Matt Hollingsworth
@matthollingsworth.com
Neurodivergent Californian in Croatia, color artist for Marvel, DC, and Image comics, writer, brewer.
www.matthollingsworth.com
➔ tags: #writing | #comics | #ClipStudioPaint | #Affinity | #painting | #photography | #read
www.matthollingsworth.com
➔ tags: #writing | #comics | #ClipStudioPaint | #Affinity | #painting | #photography | #read
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Matt Hollingsworth
@matthollingsworth.com
· Apr 11
Looks like I missed #PortfolioDay a few days ago.
I've worked as a color artist for comics since 1991, primarily for Marvel, DC, Image, Vertigo, and Dark Horse, on Preacher, Daredevil, Batman, etc, etc.
Portfolio website: matthollingsworth.com
Not looking for work.
Artist credits in Alt text.
I've worked as a color artist for comics since 1991, primarily for Marvel, DC, Image, Vertigo, and Dark Horse, on Preacher, Daredevil, Batman, etc, etc.
Portfolio website: matthollingsworth.com
Not looking for work.
Artist credits in Alt text.
Go read Nebula Award finalist "Give Me English" by @aijiang.bsky.social, re-published by @shortwavebooks.bsky.social. Go, do it, read. Support indie SF. End your year right.
#read #SF #indiepublishing
shortwavepublishing.com/magazine/giv...
#read #SF #indiepublishing
shortwavepublishing.com/magazine/giv...
"Give Me English" - A Short Story by Ai Jiang - Shortwave Publishing
I traded my last coffee for a coffee. How ironic. My finger jabbed at the ordering machine. The Langbase implanted in my brain popped up in front of my eyes, and I watched as the word disappeared. A h...
shortwavepublishing.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Go read Nebula Award finalist "Give Me English" by @aijiang.bsky.social, re-published by @shortwavebooks.bsky.social. Go, do it, read. Support indie SF. End your year right.
#read #SF #indiepublishing
shortwavepublishing.com/magazine/giv...
#read #SF #indiepublishing
shortwavepublishing.com/magazine/giv...
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It's been a while since we opened for submissions. But we're cranking up our output for 2026 so we'll be opening for short submissions periods every month - initially on the first day of the month only. At the moment we're especially looking for flash science fiction or fantasy - www.wyldblood.com
Wyldblood: Science Fiction and Fantasy | Wyldblood Press
FREE FLASH! ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas Karl Dandenell A full length seasonal short story ’Twas the week before Christmas, and I wasn’t stirring. I was getting right pissed. The Joint was the olde...
www.wyldblood.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's been a while since we opened for submissions. But we're cranking up our output for 2026 so we'll be opening for short submissions periods every month - initially on the first day of the month only. At the moment we're especially looking for flash science fiction or fantasy - www.wyldblood.com
Reposted by Matt Hollingsworth
Just like every year, a friendly PSA:
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
December 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just like every year, a friendly PSA:
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
Go read "Sweetbaby" by @thomasha.bsky.social. 2022 Finalist: Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novelette, published by @clarkesworldmagazine.com. It's fantastic. SF/horror, and creepy fun. Support indie SF. End your year right.
#read #SF #indiepublishing
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_10_22/
#read #SF #indiepublishing
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_10_22/
Sweetbaby by Thomas Ha
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Go read "Sweetbaby" by @thomasha.bsky.social. 2022 Finalist: Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novelette, published by @clarkesworldmagazine.com. It's fantastic. SF/horror, and creepy fun. Support indie SF. End your year right.
#read #SF #indiepublishing
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_10_22/
#read #SF #indiepublishing
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_10_22/
Go read some cool SF, "The Flaming Embusen" by @tadethompson.bsky.social, published by @uncannymagazine.bsky.social. Not a long read, and engaging. Go, do it, read. Support indie SF. End your year right.
#read #SF #indiepublishing
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
#read #SF #indiepublishing
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Flaming Embusen - Uncanny Magazine
Jero cleared his throat before he continued speaking into the phone. “Up to this moment it could not positively have been asserted that the man, in spite of his tantalizing declaration, was really in ...
www.uncannymagazine.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Go read some cool SF, "The Flaming Embusen" by @tadethompson.bsky.social, published by @uncannymagazine.bsky.social. Not a long read, and engaging. Go, do it, read. Support indie SF. End your year right.
#read #SF #indiepublishing
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
#read #SF #indiepublishing
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
Had to spend the morning waiting on a doctor's appointment. Sat there 90 minutes. But at least it's good. My PSA is healthy for my age, so no lurking prostate cancer, which killed my dad.
Now, I get to enjoy my last workday of the year painting Batwoman for DC, which is such a pleasure to work on.
