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Matt James Comic Colourist/Illustrator
@mjamesillustration.com
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I’m a comic book colourist/illustrator based in Queensland, Australia.

My favourite genres are SciFi 👽 Horror 👻 and Fantasy ⚔️

#ComicColorist #Illustration

Games Workshop - Fantasy Flight Games - Gestalt

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https://www.mjamesillustration.com
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Matt James Comic Colourist/Illustrator @mjamesillustration.com · 6d
#PortfolioDay is upon us! I am a Comic Colourist based in Australia - I am currently very open for new gigs, and would love to hear from anyone looking for a Colorist and Illustration.

You can see my online portfolio here -> www.mjamesillustration.com

#ComicSky #Colorist #ComicArt
The line is by comic artist Marc Silvestri and inker Matt Banning. The original art was completed traditionally. I coloured it digitally using Rebelle for the background and Clip Studio for the characters. The Darkness is coming out of a wall of darkness, surrounded by his Darklings. This is a traditional pencil drawing by Yan_Artcomic, with inks by David A Rivera - I coloured it in Clip Studio, with some minor enhancements in Affinity Photo. The image is of a Xenomorph from Aliens perched on a rocky outcrop. Behind it I added a toxic green cloud environment. Psylocke attacking Nimrod, and Iceman crashes through a window to help. This a sequential page with pencils and inks by Terry and Rachel Dodson. Digital coloring by me with Clip Studio Paint. Scarlet Spider stabs Wolverine in the chest and stands over his body as we lies unconscious on the floor. The other X-Men watch on in horror.
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schiekapedia.bsky.social
Matt is one of the best colorists I’ve worked with, and while I wish it had turned out to be under better circumstances for both of us, he is a pleasure to work with and delivers amazing (and amazingly fast) results! #comics #makecomics
January 19, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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I just launched my new website.. I built this one using Google sites (since it is free) - it doesn’t have all the features of some hosts, but it does what I need - and the price tag helps after the last year or so..

www.mjamesillustration.com
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Matt James - Comic Colourist and Illustrator
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January 19, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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Messing around with digital Watercolour.

Messing with the watercolours in Rebelle, just to see what I could do. I went with Ruairí’s lineart because of how open it is and I thought the water colour would be interesting with it.

Line Art by @colemancomicart.bsky.social
Colour by me
A portrait of Wolverine I painted with digital watercolour in Rebelle 7. Ruairí Coleman drew the lineart in a comic book style.
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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I’d say that I hate to see it.. but I really don’t.
nihilcurtis.bsky.social Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 2d
From Dare Obasanjo on Mastodon. Adobe is hitting the floor. #AI
Image of Adobe share price plummeting. Obasnajo writes: Adobe is becoming one of the biggest losers of the AI era. In a world where you can ask Gemini or ChatGPT to create any image you want, the need for Photoshop or any of Adobe’s other creative products has dwindled. This is a slow motion train wreck that the company may not survive as AI disrupts content creation.
January 17, 2026 at 12:24 PM
mjamesillustration.com
Messing around with digital Watercolour.

Messing with the watercolours in Rebelle, just to see what I could do. I went with Ruairí’s lineart because of how open it is and I thought the water colour would be interesting with it.

Line Art by @colemancomicart.bsky.social
Colour by me
A portrait of Wolverine I painted with digital watercolour in Rebelle 7. Ruairí Coleman drew the lineart in a comic book style.
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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vincenzoprattico.bsky.social
Is it already the new #portfolioday?

Awesome, it's exactly the day when Warhammer's social media showed my battle art for the Maggotkin of Nurgle Battletome!

Hope you like it!🤟

#warhammer #warhammerart #ageofsigmar
January 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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mjamesillustration.com
#PortfolioDay is upon us! I am a Comic Colourist based in Australia - I am currently very open for new gigs, and would love to hear from anyone looking for a Colorist and Illustration.

