About

About me

A former stickler for traditional media, I have fully embraced the world of digital media to expand my skills and reinvent myself as an artist and designer.

I create illustrations, concept & character art

With years of experience in the realm of fine art and portrait painting, I have gathered the skills and understanding of composition, form, and lighting to create compelling and captivating concept art and character designs.

I’ve spent most of these years working with traditional media like graphite, watercolors, and oils on paper, panels, canvas. However, in more recent years I’ve been honing my skills across different digital art platforms like Photoshop, Fresco, and Illustrator to name a few (I’ve even begun adding some 3D platforms to my skillset like Blendr and Zbrush). . With me, you aren’t forced to accept anything. I can offer a variety of options we can work on together.

My Skills

I believe in the fact that learning never stops and I am interested in learning new applications and media that will help me create and develop a better visual language and style.

Sketching, drawing, painting


Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Fresco, Capture


Procreate


Zbrush, Blendr (COMING SOON!)


Experience

2018-PRESENT

Matt Gallo Designs

Owner/Illustrator

I fulfill individual requests for portraits, paintings, and other personal works.

Managed a monthly subscription service offering semi-exclusive hand drawn clip art bundles

2007-2018

Rampant Lion Design, LLC

Owner/Artist

Manage an art and design company offering a wide range of products and services, with a specialty in painting medieval heraldry and coats of arms

2014-2016

Elizabeth Eakins, INC

Color Specialist

I was a part of an amazing team at a high-end textile company where I deepened my knowledge of color, color creation, and how colors interact with each other