Now, I get to enjoy my last workday of the year painting Batwoman for DC, which is such a pleasure to work on.
December 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Had to spend the morning waiting on a doctor's appointment. Sat there 90 minutes. But at least it's good. My PSA is healthy for my age, so no lurking prostate cancer, which killed my dad.
Now, I get to enjoy my last workday of the year painting Batwoman for DC, which is such a pleasure to work on.
Now, I get to enjoy my last workday of the year painting Batwoman for DC, which is such a pleasure to work on.
My stats for submitting my prose fiction this year:
93 subs sent, of 7 stories.
6 stories accepted.
49 rejections.
30 withdrawals when stories accepted.
8 withdrawals of 1 story, to revise further.
1 story had 0 rejections.
Continues:
#amwriting #writing #indiewriter #fiction #WritingCommunity
93 subs sent, of 7 stories.
6 stories accepted.
49 rejections.
30 withdrawals when stories accepted.
8 withdrawals of 1 story, to revise further.
1 story had 0 rejections.
Continues:
#amwriting #writing #indiewriter #fiction #WritingCommunity
December 31, 2025 at 5:35 AM
My stats for submitting my prose fiction this year:
93 subs sent, of 7 stories.
6 stories accepted.
49 rejections.
30 withdrawals when stories accepted.
8 withdrawals of 1 story, to revise further.
1 story had 0 rejections.
Continues:
#amwriting #writing #indiewriter #fiction #WritingCommunity
93 subs sent, of 7 stories.
6 stories accepted.
49 rejections.
30 withdrawals when stories accepted.
8 withdrawals of 1 story, to revise further.
1 story had 0 rejections.
Continues:
#amwriting #writing #indiewriter #fiction #WritingCommunity
Woke up to one of my stories being accepted by my favorite mag. Great way to end the year.
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Woke up to one of my stories being accepted by my favorite mag. Great way to end the year.
Been bothering me for a long time, but I finally put in the feature request for Clip Studio Paint to be able to use transparent color with the gradient tool, which would be great for masks. Transparent colors work with the airbrush & other tools, so why not with the gradient tool?
#ClipStudioPaint
#ClipStudioPaint
December 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Been bothering me for a long time, but I finally put in the feature request for Clip Studio Paint to be able to use transparent color with the gradient tool, which would be great for masks. Transparent colors work with the airbrush & other tools, so why not with the gradient tool?
#ClipStudioPaint
#ClipStudioPaint
Mickey Rourke singing to me and Diana Schutz about his Chihuahuas at the Sin City premiere after party, continuing to smoke his cigarette in the hotel bar after being told it was forbidden.
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction.
Arjen Lucassen liked my cover of "Digital Rain" by his Star One project.
Arjen Lucassen liked my cover of "Digital Rain" by his Star One project.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Mickey Rourke singing to me and Diana Schutz about his Chihuahuas at the Sin City premiere after party, continuing to smoke his cigarette in the hotel bar after being told it was forbidden.
Page from Bleeding Hearts #1, coming from Vertigo next year. Written by @denizcamp.bsky.social, drawn by @stipanmorian.bsky.social, and colored by me.
#ClipStudioPaint #comics #paint #painting
#ClipStudioPaint #comics #paint #painting
December 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Page from Bleeding Hearts #1, coming from Vertigo next year. Written by @denizcamp.bsky.social, drawn by @stipanmorian.bsky.social, and colored by me.
#ClipStudioPaint #comics #paint #painting
#ClipStudioPaint #comics #paint #painting
This year, I colored 665 pages for Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Vertigo, and Bad Idea, compared to 710 last year, and 593 in 2023, and likely more than 24,000 pages during my almost 35 year career.
List of comics worked on in in the Alt Text.
#comics #colors #ClipStudioPaint
List of comics worked on in in the Alt Text.
#comics #colors #ClipStudioPaint
December 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This year, I colored 665 pages for Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Vertigo, and Bad Idea, compared to 710 last year, and 593 in 2023, and likely more than 24,000 pages during my almost 35 year career.
List of comics worked on in in the Alt Text.
#comics #colors #ClipStudioPaint
List of comics worked on in in the Alt Text.
#comics #colors #ClipStudioPaint
Go. Do it. I'm enjoying Steve's book. And that's a steal.
If you’d like to help us celebrate, you can pick up our collections from @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social. The eBooks are only £1.49 so you can get all three for less than a fiver!
Today is my birthday. I’m lucky to share my birthday with the very talented writers @davebjeffery.bsky.social and Kayleigh Dobbs.
