30th Birthday Gift commission

Here is a recent gift commission that I completed. Pleased to say he loved it.

Prince

Pencil sketch of Prince/The Sign/Symbol ?? Hope you like it.

Some nice feedback

Always nice to hear !

"Matt, Everyone loved your caricature at the hen party last night...especially the bride to be and it really added to the fun. Thanks again!!"

Gift Commission - Process

I have just finished off this 8 person commission for the website of Temple Street Childrens Hospital. This charity do some fantastic work and I urge you to visit their website and offer any support that you can. I have an event next month with Temple Street where I hope to bring so fun to their Gala fundraiser.

I have shown below the process that I go though when creating a commission.

First off is a rough Layout, then a pencil draft - this is sent to the client and if changes are required then this is the last point to do it. I then Ink everything and finally go to color.

Couple of recent Commissions

I'm keeping busy with commissions at the moment, here are a couple that I finished this week. The runner is Watercolour and the Hen caricature is done with Artstix.

The Big Lebowski

Big News

Well, the decision has been made, and as of this Friday, Matt Ryder Caricature is a full time business. It has been a hard decision but I feel now is the time, and what better place than Ireland. I have been toying with the idea of full time for a long time, and have been doing it as a second career for way too long, So...... lets give it everything I have got, and come out smiling :-)

Wedding caricature

I am pleased to say I have had a busy couple of weeks caricaturing, and here is the latest wedding commission hot off the drawing table.

Today I spent a few hours at a kids summer camp, teaching the basics of caricaturing and cartooning, it was great fun, and the kids loved it !

Settled in Dublin, bring on the gigs !

It's been a long time since my last post, so apologies, but I have been a busy busy boy ! We have settled into the Dublin way of life now, and are happy in our choices so far !

So now I'm all sorted, have my bearings, all my art equipment is here from Dubai (Thankyou DSA Shipping), I have a car, and I am excited about drawing again, I am open to new gigs and commissions.

I am available for Weddings, corporate days, kids parties, anniversaries, bbq's, or whatever else you like, and anywhere in Ireland. I'm also accepting new commissions, these make a great gift for any occasion wether it be a wedding present, a birthday gift, a leaving present or anything else ! These can be done in watercolor, acrylic or block color. So, give me a bell, or drop me an email and we will work it out !

Here are a few samples of recent commissions and live work, some of these have been posted already, but I am reposting here as examples....