You can see my online portfolio here -> www.mjamesillustration.com

#ComicSky #Colorist #ComicArt
The line is by comic artist Marc Silvestri and inker Matt Banning. The original art was completed traditionally. I coloured it digitally using Rebelle for the background and Clip Studio for the characters. The Darkness is coming out of a wall of darkness, surrounded by his Darklings. This is a traditional pencil drawing by Yan_Artcomic, with inks by David A Rivera - I coloured it in Clip Studio, with some minor enhancements in Affinity Photo. The image is of a Xenomorph from Aliens perched on a rocky outcrop. Behind it I added a toxic green cloud environment. Psylocke attacking Nimrod, and Iceman crashes through a window to help. This a sequential page with pencils and inks by Terry and Rachel Dodson. Digital coloring by me with Clip Studio Paint. Scarlet Spider stabs Wolverine in the chest and stands over his body as we lies unconscious on the floor. The other X-Men watch on in horror.
January 13, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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inksilvery.bsky.social
Hello-hello #PortfolioDay !

I'm InkSilvery. I'm just freelance artist who love to draw fanart, testing new brushes and different technics 🍃

Nice to meet you all 🍃
January 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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fonscordi.bsky.social
Hello #PortfolioDay
👁✨️👻✨️👁

I'm Grace, and I like to paint cosmic horror, surrealism and fanarts.

🖼Full gallery:
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🤍Donations:
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"A murder of crows murdering on a train to collect crowns for the crowned crow" Better brush your teeth after eating all that candy, you don't want a murder of crows to steal them. Happy Halloween! ____ A group of crows is called a "murder" A teeth with a cavity is repair with a "crown" A guy with a crow like mask and a golden crown is sitting on a train holding a bag full of teeth, a group of crows is around him stealing teeth from other passengers to give them to the crow king. "The Happy King" A man with a crown and a halo forced to smile by two hands while a creature is emerging from his chest "The wood dwellers" "You are not from here are you?" ____ A child like creature with a dress, an apron, and the head covered in a burlap sack is standing holding a bucket dripping red liquid in one hand, and a rope in the other. The rope is holding a creature without he body of a pig, the mane of a lion, 4 horns, and a face with black eyes and a bright red third eye. "The creation of the synthetic messiah" And if the ancient Gods fail us, we will create our own, with our own morals, and our own ideas of divinity. _______ A humanoid creature is in the center of the image, cables coming out of its body from where the arms are supposed to be, they tied it to a cross. Cables come from its stomach and conect to an artificial cristal womb below, where a deformed fetus with a glowing red eye is suspended in liquid. Is the depiction of an artificial god being created. In the background there's a stormy unnatural sky and electrical poles with twisted cables.
January 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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harprdraws.bsky.social
Hey #portfolioday !! 🌀

I'm Harprdraws, a professional illustrator who enjoys working with the RPG community. My experience includes tarot cards, fantasy, gothic, Sci-fi and historical themes!

Available for work at:

📭[email protected]
January 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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ahgcolor.bsky.social
Heya #PortfolioDay ! It's A.H.G!
a comic artist and colorist and I'm currently developing my webcomic: Stardust Vagrant! 🫆

Im looking for sequential and cover gigs, I can illustrate em and color em!