As well as having our birthdays today, we all have collections in the @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social Shadows series which you can get here blackshuckbooks.co.uk/shadows/
As well as having our birthdays today, we all have collections in the @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social Shadows series which you can get here blackshuckbooks.co.uk/shadows/
December 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Go. Do it. I'm enjoying Steve's book. And that's a steal.
This is what Tidal Music says about my listening this year, which is explained by mostly listening to music while writing, and only listening to instrumental music while writing so words don't go into my head and distract me. I don't understand the mention of "Jangle Pop." Weird.
December 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This is what Tidal Music says about my listening this year, which is explained by mostly listening to music while writing, and only listening to instrumental music while writing so words don't go into my head and distract me. I don't understand the mention of "Jangle Pop." Weird.
Reposted by Matt Hollingsworth
We see what you did there, Pluribus.
December 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We see what you did there, Pluribus.
WIP process piece for Habitat from Bad Idea, with @joshuadysart.bsky.social @davidlapham.bsky.social @bsienk.bsky.social. First image is David and Bill's lineart. Second image my colors without their lineart. Third image, the finished page.
Preview of book at link below:
icv2.com/gallery/6058...
Preview of book at link below:
icv2.com/gallery/6058...
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
WIP process piece for Habitat from Bad Idea, with @joshuadysart.bsky.social @davidlapham.bsky.social @bsienk.bsky.social. First image is David and Bill's lineart. Second image my colors without their lineart. Third image, the finished page.
Preview of book at link below:
icv2.com/gallery/6058...
Preview of book at link below:
icv2.com/gallery/6058...
December 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
WIP process piece for Habitat from Bad Idea, with @joshuadysart.bsky.social @davidlapham.bsky.social @bsienk.bsky.social. First image is David and Bill's lineart. Second image my colors without their lineart. Third image, the finished page.
Preview of book at link below:
icv2.com/gallery/6058...
Preview of book at link below:
icv2.com/gallery/6058...
Reposted by Matt Hollingsworth
With these textures, I did yet more weirdness. I placed rocks and glass beads on Yupo paper, then poured alcohol and alcohol ink over them. See third photo for image of those rocks. First two images are the resulting textures.
#painting #texture #alcoholink
#painting #texture #alcoholink
May 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
With these textures, I did yet more weirdness. I placed rocks and glass beads on Yupo paper, then poured alcohol and alcohol ink over them. See third photo for image of those rocks. First two images are the resulting textures.
#painting #texture #alcoholink
#painting #texture #alcoholink
Interesting thing with this one is it's not color corrected. All colors achieved in-camera with colored lights and colored construction paper as BG and bounce cards.
Messing around with focus stacking in Helicon Focus. 68 photos of an onion peel combined here to create hyper focus. Shot with a Nikon Z6 and 105mm macro lens.
#nikon #macrophotography #photography
#nikon #macrophotography #photography
December 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Interesting thing with this one is it's not color corrected. All colors achieved in-camera with colored lights and colored construction paper as BG and bounce cards.
December 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Reposted by Matt Hollingsworth
Wow
One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
December 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Wow
I slept through much of the latest Knives Out on Christmas night. Family mocked me.
December 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I slept through much of the latest Knives Out on Christmas night. Family mocked me.
That's right, motherfuckers. Replace Pluribus with something I want to watch, and I'll give you $$$. You have some great content, but not nearly enough, and I've watched everything I want to in your library. I didn't torrent Pluribus. Want to support them. But I have no loyalty to Apple.
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
That's right, motherfuckers. Replace Pluribus with something I want to watch, and I'll give you $$$. You have some great content, but not nearly enough, and I've watched everything I want to in your library. I didn't torrent Pluribus. Want to support them. But I have no loyalty to Apple.
Christmas Eve:
Hang out at wife's mom's. Badnjak kod bake. Feast, etc. Read stories by @stevetoase.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, George Saunders. Drive home in pounding rain and snow. Watch First Blood, which is a Christmas movie, with family. Absolute cheese.
Continues:
Hang out at wife's mom's. Badnjak kod bake. Feast, etc. Read stories by @stevetoase.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, George Saunders. Drive home in pounding rain and snow. Watch First Blood, which is a Christmas movie, with family. Absolute cheese.
Continues:
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Christmas Eve:
Hang out at wife's mom's. Badnjak kod bake. Feast, etc. Read stories by @stevetoase.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, George Saunders. Drive home in pounding rain and snow. Watch First Blood, which is a Christmas movie, with family. Absolute cheese.
Continues:
Hang out at wife's mom's. Badnjak kod bake. Feast, etc. Read stories by @stevetoase.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, George Saunders. Drive home in pounding rain and snow. Watch First Blood, which is a Christmas movie, with family. Absolute cheese.
Continues: