About mathisworks

I'm really just a regular person with a day job and time constraints, but when I can I enjoy drawing real people I see, and adding them to concepts.

I started my iStock portfolio in 2008 and it's arguably kept me sane ever since.

Actual sketches of actual people

Timelapse: converting a sketch to a digital vector

Just to show how I go from a sketch to vector artwork, here are a few photos that show how I start with guidelines and circles to help define the forms, continue by blocking out the forms using wireframes, and finally getting in and making a million little adjustments. The fact that I have actually seen the real person really helps guide me here; much more than referencing a flat photo.

For me it's a perfect way to spend time on the train.