You can find more of my work at ahgart.com

📨 [email protected]
an upside down drawing of a woman with a cigarette in her mouth Four panel comic page Panel 1: is a crowd with two people having fun, another two in the foreground and one woman with a cigarette in her mouth mostly covered by the crowd Panel 2: the singer in the club is looking at the crowd shocked Panel 3: the woman with the cigarette in her mouth is now in full view, a huge scar is on her left cheeck Panel 4: zoom in on the singer's face lower angel with a look of disdain on her face #comics #oc Panel 1 a man is walking towards the killer and the dead body panel 2 he's almost stepping in the pool of blood caption: Agent Emanuel Silver? two inset panels: one of the man stepping in the pool of blood another of emanuel looking back panel 5:then he hands Emanuel a file Emanuel: You know it’s me, Greg. panel 6: Greg: We’ll be expecting your final report. Emanuel: Yeah, yeah whatever. a bunch of Panels showing Emanuel's eyes going back and forth Emanuel: Hold on… Emanuel: This can’t be right. a close up of Greg the look on his face is a mix of pity and sadness Emanuel (not seen): You’re kidding, right? Greg… Panel 5. Zoomed out panel of Emanuel standing in the warehouse. Greg is gone. It’s just Emanuel next to the dead body. Emanuel: Shit. close up on the dead man's face panel: a blood drop is about to fall down panel: the blood drop is now midway panel: the blood drop hits the ground Panel one Emanuel looking at the camera a sad look on his face two crows are flying in the sky behind him Emanuel: It doesn’t have to be like this. Maybe—we can help each other. Panel 2: the two injured crows are flying in the sky they're pretty ragged panel 3: Earl looking up at the sky a sad look on his face Earl: I’m good. Don’t wanna disrespect Mama like that. panel 4: Earl: You know she hated you, right? CAPTION: This guy. Emanuel: Fine. Panel 5 Emanuel is standing his gun pointed at earl's head, earl has his hands up CAPTION: Some people never change. Emanuel: Nothing else to say? Earl: Nah. Earl: Happy retirement, big bro. panel 6 Emanuel's finger is on the trigger his hand is shaking panel 7 Earl looks back and smiles panel 8 the two crows have died and are falling down panel 9 water splashes up something has fallen in it panel 10 Emanuel is standing alone in front of the sunset
January 13, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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zethkeeper.bsky.social
Hey #portfolioday!

I'm a comicbook colorist, and here are a few examples of my work [1/4].

Money Shot: Big Bang #4-5 pages - colors.

Original lineart by @garthft.bsky.social.

#moneyshot #moneyshotbigbang #vaultcomics #garthgraham #keeper #colors #comicbookcolorist
Money Shot: Big Bang #4 pages 08-09 (double spread). The XXX-plorers are entering "FAK'S FUCKS" in order to find Azi Wynorski, who they want to stop from becoming anti-sex despot and killing them all. Money Shot: Big Bang #4 pages 10. The crew are inside "FAK'S FUCKS". Money Shot: Big Bang #4 page 16. Azi is being corrupted by Acreius Fak. Money Shot: Big Bang #4 page 18. Azi is being corrupted by Acreius Fak.
January 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
mjamesillustration.com
#PortfolioDay is upon us! I am a Comic Colourist based in Australia - I am currently very open for new gigs, and would love to hear from anyone looking for a Colorist and Illustration.

You can see my online portfolio here -> www.mjamesillustration.com

#ComicSky #Colorist #ComicArt
The line is by comic artist Marc Silvestri and inker Matt Banning. The original art was completed traditionally. I coloured it digitally using Rebelle for the background and Clip Studio for the characters. The Darkness is coming out of a wall of darkness, surrounded by his Darklings. This is a traditional pencil drawing by Yan_Artcomic, with inks by David A Rivera - I coloured it in Clip Studio, with some minor enhancements in Affinity Photo. The image is of a Xenomorph from Aliens perched on a rocky outcrop. Behind it I added a toxic green cloud environment. Psylocke attacking Nimrod, and Iceman crashes through a window to help. This a sequential page with pencils and inks by Terry and Rachel Dodson. Digital coloring by me with Clip Studio Paint. Scarlet Spider stabs Wolverine in the chest and stands over his body as we lies unconscious on the floor. The other X-Men watch on in horror.
January 13, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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I basically coloured this one because I wanted to do some watercolour backgrounds in Rebelle - plus I love Silvestri and Banning as an art team..

✏️ Pencils by Marc Silvestri
🖋️Inks by Matt Banning
🎨 Color by Matt James

#ComicColorist #ComicSky #ComicArt #ComicArtist
The line is by comic artist Marc Silvestri and inker Matt Banning. The original art was completed traditionally. I coloured it digitally using Rebelle for the background and Clip Studio for the characters. The Darkness is coming out of a wall of darkness, surrounded by his Darklings.
January 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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I basically coloured this one because I wanted to do some watercolour backgrounds in Rebelle - plus I love Silvestri and Banning as an art team..

✏️ Pencils by Marc Silvestri
🖋️Inks by Matt Banning
🎨 Color by Matt James

#ComicColorist #ComicSky #ComicArt #ComicArtist
The line is by comic artist Marc Silvestri and inker Matt Banning. The original art was completed traditionally. I coloured it digitally using Rebelle for the background and Clip Studio for the characters. The Darkness is coming out of a wall of darkness, surrounded by his Darklings.
January 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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I have been playing a bunch in Rebelle lately - the digital water colour and oils are so good!

The line art credits
✏️ Pencils by Marc Silvestri
🖋️ Inks by Matt Banning

#DigitalArt #Illustration #ArtSky
January 11, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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I have been playing a bunch in Rebelle lately - the digital water colour and oils are so good!

The line art credits
✏️ Pencils by Marc Silvestri
🖋️ Inks by Matt Banning

#DigitalArt #Illustration #ArtSky
January 11, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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Super quick Freddy Krueger sketch..

#ArtSky #Drawing #Sketching #Illustration
Quick digital pencil sketch of Fred Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street
January 11, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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We got lucky here and it missed us - it will cause some problems. It looks like it it will cross in what is basically sugar cane farms - but it will likely cut highways and rail for a week or so.
mjamesillustration.com Matt James Comic Colourist/Illustrator @mjamesillustration.com · 9d
It’s going to a long night here.. I am staying up to keep an eye on this cyclone (and be ready if we need to be)
January 10, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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It’s going to a long night here.. I am staying up to keep an eye on this cyclone (and be ready if we need to be)
January 10, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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January 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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chrisohalloran.bsky.social
Been a few responses to this. Here’s a couple of common things that come up time and again.

-make link your portfolio as easy as possible to find.
-same with email
-your portfolio should probably be 10-15 pages of your best sequential work, not every single thing you’ve ever done.
chrisohalloran.bsky.social Chris O’Halloran @chrisohalloran.bsky.social · 13d
Every year I try and post something along these lines. Anyone working on being a comic colorist feel free to reach out. To review work, portfolio, tips or any other queries related I might help with after 9-ish years working for most of the publishers.
Happy to help out if I can.
January 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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January 2, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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This is one David A Rivera sent me to put some colour to - I LOVE the Alien franchise - and this looked too good to pass up colouring. I hope you all dig it! Let me know what you think!

✏️ by Yan Comic Art
🖋️by David A Rivera
🎨 by Matt James

#ComicColorist #ComicSky #ComicArt #ComicArtist
This is a traditional pencil drawing by Yan_Artcomic, with inks by David A Rivera - I coloured it in Clip Studio, with some minor enhancements in Affinity Photo. The image is of a Xenomorph from Aliens perched on a rocky outcrop. Behind it I added a toxic green cloud environment.
January 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
mjamesillustration.com
This is one David A Rivera sent me to put some colour to - I LOVE the Alien franchise - and this looked too good to pass up colouring. I hope you all dig it! Let me know what you think!

✏️ by Yan Comic Art
🖋️by David A Rivera
🎨 by Matt James

#ComicColorist #ComicSky #ComicArt #ComicArtist
This is a traditional pencil drawing by Yan_Artcomic, with inks by David A Rivera - I coloured it in Clip Studio, with some minor enhancements in Affinity Photo. The image is of a Xenomorph from Aliens perched on a rocky outcrop. Behind it I added a toxic green cloud environment.
January 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM