime style from several different angles.
You'll
also meet some interesting folks in Japan, find out
what they love about STAR WARS, visit
the Sith Hotel, get tips on speaking Japanese, and see
two Obi-Wans in drag duke it out!
January
12th, 2010 MATT
BUSCH HEADS THE TK PROJECT!
From
the International 501st Legion of Strormtroopers
and the Make-A-Wish Foundation comes The TK
Project: A collection custom crated and painted TK Stormtrooper
helmets from around the world. You can bet that
Matt Busch is involved- in fact, he created the brochure
cover logo you see here! Find out more at: http://www.501sttkproject.com.
For
Busch's contribution to the collection of custom TK
Helmets, his take was a no-brainer. "I was 4 years
old when Star Wars first hit theaters, but prior to
that, I was a huge fan of the classic Universal Monsters,
with The Creature from the Black Lagoon being my favorite."
Comments Busch, "So when I first saw Star Wars,
of course it was like nothing anyone had ever seen,
but for some reason, even at 4, I saw a visual connection
between the Stormtrooper helmet and The Creature."
The TK Project finally gave Busch the chance to merge
the two icons with an uncanny result.
The
process Busch used in putting it together involved some
preproduction work. "After priming the actual TK
helmet, I then used black acrylic gesso over the entire
helmet, as I knew I'd be working with acrylics."
says Busch. He then sprayed on a can of stone texture
which he would paint over, but that still wasn't enough.
Busch elaborates, "While the basic shape of the
TK Helmet was enough to resemble The Creature, I knew
some added fins, ribbed brow, and emphasis on the fishy
lips would help." Using Liquitex Modeling Paste,
Busch added those appendages to create the overall shape
he desired.
"Painting
The Creature was a bit of a challenge, as most of the
reference available are black and white movie stills,
or other artistic representations from the movie posters
or licensed products. The only problem is, the colored
details are never the same. In some cases, The Creature's
lips are red, sometimes green, and sometimes a fishy
yellow ochre." Busch made compromises and decisions
along the way to try and make an amalgam of all known
reference, using an opaque acrylic technique, working
from dark to
light. The last step was to try and make the helmet
look permanently wet, as if The Creature had just risen
from the watery surface. Comments Busch, "That
was the easiest. I just poured a can of acrylic gloss
medium over the entire helmet and let it drip."
Now
it's very clear to see the connection Busch made as
a child. You may never look at a TK Helmet the same
way! See more at: http://501sttkproject.blogspot.com.
October
17th, 2009 ZOMBIE WARS: RETURN FROM THE GRAVE
Matt
Busch's Zombie Wars poster parody concludes
with Episode VI: Return from the Grave, based on the
infamous 1982 advance one-sheet for Revenge of the Jedi,
before the title was changed to Return of the
Jedi.
All
six of the posters Busch recreated tell a very different
version of the saga. Here we see the final evolution
of Darth Vader's zombie conquest, but we also see an
alternate ending with Luke dueling Vader...one where
Luke doesn't win!
"This
poster may not be an epic montage like I did for the
first five posters," comments Busch, "but
I love the simplicity of Drew Struzan's original. It's
become such an iconic vision."
Designer
Paul Michael Kane comments on his logo work -- "This
was the easiest of the posters for me. This totally
showcases the amazing image and the type is cast as
a secondary element. Sad to see this one come, as it
signaled the end of the project. But what a blast it
was!"
Since
the original advance poster had no credit block, Busch
had fun with the tag line at the bottom, "Coming
soon from a cemetery near you."
Thanks
for joining this intergalactic journey of the undead.
?See more incredible artists rendering Star Wars
Zombies here.
Have a wonderful Halloween and the Force will be with
you... Always.
October
16th, 2009 ZOMBIE WARS: THE LIVING DEAD STRIKE BACK!
The
Zombie Wars epidemic continues with artist
Matt Busch's recreation of the saga. Here, the story
of a "zombified" Luke Skywalker develops,
and romance between Han Solo and Princess Leia is more
tender than ever.
Based
on the original Gone With the Wind-inspired poster for
The Empire Strikes Back (illustrated by
Roger Kastel), Busch couldn't resist pushing the envelop
with his parody. "The original poster for Empire
is so emotional, I had to pull out all the stops and
make this one the bloodiest mess of them all. There's
even a pointless explosion of blood in space!"
Too
much gore for Star Wars? "The original
version of this was definitely too over-the-top, though
in a humorous light. I purposely tried to push the limit,
knowing I'd have to make some alterations. It went through
several revisions before it was tame enough to be shown
here, though I'm always more than happy to make changes.
The fact that us artists have been given a chance to
play with such a dark and twisted version of Star
Wars at all is a riot."
Matt's
vision of a dark and twisted tauntaun also had a last-minute
change, though for the worse. "I was finishing
up this painting in Nashville at a pop culture show
called GMX," recalls Busch. "I was marveling
at how funny I thought the tauntaun was now, with its
little chicken-like claws that clearly have done some
damage. As I finished the painting, my friend Kim Dunaway,
who happened to be watching, asked, 'Wait a minute --
where are the tauntaun's cut-out intestines?' I knew
I had to go back and add her brilliant idea, thus immortalizing
her name in the credits as well."
To
complete the feel of the original, designer Paul Michael
Kane created the new logo in Adobe Illustrator and then
skewed it in Photoshop to match the original logo angle.
Check
out more at StarWars.com right here!Tomorrow
concludes Busch's horrific spin on classic Star
Wars posters with Episode VI: Return from
the Grave!
October
16th, 2009 ZOMBIE WARS: A NEW EPIDEMIC!
Matt
Busch's re-imagined Star Wars zombie-fest continues
with the fourth installment of Zombie Wars
(and the first of the classic trilogy), A New
Epidemic.
This
series introduces new characters two decades after the
prequels, including a newly-infected Han Solo, portrayed
by fellow Star Wars artist Spencer Brinkerhoff III!
However, you can still see the evolution of Darth Vader
from the last poster, as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi, who's
now nothing more than a skeleton in a cloak.
Comments
Busch, "In this alternate version of Episode IV,
the first Death Star is still under construction, and
features two beam dishes, creating the eerie, or perhaps
humorous illusion of a skull."
Busch
also admits there is a fine line between horror and
humor. "Many horror filmmakers like Sam Raimi really
push the exaggeration between the two. Here, I thought
it would be creepy, and funny, to have R2-D2 so filled
with blood that it's spilling over where his dome swivels.
This cracks me up, as I don't know why blood would be
inside an electronic droid in the first place!"
The
unique poster, originally illustrated by Drew Struzan
for the 10th Anniversary of Star Wars,
also required some serious work from designer Paul Michael
Kane. "This is my favorite poster of the bunch
and the hardest to work on," says Kane. "The
logo and type design had to be perfect because it's
featured so prominently on the poster."
See
more here.
Next up, THE LIVING DEAD STRIKE BACK!
October
15th, 2009 ZOMBIE WARS - Episode III: REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES
Artist
Matt Busch continues his Zombie Wars saga with
Episode III: Revenge of the Zombies! Here,
we see the decaying evolution of characters like Anakin
Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi from the earlier posters
that Busch created for Episodes I and II.
Amid
the clashing of this epic disaster, one character hasn't
changed at all. Matt comments, "Darth Sidious is
already so evil and vile physically, he pretty much
looks like a zombie. I thought it would be funny to
just keep him the same when depicting Drew Stuzan's
original rendering."
Matt
has also worked in 'easter eggs' into his posters wherever
possible. "If you look closely, you'll see all
kinds of cute additions. For example, in one of the
Jedi Starfighters, you'll see an Astromech Droid head
missing, and replaced with a zombie head sticking out
of the droid socket!"
Viewers
may also notice some changes in the poster's credit
block, which was recreated by Paul Michael Kane. Matt
elaborates, "You may notice that some of my posters
include the name Doug Drazin as a Skull Handler. When
I was taking photo reference of plastic skulls, Doug
helped me out by holding them at the correct angle while
opening the jaw, suggesting a horrific zombie moan."
For
more info and a look at other incredible zombie art
from artists Nicole Falk, Cat Staggs, and Jeff Carlisle,
click
here. Stay tuned- tomorrow begins Busch's 'zombified'
renditions of posters from the classic trilogy, starting
with Zombie Wars - Episode IV: A New Epidemic!
October
14th, 2009 ZOMBIE WARS - Episode II: ATTACK OF THE UNDEAD
Matt
Busch's alternate 'zombified' Star Wars
saga continues on StarWars.com
with Episode II: Attack of the Undead.
Here, even Yoda has joined the Dark Side!
Viewers
may note an evolution with the characters throughout
Busch's series of zombie posters. For example, Obi-Wan
Kenobi, who found his demise in Busch's first poster
for The Zombie Menace, now is clearly
infected and ready for revenge.
"I
love how in the middle of all this horrible inter-galactic
zombie massacre, Padme and Anakin still find a tender
moment," says Busch,
"but my favorite part of this poster is Jango Fett.
His body and clothes have decayed to nothing more than
a mere skeleton, yet his armor is still perfectly intact.
Oddly, it gives him almost a Popeye-like physique."
A
keen eye may also notice some familiar faces from the
real-world Star Wars community. "I wanted to do
something special for the army of clones, so I sent
requests to some of my fellow Star Wars artists to send
me photo reference of them in zombie poses." From
left to right, you can see artists Cynthia Narcisi (Cynthia's
husband Ian can also be seen in the background), Brent
Woodside, Kayla Woodside, Mark McHaley, and Denise Vasquez.
On the right side of Jango, artist Randy Martinez hammed
it up to portray a horrified Jedi.
October
13th, 2009 ZOMBIE WARS - Episode I: THE ZOMBIE MENACE
To
commemorate the release of the world's first STAR
WARS horror novel, DEATH TROOPERS,
StarWars.com
is running a special Zombie Week! When asked to contribute
a zombie-inspired poster, artist Matt Busch not only
jumped at the chance, he decided to do six of them,
one for each movie in the saga.
"'Every
Zombie has a Beginning,' and it all begins here,"
says Busch, "though these posters tell an alternate
vision of the saga. One that's more... Infectious. In
this version of Episode I: The Zombie Menace,
even Jar Jar is deadly and provides no comic relief."
In
addition to having fun shredding these classic characters
into zombies, the project has also been a rewarding
and educational experience for Busch. "I've always
been a huge admirer of the original poster artist, Drew
Struzan. Doing this parody really let me study the master
with fine detail. I've learned a lot and and now have
even more respect for Drew's work."
For
the logo and typography, Busch turned to his long time
professional partner Paul Michael Kane, who recreated
the Episode I logo in Adobe Illustrator. Comments Kane,
"Nailing this one down was crucial, as the rest
the prequel posters used the same title and credit fonts."
Head
on over here
to see more, plus other fantastic art from Spencer Brinkerhoff
III and Katie Cook! Stay tuned through the week to see
a new zombie poster each day from Matt! Tune in tomorrow
to see the continuation of the Zombie Wars saga with
his rendition of Episode II: Attack of the Undead!
September
9th, 2009 MATT BUSCH DRUMSTICKS... NOW AVAILABLE!
Pinup
Sticks has just licensed a new line of drumsticks
featuring Matt Busch's art! Drumming has always
been sexy, but wait till you get your hands on these!
Busch has produced a new series of never-before-seen
pin-up art exclusively for these sticks, three of which
are available now!
SOUTHERN
BELL is designed for more of a Southern Rock,
Country, or Rockabilly style, while METAL MISTRESS
is intended for the serious Metal, Goth, or Industrial
Drummer. Of course, if you play a little
bit of everything, then you'd want the quintessential
Busch design: BUILT FOR POUNDING.
You
can find other designs at PinupSticks.com,
with incredible artists like Olivia, Mark Wasyl, Anthony
Guerra, and Martin Abel! The next in Busch's line, PERCUSSION
CONCUSSION, will be available soon!
What
are you waiting for? Go get some sexy drumsticks for
the sexy drummer in your life! Click HERE
to order Matt Busch Drumsticks now!
August 26th, 2008 BOBA FETT T-SHIRT BY MATT BUSCH AVAILABLE NOW!
Super department store chain KOHL's now has an exclusive Boba Fett T-Shirt illustrated by Matt Busch. "Boba Fett has always been a favorite STAR WARS character of mine," says Busch, "I just love drawing all the clunky armor and compact weapons."
Fans may recall the Fett image that appears on the STAR WARS novel Tales from the Empire. "That cover is painted in full color
acrylics, so it's neat to see this shirt be a complete departure from that- a straight-up sketchy pencil technique."
The shirt retails at $18.00, but is currently on sale for just $8.99! You can see the shirt at Kohls.com HERE. While the shirt is
already sold out Online, you can find the shirt on sale at a KOHL'S
department store near you.
August 3rd, 2008 BUSCH ILLUSTRATING OBAMA!
Artist Matt Busch has had the honor of illustrating President Barack Obama for the box cover of BECOMING BARACK: Evolution of a Leader! This new DVD is an incredible documentary that follows Obama's Life on his journey to becoming President of the United States. Busch's art is also featured on the CD Coundtrack.
What's more, Busch was tapped to create a Bonus Feature on the DVD in which he documents the entire process of creating the art. You can see it right here:
To find out more, check out the official trailer, or get your hands on a copy, visit the official site at www.becomingbarack.com.
August 2nd, 2008 EXCLUSIVE MATT BUSCH MIGHTY MUGG FIGURE!
Matt Busch has hand painted one of Hasbro's Mighty Mugg figurines as part of a charity for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The character of his choice?
Boba Fett!
You can find out about how and why Matt created this character at his LiveJournal HERE.
The charity, which is now live Online is called The Empire Muggs Back, and you can bid on all the artist's exclusive figures HERE!
May
13th, 2009 YOU TOO CAN OWN MATT BUSCH'S SLAVE... LEIA!
STAR
WARS artist Matt Busch, Actress Carrie
Fisher, Lucasfilm, Motor City Conventions
and Paul Michael Kane have all teamed up to offer
this beautiful lithograph depicting Princess Leia as
Jabba the Hutt's slave. All proceeds from the sale of
this print will benefit actress Carrie Fisher's endorsed
charity, the Pajama Program.
Lucasfilm
has graciously authorized this lithograph painted
by Matt Busch. Limited to just 200 editions,
the art measures 13" X 19" and is printed
on thick, high quality 100 lb. stock. Each print is
signed and numbered by Busch.
This
print is created exclusively for the Motor City Comic
Con, running May 15th - 17th at the Rock Financial
Showplace in Novi, Michigan. Actress Carrie Fisher will
also be in attendance at the event, in case you want
to score her signature on the piece, as well.
However,
while the posters won't be physically available until
that weekend, you can pre-order your print right now,
and have it mailed safely to your home! The price of
this print is $25, but don't forget that these are extremely
rare, and you'll be contributing to a wonderful cause.
You can lock one in with PayPal before they're sold
out by ordering right here.
You
can also find out more about the Motor City Comic Con
here.
You
can find out more about the Pajama Program here.
April
14th, 2009 LUCASFILM AUCTIONS BUSCH ART TO HELP
AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS!
In
an effort to help the Australian Red Cross aid
the Victorian Bushfire Appeal, Lucasfilm is auctioning
off an extremely limited print illustrated by Matt Busch.
The print being auctioned is titled "Evolution
of the Empire" and was previously sold
exclusively in London at Celebration Europe in 2007.
The
art features all of the clone troopers and stormtroopers
from all six movies of the STAR WARS saga. These are
over-sized lithographs, not to be confused with the
smaller 24" posters that were also produced. They
originally sold for approx. $300 U.S. dollars then,
and of course it's virtually impossible to get one of
these now. As it is, there are only 66 of these numberes
and embossed prints in existence!
Lucasfilm
is graciously offering this from their collection for
a great cause. You can bid on the print via Ebay right
HERE!
Hurry before it's too late!
April
9th, 2009 STAR WARS GALAXY 4 TRADING CARDS IN STORES NOW!
The
latest STAR WARS Trading Card series from
Topps is GALAXY Series 4, which features a collection
of artistic visions from the Galaxy Far, Far Away...
The set features incredible talents like J. Scott Campbell,
Russell Walks, Randy Martinez, and yes, Matt Busch!
For
Busch's card, he chose to illustrate his favorite toy
growing up: The Imperial Troop Transporter. Say Busch,
"It was such a killer toy. And it was neat because
it was the first Star Wars toy of something that wasn't
in the movie. It even came with these strange black
brainwashing devices that you would place on figures
faces. Creepier was the photo of the toy on the packaging
which featured a throng of troopers surrounding Princess
Leia as she's being forced to wear it."
You
can see this vision come to life in this incredible
set with fascinating imagery from an incredible collection
of artists. STAR WARS GALAXY Series 4 cards are
available wherever trading cards are sold.
March
16th, 2008 HOW TO DRAW ANIME / MANGA STAR WARS!
StarWars.com
has recently released the third and final installment
of Matt Busch's How to Draw Anime / Manga STAR WARS
series. This article features a tutorial on how to draw
Padme Amidala in the 3/4 view. You can check it out
HERE!
You
can also check out the first two Anime / Manga tutorials
at StarWars.com HERE
and HERE.
Lastly,
stay tuned for Season 3 of How To Draw STAR WARS
videos- the first of which will feature how to draw
Anime / Manga, with footage of Matt live in Japan! Details
soon...
February
23rd, 2008 MATT BUSCH'S GENE SIMMONS' HOUSE OF HORRORS REVIEW!
Legendary KISS singer and bassist, Gene Simmons, is huge fan of Matt Busch's. Busch recently created art that is featured on the Season 2 DVD box set of Simmons' Family Jewels reality show. The two have met on several occasions, one of which can be seen in Busch's new documentary, ILLUSTRATION NATION, coming soon to DVD.
When Simmons created his new horror anthology graphic novel series, House of Horrors, he demanded that Busch not only illustrate covers, but any of he interior comic pages where Simmons himself is depicted.
The reviews are in, and there seems to be much love for this dark forum of visually terrifying literature. You can read what HorrorNews.net has to say about it HERE. Gene Simmons' House of Horrors is published by IDW Publishing and can be purchased anywhere comic books are sold.
December
16th, 2008 HASBRO RELEASES NEW STAR WARS ACTION FIGURE
NAMED AFTER MATT BUSCH!
Hasbro,
the official licensee for STAR WARS
toys, has released a new "Droid Factory"
collection of action figures, where collecting six figures
gives you six extra pieces to create an all-new "Build-a-Droid"
figure. The new series lets you build MB-RA-7,
a figure somewhat created by and named after artist
Matt Busch.
After
the first STAR WARS film was
released in 1977, Kenner (a subsidiary of Hasbro) released
"Death Star Droid", a chrome protocol-type
droid which was later named as an RA-7 droid. Comments
Busch,
"The Death Star Droid as seen in the movie is actually
black, though a memorable chrome RA-7 droid communicates
with R2-D2 in the Jawa Sandcrawler."
Fast
forward to 1998, almost a decade before the book You
Can Draw STAR WARS was released, Busch
was the regular writer and artist if the "How
to Draw STAR WARS" articles for STAR
WARS KIDS Magazine. "To help make
these tutorials fun for kids, I wrote and illustrated
them as if a droid was teaching you. I always loved
the look of the RA-7 droid, and so, to give this fictional
teacher an identity, I simply tagged on my initials,
making him MB-RA-7."
Over
the course of two years, every issue of STAR
WARS KIDS featured a drawing tutorial,
lead by MB-RA-7. Now you can build your own MB-RA-7,
by collecting the new wave of "Build-a-Droid"
STAR WARS figures, which includes General Grievous,
Bail Organa, and FX-6! Hasbro STAR WARS figures can
be found in any store that sells toys.
November
20th, 2008 TONIGHT: WORLD PREMIERE OF ILLUSTRATION NATION!
This
weekend on Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd, the
second annual XcapeCon will be happening
at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre in
Flint, Michigan. Matt Busch
will be in attendance to shake things up and have a
bevy of art and merch on display and for sale.
In
addition, the first 25 folks through the door will get
a FREE limited
edition Heath Ledger JOKER
poster, vibrantly illustrated by Matt Busch!
If you miss getting there early, you can still purchase
one of these bad boys that tributes an incredible talent
at the height of his ability, though sadly before his
untimely departure.
If
you're not familiar with it, Jamza Online
is a site that covers comics, movies, art, and all things
entertainment. They've got a new interview with Matt
Busch, and you can check it out right HERE.
September
19th, 2008 BUSCH ILLUSTRATES CLONE WARS POSTER/
FAN DAYS IN TEXAS!
Based
on the highly anticipated CLONE WARS show
coming to Cartoon Network, Matt Busch has illustrated
a beautiful montage capturing the turmoil and excitement!
The weekly show begins in October stomps right on the
heels of the theatrical release last August.
How
can you nab one of these posters? For FREE?
Busch
will be attending the STAR WARS FAN DAYS II
show in Plano, Texas, October 25th and 26th. Be one
of the first 500 through the door and you'll get one
of these puppies free! In addition, Busch will be doing
exclusive show sketch cards. Mind you, 30 second sketches,
but those will be free as well. Busch will also have
books, posters, DVDs and even original art on display
and for purchase. Don't miss this show! More info HERE!
August
27th, 2008 CUSTOMIZE YOUR SIMS GAME WITH MATT BUSCH ART!
The
new CILM SIMS NATION website is now
live! For those of you that live an alternate life in
the SIMS video games, you can now download (legal) Matt
Busch art, graphics, images and tubes for you
to customize your characters and the world they live
in!
What's
more, Matt Busch is the Grand Opening Artist Spotlight!
Check out CILMsimsnation.com right HERE!
From
the CILM Press Release: Creative
Image Licensing and Management (CILM) announces
that they have now made it possible for Sims Gamers
to legally purchase the usage of artists' digital images.
The web site, CILM Sim Nation, www.cilmsimsnation.com,
offers artist tube and image packages for custom content
makers to use in their Sims games. Some of those artists
include: Anthony Guerra, Olivia, Jennifer Janesko, Matt
Busch, Mark Wasyl and many more on the way. The art
can be used to make clothing for your Sims and furnishings,
wall paper, floors and paintings for your Sim's homes.
Even the smallest Sims house can look high dollar with
an Olivia painting on the wall!
CILM Sims Nation makes it easy to purchase art, with
different ordering options and legal licensing that
allows you to create and share your Sims custom content
with those gamers that love your creations. Artist packages
are clearly visible and contain images as the artists
created them and the same image professionally tubed
for ease of use. Also, you can show off your content
making ability by entering special content contests.
You can also get information about being a custom content
maker! Check out the web link as CILM Sims Nation is
sure to make your Sims the envy of the community!
August
24th, 2008 MATT BUSCH ON CANADIAN TV!
Recently a special guest on Canada's entertaining comic
book talk show, COMIC BOOK SYNDICATE,
Matt Busch's episode segments are now on YouTube! Enjoy
them Below!
In
addition to talking about his own career, Busch weighs
in on Iron Man, Indiana Jones,
and Clone Wars reviews. He
also shares a Gene Simmons story, insight
on George Lucas, a rant on Samuel
L. Jackson, and how the heck Robocop
ended up in Canada!
*Note*
There 5 segments to this episode, but Busch is only
in the 4 attached below. However, the show is always
entertaining, and often features great comic book artists
and writers joining the fun. Be sure to check out many
of their other episodes on YouTube right HERE!
August
13th, 2008 JAPANESE STAR WARS PRINT AVAILABLE ONLINE!
The
exclusive Celebration Japan print,
illustrated by Matt Busch is now available
for a limited time at StarWarsShop.com! The
print run is limited to 250, and each piece
is signed and numbered by Busch. The poster-size print
measures a whopping 24" X 36" and has a deluxe
aqueous coating. You can check it out right HERE!
Titled
"Land of the Rising Suns",
the foundation of this piece began years ago as a wrap-around
cover of Autograph Times Magazine.
At the time, the image featured a self portrait of artist
Busch engulfed in a sea of characters from the original
trilogy and Episode I. The image quickly became a favorite
among fans, requesting that it become a print in the
future. That day has come, and Busch has updated the
image to reflect characters and vehicles from each of
the movies, with a twist of Japanese pop culture design.
As
to what the Japanese characters represent? "For
the fans that can't read Japanese, I don't wan't to
spoil it. I think half the fun is the mystery and the
adventure of figuring it out. For part of it, I will
say this, though: Konnichiwa, Boku wa Matt Busch desu.
Anata Wa Star Wars o kakeru!" This rare poster
won't last so grab yours while you can! Click HERE!
August
10th, 2008 NEW GERMAN WEBSITE!
The
Version 2.0 sister-site of all things
Matt Busch has just gone live in Germany! Of course,
you can check it out just a click away right HERE!
Designed by our good friend Uwe Reber,
MattBusch.de gives a great opportunity
for German fans to experience Matt's work.
While
the site is written in the German Language (Guten Tag!)
even if you can't read it you can still browse it quite
easily and enjoy what it has to offer. There is even
some exclusive material there you won't find anywhere
else!
Last weekend at the Comic-Con International
show in San Diego, CA, Matt Busch was a featured Special
Guest. Tons of media and press were there to catch the
hubbub- first up is MSN- check out
the two videos to the right!
Matt
Busch is currently on in Tokyo promoting the
30th Anniversary of STAR WARS in Japan!
This weekend/next week is the STAR WARS Celebration
Japan show at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba.
Taking advantage of the trip, Busch will also be filming
scenes for several new videos, as well as actually getting
some vacation time- something unheard of for Busch.
In
addition to an exclusive set of one-of-a-kind sketch
cards, Busch will be toting a brand new STAR
WARS poster, Japanese-style! Titled "Land
of the Rising Suns", the foundation
of this piece began years ago as a wrap-around cover
of Autograph Times Magazine.
At the time, the image featured a self portrait of artist
Matt Busch engulfed in a sea of characters
from the original trilogy and Episode I:
The Phantom Menace. The image quickly
became a favorite among fans, requesting that it become
a print in the future. That day has come, and Busch
has updated the image to reflect characters and vehicles
from each of the movies, with a twist of Japanese pop
culture design.
As to what the Japanese characters represent? "For
the fans that can't read Japanese, I don't wan't to
spoil it. I think half the fun is the mystery and the
adventure of figuring it out. For part of it, I will
say this, though: Konnichiwa, Boku wa Matt Busch desu.
Anata Wa Star Wars o kakeru!"
A
week from now Busch will head straight for San Diego
for the Comic-Con International show,
which Busch is a featured Special Guest.
Stay tuned for a complete schedule of all the things
he'll have planned for that!
July
12th, 2008 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD POSTER!
Due
to popular demand, one of Matt Busch's previous covers
to a NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD comic
book will be available soon as a limited edition poster!
The Patrick Nagel-style piece was originally
published as the cover of the first annual edition of
a NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD comic,
exclusive to a Los Angeles convention, though later
re-released to the public Online.
"The
fact that this is being released as a poster is perfect,"
says Busch, "Though Nagel's work may have been
over-exposed as prints in Malls everywhere during the
80's, seeing this piece done as a print brings it to
the exact homage I had envisioned."
The
prints will debut later this month at the Comic-Con
International show in San Diego, California,
to which Busch is also a featured Special Guest
this year. The prints will be available at
the Avatar Press booth, and Busch will be on hand to
sign them (for free) on Thursday the 24th from 1 to
2, Friday the 25th from 1 to 2, and Sunday the 27th
from 1 to 2. A complete schedule of where you can find
Matt Busch and related events at Comic-Con will be posted
here soon!
July
7th, 2008 YOU CAN DRAW STAR WARS VOLUME 2 COMING TO DVD!
As
a follow-up to the original series of tutorial videos
that found limited release on DVD in 2007, Lucasfilm
Ltd. has authorized a new DVD from DK
Publishing and Planetmatt Entertainment:YOU CAN DRAW STAR WARS- VOLUME TWO.
Hosted by notorious artist Matt Busch, the DVD will
collect all seven Episodes from Season 2 released this
year.
The
first series chronicled the entire creation of a 30th
Anniversary poster, whereas Season 2 includes the creation
of the REVENGE OF THE SITH Style D One Sheet,
but also spreads focus to areas such as drawing on the
road, storyboarding for film and animation, and comic
books. Each chapter includes comical skits to spice
up the pace, including a few where Busch parodies
Indiana Jones- another Lucasfilm staple.
The
tutorials began as a side promotion for the book of
the same name from DK Publishing, to which Busch produced
nearly 400 illustrations. Before released on DVD, all
videos can first be seen on StarWars.com
and KidDK.com.
The videos later hit other avenues online, and have
had more than one million plays on MySpaceTV alone.
"It's awesome that these are available on DVD,"
comments Busch, "for the dedicated aspiring artist,
to be able to experience the details at four times the
resolution is wonderful."
Busch
himself will be attending the upcoming STAR
WARS Celebration Japan next week in Tokyo with
a brand new limited edition poster. The following week,
Busch will be a featured Special Guest at Comic-Con
International in San Diego, the largest pop-culture
show on the planet.
The
Volume Two DVD will debut at Comic-Con as well. To
find out how to get your hands on a copy for FREE, check
out Busch's Spotlight panel on Saturday, July 26th from
11:30 - 12:30pm in Room 30CDE. Another good
idea would be to stop by the DK booth and find out when
Busch and author Bonnie Burton and fellow artist Tom
Hodges will be signing books. To find out the latest
info on how to nab a DVD, stay locked in to www.MattBusch.com
for updates.
July
1st, 2008 THE WORLDS OF MATT BUSCH NOW AVAILABLE,
NEW INFOMERCIAL!
The
new art book, The Worlds of Matt Busch, is available
now, collecting all the different entertainment genres
Busch has been involved with. To help promote, Matt
Busch has produced an entertaining parody infomercial.
Check it out below!
The
book is available everywhere, including these choice
Online locations, offering the book at cheaper than
retail! Click on one of the following links to get your
copy now!
June
14th, 2008 SEND YOUR FRIENDS MATT BUSCH TAGS... FOR FREE!
In
addition to the new CILM site (see
previous headline) another related site, www.cilmsnagsntags.com
lets you take pre-made tags and send them to your friends
for free.
The
site is huge, full of tags for every occasion, and even
gives tutorials on how to make your own.
There's
actually a whole 4 page section on Matt Busch
pre-made tags that you can use for free- check them
out HERE!
What's more, you'll notice that Matt is "June's
FEATURED ARTIST."
It's
very easy to use. Just find the image you want to use,
copy the HTML or BBCode, and paste it into your comment,
bulletin, or post. Check it out HERE!
June
13th, 2008 MATT BUSCH'S PIN-UP WORK GETS A SEXY CILM OVERHAUL!
The
Creative Image Licensing & Management company
has just redesigned their website with a new look and
navigation set up. It's never been easier to license
your own images for Online use.
What's
more, there are 80 different Matt Busch items
to choose from, with Images you can purchase to own
for as low as $1.65! That's unheard of! Click HERE
to check them out!
If
you've never tried your hand at creating signatures
or tags, you should try it. It's really inexpensive
and lets you put on a designer hat and play with some
really beautiful art. What are you waiting for? Click
HERE!
June
4th, 2008 PAINTING AFTERBURN COVERS VIDEO
Making
waves as one of the hottest new comic books on the shelves,
AFTERBURN is already in development
as a major motion picture with Tobey Maguire
attached to star.
Below
you'll see how Matt Busch approaches creating the dynamic
painted covers for the issues. Busch, no stranger to
comic books or movies, will be a featured Special
Guest at this year's Comic-Con International
show in San Diego.
Created
by Scott Chitwood, AFTERBURN
is written by Chitwood and Paul Ens, illustrated by
Wayne Nichols, with covers painted by Busch. You can
find out more about AFTERBURN HERE.
May
21st, 2008 MATT BUSCH SPECIAL GUEST AT COMIC-CON!
It
was announced recently in Comic-Con Magazine
that Matt Busch will be a Featured Special Guest
at this year's COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL
show. Busch joins other notable Special Guests
including horror visionary Bernie Wrightson, Mad Magazine
artists Al Jaffee and Sergio Aragones, Comic Artist
Giants Jim Lee and J.G. Jones, Animator Dean Yeagle,
and award winning writer icons Ray Bradbury, Joe Hill
and Dean Koontz.
Says
Busch, "I'm floored. To be included in this list
of my biggest heroes has left me speechless. I've never
even entertained the thought of one day being a special
guest at Comic-Con. To me, this is like the Oscars for
all things entertainment, times one hundred. I'm flattered,
honored, and hope that my contributions to fandom can
continue to inspire like the folks on this list still
inspire me."
This
year's COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL runs
July 24th through the 27th at the San Diego Convention
Center. It's the largest convention center in North
America and the the largest entertainment show in the
world, covering comics, movies, books, art, video games,
toys, and more.
To
see Matt Busch's current 2008 Tour Dates, click HERE.
May
13th, 2008 FIGHTING LYMPHOMA, JEDI STYLE!
Matt
Busch, Lucasfilm, The 501st Great Lakes Garrison,
and Paul Michael Kane have teamed up
to produce this beautiful poster commemorating the 25th
Anniversary of RETURN OF THE JEDI!
The best part is, all of the proceeds will go to the
National Lymphoma Society. Jay Shimko,
Great Lakes 501st member TK-130, is actually a lymphoma
survivor, which makes this charity poster all the more
special!
Lucasfilm
has graciously authorized this limited edition poster
by STAR WARS artist Matt Busch.
This piece completes the Original Trilogy set of villain-style
posters that Busch has produced for the films' anniversaries
over the years. The standard poster size measures 24"
X 36" and is printed on thick 100 lb. stock with
a deluxe aqueous coating.
This
poster is extremely rare and contributes to a wonderful
cause. The 501st Great Lakes Garrison will be selling
the prints this weekend at the Motor City Comic Convention,
held at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, MI, this
Friday, May 16th through Sunday the 18th. Busch will
also be a guest with some special surprises planned.
For more information on the show, including tickets,
hours, directions, and guests, click HERE.
If
you can't get one in person at the show, a limited number
of posters have been reserved for pre-order sales Online.
You can see a larger version of the poster and secure
your copy HERE!
May
12th, 2008 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD!
This
June, Avatar Press will release a first
annual special George Romero's NIGHT OF
THE LIVING DEAD book, with the cover illustrated
by Matt Busch. The book was previously only available
at a rare Los Angeles convention.
Says
Busch, "The style is something very different for
me. Paying homage to the late Patrick Nagel, I thought
it would be really interesting to see that graphic 80's
look combined with subtle horror. I find it beautiful,
but extremely creepy at the same time, so I guess I
achieved what I was looking for! Haha!"
You
can preorder this limited edition NIGHT
OF THE LIVING DEAD book right HERE.
Hurry before they run out!
As
well, you can get some of Busch's previous NIGHT
OF THE LIVING DEAD books by clicking on
their titles below.
In
the mean-time, Busch has a plethora of George
Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD material
to be released in the coming months. Stay tuned!
April
25th, 2008 SECOND HOW TO DRAW MANGA SERIES
StarWars.com
has just released Part Two of a new How
To Draw Manga series, written and illustrated
by Matt Busch! You can check out the Step By Step article
HERE.
Manga,
of course, refers to the Japanese style of comics, and
what a better way to prep for the upcoming Celebration
Japan show in July than to explore some of their pop
culture. This week's article takes a look at how to
draw Manga Padme from the side 'profile' view.
The
article is the second in a Three Part weekly series,
so be sure to check back next week and see how to draw
Manga STAR WARS characters from different
angles. In case you missed it, you can see the first
article HERE.
April
24th, 2008 NEW MATT BUSCH INTERVIEW AND ARTWORK
AT THERAIDER.NET!
With multiple INDIANA JONES
projects on the horizon revolving around the new movie,
THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL,
Matt Busch has been interviewed at the number one Indy
fansite, TheRaider.net. You can read the full interview
rightHERE!
Busch
talks about all things Indy; from growing up with the
famed archeologist to techniques Busch uses for current
Indy inspiration. In addition to some of the rare sketch
cards from the INDIANA JONES Heritage
set, you'll also see some never-before-seen sketches
from recent Indy-related projects!
Next
up for Busch is a new set of sketch cards for the CRYSTAL
SKULL movie, which drops in exactly one
month. Look out for new INDIANA JONES themed
How To Draw STAR WARS episodes
as well. You can check out the first one HERE!
April
9 th, 2008 NEW HOW TO DRAW MANGA SERIES!
StarWars.com
has just released Part One of a new How To Draw
Manga series, written and illustrated by Manga
Matt Busch! You can check out the Step By Step
article HERE.
Manga,
of course, refers to the Japanese style of comics, and
what a better way to prep for the upcoming Celebration
Japan show in July than to explore some of their pop
culture. This week's article takes a look at how to
draw Manga Padme from the front view.
The
article is the first in a Three Part weekly series,
so be sure to check back and see more next week and
see how to draw Manga STAR WARS characters
from different angles.